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California's 2007 Graduation Rates - Compare the Methodologies

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The State's Estimate

State Reported Click here for formula and more information

Better Estimates

Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate Click here for formula and more information

Manhattan Institute Click here for formula and more information

Cumulative Promotion Index (CPI) Click here for formula and more information.

Statewide
  State Reported AFGR Manhattan Institute CPI
All Students 67.6% 74.4% 64.1% 69.5%
Black The CDE does not report, and NCLB does not require, any disaggregated graduation rates. 63.2% 52.6% 58.0%
Latino 77.1% 50.1% 61.2%
White 80.6% 82.8% 78.5%
Asian 89.8% 82.6% 82.7%

Looking for the district level graduation rates reported by the state for 2007? We'll have them available here as soon as the California Department of Education releases the numbers. We expect them the week of July 21. In the meantime, you can see district graduation rates for 2006.