High school graduation rates

Oregon graduation rate rises slightly; look up your school, district (Oregonian, 1/26/23)

At 81.3%, Oregon graduation rate up slightly after last year’s decline (OPB, 1/26/23)

Trends in cohort graduation rates (serial) Oregon Department of Education

Graduation requirements report

New report suggests changes for Oregon graduation requirements (OPB, 9/1/2022)

Community-informed recommendations for equitable graduation outcomes : Senate Bill 744 report (2022) Oregon Department of Education

Reading skills and student success

Early elementary reading skills can impact future success. How to help your child (Statesman Journal, 6/29/2022)

Oregon Department of Education: recommendation follow-up report : the Oregon Department of Education should take further steps to help districts and high schools increase Oregon’s graduation rate (2017 and 2019) Oregon Audits Division

Graduation rates during Kate Brown’s tenure

Fact check: Have graduation rates risen during Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s tenure? (Statesman Journal, 2/14/2022)

Trends in cohort graduation rates (serial) Oregon Department of Education

Summary of four-year cohort graduation rates (serial) Oregon Department of Education

 

HIgh school graduation rates

Despite COVID impacts, Oregon’s graduation rate edges slightly above pre-pandemic record (Oregonian, 1/20/2022)

Despite challenging school year, Oregon graduation rates dropped only slightly (Oregon Capital Chronicle, (1/20/2022)

Trends in cohort graduation rates (serial) Oregon Department of Education

High school graduation requirements

A closer look at Oregon’s decision to drop high school graduation ‘essential skill’ requirements (OPB, 9/20/2021)

Senate Bill 744, overview and explanation (2021) Oregon Department of Education

High school graduation rates

Oregon graduation rate climbs to 83%, a new high, but schools may have lowered the bar for a diploma (Oregonian, 1/21/2021)

Portland Public Schools reaches 84% on-time graduation rate, sees slight decline for some student groups (Oregonian, 1/21/2021)

Salem-Keizer, Oregon graduation rates reach new high despite COVID-19 (Statesman Journal, 1/21/2021)

Despite pandemic school closures, Oregon’s graduation rates rise again (OPB, 1/21/2021)

Trends in cohort graduation rate (serial) Oregon Department of Education

Options for high school seniors

What do Oregon high school seniors do now? Oregon offers ‘Graduation Pathways 2020’ (KVAL, 4/8/2020)

Graduation pathways 2020 : a resource in support of our 2020 graduates (2020) Oregon Department of Education

Graduation pathways 2020 : guidance for districts and schools (2020) Oregon Department of Education

2019 graduation rates

Oregon Graduation Rates Hit 80%, An All-Time High. Here’s The Story In 6 Districts (OPB, 1/23/20)

Oregon graduation rate hits 80% as all student groups show gains (Oregonian, 1/22/20)

Local high schools have mixed graduation rate results in a historic year for Oregon (Bend Bulletin, 1/23/20)

Pendleton, Hermiston lag behind graduation milestone (East Oregonian, 1/23/20)

Summary of four-year and five-year cohort graduation and completer rates (annual) Oregon Department of Education

Four-year cohort graduation rate trends (annual) Oregon Department of Education

Graduation rate audit update

Told to help schools improve grad rates, Oregon education agency responds mostly with inaction (Oregonian, 4/17/2019)

Oregon still not doing enough to improve graduation rates, report finds (Statesman Journal, 4/17/2019)

New Secretary Of State Says Oregon Still Failing To Fix Graduation Rate (OPB, 4/17/2019)

Oregon Department of Education : recommendation follow-up report : the Oregon Department of Education should take further steps to help districts and high schools increase Oregon’s graduation rate (2019) Oregon Audits Division

Oregon Department of Education should take further steps to help districts and high schools increase Oregon’s graduation rate (2017) Oregon Audits Division