BCPS Maintains 89 Percent Graduation Rate

From BCPS:Baltimore County Public Schools graduated 89.0 percent of the class of 2017, according to data released today by the Maryland State Department of Education. The graduation rate for the class of 2016 was 89.17 percent.

“A plateau is not unexpected following six years of graduation rate increases, but I certainly want even more of our students to earn the high school diploma,” said BCPS Superintendent Verletta White. “I appreciate the coordinated, comprehensive strategies that our school leaders and families are using to help students meet this milestone. We will continue to push even harder.”

Like last year, there was no gap in graduation rates between African American and white students, and graduation rates increased for the following student groups: American Indian, Asian, African American, Two or More Races, and all special services student groups.

English learner students demonstrated the largest one-year increase of 6.4 percentage points, reaching a 2017 graduation rate of 54.93 percent.

The BCPS dropout rate increased 0.74 percentage points from 7.46 percent to 8.20 percent.

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