Graduation Rates 2014-15

Graduation Rates by District - Class of 2015

This dashboard indicates the graduation rates by school district for the 2014-2015 school year. Click to access, then hover your mouse over a school district to view additional information and special considerations.

State of Colorado - Grand Totals

Class of 2015
4-year graduation rate: 77.3%

How are these rates calculated?
Special Considerations

Class of 2014
4-year graduation rate: 77.3%
5-year graduation rate: 81.7%

Class of 2013
4-year graduation rate: 76.9%
5-year graduation rate: 81.2%
6-year graduation rate: 82.5%

The four-year on-time graduation rate for the Class of 2015 was 77.3 percent. The four-year formula, adopted in 2009-10, defines “on time” as only those students who graduate from high school four years after transitioning from eighth grade.

It is important to note that this new formula yields a rate that cannot be compared directly with data prior to 2009-10. With the old system, students who took longer than four years to graduate were factored into the formula calculating a graduation rate. Under this four-year “on-time” formula, a student is assigned an unchanging anticipated year of graduation (AYG) when they transition from eighth grade.

The anticipated year of graduation is assigned by adding four years to the year that a student transitions from eighth grade. In other words, the formula anticipates that a student transitioning from eighth grade at the end of the 2011 school year and, subsequently, entering ninth grade in fall 2011 will graduate with the Class of 2015. For more information on the change in calculation rate, please see the link below.

CDE Press Release - New Federal Formula Figures Four-Year "On-Time" Graduation Rate For Colorado

5-year Graduation and Completion Data (Updated 1/19/2017)

Full 2017 Release: 2014-15 6-Year Graduation Rates

District and School Graduates and Completers by Subgroups

5-year District Level Data

5-year School Level Data

4-year Graduation and Completion Data

4-year District Level Data

4-year School Level Data

3-year Early Graduates and Completers

AYG 2015-2016 3 year Cohort District (xls)
AYG 2015-2016 3 year Cohort School (xls)

4-year Still Enrolled Rates

Extended 5-Year Graduation Rates for 2013-14
(Prior Year 2013-14)

Extended 6-Year Graduation Rates for 2012-13
(Prior Year 2012-13)

Extended 7-Year Graduation Rates for 2011-12
(Prior Year 2011-12)

Please see the Dropout Prevention website for more information.

Class of 2015 Graduation Rate Calculation

Four-Year “on-time” Graduation Rate =

Number of students receiving a regular diploma within four years of entering the 9^th grade during the 2014-15 school year

DIVIDED BY

(Number of students transitioning from entering the 9^th grade at the beginning of the 2011-12 school year plus number of transfers in minus number of verified transfers out)

NOTE: In the interest of tracking student success, students are assigned an Anticipated Year of Graduation from the time that they successfully enter 9th grade on or after the October 1st count date.

NOTE: Beginning in 2006-07, Colorado school districts could not report students as transfers unless an official request for the student’s educational records is received from the school in question. If this request is not received, the Colorado district is required to report the student as a dropout.

Class of 2015 Completion Rate Calculation

Four-Year “on-time” Completion Rate =

Number of students receiving a regular diploma plus those completing with a non-diploma certificate or GED within four years of entering the 9^th grade during the 2014-15 school year

DIVIDED BY

(Number of students entering the 9^th grade at the beginning of the 2011-12 school year plus number of transfers in minus number of verified transfers out)

The completion counts and rates include all students who graduate within 4-years with a regular diploma plus students who complete on-time with a GED or non-diploma certificate. It is important to note that graduates are included in the completer count and rate, therefore the completion counts and rates for any school or district will be greater than or equal to the graduation rate.

The calculation still utilizes the “on-time” formula. Under this four-year “on-time” formula, a student is assigned an unchanging anticipated year of graduation (AYG) when they transition to ninth grade. The anticipated year of graduation is assigned by adding four years to the year that a student enters ninth grade. The four-year formula defines “on time” as only those students who graduate from high school with a diploma or complete with a non-diploma certificate or GED within four years after entering ninth grade.

Special Considerations

Small districts: 43 of Colorado's 185 school districts had a 2015 graduation cohort base (students who could have potentially graduated as part of the class of 2015) of 15 or fewer students.
ASCENT (Concurrent Enrollment): Forty-five (45) Colorado school districts were approved to offer the Accelerating Students through Concurrent Enrollment (ASCENT) program in 2014-15. Forty-one (41) of those school districts reported serving at least one student under the program. ASCENT students are not counted as on-time graduates because they complete a fifth year of public high school while taking higher education coursework.

Other non-graduating completers: The 2015 4-year completion rate for the state is 1.5 percentage points higher than the 4-year graduation rate. The completion rate includes all graduates plus students who receive a GED or certificate of completion.
Alternative Education Campuses (AECs): In 2015 there were 81 Alternative Education Campuses located in 40 local education agencies (districts, BOCES and CSI). Over 95% of the students served at AEC schools are considered at high risk of dropping out.

Free and reduced lunch eligibility

In 2015, 42.2% of the students received free and reduced lunch meals. The free and reduced lunch eligibility percentage is based on the K-12 free and reduced lunch information reported in October of each year.

K-12 Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility by County and District (xls)