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District dashboard shows 91.8% graduation rate and rising dual-enrollment
Summary
Superintendent’s cabinet presented the newly released student achievement dashboard showing a 91.8% graduation rate, a 38.1% A–G completion rate, increases in ELA proficiency and CTE pathway completers (1,390), with Hispanic/Latino students comprising roughly 89.9% of enrollment.
Dr. Krista Herrera presented the district’s newly released student achievement dashboard and walked trustees through demographics, assessment results and progress indicators from the 2023–24 school year.
She reported that the district’s graduation rate stood at 91.8%, roughly in line with state and county figures. Herrera said the district’s A–G completion rate is 38.1%, marking roughly a 10% increase in some metrics since 2018–19, and that dual-enrollment opportunities have grown substantially. "Last year, our district had a 91.8 percent graduation rate," Herrera said as she reviewed slides on graduation and course completion.
Herrera also provided demographic context: about 89.9% of students are Hispanic or Latino; 56.7% are reclassified as English proficient, 15.5% are currently English learners and 21.9% of students reported experiencing homelessness. The district reported increases in ELA proficiency (a roughly 10% increase in one comparison) and in CAST science proficiency to about 24%. CTE pathway completion hit 1,390 students, which Herrera described as the largest number yet for the district.
Trustees asked questions about subgroup performance and the extent to which data-reflection cycles and new common assessments correlate with achievement gains. Herrera cautioned that the publicly released dashboard contains mostly end-of-year data and that timely district assessments (given five times a year) provide more immediate guidance for interventions.
The presentation provided trustees with context for budget and instructional decisions, including efforts to support English learners and homeless students, whom Herrera said are currently performing behind district averages in some areas.
