Oregon graduation rates reach new highs
Over the past six years, Oregon s graduation rate has gradually risen more than 10 percentage points
Posted: Jan 21, 2021 5:21 PM
Updated: Jan 21, 2021 7:28 PM
Posted By: Jacob Roberts
EUGENE, Ore. – Amid a pandemic, graduation rates for Oregon high school students reached an all-time high for the class of 2020.
According to the Oregon Department of Education, the statewide graduation rate for the class of 2020 notched 82.6%, the highest ever recorded in Oregon.
Over the past six years, Oregon s graduation rate has gradually risen more than 10 percentage points. ODE said many of those gains came among underserved groups, which generally saw better increases in graduation rates than the overall state average.