High School Graduation

DCYF’s third outcome goal related to education is that high school students graduate on time. Among 90,315 high school students in the class of 2025 cohort, 74,636 (83%) graduated on time. Among that class of 2025 cohort, a little over half (51,065) are indicated as low-income students. Non-low-income students graduated at a rate of 91%. By comparison, 76% of low-income students graduated on time.

Graduation rates for both income groups and the overall state rate have increased over the past ten years. For non-low-income students, the four-year graduation rate has increased from 88% in 2013-2014 to 91% in 2024-2025. For low-income students, the rate has increased from 66% to 76% over those years, while the overall four-year graduation rate rose from 77% to 83%.

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Four Year Graduation Rate, by Income Group, School Years 2013-2024

Four Year Graduation Rate, by Income Group, School Years 2013-2024

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Source: Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (2026). Report card graduation [2013-2025]. https://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/ReportCard/ViewSchoolOrDistrict/103300 
Notes: Graduation rates are calculated using the “adjusted cohort” methodology. This method tracks a group of students entering ninth grade for the first time and tracks them over time, not relying on estimates.