On-Time Graduation Rate Increases For The FCPS Class Of 2020

From Fairfax County Public Schools:

September 30, 2020

Graduation rates released by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) indicate that 93.0 percent of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students in the class of 2020 graduated on time, up from 91.2 percent in 2019. The on-time graduation rate for the state in 2020 was 92.3 percent compared with 91.5 percent in 2019.

“I am thrilled by this news as it shows the tremendous commitment of our families, teachers, school leaders, and support staff,” said Superintendent Scott S. Brabrand. “It reflects the success of interventions we have in place to keep students in school and support them through high school to graduation. We remain fully committed to ensuring that every student has equitable access to the resources and support necessary to reach graduation in preparation for college and career.”

Overall success highlights for the class of 2020 include:
• FCPS seniors earning Advanced Studies diplomas increased to 61.2 percent and remains substantially above the statewide outcome of 51.8 percent.
• The division dropout rate fell to 6.2 percent, down from 7.4 percent in 2019.

Success in closing achievement gaps is also apparent in class of 2020 outcomes, with students in the Black, Hispanic, economically disadvantaged, English learner, and students with disabilities groups improving to a greater degree than the division a whole in both on-time graduation rates and dropout rates. Additionally, Black, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged groups increased the rate of Advanced Studies diplomas more than the division overall.

Student Group

On-Time Graduation

On-Time Graduation

On-Time Graduation

Advanced Studies Diploma

Advanced Studies Diploma

Advanced Studies Diploma

Dropout

Dropout

Dropout

Student Group

2019

2020

Change

2019

2020

Change

2019

2020

Change*

All

91.2%

93.0%

1.8%

60.8%

61.2%

0.4%

7.4%

6.2%

-1.2%

Asian

97.8%

98.3%

0.5%

79.4%

79.0%

-0.4%

1.6%

1.2%

-0.4%

Black

93.2%

95.9%

2.7%

46.6%

47.8%

1.2%

4.8%

2.8%

-2.0%

Hispanic

74.6%

79.2%

4.6%

31.8%

32.7%

0.9%

22.7%

19.7%

-3.0%

White

98.1%

98.6%

0.5%

74.1%

74.2%

0.1%

1.1%

0.9%

-0.2%

Econ Dis

86.2%

89.9%

3.7%

36.2%

37.3%

1.0%

11.5%

8.7%

-2.8%

EL

67.4%

72.5%

5.1%

15.1%

14.8%

-0.4%

30.3%

26.7%

-3.6%

SWD

92.2%

94.8%

2.6%

16.8%

17.2%

0.4%

6.5%

4.7%

-1.8%

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