Oconee County Schools Graduation Rate Rises to 97.7%
Thursday, September 19th, 2019
Oconee County Schools has increased its graduation rate to 97.7%, the highest in OCS history. District and school four-year graduation rates for 2019 were released today by the Georgia Department of Education, with the state’s graduation rate at 82.0%.
“The Class of 2019 has demonstrated unprecedented levels of excellence in Oconee County Schools,” said Superintendent Jason L. Branch. “Our graduates were incredibly blessed to learn from world-class educators in their educational journeys and to be supported by engaged and caring parents as well.”
The four-year cohort data since the inception of the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) is below:
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
Oconee County Schools |
91.9%
|
93.6% |
95.6% |
96.0% |
94.4% |
97.7% |
|
North Oconee High School |
92.5%
|
93.0% |
95.1% |
96.0% |
97.0% |
97.4% |
|
Oconee County High School |
91.8%
|
94.4% |
95.7% |
96.0% |
91.9% |
98.0% |
|
State of Georgia |
72.6% |
79.0% |
79.4% |
80.6% |
81.6% |
82.0% |
Four-year cohort graduation rate by subgroup is below as well:
|
Subgroup |
2019 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
100.0% |
|
Black |
100.0% |
|
Hispanic |
94.7% |
|
Multiracial |
100.0% |
|
White |
97.5% |
|
Economically Disadvantaged |
93.2% |
|
Students With Disabilities |
84.2% |
In addition, OCS has the highest graduation rate in the state for systems having 275 or more graduates, as well as the highest rate in Northeast Georgia.
