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Robbinsdale graduation rate dips to 78.6%; longer-term persistence rates show gains
Summary
District leaders reported a 2.7 percentage-point decline in the four‑year graduation rate to 78.6% for the class of 2024, while 5‑ and 7‑year persistence rates improved; officials cited student mobility, English‑learner needs and special-education transitions as contributing factors.
Robbinsdale Area Schools reported to the board on May 19 that the class of 2024’s four‑year graduation rate declined 2.7 percentage points to 78.6%, while longer-term persistence measures (five‑ and seven‑year rates) improved and remain high.
Matt Pletcher and the secondary principals presented highlights and context: Pletcher said persistence is a key success indicator because it captures students who graduate outside the traditional four‑year window. “We are at 78.6,” he said, and he emphasized the district’s stronger five‑ and seven‑year completion rates, which show many students graduating after additional time in the district.
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