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High School Graduation

High School Graduation

High School Graduation
DCYF’s third outcome goal related to education is that high school students graduate on time. Among 85,306 high school students in the 2023 cohort, 71,329 (84%) graduated on time.
Among that 2023 cohort, about half (45,070) are indicated as low-income students. Non-low-income students graduated at a rate of 91%. By comparison, 77% of low-income students graduated on time.
Of youth receiving Juvenile Rehabilitation services during the 2005-2006 school year who were enrolled in ninth grade, 9 percent graduated on time (2008-2009) and an additional 5 percent graduated within the following two years.
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Four Year Graduation Rate, by Income Group, Classes of 2013-2023

Four Year Graduation Rate, by Income Group, Classes of 2013-2023
Source: Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (2024). Report card graduation [2013-2023]. 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.

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