GPRA 6. Students graduating in four years.

Guidance Document Definition. As of 2009, the No Child Left Behind Act (24 CFR 200.19(b)(1)) requires all states and school districts to calculate a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate. The adjusted cohort graduation rate is recognized as an accurate and uniform way to compare graduation rates across all states.

Definition. School districts must calculate a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate. The four-year adjusted cohort rate is defined in 34 CFR 200.19 (b)(1) as:

“The number of students who graduate in four years with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who form the adjusted cohort for that graduating class. For those high schools that start after grade 9, the cohort must be calculated based on the earliest high school grade. The term ‘‘adjusted cohort’’ means the students who enter grade 9 (or the earliest high school grade) and any students who transfer into the cohort in grades 9 through 12 minus any students removed from the cohort. The term ‘‘students who transfer into the cohort’’ means the students who enroll after the beginning of the entering cohort’s first year in high school, up to and including in grade 12. To remove a student from the cohort, a school or LEA must confirm in writing that the student transferred out, emigrated to another country, or is deceased.

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