High School Graduation Rates

The graduation rate of public high schools is a “cohort” measure of four-year graduation; that is, the share of students who comprise a 9th grade class, plus transfers in, minus transfers out and deceased students, who graduate by the fourth year. For example, those entering 9th grade in the 2000-01 school year comprise the cohort measured by the 2004 data. The four-year graduation rate is calculated for each high school in the determination of their adequate yearly progress (AYP) and the five-year rate is calculated and used in annual AZ LEARNS calculations.