1. Huntsville City Schools How the Graduation Rate is Calculated
January 27, 2015

2. The graduation rate district-wide has increased by 21 percentage points since Every high school has improved in this time.
Graduation Rate

3. Graduation Rate Cohort Window Edited in the ALSDE Application Portal
Graduation Cohort Summary
Graduates
Completers
Still Enrolled
Dropouts
Withdrawn (still in cohort)
Missing Records
No Shows
Missing records and no shows were not found anywhere in the state

4. Requirements - Functional

5. Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate
The formula is the percentage of students who entered ninth grade and graduated within four years.
The formula equates to the number of on- time graduates in a given year divided by the number of entering first-time ninth graders four years earlier, adjusting for transfers in and out. Students are tracked individually from the time they start ninth grade.

6. Five-Year Cohort Graduation Rate
To determine the Five-Year Graduation Rate
Use the data
Review the current status of students identified as -
Still Enrolled
No Show
Withdrawn (Still in Cohort)
Missing Records
Dropouts
Go through the four-year process to determine if the status of these students changed from last year.

7. 5-Year Cohort OPEN in ALSDE Application Portal till Feb. 6, 2015

8. 4-Year Graduation Cohort Rate is edited the fall off the next school year to become the 5-Year Cohort Graduation Rate
Graduation Rate

9. HCS Graduation Cohort Rate for Black Students Increased 15% In the Past 3 Graduation Classes
Graduation Rate