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Graduation rates up in California, SF
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A record share of American high schoolers graduated on time in 2022, per a new analysis.
- In California, the on-time high school graduation rate was up nearly 11 percentage points, according to a report from the GRAD Partnership, a group of nine education organizations.
By the numbers: California's overall on-time graduation rate was 87% in 2022, up from 76.3% in 2011 — and higher than the nationwide average of 86.6%.
How it works: The report is based on Department of Education data and examines the adjusted cohort graduation rate.
- Essentially, that's the percentage of high school freshmen who graduate within four years; the rate has been collected since the 2010-11 school year.
Zoom in: San Francisco Unified School District reported that its graduation rate for the 2021-22 school year increased to 90.2% — the highest rate in six years.
- English learners, Latino and Pacific Islander students and students experiencing homelessness saw the highest increases.