The Clark County School District’s (CCSD) final graduation rate for the Class of 2018 is a record high 85.22 percent, an increase of 2 percentage points over the previous year, according to final data compiled by the Nevada Department of Education.
During a news conference at Desert Oasis High School on Dec. 14, Superintendent Dr. Jesus F. Jara said, “This is a huge achievement by all teachers, support professionals and administrators from elementary to high school who have worked together to make CCSD #1 For Kids. While we celebrate this success of increasing the rate by 2 percentage points in one year, we are focusing all of our efforts to ensure all kids graduate ready for college and career.”
CCSD continues to make progress in improving its graduation rate. During the past eight years, the graduation rate has increased from 59.34 percent in 2011 to 85.22 percent in 2018.
