Graduation Rates hit Record High

- Graduation rate of 83.8% -- 4.5% increase that surpasses state rate
- All comprehensive high school rates grow, Sunnyside leads the way
- Graduation rates for Hispanic and African-American students outpace the state and nation

Fresno Unified students are graduating at the highest rate in at least a decade, a result of the district's increased efforts to break down barriers that have kept students from obtaining their diploma.

The district's four-year graduation rate for 2014-15 was 83.8%, an increase of 4.5% over the 2013-14 rate of 79.3%, according to data released
in May by the California Department of Education.

"Fresno Unified School District is continuing efforts to meet the Board of Education's Goal No. 4: 'All students will stay in school on target to graduate,'" said Superintendent Michael Hanson. "We continue our work implementing the Graduation Task Force Report recommendations to drive
our work moving forward.

"While I am encouraged by our continued upward movement in graduation rates, I will not be satisfied, nor should our community, until we reach a 100% graduation rate."