Princeton High School's Graduation Rate Hits Four-Year High

The graduation rate at Princeton High School increased by nearly three full percentage points from 2013 to 2014, and the school hit a four-year high for graduation rate, according to statistics released by the New Jersey Department of Education on Wednesday.

New Jersey uses a federally mandated methodology designed to provide a complete accounting of graduation rates by tracking cohorts of students over four years, starting from the time they enter the ninth grade.

Princeton’s overall graduation rate was 95.47 percent in 2014, up from a rate of 92.52 percent in 2013. Princeton hit its four-year high.

In 2012, it had a graduation rate of 94.79, with a 92.71 graduation rate the year prior.

NJDOE only provided numbers going back the previous four years.

A total of 337 of the school’s 353 students graduated in 2014.

Princeton remains above the state average, which checked in at 88.6 percent in 2014, up from 87.5 percent in 2013. It was the second consecutive year in which high school graduation statewide grew by a full percentage point.

Below is a further look at how the district compares with the rest of the state in a few areas:

· 93.5% of white students graduated in 2014, an increase from 93.1% in 2013. In Princeton, the graduation rate was 97.27 percent in this sub-group.

· 96.2% of Asian students graduated this year, an increase from the previous year of 95.9%. In Princeton,98.78 percent graduated.

· 76.6% of students with disabilities graduated in 2014, an increase from 75.9% in 2013. In Princeton, 85.71 percent of students with disabilities graduated.

For more on graduation rates across the state, click here.