Hopkins' Graduation Rate Exceeds National Average
Even though Minnesota uses tougher measurement standards, Hopkins’ rates are still better than most.
The good news? National graduation rates are better than they’ve been since 1974. The even better news? Hopkins’ graduation rates surpass both national and state rates. The National Center for Education Statistics released a report Tuesday that found that the nationwide four-year graduation rate was 78.2 percent for the 2009-10 school year. Hopkins, though, had an 85.6 percent graduation rate that year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). The most recent rate, for the 2010-11 school year, is 83.0 percent. Click on the PDF to the right to read the full report. The district’s graduation rate exceeds the national average even though MDE uses a tougher, more accurate method of calculating graduation figures for Minnesota …
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