Just 60% of high school seniors in the Coachella Valley Unified School District were on track to graduate last week, before the district’s Board of Education approved a temporary provision that it believes will increase the number to between 71% and 76%.
Instead of requiring the standard 220 credits to graduate, the district will instead require 180 for this year, then consider at a later date whether it makes sense to include credit reductions in the immediate years ahead. Just 57% of all high school students, including underclassmen, in the district are on track to graduate with their classes, according to data provided by CVUSD.