New District Graduating Rate Map Tool has been published by Edweek.
This new online interactive mapping tool allows one to pick any district in the U.S. and get data on: graduation rates (across 10 years- from1996-2006), demographics (race/ethnicity), free and reduced meal status (a proxy for poverty), attrition (grades at which students drop out or are left behind), and more. Data comparison for local districts against the U.S. national average is also available.
Selected Findings:
- The high school graduation rate for LAUSD in 2006 was 47.7%--a two and a half percentage point decline over 10 years. For Pasadena, the graduation rate was 55.3%, and for Long Beach it was 61.3%.
- The majority of LAUSD high school students lost to attrition in 2006 occurred early on-about 43% were lost in the 9th grade and a full two thirds (at least 66%) were lost in the first two years of high school.
- About 77% of students in LAUSD were eligible for free or reduced price meal programs in 2006.
- Nearly 41% of LAUSD students were English language learners in 2006, compared to nearly 10% for the nation as a whole.
