How to Interpret the data
This page contains a series of tables and graphs which collectively provide insight into the high school graduation challenge in each state.
Graduation Rate Indicators provide three measures of the current progress towards high school graduation (that are comparable across states).
� Average Freshmen Graduation Rate provides an estimate of the overall graduation rate
�Promoting Power is an estimate of the how many students are progressing on time from 9th to 12th grade.
�12th grade to Diplomas estimates how many students enrolled in the 12th grade in the fall receive a diploma by the end of the summer.
Current Graduation Gap provides an estimate of the number of student in the state who likely need additional supports to graduate.
Grade Enrollment and Graduates Graph provides a picture of where students in the state are falling off the path to graduation.
Improvement Gauge shows how graduation indicators have changed over the past 8 years and the past 4 years (for which data is available). The top 10% of states receive a gold star, if not in the top 10% but in the top 25%, they receive a silver star.
