Eight of Atlanta's 17 high schools increased their graduation rates in 2019.
The four-year graduation rates for the district's traditional, non-traditional and charter high schools were released by the state last week. Overall, Atlanta Public Schools' on-time graduation rate slipped to 77.9% in 2019, down from 79.9% in 2018.
One charter high school, Atlanta Classical Academy, graduated its first class in 2019 with a graduation rate of 88.6%.
The Atlanta high schools that increased graduation rates this year are:
Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy
2019 graduation rate: 100%
2018 graduation rate: 93.5%
Carver Early College
2019 graduation rate: 92.6%
2018 graduation rate: 91.8%
South Atlanta High School
2019 graduation rate: 87.9%
2018 graduation rate: 85%
Therrell High School
2019 graduation rate: 87%
2018 graduation rate: 86.4%
BEST Academy
2019 graduation rate: 86.3%
2018 graduation rate: 83.9%
Carver STEAM
2019 graduation rate: 68.8%
2018 graduation rate: 65.7%
Alonzo A. Crim Open Campus High School*
2019 graduation rate: 12.4%
2018 graduation rate: 10.1%
*non-traditional, alternative high school
Forrest Hill Academy*
2019 graduation rate: 4.7%
2018 graduation rate: 0%
*non-traditional, alternative high school
The Atlanta high schools with decreased graduation rates this year are:
Drew Charter School
2019 graduation rate: 96.6%
2018 graduation rate: 98.7%
North Atlanta High School
2019 graduation rate: 91.1%
2018 graduation rate: 92.5%
Grady High School
2019 graduation rate: 90.4%
2018 graduation rate: 92%
KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
2019 graduation rate: 86.3%
2018 graduation rate: 90.2%
Maynard H. Jackson High School
2019 graduation rate: 83.7%
2018 graduation rate: 84.8%
Booker T. Washington High School
2019 graduation rate: 72.2%
2018 graduation rate: 73.8%
Mays High School
2019 graduation rate: 71.8%
2018 graduation rate: 78.2%
Douglass High School
2019 graduation rate: 63.7%
2018 graduation rate: 69.9%
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