Short Definition: % of students that enrolled in the 9th grade and graduated from high school six years later.

Long Definition:

Percentage of students who graduate from high school in the sixth year after entering, calculated by dividing the number of students who graduate in their sixth year by the total number of first-time entering ninth graders (adjusted for transfers in and transfers out during the six years).

Agency Source: RIDE

Time Period(s):

School Year

2009-10,  2010-11,  2011-12,  2012-13,  2013-14,  2014-15

Geographies: School, District

Data Type: Numeric

Purpose:

High school graduation is the minimum requisite for college and most employment.

Limitations:

The cohort formula required by the federal NCLB and by a National Governors Association compact that Rhode Island has signed focuses on a single “cohort” of students – the group of students who enrolled in 9th grade at the same time. The four-year cohort formula does not fully capture the graduation picture or reflect school and student successes in graduating in five or six years. Therefore, RIDE also calculates graduation rates for five and six year cohorts. See RIDE website for more information.

Universe: Students entering 9th grade six years prior to graduation year who did not transfer out of the RI public system

Tags: GED, Dropout, Graduation, Attainment

Related Reports:

• 4-, 5-, and 6-Year High School Graduation Rates (Advanced)

Related Datastories: No related datastories.