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SMCPS reports slight dip in 4‑year graduation rate for SY 2024; gaps narrowing over decade
Summary
District staff presented SY 2024 four‑year graduation rates, noting a small decline of less than half a percentage point from 2023 but long‑term progress in closing subgroup gaps; presenters emphasized embargo timing and that 5‑year and certificate completions are excluded from the presented 4‑year rates.
District staff presented preliminary four‑year graduation rates for the 2024 cohort at the March 12 Saint Mary's County Board of Education meeting, saying the SY 2024 rate fell slightly from 2023 but remains above the 2022 level.
“Graduation rates did decrease slightly, but it was by less than half of a percentage point from SY 23,” the presenter, identified in the agenda as Ms. Burr, told the board. She said the data had been embargoed until presentation to the State Board of…
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