DPS 2015 graduation rates improve 6 percentage points, beating the State’s rate of increase!
Detroit Public Schools’ high school graduation rate increased six percentage points for 2015, bringing the rate to 77.35 percent, the highest rate in a decade. DPS students also continued to close the gap with their statewide peers and now are only 2.4 percent away from the state average. DPS students beat the state’s rate of increase by more than five percentage points.
In addition, 11 DPS high schools surpassed the statewide graduation rate of 79.79 percent. In addition to the seven schools above, the others are: Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School (88.13 percent); Detroit International Academy for Young Women (85.29 percent); Osborn Evergreen Academy of Design and Alternative Energy (81.54 percent); and Western International High School (80.98 percent).
Detroit Public Schools graduated 2,555 students in June 2015.
While 12 of the district’s 20 high schools made gains, Communication and Media Arts High School (CMA) made the largest gain from 2014 to 2015, with an increase of 12.48 percentage points and a graduation rate of 97.67 percent, 20 points above the District.
All staff established a warm and nurturing environment including teachers, counselors, office and support staff for students and their families.
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