Last school year, more local students failed to get the needed credits to graduate in four years, leading graduation rates to fall at most schools in Johnson County.
Johnson County high schools all performed better than the state average of 87 percent, according to numbers from the Indiana Department of Education. But most local high schools had their graduation rate decrease from the previous school year. The state average also dropped two percentage points, according to the state data.
The exceptions are Center Grove High School, who improved its rate from 95 to 97 percent, Greenwood Christian Academy, whose 100 percent rate stayed the same, and Greenwood Community High School, whose 91 percent rate stayed steady.
The rate is based on the percentage of students who graduate in four years or less. Graduation rates also include students who received a waiver because they did not meet certain graduation requirements, such as passing end-of-course assessments. In 2023, students might have to grapple with a change to what is needed to graduate after a new proposal received approval from the Indiana State Board of Education. The proposal adds project-based learning to demonstrate employability skills, and meeting the requirements of other assessments, such as the SAT and ACT, as requirements for graduation.
See Wednesday’s Daily Journal for more information.
