Northview and Riverwood boast highest graduation rates in Georgia
Northview and Riverwood International Charter high schools in Sandy Springs had impressive graduation rates last year in Georgia as Fulton County Schools reached its highest level in the district’s history. Northview’s four-year graduation rate was 98 percent and Riverwood attained a 97.1 percent graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year, according to the Georgia Department […] The post Northview and Riverwood boast highest graduation rates in Georgia appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Northview and Riverwood International Charter high schools in Sandy Springs had impressive graduation rates last year in Georgia as Fulton County Schools reached its highest level in the district’s history.
Northview’s four-year graduation rate was 98 percent and Riverwood attained a 97.1 percent graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Inspire website.
The school district attained a 91.9 percent overall rate, according to a news release. It was the fifth year in a row that Fulton County Schools (FCS) broke graduation records.
The rate had dipped in 2020 for the first time since 2012. The release said that in the last five years FCS had a 6.4 percent increase.
“We have come a long way since the pandemic and believe our continued progress is the result of our persistence in utilizing dedicated funds for recovery, effective data analysis, recruiting top talent, and investing in innovation that has transformed what was a period of crisis into one of restoration and thriving,” Superintendent Mike Looney said, according to the release.
FCS attributed its investment in multiple strategies throughout the pandemic, such as targeted academic supports, expanded access to advanced coursework, investment in Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) pathways, and new data monitoring tools for the graduation rate increase. According to the release, a measure of that success was that students who completed two or more CTAE courses posted a 99 percent graduate rate.
Seventeen of the school district’s 21 high schools surpassed the 90 percent graduation rate threshold.
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