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Graduation Rates: Students Who Started 9 th Grade In 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005

Graduation Rates: Students Who Started 9 th Grade In 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. The Bottom Line. Statewide graduation rates are increasing, according to reports from school districts, but are still too low. Results are uneven among school districts.

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Graduation Rates: Students Who Started 9 th Grade In 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005

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  1. Graduation Rates:Students Who Started 9th GradeIn 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005

  2. The Bottom Line • Statewide graduation rates are increasing, according to reports from school districts, but are still too low. • Results are uneven among school districts. • The gap between Black and Hispanic students as compared with White students is narrowing, but still too large. • Graduation rates for English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities are far too low.

  3. Graduation rates reported by school districts have increased overall during the past five years. High need urban/suburban and rural districts have increased by 3 to 4 percentage points. Average and low need districts have the highest graduation rates. Percentage of Students Graduating with Regents or Local Diploma After 4 Years Results Through June, All Students 3

  4. Statewide the percentage of graduates earning a Regents or Advanced Regents Diploma has increased slightly. Four Years Five Years Six Years 4

  5. Persistence pays off. Statewide more students earn diplomas after 5 and 6 years in high school. Percentage of Students Statewide Graduating with Regents or Local Diploma Results Through June • Cohort Membership • 212,272 • 214,628 • 217,199 • 223,726 • 224,822 5

  6. The graduation rate for New York City has risen significantly over the past five years. Percentage of Students Graduating with Regents or Local Diploma After 4, 5 and 6 Years Results Through June • Cohort Membership • 74,143 • 74,511 • 73,888 • 75,009 • 77,378 6

  7. In Buffalo the graduation rate has not changed significantly over the past four years. Because of a change in 8th grade promotion policy, the 2005 total cohort enrollmentin Buffalo City School District is significantly smaller than earlier cohorts.  • Cohort Membership • 2,971 • 2,911 • 3,180 • 3,083 • 2,248 * 2001 data are rounded to whole percentage. 7

  8. The graduation rate for Rochester’s 2005 cohort declined; however, we should note the significant increase in the number of students in the cohort. More Rochester students earn a diploma after 5 and 6 years in high school. • Cohort Membership • 2,374 • 2,550 • 2,281 • 2,220 • 2,924 8 2001 data are rounded to whole percentage.

  9. The four-year graduation rate in Syracuse has declined, and the five-year rate has increased slightly. • Cohort Membership • 1,314 • 1,475 • 1,395 • 1,506 • 1,528 2001 data are rounded to whole percentage. 9

  10. Many more Yonkers students graduate after 5 and 6 years. • Cohort Membership • 1,598 • 1,670 • 1,695 • 1,831 • 2,072 2001 data are rounded to whole percentage. 10

  11. Although still too low, the graduation rate for Black students has increased significantly. Percentage of Students Graduating with Regents or Local Diploma After 4, 5 and 6 Years Results Through June • Cohort Membership • 40,363 • 40,893 • 41,524 • 42,590 • 43,837 11

  12. Although still too low, the graduation rate for Hispanic students has increased significantly. Percentage of Students Graduating with Regents or Local Diploma After 4, 5 and 6 Years Results Through June • Cohort Membership • 35,753 • 36,867 • 37,971 • 40,498 • 42,635 12

  13. Although still too high, the achievement gap has declined. Percentage Point Difference in Graduates: Black and Hispanic Studentscompared to White Students Regents or Local Diploma After 4 Years (plus August Graduates 2009)

  14. More female than male students in the past 5 cohorts graduated; however, graduation rates have increased for both females and males across all racial/ ethnic groups, except American Indians. Black, Hispanic and American Indian males have the lowest graduation rates. Percentage of Students Graduating with Regents or Local Diploma After 4 Years Through June Solid colors: Female StudentsStripes: Male Students 14

  15. The graduation rate of students with disabilities has risen and fallen over the past four years, with no significant improvement. Percentage of Students Graduating with Regents or Local Diploma After 4, 5 and 6 Years Results Through June • Cohort Membership • 28,906 • 26,678 • 28,390 • 31,252 • 32,058 15

  16. More ELL students graduate after 5 and 6 years, but results are still too low. Percentage of Students Graduating with Regents or Local Diploma After 4, 5 and 6 Years Results Through June • Cohort Membership • 13,111 • 9,883 • 9,868 • 10,057 • 11,265 16

  17. Graduation Rates:Students Who Started 9th GradeIn 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005

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