Recent 2023 graduation rates released by the Oregon Department of Education revealed that five of Salem-Keizer Public Schools’ six high schools rank above the state average four-year cohort graduation rate of 81.3%.
The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the number of students who receive a regular or modified diploma.
The district’s five-year cohort graduation rate represents the success realized by students who continue enrollment to reach graduation at.
Students can complete high school in a variety of ways such as by acquiring their GED or pursuing an extended diploma.
And, by taking into account these methods, more than 83% of Salem-Keizer students finished high school in four years while 86.5% finished in five years.
Notable highlights for SKPS show how the number of English Learner graduates increased by 3.75% in 2023, a 28% increase since the 2017-18 school year.
The graduation rate for the district’s students identifying as Hispanic or Latino/a/x has increased by nearly 12% since 2016.
Black and African American students experienced an increase in graduation rates of more than 10% since 2022.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander rates also increased by 4.2% in 2023.
The rate of students dropping out showed improvement where the 2023 rate was 3.89% while the year before was 7.05%.
Check out more facts about the successes of SKPS schools.
McNary – 91.0% (467 graduates)
- This is McNary’s fifth consecutive year of being above a 90% graduation rate
- McNary’s graduation rate is more than 9.7% higher than the state average
- Students identifying as Hispanic or Latino/a/x graduated at a rate of 91%
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) participants graduated at a rate of 94% while CTE concentrators graduated at a rate of 98.8%
- The graduation rate for students receiving special education services is 87%
McKay – 82.7% (474 graduates)
- The graduation rate for former English language learners is 93.3%, which is more than 5% above the state average
- CTE participants and concentrators both have graduation rates above 90%
- The graduation rate for students navigating houselessness increased 6% to 75%, which is more than 14% higher than the state average.
- The five-year cohort graduation rate improved by 3% to 87.8%
North Salem – 77.2% (379 graduates)
- CTE students graduated at a rate above 95%
- The graduation rate for former English language learners increased by 6.5 points over the previous year to 88.5%
- There was over a 9% increase in the five-year cohort graduation rate for students receiving special education services
- The five-year cohort graduation rate for our Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students is at 90%, representing a 23% increase from the previous year
South – 84.8% (462 graduates)
- The four-year cohort graduation rate is 3.5 % above the state average
- CTE concentrators graduated at a rate above 95%
- The five-year graduation rate for students with disabilities was 82.5%, which is 11% above the state average
- The five-year graduation rate was 93.4% which is 9.6% above the state average
Sprague – 91.6% (350 graduates)
- This is Sprague’s sixth consecutive year of being above a 90% graduation rate
- CTE participants and concentrators graduated at a rate above 95%
- Former English language learner students graduated at a rate above 95%
- The five-year completer rate for students with disabilities was 93.7%
- The five-year completer rate for all students was 94.8%, which is eight points higher than the state average
West Salem – 91.3% (367 graduates)
- This is West Salem’s fifth consecutive year of being above a 90% graduation rate
- The graduation rate for students considered economically disadvantaged is 92.2%
- Students who were former English language learners graduated at a rate greater than 95%
- The five-year cohort graduation rate for students with disabilities improved by 6%
Early College High School – 97.4% (37 graduates)
- All student groups graduated at a rate of 93% or above
- The five-year cohort graduation rate was 100%
- ECHS students earned more than 2,500 college credits
Contact Quinn Stoddard
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