Graduation

Oregon schools showed slow but steady increases in statewide graduation rates year after year leading up to the pandemic. Now, the rate hovers around 81%.

A new national report finds a big demographic change is coming: a drop in the number of high school graduates in Oregon and across the country.

A new analysis from Stand for Children found Oregon’s High School Success fund is having a positive impact on student achievement.

Oregon started tracking graduation rates for kids in foster care in the 2016-17 school year — and less than 50% of kids in foster care graduate on time. Former foster youth are one-tenth as likely to earn college degrees, according to Youth Rights and Justice, a nonprofit juvenile defense firm.

Students graduating this month have had their whole high school careers affected by the pandemic — from online learning, to masks, to social distancing.

Last spring’s graduates were just starting high school when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit. Now, we’re seeing a glimpse into how the last few years have impacted them.

Oregon’s four-year graduation rate is up slightly, to 81.3% for the Class of 2022. It's the second-highest rate recorded for Oregon students.

The pandemic has led to a sharp increase in enrollment at Oregon's online schools, as state officials discuss how to supervise and support the programs.

Oregon hit a record 82.6% graduation rate last year, even though COVID-19 shut down schools for the last months of students' senior year.