Graduation Statistics

Interactive Graduation Data

This dashboard indicates the graduation rates by school district for the 2022-23 school year. Click the image to access, then hover your mouse over a school district to view additional information and special considerations.

State of Colorado - Grand Totals

**Anticipated Year of Graduation* 2023**

4-year graduation rate: 83.1%

**Anticipated Year of Graduation* 2023**

4-year completion rate: 84.6%

How are these rates calculated?
Special Considerations

Anticipated Year of Graduation 2022

4-year graduation rate: 82.3%
5-year graduation rate: 86.1%

Anticipated Year of Graduation 2022

4-year completion rate: 84.1%
5-year completion rate: 88.3%

Anticipated Year of Graduation 2021

4-year graduation rate: 81.7%
5-year graduation rate: 85.7%
6-year graduation rate: 86.7%

Anticipated Year of Graduation 2021

4-year completion rate: 83.2%
5-year completion rate: 87.7%
6-year completion rate: 88.9%

Anticipated Year of Graduation 2020

4-year graduation rate: 81.9%
5-year graduation rate: 86.0%
6-year graduation rate: 87.1%
7-year graduation rate: 87.6%

Anticipated Year of Graduation 2020

4-year completion rate: 83.4%
5-year completion rate: 88.0%
6-year completion rate: 89.3%
7-year completion rate: 89.9%

*The Anticipated Year of Graduation (AYG) cohort is determined by assigning an unchanging anticipated year of graduation to students when they enter ninth grade. All students with the same AYG are considered the AYG cohort from which graduation/completion rates are derived. Sometimes the AYG cohort is referred to as the “Class of…”. For more information, please see Frequently Asked Questions.

January 2024 CDE Press Release: Statewide four-year graduation rate continues to improve; Fewer students dropped out of school

Graduation and Completion Data for the 2022-2023 School Year

Summary of 2022-23 Graduation/Completion Release (DOC)
Workbook Containing State, District, and School Level Graduation and Completion Data (XLSX)
- Graduation and Completion Rates by State and Subgroups
- Graduation and Completion Rates by District, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
- Graduation and Completion Rates by District and Instructional Program Service Type
- Graduation and Completion Rates by School, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
- Graduation and Completion Rates by School and Instructional Program Service Type
Workbook Containing District and School Level Still Enrolled Data (XLSX)

2021-2022 Graduation and Completion Rates 2020-2021 Graduation and Completion Rates 2019-2020 Graduation and Completion Rates

Graduation Rate Calculation

Four-Year Graduation Rate =

Number of students in the AYG cohort receiving a regular diploma
[within four years of entering ninth grade]

DIVIDED BY

AYG Cohort Size
[Number of students entering from ninth grade plus number of transfers in
minus number of verified transfers out]

Completion Rate Calculation

Four-Year Completion Rate =

Number of students in the AYG cohort receiving a regular diploma plus those completing with a non-diploma certificate or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED)
[within four years of entering ninth grade]

DIVIDED BY

AYG Cohort Size
[Number of students entering from ninth grade plus number of transfers in
minus number of verified transfers out]

NOTES:

Beginning in 2006-07, Colorado school districts could not report students as transfers unless an official request for the student’s educational records is received from the school in question. If this request is not received, the Colorado district is required to report the student as a dropout.
Extended Year (5-, 6-, 7-year) Graduation and Completion rates utilize the same calculations for each applicable AYG cohort.

The completion counts and rates include all students who graduate in four years with a regular diploma plus students who complete in four years with a HSED or non-diploma certificate. It is important to note that graduates are included in the completer count and rate, therefore the completion counts and rates for any school or district will be greater than or equal to the graduation rate.

Special Considerations

Small districts: 49 of Colorado's 185 school districts and BOCES had an AYG 2023 graduation cohort sizer of 15 or fewer students.
Graduation Guidelines: In the 2020-21 school year, Colorado's Graduation Guidelines went into effect with full implementation in the 2021-2022 school year. Graduating students demonstrate readiness for career, college, and the military in Reading, Writing, Communicating and Mathematics with measures selected from the Menu of Demonstration Options.
Other non-graduating completers: The 2022-23 four-year completion rate for the state is 1.5 percentage points higher than the four-year graduation rate. The completion rate includes all graduates plus students who receive a HSED or certificate of completion.
Alternative Education Campuses (AECs): In the 2022-23 school year, there were 86 Alternative Education Campuses located across 44 local education agencies (districts, BOCES and CSI). At least 90% of the students served at AEC schools are considered at high risk of dropping out.

Additional Information

CDE’s Office of Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness: This office supports programs and strategies that support student access to career-connected learning options.
- Colorado’s Graduation Guidelines information.
CDE’s Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement office: This office supports programs and strategies that support pro-active and responsive efforts to increase engagement in learning.
Data Requests – Visit CDE’s Data Request page
Additional Questions – Email Reagan Ward, ward_r@cde.state.co.us