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Stockton Unified reports record graduation gains as district intensifies student-level tracking
Summary
District officials told trustees on Sept. 9 that Stockton Unified’s four-year graduation rate rose to about 88.8% in 2024–25, with all comprehensive high schools reporting rates in the 90s. Officials credited monthly student-level data, summer interventions and home visits for the gains and said they will track postsecondary persistence next.
Brian Beerman, the district presenter on key performance indicators, told the Stockton Unified School Board on Sept. 9 that the district recorded its highest graduation and A–G completion rates in recent reporting.
“For the very first time all four of our comprehensive high schools are in the 90s,” Beerman said, presenting slides the board reviewed. He reported a districtwide graduation rate of about 88.8% for the 2024–25 cohort and an increase in A–G completion across sites.
Beerman walked trustees through subgroup outcomes the district is tracking: English learners rose to about 83.7% and students with disabilities to about 66.7%. He said those gains reflect more intensive, student-level casework—monthly progress checks, targeted interventions during the school year, credit-recovery options embedded in the school day, and a summer push that produced 224 additional graduates this year.
“What we measure gets done,” Beerman said, describing a system in which principals and counselors can see students’ credit status in real time and move students into recovery options (Apex, Cyber High or tutoring) when needed.
Trustees asked for technical follow-ups. They pressed the administration on how the district will verify postsecondary outcomes; Beerman said the district uses self-reported senior surveys and plans to lean more on national clearinghouse data to measure college persistence and degree completion over time.
Board members praised site teams and central offices for the coordination—home visits, weekend offerings and target staffing were cited as operational reasons the district narrowed its “credits needed” caseload and graduated more students.
The presentation concluded with a preview of next steps: the district will integrate new graduation requirements through 2029 (including expanded world-language expectations), continue monthly monitoring, and return to the board with postsecondary persistence data when available. No board vote was required for the presentation.
