Florida High School Graduation Rates, 2010-11

Florida’s Federal High School Graduation Rates, 2010-11

Series 2012-10D February 2012

Florida’s Change to Reporting the Federal Graduation Rate In October 2008, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, to include new directives for graduation rates. These new regulations require each state to calculate a four-year adjusted cohort rate, which includes standard diplomas but excludes GEDs, both regular and adult, and special diplomas. USED is adopting this calculation method in an effort to streamline graduation rate calculations to acquire uniform, accurate, and comparable rates across all states. States must begin calculating the new graduation rate by 2010-11, and states must implement the federal graduation rate in determining Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status beginning with 2011-12 assessment data.

When calculated retroactively, Florida’s federal high school graduation rate has consistently increased during the past four years after four years of relative stagnation. The rate fluctuated from 56.5 percent in 2002-03 to 70.6 percent in 2010-11. Figure 1 below compares the federal and NGA graduation rates from 2002-03 through 2010-11.

Figure 1: Federal and NGA Graduation Rates, 2002-03 through 2010-11

Florida Department of Education Gerard Robinson, Commissioner USED’s new regulations require a cohort graduation rate calculation. A cohort is defined as a group of students on the same schedule to graduate. The graduation rate measures the percentage of students who graduate within four years of their first enrollment in ninth grade. Subsequent to their enrollment in ninth grade, exiting transfers and deceased students are removed from the calculation. Entering transfer students are included in the count of the class with which they are scheduled to graduate, based on their date of enrollment. District level graduation rates are provided in tables 2 through 4. School-level graduation rates are available online at http://www.fldoe.org/ARRA/arra-Indicator.asp.

If you have questions regarding the content of this publication, please contact the Florida Department of Education, Office of Education Information and Accountability Services at (850) 245-0400, or send e-mail to [email protected].

The Federal Graduation Rate Compared with Other Types of Graduation Rates Calculated in Florida Florida calculates three graduation rates: the NGA rate, mandated by the Florida Legislature in 2006 to meet an agreement with the National Governors Association Compact and first implemented using the data for 2004-05; Florida’s regular rate, which has been calculated consistently since 1998-99; and the federal rate, described above. The Florida and NGA versions and the new federal rate use the cohort method of tracking individual students in and out of the system from their entrance into the ninth grade through completion four years later. However, each rate defines a graduate differently. The differences between the federal rate, NGA rate, and Florida’s regular graduation rate are as follows:  The federal graduation rate counts as graduates only recipients of standard diplomas, not special diplomas or GEDs. Further, transfers to adult education centers and Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facilities remain in the cohort.  The NGA graduation rate counts as graduates recipients of standard and special diplomas but not GEDs. Transfers to adult education centers and DJJ facilities are removed from the cohort.  Florida’s regular rate counts all diploma recipients as graduates. This includes standard and special diplomas and all GEDs. Transfers to adult education centers and DJJ facilities are removed from the cohort. Please refer to Appendix B for further comparisons of the NGA and federal graduation rates.

Florida’s Rates versus National Graduation Rate Rankings While all states now have a longitudinal student data system in place* and the USED requires all states to report a federal uniform graduation rate for the 2010-11 cohort, publication of national data tends to lag by two to three years. Therefore, a national comparison of states’ federal graduation rates is not currently available. The National Center for Education Statistics still reports average freshman graduation rates. These rates estimate the percentage of high school students who graduate on time, using aggregate student enrollment data to estimate the size of an incoming freshman class and aggregate counts of the number of regular diplomas awarded four years later. These rates are accessible through the Common Core of Data at http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/bat/.

*Data Quality Campaign, Data for Action 2011, Washington, D.C.: Data Quality Campaign, 3; accessed 2 Feb 2012, available at http://dataqualitycampaign.org/files/DFA2011%20Mini%20report%20findings%20Dec1.pdf.

February 2012 2 Graduation Rates by Race and Gender

Table 1: Federal Graduation Rates by Race, 2006-07 through 2010-11 Native American Hawaiian Black or Indian or Two or or Other African Hispanic/ Alaska More Pacific White American Latino Asian Native Races Islander Total 2006-07 66.8% 46.0% 56.4% 78.0% 61.6% 62.9% 59.8% 2007-08 69.2% 50.0% 59.8% 79.9% 64.6% 67.6% 62.7% 2008-09 71.2% 53.7% 63.4% 83.4% 65.3% 71.7% 65.5% 2009-10 74.1% 57.9% 68.1% 86.0% 67.5% 74.2% 69.0% 2010-11 76.2% 58.6% 69.4% 85.9% 69.7% 75.1% N/A 70.6%

Table 2: Federal Graduation Rates by Gender within Race, 2006-07 through 2010-11 Black or Black or African African Hispanic Hispanic/ White White American American /Latino Latino Asian Asian Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male 2006-07 72.2% 61.9% 53.7% 38.8% 62.0% 51.0% 81.0% 75.0% 2007-08 74.4% 64.3% 57.9% 42.4% 65.4% 54.2% 82.5% 77.4% 2008-09 76.3% 66.4% 61.5% 46.3% 69.6% 57.6% 86.3% 80.6% 2009-10 79.1% 69.5% 65.4% 50.7% 73.8% 62.7% 89.3% 82.8% 2010-11 80.6% 72.1% 64.8% 52.6% 73.8% 65.2% 88.0% 84.0%

Table 3: Federal Graduation Rates by Gender within Race, 2006-07 through 2010-11, continued Native Native Hawaiian or Hawaiian American American Two or Two or Other or Other Indian or Indian or More More Pacific Pacific Alaska Native Alaska Races Races Islander Islander Total Total Female Native Male Female Male Female Male Female Male 2006-07 67.5% 56.3% 68.9% 56.9% 65.7% 54.3% 2007-08 69.8% 60.1% 72.8% 62.2% 68.6% 57.1% 2008-09 68.7% 62.0% 75.7% 67.3% 71.4% 59.9% 2009-10 73.2% 62.6% 78.8% 69.3% 74.7% 63.6% 2010-11 73.3% 66.5% 79.7% 70.8% 83.3% 44.4% 75.3% 66.0%

February 2012 3 Table 4: Federal Graduation Rates, 2002-03 through 2010-11* District 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 01 Alachua 58.2% 60.1% 58.8% 56.1% 54.2% 56.4% 55.9% 62.6% 63.4% 02 Baker 51.3% 49.9% 52.6% 52.2% 61.7% 60.4% 68.9% 64.5% 65.0% 03 Bay 59.1% 58.6% 62.1% 62.7% 61.6% 63.2% 64.2% 69.2% 68.1% 04 Bradford 56.5% 53.5% 58.5% 51.4% 54.8% 56.9% 59.0% 51.8% 61.1% 05 Brevard 68.2% 72.5% 72.3% 73.3% 74.9% 75.9% 78.5% 80.6% 81.4% 06 Broward 54.6% 57.9% 58.6% 60.1% 60.0% 64.3% 68.4% 72.4% 71.6% 07 Calhoun 73.5% 67.9% 73.8% 63.9% 65.1% 73.1% 71.3% 76.1% 74.1% 08 Charlotte 60.5% 67.5% 62.3% 67.1% 67.1% 72.6% 70.7% 73.4% 73.0% 09 Citrus 59.4% 58.2% 57.2% 61.3% 58.8% 62.8% 65.9% 68.9% 74.5% 10 Clay 60.3% 58.8% 58.9% 60.4% 61.6% 63.7% 67.0% 70.0% 74.4% 11 Collier 53.5% 59.6% 63.2% 65.5% 63.7% 65.9% 68.1% 70.6% 72.5% 12 Columbia 53.8% 56.7% 49.0% 46.8% 50.8% 53.3% 56.6% 59.9% 63.2% 13 Dade 50.6% 54.0% 54.7% 54.2% 58.7% 60.5% 62.0% 68.3% 71.3% 14 DeSoto 54.5% 53.1% 48.0% 53.7% 52.8% 53.9% 57.8% 53.2% 63.1% 15 Dixie 45.1% 55.3% 53.8% 55.4% 53.8% 57.7% 61.9% 56.0% 52.5% 16 Duval 51.2% 57.2% 56.3% 51.4% 51.5% 53.5% 55.8% 58.3% 63.3% 17 Escambia 51.9% 54.6% 54.4% 53.3% 54.8% 53.5% 56.2% 55.5% 57.7% 18 Flagler 62.2% 63.6% 59.2% 61.5% 60.4% 63.9% 65.1% 69.7% 70.1% 19 Franklin 54.8% 56.5% 70.0% 54.0% 46.9% 46.5% 62.4% 57.8% 59.0% 20 Gadsden 40.5% 36.6% 38.1% 32.7% 38.6% 43.0% 48.2% 43.0% 55.1% 21 Gilchrist 65.2% 65.8% 72.0% 60.4% 67.9% 67.1% 77.3% 77.7% 79.9% 22 Glades 50.8% 45.6% 46.6% 54.5% 46.8% 32.5% 56.4% 56.0% 47.7% 23 Gulf 73.6% 75.9% 76.5% 69.2% 74.1% 79.4% 75.4% 81.9% 77.6% 24 Hamilton 54.8% 46.8% 49.1% 47.7% 45.8% 50.8% 47.7% 52.6% 65.0% 25 Hardee 48.6% 61.5% 54.4% 56.1% 57.1% 52.1% 57.6% 60.4% 65.7% 26 Hendry 49.7% 54.1% 54.9% 54.4% 49.7% 58.0% 60.6% 69.2% 65.6% 27 Hernando 56.1% 55.9% 54.8% 57.8% 59.4% 63.7% 65.4% 68.8% 71.5% 28 Highlands 48.5% 54.9% 54.5% 53.5% 53.7% 52.2% 59.7% 58.8% 60.2% 29 Hillsborough 60.7% 64.1% 63.3% 61.8% 62.1% 63.9% 66.1% 66.7% 69.3% 30 Holmes 73.1% 70.3% 71.1% 62.7% 65.6% 75.5% 79.3% 78.2% 75.1% 31 Indian River 58.6% 63.1% 65.4% 63.3% 61.4% 65.2% 67.6% 67.2% 71.7% 32 Jackson 57.2% 60.4% 60.9% 64.7% 61.4% 65.8% 63.4% 68.1% 64.7% 33 Jefferson 39.6% 36.4% 37.5% 38.6% 43.3% 34.2% 39.2% 43.5% 38.6% 34 Lafayette 66.7% 72.0% 63.3% 69.3% 60.0% 75.9% 64.1% 81.3% 63.8% 35 Lake 58.0% 57.8% 59.1% 56.7% 58.6% 63.5% 66.1% 70.9% 75.4% 36 Lee 58.8% 58.9% 57.9% 59.5% 60.5% 65.0% 65.7% 69.8% 68.9% 37 Leon 63.9% 65.8% 65.1% 61.4% 63.0% 63.2% 64.4% 64.1% 68.4% 38 Levy 52.6% 55.1% 56.5% 51.5% 50.8% 55.6% 55.0% 61.1% 61.0% 39 Liberty 67.6% 65.2% 64.4% 52.4% 60.0% 60.7% 61.8% 58.2% 53.5% 40 Madison 58.4% 57.4% 52.1% 44.6% 51.0% 54.0% 70.3% 56.3% 57.1% 41 Manatee 58.3% 61.6% 61.8% 59.4% 60.3% 62.5% 64.4% 67.9% 64.7% 42 Marion 53.2% 55.5% 53.7% 49.6% 51.6% 54.0% 58.3% 62.8% 69.8% 43 Martin 64.1% 65.8% 68.2% 67.5% 67.1% 70.0% 71.2% 75.5% 82.4% 44 Monroe 59.6% 63.4% 64.3% 61.3% 63.4% 65.7% 63.9% 71.2% 66.4% 45 Nassau 60.6% 61.0% 61.6% 62.4% 60.9% 59.5% 66.4% 76.4% 79.9% 46 Okaloosa 75.3% 74.4% 76.3% 77.2% 76.2% 81.6% 85.2% 86.2% 84.5% 47 Okeechobee 57.6% 52.0% 51.1% 51.7% 51.3% 54.8% 56.9% 58.5% 61.9% 48 Orange 53.7% 57.8% 58.9% 57.9% 57.1% 61.9% 67.4% 71.8% 71.4% 49 Osceola 58.8% 57.5% 60.0% 56.7% 58.7% 62.5% 71.9% 75.8% 76.1% 50 Palm Beach 56.2% 57.3% 58.6% 59.9% 61.8% 65.5% 70.1% 74.8% 74.3% 51 Pasco 58.7% 61.1% 58.7% 57.2% 56.4% 60.0% 62.2% 67.2% 71.0% 52 Pinellas 54.4% 55.9% 56.1% 56.3% 56.1% 59.0% 62.5% 64.8% 65.2% 53 Polk 53.1% 55.2% 54.2% 52.4% 55.4% 57.9% 61.3% 62.9% 66.4% 54 Putnam 53.1% 56.0% 56.4% 52.6% 56.6% 57.9% 56.4% 57.7% 63.2% 55 St. Johns 71.5% 72.2% 70.7% 72.1% 71.1% 79.6% 83.0% 83.9% 85.8% 56 St. Lucie 52.1% 55.5% 52.8% 53.6% 55.2% 59.2% 62.0% 63.7% 65.4% 57 Santa Rosa 69.0% 71.7% 69.7% 69.7% 72.9% 73.6% 72.8% 74.7% 77.8% 58 Sarasota 60.8% 63.5% 66.5% 63.6% 65.1% 67.6% 66.3% 71.4% 70.7% 59 Seminole 68.1% 69.4% 67.5% 67.6% 68.3% 72.0% 75.4% 77.8% 78.8% 60 Sumter 58.8% 60.4% 56.2% 58.1% 61.4% 68.1% 69.8% 73.6% 75.3% 61 Suwannee 54.4% 52.8% 46.5% 53.6% 54.2% 50.7% 52.7% 53.7% 54.4% 62 Taylor 58.8% 60.2% 64.2% 58.9% 56.5% 53.9% 59.0% 57.8% 61.1% 63 Union 54.4% 64.4% 70.3% 64.8% 67.3% 55.1% 63.8% 64.3% 73.7% 64 Volusia 59.3% 62.7% 59.6% 59.4% 57.0% 58.9% 58.7% 63.9% 62.0% 65 Wakulla 57.9% 61.1% 63.5% 57.7% 58.8% 60.5% 62.3% 65.9% 74.7% 66 Walton 61.7% 64.1% 70.6% 68.9% 63.4% 69.2% 72.1% 74.2% 74.2% 67 Washington 62.5% 65.4% 65.4% 65.3% 62.2% 68.9% 71.4% 75.1% 68.7% 68 Deaf/Blind 31.8% 33.3% 35.4% 37.2% 51.2% 48.1% 54.1% 54.3% 64.3% 69 Dozier/Okee 17.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.4% 0.0% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 3.2% 72 FAU Lab Sch 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 73 FSU Chtr Sch 84.9% 88.9% 87.7% 90.2% 93.1% 91.5% 97.1% 97.2% 98.5% 74 FAMU Lab Sch 65.0% 85.7% 67.7% 80.5% 71.4% 65.9% 93.5% 94.6% 95.1% 75 UF Lab Sch 90.1% 96.5% 94.0% 97.0% 91.3% 94.3% 93.2% 95.7% 95.6% FLORIDA 56.5% 59.2% 59.3% 58.8% 59.8% 62.7% 65.5% 69.0% 70.6%

February 2012 4 *Source: 2010-11 Florida Department of Education (FL DOE) cohort graduation data as of 01/30/12. A pound sign (#) replaces data when the cohort is fewer than ten students. A blank cell indicates no students in the cohort.

February 2012 5 Table 5: Federal Graduation Rates by Race, 2010-11*

Native American Hawaiian Black or Indian or Two or or Other African Alaska More Pacific District White American Hispanic/Latino Asian Native Races Islander Total 01 Alachua 74.3% 46.7% 64.7% 91.8% # 57.6% 63.4% 02 Baker 71.2% 37.3% # # # 65.0% 03 Bay 71.0% 54.1% 70.8% 86.8% 63.6% 48.8% 68.1% 04 Bradford 62.5% 57.1% # # 61.1% 05 Brevard 82.8% 73.5% 80.9% 93.0% 73.7% 80.8% 81.4% 06 Broward 80.5% 61.1% 74.6% 92.2% 58.1% 76.8% 71.6% 07 Calhoun 72.7% 80.0% # # 74.1% 08 Charlotte 74.9% 62.2% 63.2% 75.0% # 81.3% 73.0% 09 Citrus 73.4% 79.3% 77.6% 90.0% # 83.7% 74.5% 10 Clay 76.5% 64.4% 65.7% 94.5% 84.6% 89.7% 74.4% 11 Collier 80.8% 63.8% 64.2% 91.4% # 75.5% 72.5% 12 Columbia 65.8% 51.9% 68.4% # # 86.7% 63.2% 13 Dade 82.5% 62.4% 72.8% 84.8% 78.1% 85.9% 71.3% 14 DeSoto 65.3% 49.0% 67.0% # # # 63.1% 15 Dixie 50.6% 68.8% # 52.5% 16 Duval 70.5% 54.8% 65.0% 81.9% 66.7% 67.2% 63.3% 17 Escambia 64.7% 45.3% 53.2% 83.9% 50.0% 63.6% 57.7% 18 Flagler 72.4% 57.7% 73.6% 88.9% # 67.9% 70.1% 19 Franklin 56.3% 71.4% # # 59.0% 20 Gadsden 54.5% 54.6% 54.9% # # 55.1% 21 Gilchrist 82.0% # 60.0% 79.9% 22 Glades 52.8% 38.5% 52.2% # 47.7% 23 Gulf 76.7% 80.6% # # 77.6% 24 Hamilton 73.8% 52.5% 76.9% # # 65.0% 25 Hardee 70.1% 56.7% 63.4% # 65.7% 26 Hendry 71.9% 55.1% 64.0% # # 71.4% 65.6% 27 Hernando 73.1% 55.9% 70.9% 83.3% # 68.3% 71.5% 28 Highlands 63.3% 52.3% 58.9% 80.0% # 59.1% 60.2% 29 Hillsborough 78.4% 55.0% 63.7% 85.4% 78.6% 75.2% 69.3% 30 Holmes 75.9% # # # # 75.1% 31 Indian River 75.3% 55.8% 70.7% 80.0% # 83.3% 71.7% 32 Jackson 67.7% 57.7% # # # # 64.7% 33 Jefferson 23.5% 43.8% # # 38.6% 34 Lafayette 69.8% # 43.8% # # 63.8% 35 Lake 78.5% 66.9% 70.5% 86.4% 68.4% 79.1% 75.4% 36 Lee 74.8% 54.0% 64.4% 83.3% 50.0% 73.1% 68.9% 37 Leon 78.1% 53.2% 67.9% 89.4% # 81.5% 68.4% 38 Levy 61.8% 56.1% 64.5% # # # 61.0% 39 Liberty 54.3% 45.5% # # # 53.5% 40 Madison 65.5% 52.1% # # # 57.1% 41 Manatee 73.8% 47.2% 49.9% 78.2% # 64.1% 64.7% 42 Marion 72.1% 61.4% 65.6% 90.2% 81.3% 82.3% 69.8% 43 Martin 86.4% 60.2% 73.6% 100.0% # 82.4% 82.4% 44 Monroe 74.3% 52.0% 56.3% 69.2% # 43.8% 66.4% 45 Nassau 80.8% 71.6% 75.0% # # 76.9% 79.9% 46 Okaloosa 87.2% 70.6% 76.1% 87.1% 78.6% 81.6% 84.5% 47 Okeechobee 63.9% 45.3% 63.7% # 45.5% # 61.9% 48 Orange 81.5% 59.8% 68.7% 87.6% 78.6% 75.9% 71.4% 49 Osceola 83.6% 78.3% 69.9% 85.0% 81.8% 79.2% 76.1% 50 Palm Beach 85.3% 61.5% 69.8% 84.8% 70.9% 78.8% 74.3% 51 Pasco 70.8% 69.5% 70.2% 83.9% 71.4% 71.3% 71.0% 52 Pinellas 71.2% 47.1% 56.4% 77.2% 54.2% 61.3% 65.2% 53 Polk 70.2% 59.6% 60.9% 83.6% 66.7% 77.9% 66.4% 54 Putnam 63.9% 61.1% 65.8% # # 57.1% 63.2% 55 St. Johns 87.9% 65.9% 83.8% 92.0% # 69.0% 85.8% 56 St. Lucie 70.6% 55.8% 67.4% 87.5% # 71.4% 65.4% 57 Santa Rosa 78.2% 73.6% 76.9% 75.0% 83.3% 75.4% 77.8% 58 Sarasota 74.1% 51.9% 58.6% 80.0% 80.0% 77.6% 70.7% 59 Seminole 83.0% 61.8% 73.7% 90.7% 93.3% 86.2% 78.8% 60 Sumter 77.3% 62.4% 77.3% # # 75.3% 61 Suwannee 56.4% 46.3% 48.1% # # # 54.4% 62 Taylor 60.2% 66.7% # # # # 61.1% 63 Union 75.9% 62.1% # # 73.7% 64 Volusia 65.9% 49.1% 54.2% 76.1% # 68.1% 62.0% 65 Wakulla 76.0% 63.3% # # # # 74.7% 66 Walton 75.4% 69.7% 53.8% # # # 74.2% 67 Washington 69.9% 62.5% # # # 68.7% 68 Deaf/Blind 71.1% 47.1% 63.6% 64.3% 69 Dozier/Okee # 4.8% # 3.2% 72 FAU Lab Sch 100.0% # # # # 100.0% 73 FSU Chtr Sch 100.0% 94.7% 100.0% # # # 98.5% 74 FAMU Lab Sch 95.0% # 95.1% 75 UF Lab Sch 96.7% 94.4% 100.0% # # 95.6% FLORIDA 76.2% 58.6% 69.4% 85.9% 69.7% 75.1% 70.6% *Source: 2010-11 Florida Department of Education (FL DOE) cohort graduation data as of 01/30/12. February 2012 6 A pound sign (#) replaces data when the cohort is fewer than ten students. A blank cell indicates no students in the cohort.

February 2012 7 Table 6: Comparison of Federal and NGA Graduation Rates, 2010-11* District Federal 2010-11 NGA 2010-11 Difference 01 Alachua 63.4% 77.9% -14.5% 02 Baker 65.0% 80.2% -15.2% 03 Bay 68.1% 80.4% -12.3% 04 Bradford 61.1% 71.6% -10.5% 05 Brevard 81.4% 92.5% -11.1% 06 Broward 71.6% 76.5% -4.9% 07 Calhoun 74.1% 88.8% -14.7% 08 Charlotte 73.0% 78.6% -5.6% 09 Citrus 74.5% 83.7% -9.2% 10 Clay 74.4% 82.9% -8.5% 11 Collier 72.5% 80.1% -7.6% 12 Columbia 63.2% 86.8% -23.6% 13 Dade 71.3% 77.7% -6.5% 14 DeSoto 63.1% 72.9% -9.8% 15 Dixie 52.5% 64.7% -12.1% 16 Duval 63.3% 71.2% -7.9% 17 Escambia 57.7% 76.2% -18.6% 18 Flagler 70.1% 83.3% -13.1% 19 Franklin 59.0% 68.1% -9.0% 20 Gadsden 55.1% 66.0% -10.9% 21 Gilchrist 79.9% 92.4% -12.5% 22 Glades 47.7% 57.9% -10.2% 23 Gulf 77.6% 95.7% -18.0% 24 Hamilton 65.0% 67.2% -2.2% 25 Hardee 65.7% 80.6% -14.9% 26 Hendry 65.6% 76.6% -11.0% 27 Hernando 71.5% 80.4% -8.9% 28 Highlands 60.2% 73.4% -13.1% 29 Hillsborough 69.3% 84.3% -14.9% 30 Holmes 75.1% 77.5% -2.4% 31 Indian River 71.7% 86.6% -14.9% 32 Jackson 64.7% 74.0% -9.3% 33 Jefferson 38.6% 51.6% -13.0% 34 Lafayette 63.8% 79.1% -15.4% 35 Lake 75.4% 82.2% -6.8% 36 Lee 68.9% 77.3% -8.4% 37 Leon 68.4% 84.8% -16.4% 38 Levy 61.0% 73.9% -12.9% 39 Liberty 53.5% 64.7% -11.2% 40 Madison 57.1% 67.6% -10.5% 41 Manatee 64.7% 72.5% -7.7% 42 Marion 69.8% 86.3% -16.5% 43 Martin 82.4% 95.2% -12.9% 44 Monroe 66.4% 76.3% -9.9% 45 Nassau 79.9% 93.8% -13.9% 46 Okaloosa 84.5% 87.7% -3.1% 47 Okeechobee 61.9% 64.9% -3.0% 48 Orange 71.4% 80.0% -8.6% 49 Osceola 76.1% 82.6% -6.5% 50 Palm Beach 74.3% 79.1% -4.8% 51 Pasco 71.0% 85.5% -14.5% 52 Pinellas 65.2% 80.1% -14.9% 53 Polk 66.4% 73.9% -7.5% 54 Putnam 63.2% 75.5% -12.4% 55 St. Johns 85.8% 92.2% -6.4% 56 St. Lucie 65.4% 78.7% -13.3% 57 Santa Rosa 77.8% 89.1% -11.3% 58 Sarasota 70.7% 83.5% -12.8% 59 Seminole 78.8% 93.3% -14.5% 60 Sumter 75.3% 85.7% -10.4% 61 Suwannee 54.4% 65.4% -11.0% 62 Taylor 61.1% 76.5% -15.4% 63 Union 73.7% 92.7% -19.0% 64 Volusia 62.0% 77.9% -15.8% 65 Wakulla 74.7% 88.3% -13.5% 66 Walton 74.2% 82.2% -7.9% 67 Washington 68.7% 82.2% -13.5% 68 Deaf/Blind 64.3% 84.5% -20.2% 69 Dozier/Okee 3.2% 9.6% -6.4% 72 FAU 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 73 FSU 98.5% 98.5% 0.0% 74 FAMU 95.1% 95.1% 0.0% 75 UF 95.6% 95.6% 0.0% FLORIDA 70.6% 80.1% -9.5%

February 2012 8 *Source: 2010-11 Florida Department of Education (FL DOE) cohort graduation data as of 01/30/12. A pound sign (#) replaces data when the cohort is fewer than ten students. A blank cell indicates no students in the cohort.

February 2012 9 Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions about the Federal Cohort Graduation Rate Please refer to High School Graduation Rate: Non-Regulatory Guidance, a U.S. Department of Education resource, at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/hsgrguidance.pdf for answers to frequently asked questions regarding the new federal high school graduation rate calculation.

February 2012 10 Appendix B Graduation Rate Models for Florida’s Next Generation High School Grading Overview For years 2009-10 and 2010-11, the department will use the National Governors Association (NGA) graduation rate in the high school grading formula. NGA graduation rates are currently published in the NCLB School Public Accountability Reports (http://doeweb-prd.doe.state.fl.us/eds/nclbspar/index.cfm) under the heading “Graduation rate with GED based diploma recipients counted as non-graduates.” The reporting of the NGA rate was implemented, in part, to address requirements of s. 1001.42(18)(e), F.S., which requires that annual public reports include graduation rates “calculated without GED tests.” The NGA rate has also been used as a preliminary model for the USED’s more rigorous uniform four- year adjusted cohort graduation rate, which will be required as part of AYP reporting beginning in 2011-12. The department plans to replace the NGA graduation rate with the federal uniform graduation rate for high school grading beginning with school year 2011-12. If federal requirements for the uniform rate change in the interim, Florida’s federal uniform rate will be adjusted accordingly. Graduation Rate Model Comparisons Both the NGA and federal uniform graduation rates are four-year adjusted cohort rate models. This means that the denominator consists of all students entering grade nine for the first time four years prior to the year for which the rate is calculated, plus incoming transfers (including incoming ninth graders in the first year of the cohort, tenth graders in the second year of the cohort, eleventh graders in the third year of the cohort and twelfth graders in the fourth [final] year of the cohort) minus adjustments to the cohort (exiting transfers and deceased students). All high school students are included in the denominator unless they have been removed from the cohort as an exiting transfer or deceased student. All students from the denominator who are not specifically classified as on-time graduates become non-graduates – including dropouts and other students who remain enrolled at the end of year four but have not yet graduated with a qualifying diploma, as well as certificate recipients and recipients of non-qualifying diploma types. DENOMINATOR (Adjusted Cohort) Cohort Adjustments Graduates Non-Graduates (Students Removed from the (On-Time Graduates (All Non-Grads Remaining in Denominator) from the Denominator) the Denominator) Transfers to:  Dropouts, NGA Rate  Other public high schools  Standard diploma  Certificate recipients, (To be used for (including DJJs) or private high recipients. school years schools;  HS Exit Option GED* diploma recipients, 2009-10 and  Home-education programs;  Special diploma  Continuing enrollees who 2010-11.)  Adult-education programs*; and recipients. are not on-time graduates.  Deceased students. * Adult-Ed GED diploma recipients are *Adult-Ed GED diploma recipients are also classified as adult-education transfers classified as adult-education transfers for the and removed from the cohort (they are NGA rate and are removed from the cohort. not non-grads here).  Dropouts, Transfers to: Federal  Certificate recipients,  Other public or private high  Standard diploma Uniform  GED diploma recipients, schools (not including recipients. Rate  Special diploma recipients, DJJs);  Continuing enrollees who (To be used for  Home-education programs; and are not on-time graduates, school years  Deceased students. 2011-12 and  Transfers to adult beyond.) education programs or DJJ centers who are not standard diploma recipients.

February 2012 11 Appendix C Florida DOE Database Diploma Codes: Grad/Non-Grad Classification in Graduation Rate for High School Grading NGA Graduation Rate (for 2009-10 and 2010-11): Diploma Graduates Diploma Non-Graduates Diploma - Other Standard Diplomas: HS Exit Option GEDs: Adult Education W06 – standard diploma WGA – High school equivalency diploma GED: W6A – accelerated college prep option (18 hrs.) awarded to exit option students who passed W45 – Adult education W6B – accelerated career prep option (18 hrs.) the GED and used an alt. assessment in lieu of program GED diploma WFA – accelerated college prep, alt assessment in FCAT (Treated the same as a lieu of FCAT (18 hrs.) WGD – High school “State of Florida” diploma transfer to an adult WFB – accelerated career prep, alt assessment in awarded to exit option students who passed education program; lieu of FCAT (18 hrs.) the GED but not the FCAT removed from the cohort; WFT – standard diploma, alt assessment in lieu of removed from both the FCAT W10 – High school equivalency diploma awarded to exit option students who passed numerator and the WFW – standard diploma for SWD with FCAT denominator.) waiver the GED and the FCAT W43 – A standard high school diploma awarded through an adult education program (full credit hrs.; passing FCAT) W52 – A standard high school diploma awarded through an adult education program (full credit hrs.; alt. assessment in lieu of FCAT) Special Diplomas: W07 – special diploma, option 1 for SWDs W27 – special diploma, option 2 for SWDs

Federal Uniform Rate* (for 2011-12 and beyond): Diploma Graduates Diploma Non-Graduates Standard Diplomas: All GED Diplomas: W06 – standard diploma WGA – High school equivalency diploma W6A – accelerated college prep option (18 hrs.) awarded to exit option students who passed W6B – accelerated career prep option (18 hrs.) the GED and used an alt. assessment in lieu of WFA – accelerated college prep, alt assessment in FCAT lieu of FCAT (18 hrs.) WGD – High school “State of Florida” diploma WFB – accelerated career prep, alt assessment in awarded to exit option students who passed lieu of FCAT (18 hrs.) the GED but not the FCAT WFT – standard diploma, alt assessment in lieu of FCAT W10 – High school equivalency diploma WFW – standard diploma for SWD with FCAT awarded to exit option students who passed waiver the GED and the FCAT W43 – A standard high school diploma awarded W45 – Adult education program GED diploma through an adult education program (full Special Diplomas: credit hours; passing FCAT) W52 – A standard high school diploma awarded W07 – special diploma, option 1 for SWDs through an adult education program (full W27 – special diploma, option 2 for SWDs credit hrs.; alt. assessment in lieu of FCAT) * If the U.S. Department of Education changes requirements for the federal uniform rate between now and 2011-12, Florida’s federal uniform rate model will be adjusted accordingly. Sources Florida Department of Education 2010-11 Database Manuals: Appendix A – Attendance Recordkeeping Required Codes for Grade PK-12 Students (URL: http://www.fldoe.org/eias/dataweb/database_1112/appenda.pdf). Appendix B – Attendance Recordkeeping Required Codes for Adult Students (URL: http://www.fldoe.org/eias/dataweb/database_1112/appendb.pdf).

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