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Ready Graduate

“Ready Graduate” measures whether students are ready for college and careers after high school and whether the percentage of students who are ready is improving from one year to the next.

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Ready Graduate

What does this mean?

The Ready Graduate rate represents the percentage of students who demonstrate readiness for college and careers after high school.

Why is this important?

Beyond graduation rate, it is important to know whether or not students are set up for success after leaving a school or district.

Ready graduate rate over time

What does this mean?

This figure shows the rate of ready graduates over time. In other words, how many ready graduates are graduating in each year.

Why is this important?

This allows us to see how a school or district is improving, or not improving, in preparing ready graduates.

Ready graduate rate by student group

What does this mean?

This shows the rate of ready graduates by student group.

Why is this important?

This shows us how well students from various student groups are being prepared for postsecondary success.

Additional Indicators of Readiness

Below, you will find the ACT average of the graduating class of 2019.

ACT Average

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What does this mean?

This ACT average reflects the performance of the 2019 graduating class.

Why is this important?

ACT scores are an important factor in determining postsecondary success and readiness for postsecondary institutions.

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