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Accreditation Status: Accredited

Website: http://www.usd297.org
Email: mpenka@usd482.org
Phone: (785) 332-8182

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District: 294

State: 476,833

KESA Graduation Rates

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	Total Cohort Size	Total Grads	KESA Grad Rate	Rate of Change	Category

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KESA Graduation Definitions and Standards
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The KESA Graduation Rate is based on the 5 most recent *yearly graduation rates.

Calculated by taking the total number of graduates from the 5 most recent graduating classes and dividing by the total number of students in the 4-year adjusted cohort in each of those classes.
    Ex. – District A KESA Graduation rate Calculation
      Graduating classes of 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
      Total number of graduates – 485
      Total number in 4-year cohorts – 500
      District A KESA Graduation rate (2021 – 2025): 485 / 500 = 97%

The KESA Graduation Rate of Change is the difference between the most recent KESA Graduation Rate and the previous year’s KESA Graduation Rate.

Calculated by subtracting the most recent KESA Graduation Rate with the KESA Graduation Rate from the previous year.
    Ex. – District B KESA Rate of Change Calculation
      KESA Graduation Rate (2021-2025) – 96.2% (most recent)
      KESA Graduation Rate (2020-2024) – 96.5% (previous)
      District B KESA Graduation Rate of Change: Most recent (96.2%) – Previous (96.5%) = -0.3%

*Yearly Graduation Rate: The 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate is the number of students who graduate in four years with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who entered high school as 9th graders four years earlier (adjusting for transfers in and out).

KESA Graduation Standards
Performance Category	Additional Description	Criteria
Exceeds Performance Expectations	Meets the Standard: Systems that meet or exceed KSDE’s Kansas Can Lead the World! Graduation rate goal	95%+ KESA graduation rate, regardless of change from the previous to the most recent KESA Graduation Rate.
Meets Performance Expectations	Meets the Standard: Systems that meet KSDE’s performance expectations for KESA graduation rate	A) 88-94.9% KESA graduation rate AND KESA graduation rate does not decrease more than 2% from the previous to the most recent KESA Graduation Rate. OR B) Below 88% KESA graduation rate AND KESA graduation rate does increase from the previous to the most recent KESA Graduation Rate.
Identified Need for Improvement Toward Performance Expectations	Does not Meet the Standard: Systems that do not meet KESA graduation rate expectations	A) 88-94.9% KESA graduation rate AND KESA graduation rate does decrease more than 2% from the previous to the most recent KESA Graduation Rate. OR B) Below 88% KESA graduation rate AND KESA graduation rate does not increase from the previous to the most recent KESA Graduation Rate.

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