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Holmdel/Hazlet High School Graduation Rate: DOE Releases 2015 Totals
What percentage of local high students earned their diplomas last year?
Holmdel-Hazlet, NJ - The New Jersey Department of Education released the latest graduation rate totals on Wednesday, reporting that the state’s overall high school graduation rate rose to 89.7% in 2015 from 88.6% in 2014.
Holmdel and Hazlet high schools far exceeded the state average. Holmdel High School saw a 97% graduation rate last year, and Raritan High School in Hazlet Township had a 96% graduation rate.
Nearby Matawan Regional was at 91%, while Middletown North was 94% and Middletown South 93%.
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This is the fourth straight year that New Jersey’s high school graduation rate has increased, and the third consecutive year in which it grew by at least a full percentage point, DOE officials said. All the grad results can be found here.
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