UNDERSTANDING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS’ YOUTH UNDERSTANDING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS’ YOUTH GRADUATION RATES: THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION May 2015 Prepared by The Institute for Research and Reform in Education

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES  What do we know?  How many students entered 9 th grade AND graduated 4 years later  Results for the graduating Class of 2007 through the Class of 2014  Graduation rates for all public and some private schools in Skillman Neighborhoods  What is the data source?  Data provided by Michigan Department of Education  What do the numbers tell us?  The percent of students graduating on-time (within 4 years) at neighborhood schools 2

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES Goal 3

GRADUATION RATES in BRIGHTMOOR Goal 4

GRADUATION RATES in CHADSEY CONDON 5

Goal GRADUATION RATES in CODY ROUGE 6

Goal GRADUATION RATES in NORTHEND 7

Goal GRADUATION RATES in OSBORN 8

GRADUATION RATES in SOUTHWEST Goal

GRADUATION RATES in Non-Traditional Schools 10

UNDERSTANDING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS’ YOUTH UNDERSTANDING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS’ YOUTH REACHING A 90% GRADUATION RATE THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION May 2015 Prepared by The Institute for Research and Reform in Education

REACHING A 90% GRADUATION RATE  How many more students need to graduate at each school and in each neighborhood to achieve a 90% graduation rate?  The reported number of additional graduates needed is extrapolated based on:  The average size of the senior class cohorts for the Classes of 2012, 2013 and 2014;  The average number of on-time graduates in the Classes of 2012, 2013 and 2014;  The actual numbers of additional graduates needed may increase or decrease based on the size of the senior cohort. 12

GRADUATION RATES – All SGN Schools* Graduates Non-Graduates +233 Non-Graduates Needed to Graduate 13 *Non-traditional are not included in this analysis