1 The longitudinal dropout rate for the 328,584 students in the class of 2013 is 6.6 percent. 2  The graduation, continuation, or GED certification rate was 93.4 percent. 3  The longitudinal rate tracks a cohort of students from grade 9 through graduation, as opposed to calculating the total number of dropouts in a given year.
http://tea.texas.gov/Dropout_Information.html
According to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) report, Secondary School Completion and Dropouts in Texas Public Schools, 2013-14, the graduation rate for the Class of 2014 was 88.3 percent, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the previous record set by the Class of 2013.
http://fotps.org/headlines/class-of-2014-graduation-rate-sets-new-mark/
The Grade 9 longitudinal dropout rate for the Class of 2013 cohort was at 6.6 percent, which was an increase of 0.3 percentage points from 2012, showing Asian students at 3.0 percent, white students at 3.5 percent, Hispanic students at 8.2 percent and black students at 9.9 percent.
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2014/08/11/record-breaking-graduation-rates-in-texas-high-schools-met-by-criticism/
In August, the Texas Education Agency announced another year of record-breaking high school graduation rates, which have been rising since 2007. It reported that 88 percent of public school students in the class of 2013 earned a diploma within four years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/us/with-climbing-graduation-rates-come-renewed-doubts.html
On August 5, Education Commissioner Michael Williams applauded Texas high school students for coming in 0.3 percentage points higher than the Class of 2012, marking the sixth consecutive year that the graduation rate has steadily increased.
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2014/08/11/record-breaking-graduation-rates-in-texas-high-schools-met-by-criticism/
1 The longitudinal rate tracks a cohort of students from grade 9 through graduation, as opposed to calculating the total number of dropouts in a given year. 2  The annual dropout rate for the 2,189,442 students who attended Grades 7-12 in Texas public schools during the 2012-13 school year is 1.6 percent.
http://tea.texas.gov/Dropout_Information.html
1 Though the graduation rate for the Class of 2014 reflects some modest increases from the previous year, they are still all-time highs for Hispanic (85.5 percent) and African-American (84.2 percent) students. 2  Asian students in Texas had the highest graduation rate (94.8 percent) in the Class of 2014 Grade 9 cohort.
http://fotps.org/headlines/class-of-2014-graduation-rate-sets-new-mark/
The Texas Education Agency will release the Class of 2014 graduate rate next year. The number of DISD students who leave with a diploma has steadily climbed from the Class of 2007, which had a four-year graduation rate of 63 percent.
http://educationblog.dallasnews.com/2014/06/dallas-isds-graduation-rate-climbs-to-84-percent.html/
The Texas Education Agency will release the Class of 2014 graduate rate next year. The number of DISD students who leave with a diploma has steadily climbed from the Class of 2007, which had a four-year graduation rate of 63 percent. Matthew Haag writes about the Dallas Independent School District.
http://educationblog.dallasnews.com/2014/06/dallas-isds-graduation-rate-climbs-to-84-percent.html/
Findings from the report include: 1  The longitudinal dropout rate for the 328,584 students in the class of 2013 is 6.6 percent. 2  The graduation, continuation, or GED certification rate was 93.4 percent.
http://tea.texas.gov/Dropout_Information.html
Texas Dropout Rate 2014
In 2014, the dropout rate is 88.3 percent in Texas. The Dropout Rate of Texas in 2014 was 88.3 percent.