FL

AL

AZAR

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GA

KSKY

LA

ME

MI

MS

MO

NC

OH

OK

OR

PA

SC

TN

UT

VT

WV

WIID

MT

NV

NM

WY

NH

INIL

IA

MN

NE

NY

ND

SD

TX

VA

HI

CT

D.C.

NJDE

MD

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MA

WHITE+3%

BLACK+4.8%

HISPANIC+4.8%

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0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100

0.0 12.5 25.0 37.5 50.0 62.5 75.0 87.5 100.0

80.8%

20142011

2014

2011

2014

2011

2013

2014

2012

201182%

82%

83.9%

85%

2013

2014

2012

201167%

67%

72%

71.8%

2013

2014

2012

201167%

67%

69%

71.8%

Grad Rate GapBlack and White Students

Grad Rate GapHispanic and White Students

White

Black71.8%

85%White

Hispanic71.8%

85%

ACGR Increase From 2011 to 2014

Graduation Rate Gap:

Low-Income Students

Minority Students

Non-Low-Income

Low-Income

Nationally, low-income students make up more than half of public school students and are less likely to graduate than their peers.

92.9%

71.1%

21.8 Points

Students With DisabilitiesThe majority of students with disabilities (SWD) can graduate on time with a regular diploma when given the right supports.

of students in Rhode Island are Students

With Disabilities

ACGR StudentsWith Disabilities

ACGR Non-SWD Grad Rate Gap Students With Disabilities

and Non-SWD

RHODE ISLANDRHODE ISLAND

13.2 Points 13.2 Points

22% 60% 86.7% 26.7%

Rhode Island students are low-income6 in 10

80.8%

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0

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60

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71%

85%

79%

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58%

Providence

Providence Cranston Warwick Pawtucket Woonsocket

Cranston Warwick Pawtucket Woonsocket

High Schools with a Graduation Rate Below 67%

Students Enrolled at High Schools with a Graduation Rate Below 67%

BlackHispanicWhiteLow-Income

33,589

2014 ACGR

Percent of Graduating Cohort Within the State

Rhode Island’s Largest School Districts

Rhode Island's 5 Largest School Districts account for 39.5 percent of the state's total graduating cohort

Providence

Cranston

Warwick

Pawtucket

Woonsocket

66 70 77 7084.5 77

87 79

44.5 47 62

53

82 82 77 7875 74.5 79 65

15.9% 8% 6.7% 5% 3.8% XX%

2014 ACGR (%) by Subgroup

*High SchoolsBelow 67%

*High Schools with 300 or more students.