Four-Year Graduation Rate Witnesses Upward Trend

From South Washington County Schools:

March 5, 2020

The four-year graduation rate for South Washington County Schools continued its upward trend with 93.3 percent of students in the district graduating on time. The 2019 graduation rate is 1.2 percentage points higher than in 2018.

Notably, graduation rates for Black and Hispanic students increased at each comprehensive high school: East Ridge, Park and Woodbury High Schools. For the second consecutive year, 100 percent of Black students attending East Ridge High School graduated. Park High School also saw 100 percent graduation rates for Hispanic and English Learner (EL) students.

This press release was produced by South Washington County Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.