Agenda Item
a. Graduation Rates
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Markisha Mitchell, Chief of Continuous Improvement (Accountability), Division of Continuous Improvement (Accountability)
Contact: Dr. Markisha Mitchell, Chief of Continuous Improvement (Accountability), Division of Continuous Improvement (Accountability), 678.676.0733
2023 Final Graduation Rates
District Student Subgroups
and School Level Highlights
District Level- All Students
4-Year Graduation Rate
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
-0.42
74.95 73.41 75.97 75.41 76.19 75.77
All Students Subgroup
District Level by Race/Ethnicity
4-Year Graduation Rate
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
+1.01
76.03 74.04 76.86 75.55 75.99 77.00
Black Subgroup
4-Year Graduation Rate
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
-2.15
62.72 59.71 61.08 61.68 62.88 60.73
Hispanic Subgroup
4-Year Graduation Rate
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
-0.32
90.79 90.14 91.72 91.92 91.60
88.46
White Subgroup
4-Year Graduation Rate
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
-4.53
85.14
81.59 80.61
78.03
68.74 70.67
Asian/Pacific Islander Subgroup
4-Year Graduation Rate
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
-3.97
82.98 82.05 81.75
78.95 77.78
74.77
Multi-Racial Subgroup
4-Year Graduation Rate
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
+28.24
88.24
75.00
66.67
57.14 60.00
0.00
TFS
American Indian/Alaskan Native Subgroup
District Level by Special Populations
4-Year Graduation Rate
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
-0.27
71.00 71.60 73.87 73.60
68.73 70.32
Economically Disadvantaged Subgroup
4-Year Graduation Rate
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
-5.26
60.14
53.00 55.36 54.88
50.72 51.66
English Learners Subgroup
4-Year Graduation Rate
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
+2.33
60.30 62.63
57.80
54.56
44.25 46.48
Students with Disability Subgroup
School Level Highlights
School-Level Highlights
Of the twenty-five (25) schools that received a 4-year graduation rate,
School-Level
thirteen (13) schools Highlights
maintained or increased their rate over the prior
year (52%).
The most notable school gains occurred at Tapestry Public Charter
School, demonstrating a double-digit increase of more than 12%,
resulting in a 93.75 4-year graduation rate.
Martin Luther King, Jr. High School and Tucker High School earned their
highest 4-year graduation rates over the last six (6) years in 2023, rates
of 80.06 and 84.81 respectively.
School-Level Highlights
School-Level
• Two (2) DCSD high schools earned a Highlights
perfect graduation rate of 100%,
DeKalb Early College Academy (2nd year in a row) and DeKalb School of
the Arts.
• DeKalb Early College Academy, DeKalb School of the Arts, and Arabia
Mountain High School have earned graduation rates above 95 percent
for the sixth consecutive year.
School-Level Highlights
School-Level
Four (4) high schools Highlights
demonstrated gains of more than 4% over the
prior school year:
• DeKalb Alternative High School (+5.41)- Second year in a row
• Tucker High School (+4.81)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. High School (+4.66)
• Elizabeth Andrews High School (+4.38)
School-Level Highlights
Additional graduation rate increases were observed at the following
School-Level Highlights
seven (7) high schools:
• Southwest DeKalb High School (+2.89)
• Stone Mountain High School (+2.46)
• Towers High School (+1.89)
• Stephenson High School (+1.47)
• DeKalb School of the Arts (+1.30)
• Cross Keys High School (+1.29)
• Redan High School (+1.25)
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