Graduation Rates for DC Public Charter High Schools
Today OSSE announced that 76.4% of public charter students graduate in four years in school year 2018-19, up four percentage points from last year, while the number of students graduating in five years declined by 1.1%.
Graduation rates are calculated by tracking the students who entered 9th grade and graduated from 12th grade within four or five years. And as part of its oversight, we verify that 9th-grade students are on track to graduate in four years and that 12th-grade students have met the school’s graduation requirements. To learn more about the Transcript Audit Policy, click here.
We also evaluate a school’s performance on multiple measures, including 4- and 5- year graduation rates, which are both indicators of whether or not a student is ready for college or the workforce on its School Quality Report. The 2019 reports are available here.
| School Name | Graduates within four years | Cohort Size | Four-Year Graduation Rate |
| All Charter Schools (includes alternative schools) | 1047 | 1427 | 73.4% |
| Capital City PCS - High School | 59 | 65 | 90.8% |
| Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy - Parkside High School | 61 | 70 | 87.1% |
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Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy - Chavez Prep
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| Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy - Capitol Hill | 57 | 75 | 76.0% |
| E.L. Haynes PCS - High School | 85 | 99 | 85.9% |
| Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School | 42 | 44 | 95.5% |
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Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy
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177 | 212 | 83.5% |
| IDEA PCS | 35 | 60 | 58.3% |
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KIPP DC - College Preparatory Academy PCS
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77 | 95 | 81.1% |
| Paul PCS - International High School | 82 | 118 | 69.5% |
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SEED PCS of Washington DC
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18 | 19 | 94.7% |
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Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS
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60 | 75 | 80.0% |
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Washington Latin PCS - Upper School
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79 | 87 | 90.8% |
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Washington Mathematics Science Technology PCHS
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51 | 68 | 75.0% |
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National Collegiate Preparatory PCHS
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48 | 82 | 58.5% |
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Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts
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45 | 58 | 77.6% |
| BASIS DC PCS | 15 | 15 | 100.0% |
Alternative High Schools
Alternative high schools are designed to meet the needs of students who have been unsuccessful at traditional high schools. Nearly all the students are overaged and uncredited.
| School Name | Graduates within four years | Cohort Size | Four-Year Graduation Rate |
| Maya Angelou - High School | 36 | 71 | 50.7% |
| Kingsman Academy PCS | 19 | 47 | 40.4% |