More students graduating on time!

Posted on May 2, 2016August 12, 2016 by Leslie Jacobs

New Orleans 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate Continues to Rise

The citywide 4-year graduation rate for New Orleans (OPSB+RSD) increased by 2.5 percentage points, bringing it to 75.2% of all students graduating on time.

Today, the state released the 4-year cohort graduation rates for the Class of 2015. The Class of 2015 cohort includes all students who entered 9th grade for the first time in 2011, and the cohort graduation rate is the percentage of students in the cohort who graduated within four years.

New Orleans Outperforms the State in Every Key Sub-Group

In 2015, 73.3% of African-American students graduated on time in New Orleans, an increase of 2.6 percentage points from 2014 and 1.9 points higher than the state average of 71.4% for African-American students.

The New Orleans 4-year cohort graduation rates for other key sub-groups – students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, and English language learners – were also higher than the state average for these sub-groups.

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By the Numbers: The Graduating Class of 2014

Posted on April 6, 2015May 15, 2016 by Leslie Jacobs

The state just released new data on cohort graduation rates and college enrollment rates. Continuing our By the Numbers series, Educate Now! takes a look at the class of 2014.

THE GOOD NEWS

100% more students enrolled in college

In 2005, only 675 Orleans Parish Public School graduates enrolled in a two or four year college the following fall, compared to 1,360 graduates from New Orleans’ class of 2014.

Even though the 2014 senior class was much smaller than the 2005 senior class (2,654 students versus 3,753), our schools sent a much higher proportion of students to college. This tremendous increase is a testament to the hard work of educators in New Orleans.

2005 vs. 2014

	2005	2014
Number of seniors	3573	2654
Number of graduates	2878	2305
Number enrolled in college	675	1360
Percent of senior class in college	19%	51%

65% of Black males graduated on time: New Orleans outperforms nation

With a 65% Black male graduation rate¹, New Orleans is now outperforming the state and the nation. The Schott Foundation recently published Black Lives Matter: The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males. In 2013:

The national graduation rate for Black males was 59%.
Louisiana’s graduation rate for Black males was 59%.
New Orleans graduation rate for Black males was 65%.

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2013 EOC Results – High School Gains Continue

Posted on July 7, 2013May 15, 2016 by Leslie Jacobs

The state has released the End-of-Course (EOC) exam results for 2012-2013.

The percent of students proficient (scoring Excellent or Good) increased – and at a faster rate than the state.

From 2011-12 to 2012-13, looking at all tests combined:

RSD-New Orleans and OPSB each gained 7 percentage points.
The state gained 4 points.

Percent of Students Proficient
(Scoring Excellent or Good)

District	2011-2012	2012-2013	Gain
RSD-New Orleans	31%	38%	7
OPSB	61%	68%	7
Louisiana	55%	59%	4

View a comparison of gains by district.