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Dr. Jason Murphy: Stockton Unified graduation rate reaches 85% as dashboard shows mixed academic results
Summary
Dr. Jason Murphy, director of Research and Accountability, told the board that Stockton Unified—s 2024 California Schools Dashboard shows the district—s graduation rate rose to 85% (a 2.9-point increase), while academic indicators show gains for some subgroups but continued underperformance in long-term English learners and students with disabilities.
Dr. Jason Murphy, director of Research and Accountability, presented Stockton Unified—s results from the 2024 California Schools Dashboard, saying the district—s four- and five-year graduation rate climbed to 85%, the highest in district history, up 2.9 percentage points from the prior year.
Murphy framed the dashboard as a combined view of status and growth. He said English language arts (ELA) remains well below the state standard even as the district recorded a small year-over-year increase: "on average our students are 61.2 percentage points below standard," Murphy said, while ELA rose 2.7 percentage points. He highlighted subgroup gains: African American students improved by 5.4 points and Hispanic students by 3.6 points.
On mathematics, Murphy said the district still trails the standard on average but showed improvement: "students are, on average, 95.7 points below standard for mathematics," with a reported increase of about 3.1 points year over year; Hispanic students improved by 3.5 points and students with disabilities improved by 6.8 points.
Murphy described the graduation-rate increase as "an area of celebration," noting particularly large gains for foster youth (up 12.9 points) and modest improvements for socioeconomically disadvantaged and Hispanic students. He warned that some groups remain well below targets: homeless students and students with disabilities have graduation rates under 80% and long-term English learners remain a significant area for intervention.
College and career readiness rose to 22.4% districtwide (up 3.8 points), but Murphy said readiness for long-term English learners and students with disabilities remains under 10%.
Murphy also reviewed non-academic indicators: the suspension rate declined to 5.3% (a 0.7-point drop), and chronic absenteeism fell to 32.9% after a 5-point decline; the Hispanic and socioeconomically disadvantaged subgroups showed meaningful drops in chronic absenteeism, while homeless students continue to have the highest chronic absence rate (about 50.8%).
The superintendent and Murphy said the district will use continuous-improvement scorecards and department-level KPIs to track and respond to the dashboard data in real time rather than waiting a year. Murphy said the district plans professional development and targeted interventions focused on long-term English learners, students with disabilities, and homeless students.
The board requested additional localized data so trustees can review results for schools and neighborhoods in their areas; Murphy acknowledged the request and the need for more site-level follow-up.
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