Board reviews Class of 2025 graduation data showing sharp gaps by income and gender
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Summary
Superintendent presented disaggregated graduation data for the class of 2025: overall cohort graduation 73.1%, with students experiencing poverty graduating at 52% vs. 91.4% for peers not experiencing poverty; male students 66.1% vs. female 82.2%. The board discussed interventions and data caveats.
The district superintendent presented Class of 2025 graduation‑rate data during the Feb. 18 Brookings‑Harbor School District board meeting and highlighted large disparities when the cohort is disaggregated.
The superintendent said the cohort for June 2025 consisted of 108 students and that the overall graduation rate for that group was 73.1 percent. "We graduated 66.1% of the male students. We graduated 82.2% of the female students. We graduated 95% of the Hispanic Latino students, and we had 20 [Hispanic/Latino students], so 19 of them graduated," the superintendent said. He added: "Students experiencing poverty, we graduated 52 percent. Students not experiencing poverty, 91.4 percent."
Board members and district leaders discussed the limits and caveats of the numbers: transfers and students who leave the district can remain on local graduation records until receiving confirmation that they enrolled elsewhere, and some students who pursue online schools may not succeed in those programs and then move between schools. The superintendent and trustees emphasized focusing on factors the district can control — in‑building supports, MTSS interventions, attendance and on‑track monitoring — to improve outcomes.
Board members described the presentation as a candid look at both accomplishments and remaining work. One board member said it took courage to present the disaggregated data rather than only the headline rate. District staff noted that on‑track measures and targeted CTE pathways are associated with higher completion rates, and they pointed to an on‑track potential figure for next year that could be substantially higher if current in‑district students remain enrolled and the supports succeed.
The board did not vote on new policy at the Feb. 18 meeting but directed continued attention to data‑driven interventions and to clarifying reporting around students who transfer or enroll in nontraditional programs.
