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Sat. 8:25 p.m.: Schools working to improve graduation numbers

Working to get students who enter the ninth grade to graduate with their class four years later has been one on the primary goals of school districts across the Mahoning Valley and Ohio, according to area superintendents.

School districts use varying approaches to ensure their students show up to class and stay on pace academically in order to graduate within four or five years of entering ninth grade. Graduation rates are an important part of the Ohio Department of Education’s report card grading system for school districts. The state report cards were released Thursday.

The combined four- and five-year graduation rate represent 15 percent of a district’s overall grade on the state report card. Other components are gap closing, improved at-risk K-3 readers and prepared for success, each representing 15 percent of the district’s total grade. Student achievement and progress each represent 20 percent of the district’s overall grade.

The four- and five-year graduation rates across the state have consistently improved since 2010, according to an ODE report. The class of 2017 reached a new high, graduating 84.1 percent of students in four years. The class of 2016 also reached a new high of 86.1 percent of students graduating within five years.

To see how your school district scored on its graduation rate, see Sunday’s Tribune Chronicle.

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