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The high school graduation rate indicator uses an adjusted cohort calculation outlined by the U.S. Department of Education. This method tracks individuals over 4 or 5 years with adjustments made for transfers in and out of the cohort. There are no adjustments made for Special Education or Limited English students and transfers from other districts who are credit deficient may not be reclassified into lower grades.

Students are placed in a cohort based strictly on their first time entering ninth grade. Students are permitted to take additional time to graduate, but they are not counted as on-time graduates if it takes longer than 4 or 5 years to complete their high school education.

For the school year 2013-2014, in Washington...

The 4-year adjusted cohort high school graduation rate was 77.2 percent, while the rate was NA percent in the U.S.;

The 5-year adjusted cohort high school graduation rate was 79.9 percent, while the rate was NA percent in the U.S..

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NOTE: The adjusted cohort methodology follows a single cohort of students over four and five years, as outlined by the U.S. Department of Education. The calculation adjusts for students who transferred into a Washington public high school for the first time and joined the cohort. Students who are transfers out of public school in Washington are removed from the calculation.

Source: 2010-2014, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), (http://www.k12.wa.us/DataAdmin/default.aspx); DATE LAST UPDATED: March 9, 2015.