Schools report the number of students who completed 4 years of high school between September 1 and August 31 of a given year.
The attached reports show the number of high school completers and the types of diplomas earned for schools, districts, and counties. Statewide high school completer reports show demographic characteristics such as gender, race/ethnicity, and economic disadvantage.
High school completer data is included in reports to the Legislature on the status of high school completers, and also in reports produced by the National Center for Education Statistics. It is also used for determining Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind Act, and in the calculation of the Graduation Rate.
Types of High School Completers: Definitions
*Regular Diploma without Certificate of Initial Mastery: Diploma earned when student has fulfilled all school district requirements and state requirements (22 credits, plus competencies) as described in OAR 581-022-0316, but has not earned a Certificate of Initial Mastery (CIM).
*Regular Diploma with Certificate of Initial Mastery (CIM): Diploma earned when students earned a 22-credit diploma (as described above), and met all the Certificate of Initial Mastery standards in writing, math, reading, science, and public speaking.
Modified Diploma: Students earn a modified diploma based on the successful completion of an individualized education program, as defined in ORS 343.035.
No Diploma, or Alternative Credential: Students attended 4 years of high school, but did not receive a regular 22-credit diploma or a modified diploma and did not drop out. Students fell a few credits short of meeting graduation requirements, and many will finish requirements over the summer or in the following school year.
Honorary Diploma: Diploma usually given to a foreign exchange student upon completion of a year of study.
NOTE: GED recipients are not high school completers because they do not complete high school. As defined by Oregon law, they are also not dropouts.
*Both types of REGULAR diplomas are used in the calculation of the Graduation Rate. The Graduation Rate formula is:
Number of Regular Diplomas
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Number of Regular Diplomas + the Number of Dropouts for Grades 9-12 for the Year
Graduation Rates for schools are located in Table A8 in the Dropout Data Excel tables, which are posted for each year at the following site:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1 (scroll down to the links at the bottom of the page).
ODE is planning to begin publishing cohort graduation rates for use in accountability reports starting with the 2008-09 cohort graduation rate in spring 2010.
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