The Cobb County School District announced today its graduation rates for 2018, and Lassiter High School is tied for the best in the county.
Lassiter students graduated at 95.6 percent, the same at Harrison High School in West Cobb. Walton High School was right behind at 95.1, while Pope’s graduation rate was next, at 94.1.
Sprayberry’s graduation rate was 86.2, Kell was 83.8 and Wheeler was 77.3, according to the Georgia Department of Education, which released figures for all public high schools in the state (you can view the spreadsheet here).
Cobb schools said the overall cohort graduation rate for all 16 of its high schools is a district record of 85.18 percent, an increase of 1.7 percent from last year and above the statewide average of 81.6 percent.
In the metro Atlanta area, only Fulton County schools (86.8 percent) had a higher graduation rate than Cobb.
Sprayberry was one of several Cobb high schools that has had a significant increase in its graduation rate, up 5.3 percent since 2014.
In a release issued by Cobb schools, Sprayberry teachers Carlos Barrera and Amy Pothel said that staff recognizes the school’s diverse student body. “We provide additional support such as individualized tutoring, more opportunities to master the standards, and assistance with college applications and scholarships,” they said.
The method for calculating graduation rates is mandated by the U.S. Department of Education. It includes all students enrolled during a four-year period, even for a single day of classes.
Cobb schools said when only students enrolled in a county school were counted, the graduation figure is 90.5 percent. For those students who are enrolled in Cobb for all four years of high school, the rate rises to 97.1 percent.
The Georgia overall graduation rate of 81.6 percent is an all-time high.
| Grad class size | # Graduates | 2018 rate | 2017 rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kell | 382 | 320 | 83.8 | 87.9 |
| Lassiter | 565 | 540 | 95.6 | 95.7 |
| Pope | 474 | 446 | 94.1 | 91.8 |
| Sprayberry | 435 | 375 | 86.2 | 85.5 |
| Walton | 675 | 642 | 95.1 | 94.5 |
| Wheeler | 520 | 402 | 77.3 | 81.1 |
| Cobb | 9,041 | 7,701 | 85.2 | 83.6 |
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