Monitoring student progress toward graduation requirements
Graduation gaps for students with disabilities, English learners, and other special populations require targeted strategies. Closing these gaps is both a moral and accountability imperative.
Graduation is not the finish line—it's a transition point. Tracking and supporting students into postsecondary success completes the educational mission.
Improving graduation rates requires systematic effort across multiple years. Evidence-based strategies, implemented consistently, produce sustainable gains.
Senior year is the final opportunity to ensure students graduate. Intensive monitoring, intervention, and support help struggling seniors cross the finish line.
Effective graduation tracking requires systems that follow student cohorts through high school, monitoring progress and flagging concerns at every checkpoint.
Not all students follow the same path to graduation. Creating multiple pathways—while maintaining rigor—ensures more students earn diplomas that prepare them for success.
Students don't drop out suddenly—they disengage gradually. Recognizing warning signs and intervening early keeps students connected and on track to graduation.
Graduation requires credits. Monitoring credit accumulation throughout high school identifies students at risk of falling short and enables timely intervention.
Freshman year performance is the single strongest predictor of graduation. The 9th grade on-track indicator identifies at-risk students early enough to intervene effectively.
Graduation rates are among the most scrutinized education metrics. Understanding how they're calculated—and what they miss—is essential for using them effectively.
