Cohort Graduation Rates
What is an Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR)?
The Graduation Cohort includes students who entered grade 9 for the first time, adjusted by adding students who transfer in and subtracting those who transfer out, emigrate to another country, enrolled in homeschool, enrolled in private school, or passed away during the four-year period.
The 4-year ACGR is the percentage of students who graduated high school in four years with a regular diploma, including those with significant cognitive disabilities who earned a State-defined alternate diploma. It is calculated by dividing the number of actual graduates by the total number of students in the adjusted cohort for that class.
The 5-year ACGR measures the number of students who graduated high school in five years, rather than four. It's calculated by dividing the total number of students who earned a regular diploma in the four and five year cohorts by the total adjusted cohort of students who began 9th grade five years earlier.
For more information on Graduation Rates, see the most current ESSA School Index Business Rules which are available at the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education - Offices - Public School Accountability - Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - Informational Documents.
For more information, please contact:
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Public School Accountability
Four Capitol Mall, Box 26
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-4379
Email: Brooke.McCain@ade.arkansas.gov
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Public School Accountability
Four Capitol Mall, Box 26
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-4213
Email: Jeanie.Johnson@ade.arkansas.gov