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District reports long-term graduation decline from pandemic; five-year cohort near 92%
Summary
The board received a 10-year graduation-rate analysis showing a pandemic dip and recovery efforts; board and staff discussed attendance, cohort accounting and goals.
Robbie (presenting) briefed trustees on the district's 10-year graduation-rate trend during the Feb. 14 meeting, describing the pandemic years as the primary driver of a multi-year decline and reporting that Kuna's current strategic goal has been 90 percent graduation.
Robbie told the board the statewide goal has been reset by the state board and that the state's long-term objective is higher (discussed as a target near the mid-90s in the meeting). He emphasized the district's 4-year graduation metric and explained the district also tracks a five-year cohort to capture students who graduate after an additional year. Robbie said the most recent five-year cohort rate for the district is about 92 percent and noted that GED completions are not counted in the district’s standard graduation rate metric.
Board members asked about attendance and how it affects graduation; Robbie said staff are still analyzing semester-ended data to understand attendance effects. Trustees and staff discussed that even a few dozen students who do not graduate represent a significant number of individuals and noted those gaps as priorities for the district.
Ending: Robbie said the district continues to monitor both 4-year and 5-year cohort rates and will report updated figures once state-level data are published and local semester analyses are complete.
