The Maryland State Department of Education released data on the four-year cohort graduation rate for students graduating from Maryland public schools in the spring of 2023. The four-year 2023 cohort graduation rate was 85.8%, down from 86.3% in the prior year. Students in the 2023 cohort entered ninth grade in the 2019-2020 school year and a critical portion of their high school experience was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting in the spring of 2020, this cohort of students experienced primarily virtual learning methods, until they returned to in-person learning in their 11th grade. “Maryland’s students are among the best and brightest in the world and while our graduation rates are good, they can be better,” said Interim State Superintendent Carey M. Wright. “We have an opportunity to build upon our education system’s strong foundation to achieve the equitable and successful outcomes we want for all students.” For most student groups, the 2023 four-year cohort graduation rates remained stable as compared to the 2022 cohort rate. An exception was the graduation rate for economically disadvantaged students, which increased from 75.7% in the 2021-2022 school year to 80.8% in the 2022-2023 school year. In addition, the four-year cohort graduation rate increased […]
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