New York City Graduation Rates Class of 2016 (2012 Cohort)

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Highest Ever Graduation Rates and Lowest Ever Dropout Rates for NYC 4-Year Graduation Rate

60.7 52.8 46.5

49.1

56.4

Dropout Rate

Since 2015

+2.1 pts

Since 2015

-0.5 pts

Since 2013

+6.6 pts

Since 2013

-2.2 pts

62.7 59.0

65.1 65.5 64.7 66.0

68.4

70.5 67.2

61.0

60.9

60.4

61.3

72.6 69.6

64.2

22.0

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

18.5

15.8

13.5 11.8 12.0 12.1 11.4 10.6 9.7

9.0

8.5

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Graduation Year 4-Year Rate

4-Year Rate w/ August

Drop Out Rate

The 2016 graduation rate is based on the cohort of students starting 9 th grade in 2012. August graduate and dropout data is only available for the Class of 2008 and later. Calculations are based on unrounded values.

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After Remaining Flat for 10 Years, NYC’s Graduation Rate Has Increased by 26 Points Since 2005 as Measured by the State 68.1

70.4

65.5 58.2

59.7

62.0

60.7

48.0 48.0 48.3 48.4

65.1 65.5 64.7 66.0

70.5

76.1 72.6

68.4 69.6

62.7

67.2 64.2

53.4 54.3 51.0 50.0

72.1 70.8 71.0 71.4

74.3

59.0

51.0 50.8 49.7 50.1 49.9

61.0 60.9 60.4 61.3

56.4 52.8 49.1 46.5

20.8 19.2 19.0 19.0 20.0 18.9 20.2 19.9

17.1

15.1 14.1 13.8 13.5 13.1 13.1

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Graduation Year August Graduation Rate – Traditional NYC Calculation

August Graduation Rate - NYS Method

June Graduation Rate - NYS Method

Discharge (Out of NYC) Rate

The NYC traditional graduation rate cohort excludes students in self-contained classrooms and District 75 students. Graduates are defined as those earning either a Local or Regents diploma, a Skills & Achievement Commencement Credential (SACC), a Career Development and Occupational Studies Commencement Credential (CDOS), or New York State approved high school equivalency degree by August. The NYS calculation, used since 2005, includes Local and Regents Diplomas and all students with disabilities. It does not include SACCs, CDOS or high school equivalency degrees as graduates.

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More Students Earning Regents Diplomas

60.7 46.6

12.5

49.1 12.7

52.8

17.0

17.5

21.0

21.8

16.6

15.4

15.6

2006

16.3

65.1

65.5

16.6

16.5

34.7

39.2

64.7

66.0

70.5

17.8

18.3

18.6

16.6

17.2

44.8

45.4

46.5

48.0

49.2

3.2

3.4

4.1

4.1

4.8

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

15.4 25.7

2005

62.7

72.6

68.4

2007

18.0 2008

29.9

16.5 2009

13.9 2010

9.9 2011

Graduation Year

Advanced Regents Diploma

Regents Diploma

Local Diploma

The overall rate may not equal the sum of each diploma type due to rounding. The 2016 graduation rate is based on the cohort of students starting 9th grade in 2012. August graduate data is only available for the Class of 2008 and later.

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Graduation Gains Across All Boroughs

4-Year Graduation Rate 2013 August

2014 August

2015 August

Point Change

2016 August

Since 2015

Dropout Rate

Since 2013

2013 August

2014 August

2015 August

Point Change 2016 August

Since 2015

Since 2013

Bronx

57.5

59.1

61.8

64.8 +3.0 pts +7.3 pts

Bronx

15.4

14.1

13.1

12.7 -0.4 pts -2.7 pts

Brooklyn

66.2

68.6

70.8

72.2 +1.4 pts +6.0 pts

Brooklyn

10.0

8.9

8.3

7.6 -0.7 pts -2.3 pts

Manhattan

67.5

70.6

72.5

74.6 +2.2 pts +7.1 pts

Manhattan

9.7

8.5

7.7

7.4 -0.4 pts -2.3 pts

Queens

68.9

70.8

73.3

75.5 +2.2 pts +6.6 pts

Queens

9.1

8.6

7.9

7.7 -0.2 pts -1.4 pts

Staten Island

75.2

79.1

77.4

79.3 +1.9 pts +4.1 pts

Staten Island

8.2

8.0

7.5

6.4 -1.2 pts -1.8 pts

Calculations are based on unrounded values.

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Four, Five, and Six Year Graduation Rates NYCNYC Four-, Five-, and Six-Year Graduation Rates Have All Increased 4-Year Rate

60.7

62.7

65.1 65.5 64.7 66.0

5-Year Rate

68.4

70.5

52.8 46.5

49.1

59.0

74.6 76.0

72.6 66.1

67.2

69.6

64.2

6-Year Rate

62.6 58.8

67.8 67.8

70.4 71.1 70.6 72.5 71.4 69.4 70.2 69.5

73.8

70.9

76.6

65.6

61.8 58.5

55.7

61.0 60.9 60.4 61.3

69.2

75.2

73.2 73.0 72.7 74.7

56.4

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)

Cohort Year (Graduation Year) 4-Year Rate

5-Year Rate

4-Year Rate w/ August

5-Year Rate w/ August

6-Year Rate

August graduate data is only available for the 2004 cohort (Class of 2008) and later. August graduate data for 5-year cohorts is only available for the 2006 cohort (Class of 2011) and later.

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Graduation Rates Increasing for All Ethnic Groups Asian Students Graduation Rate

77.6

Dropout Rate

80.1

82.4 82.9 82.1 81.1 82.6

76.8

78.9 79.3 79.1 77.4 79.4

Graduation Rate

Dropout Rate

85.0 85.6 82.5 83.3

71.8 66.3 67.1

Hispanic Students

74.1

53.3

37.4

40.1

43.5

55.9

58.2 59.0 57.5 58.9

61.4

64.0

66.9

63.5 60.4

51.8

56.6

53.9 53.9 52.7 53.6

48.7

27.0 23.1 13.1 11.9

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

9.6

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Dropout Rate

57.8

60.6 60.4 59.8 61.2

12.7 11.9 11.2

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Graduation Rate

74.8 76.5

55.9

15.0 15.1 15.3 14.7 13.7

White Students

Black Students

63.8 65.4

17.6

7.4 5.9 6.2 5.9 5.6 6.3 5.8 4.6 4.6

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Graduation Rate

20.3

68.1 64.0

66.8

69.0 71.5

73.9

78.2 78.9 78.1 79.7

Dropout Rate 80.7 82.0 82.1

77.8 75.5 75.6 75.1 76.4

80.1 80.0

64.6 61.7 58.8

47.8 40.1

42.9

51.4

55.9 55.3 55.0 56.0 53.9

22.8 18.6

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

15.4

17.1 13.1 12.0 12.7 12.8 11.9

13.3 12.2

10.9 9.6 9.3 8.8

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 4-Year Rate

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 4-Year Rate w/ Aug

9.8 8.4 8.0 7.9 7.3 5.9 6.1 5.2 4.8

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Drop Out Rate

The 2016 graduation rate is based on the cohort of students starting 9 th grade in 2012. August graduate and dropout data is only available for the Class of 2008 and later. Rates are shown by graduation year.

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Black and Hispanic Students Had the Biggest Gains in Graduation Rates

4-Year Graduation Rate 2013 August

2014 August

2015 August

Point Change

2016 August

Since 2015

Dropout Rate

Since 2013

2013 August

2014 August

2015 August

Point Change 2016 August

Since 2015

Since 2013

Asian

81.1

82.6

85.0

85.6 +0.6 pts +4.5 pts

Asian

6.3

5.8

4.6

4.6

0.0 pts -1.7 pts

Black

61.2

63.8

65.4

68.1 +2.6 pts +6.9 pts

Black

10.9

9.6

9.3

8.8

-0.6 pts -2.2 pts

Hispanic

58.9

61.4

64.0

66.9 +2.9 pts +7.9 pts

Hispanic

13.7

12.7

11.9

11.2

-0.7 pts -2.5 pts

White

79.7

80.7

82.0

82.1 +0.1 pts +2.4 pts

White

5.9

6.1

5.2

4.8

-0.4 pts -1.1 pts

Total

66.0

68.4

70.5

72.6 +2.1 pts +6.6 pts

Total

10.6

9.7

9.0

8.5

-0.5 pts -2.2 pts

Small ethnicity categories, such as Native American and Multi-Racial are not shown here. As a result, the sum of ethnicity counts will not match the total. Calculations are based on unrounded values.

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The Achievement Gap is Closing Black & White 4-Year Graduation Rates

74.8

76.5

78.2

78.9

78.1

79.7

80.7

Hispanic & White 4-Year Graduation Rates

82.0

82.1 74.8

76.5

78.2

78.9

78.1

79.7

80.7

16.6 pts 14.0 pts 18.9 pts

55.9

57.8

2008

2009

60.6

60.4

59.8

61.2

63.8

65.4

68.1

2011 White

2012

2013

2014

Black

2015

2016

82.1

18.1 pts

15.2 pts

21.5 pts

53.3

2010

82.0

55.9

58.2

59.0

57.5

58.9

61.4

64.0

66.9

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Graduation Year

White

Hispanic

The 2016 graduation rate is based on the cohort of students starting 9 th grade in 2012. August graduate and dropout data is only available for the Class of 2008 and later.

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Combined Former and Current ELL Graduation Rate Remains Steady Current & Former English Language Learners Since 2015

49.7

2009

51.1

2010

51.0

2011

46.9

2012

+0.6 pts

45.5

2013

45.7

2014

Current English Language Learners Since 2015

2009

46.1

2010

45.1

2011

40.5

2012

50.8

Cohort 9,779

Cohort 9,836

2015

2016

Former English Language Learners

-9.7 pts

Since 2015

81.8 44.4

50.2

38.7

2013

37.3

2014

40.5

81.7

80.4

78.9

76.7

+5.2 pts

75.1

78.9

84.1

30.8

Cohort 7,323

Cohort 6,159

2015

2016

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Cohort 2,456

Cohort 3,677

2015

2016

Graduation Year Students are considered English Language Learners by NY State if classified as an ELL as of graduation. Students are considered former ELLs if they were classified as an ELL in the last two school years. In 2016, more students became former ELLs. The 2016 graduation rate is based on the cohort of students starting 9th grade in 2012. August graduation data on former ELLs only available for the Class of 2009 and later. Calculations are based on unrounded values.

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Former ELL Graduation Rate Increased 4-Year August Graduation Rate for Former English Language Learners Since 2015

81.8

2009

81.7

2010

80.4

2011

+5.2 pts

84.1 78.9

76.7

75.1

2012

2013

2014

78.9

2015

2016

Graduation Year

Students are considered former ELLs if they were classified as an ELL in the last two school years. In 2016, more students became former ELLs. The 2016 graduation rate is based on the cohort of students starting 9th grade in 2012. August graduation data on former ELLs only available for the Class of 2009 and later. Calculations are based on unrounded values.

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Graduation Rates Increased for Students with Disabilities 4-Year Graduation Rate for Students with Disabilities Since 2015

Dropout Rate for Students with Disabilities Since 2015

+3.7 pts

-0.9 pts

44.8 40.5 41.1 37.5*

2005

2006 2007 2008 2009

34.3 27.6

33.2

25.1 26.6 17.2 18.5 18.3 22.6 24.8

41.3 36.6 37.6

30.7 31.0 30.5

22.9 21.6 21.0 20.8 20.8 19.9

27.9 27.2 27.6

2010 2011 2012 2013

2014 2015 2016

2005 2006 2007 2008

2009 2010 2011 2012

17.6

15.8 15.4 14.5

2013 2014 2015 2016

Graduation Year

4-Year Rate

4-Year Rate w/ August

Drop Out Rate

August graduate and dropout data is only available for the Class of 2008 and later. Starting with the Class of 2013, students with IEPs could use the compensatory score option (CSO) to meet graduation requirements, which contributed to an increase in the graduation rate. Calculations are based on unrounded values.

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More Students Are Ready for College & Careers The College Readiness Index (CRI) is the percentage of students who, by the August after their fourth year in high school, have met CUNY’s standards for college readiness in English and mathematics. Students can meet these standards by reaching certain scores on the Regents, SAT, ACT or CUNY Assessment Tests. Percent of 9th Grade Graduates Meeting College Readiness

Percent of 9th Grade Cohort Meeting College Readiness

27.7

28.6

2011

2012

Since 2015

+2.6 pts

Since 2015

+1.6 pts

Since 2011

+9.5 pts

Since 2011

+8.9 pts

31.4

32.6

2013

2014

34.6

2015

41.8

43.6

2011

2012

46.8

47.3

49.1

50.7

2013

2014

2015

2016

37.2

2016 Graduation Year

ACT & CUNY Achievement Tests (CAT) data is only available starting with the Class of 2011. Calculations are based on unrounded values.

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