The Cobb County School District said Tuesday that its Class of 2020 senior class—marked with interruptions due to COVID-19 closures—has posted a graduation rate of 88.6 percent, its highest ever.
Those graduates also surpassed the Georgia graduation rate of 83.8 percent.
According to a release issued by the district, 10 of the 16 high schools had graduation rates of 91 percent or higher, including three in East Cobb.
Lassiter was second in the district at 97.6 percent; Walton was third at 97.5 percent; and Pope was fifth at 95.8 percent.
Kell’s graduation rate of 92.4 percent is 3.1 percent higher than 2019, and is one of the biggest improvements in the district.
Over the last five years, Cobb’s overall graduation rate has climbed 7.2 percent, and the other two East Cobb high schools have seen continued progress.
Sprayberry’s graduation rate of 89 percent is up 17 percent from 2015, and Wheeler’s was 89.5 percent this year. That’s up 2.8 percent from last year, part of a gain of 10.1 percent over the last five years.
The graduation rates are based on federal calculations of the number of students in a senior class who are enrolled for at least one day during an academic year.
The district compiled what it calls the “real” graduation rate of students who enroll over one, two, three and four years (see chart above).
“No matter the challenges this year, our teachers and principals have helped a record number of Cobb students reach the graduation stage,” said Cobb Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale in a statement.
Said Dr. Chris Richie, Lassiter principal:
“Over the years, we’ve had a focused collaborative effort to make sure all of our students are working toward their academic goals. The message begins in our feeder schools and is reinforced throughout our community. Setting college and career-ready goals is a consistent theme that our students, parents, teachers, and community embrace. Graduation rate is a tremendous reflection of the great work and values that our entire learning community places on education.”
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