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Palm Springs Unified presents graduation, A–G and dual-enrollment results; district to probe drop in African American cohort
Summary
District staff told the board Aug. 12 that the 2023–24 cohort graduation rate was 90.3% and preliminary data show about 54% of the class of 2025 meeting A–G admission requirements; staff said they will investigate an apparent decline in the African American cohort and will monitor CALPADS validation and registrars' exit codes.
Palm Springs Unified School District officials on Aug. 12 presented preliminary data showing a 90.3% cohort graduation rate for 2023–24 and an approximately 54% A–G (University of California/California State University) readiness rate for the class of 2025, and said they will follow up on a decline in the district’s African American cohort.
The presentation, titled “Milestones and Metrics,” was led by Mark Arnold, executive director of student learning, and Dr. Deanna Killian, director of secondary curriculum and instruction. Dr. Killian told the board that the district’s A–G rate is “preliminarily, we’re looking at approximately 54 percent of our students will meet the minimum entrance expectancies for UC and Cal State systems.”
The report pulled data from the California School Dashboard, CALPADS and the state’s DataQuest tool and covered…
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