Oregon Graduation Rate Hits 80%

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon schools raised the statewide high school graduation rate for the class of 2019 to 80% and slightly narrowed racial and economic inequities, according to figures made public early Thursday.

The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the biggest gains were among low-income students, whose on-time graduation rate rose 2 percentage points; students with disabilities, whose rate rose 3 percentage points; and students who were still learning English as their second language while in high school.

In 2018, the overall graduation rate was 78.7 %.

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