Cobb Graduation Rate Up for Fifth Straight Year

Cobb County’s Class of 2015 graduated at a higher rate than the Class of 2014, making five straight years that the senior class has outperformed the class that came before it, data released Monday shows.

The county graduation rate topped 80 percent in 2015 with 81.4 percent of seniors walking on graduation day. Last year, the graduation rate was 78.2 percent. The graduation rate in 2011 sat at 73.6 percent, according to the data.

Walton and Harrison high schools led the way in 2015 with 94.1 graduation rates, with Lassiter at 93.8 percent, Pope at 91.7 percent, and Hillgrove at 90.8 percent. The biggest year-to-year increase came at South Cobb High School, where 74.9 percent of seniors graduated compared to 64 percent last year. Osborne’s graduation rate has increased 18.7 percent in the last five years, the data shows.

Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said in a statement, “Our graduation rates continuing to rise is the outcome of the great work our teachers are doing. It is our goal that all of our graduates are prepared to succeed on whichever path they pursue after high school. Having our graduation rates increase means that we are able to ensure more of our students are receiving the preparation needed for success.”

Statewide, the graduation rate jumped from 72.5 percent to 78.8 between 2014 and 2015, marking the fourth consecutive year of increases in that percentage.

Complete graduation data can be found below.