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Pittsburgh Public Schools sets 85.1% on-time graduation goal for 2025–26 and warns of sharp projected drop for English learners
Summary
Superintendent Wayne Walters told the education committee the district’s four-year graduation goal for 2025–26 is 85.1%. He said cohort rates rose to 86.9% in 2024 but flagged internal projections showing an approximate 18% projected decline for English learners and described tools and strategies — including a new Counselor Connect app — to address gaps.
Superintendent Wayne Walters presented the district’s four-year cohort graduation goals, recent trends, and a three-part strategy to improve on-time graduation, and he warned of an early, unofficial projection of a steep decline for English learners.
Walters told the committee the district’s goal for the 2025–26 school year is: "85.1 percent of students in the 4 year twelfth grade cohort will graduate on time." He said the district has seen cohort growth in recent years — from 86.1% in 2023 to 86.9% in 2024 — but emphasized that subgroup gaps persist and require targeted action.
Key findings and warning signs: Walters said internal early indicators (not yet state-verified) suggest a small overall decline for the current cohort but highlighted a concerning early projection: an "approximate 18% decline" for English learner students in the 2025 cohort. He attributed part of that risk to a…
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