equity
Nearly Half of Portland's Native American Students Don't Graduate on Time
Portland's Native American graduation rate is stuck at 47.6% for three straight years, 26 points below statewide and 35 below the district average.
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Portland's Graduation Rate Peaked at 84.4% - Then Dropped for Two Straight Years
Portland SD 1J's graduation rate peaked at 84.4% in 2023 after climbing from 53.6% in 2010, then slipped to 82.5% in 2025.
How a Definition Change Revealed a 12-Point Graduation Gap Oregon Had Been Hiding
Oregon's poverty graduation gap appeared to vanish because 78% of the cohort was classified as disadvantaged. A tighter definition revealed a 12-point gap.
Nearly Half of Oregon's Native American Students Miss Too Much School
45.9% of Native American students are chronically absent while the community shrinks — down 30% since 2015. In Portland, nearly two-thirds are chronically absent.
Redmond Went From 46% to 91% Graduation: Oregon's Most Dramatic Turnaround
Redmond SD 2J climbed from 46.1% graduation in 2010 to 91.2% in 2025, a 45-point gain, the largest among Oregon's mid-size and large districts.
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56% of Oregon's Homeless Students Are Chronically Absent
Oregon's 15,920 students who are currently homeless have a chronic absenteeism rate of 56.4% — more than half miss too much school. The gap with the overall rate has persisted at 22-25 points for a decade.
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More Than Half of Oregon's Pacific Islander Students Are Chronically Absent
Pacific Islander students have the highest chronic absenteeism of any racial group in Oregon at 51.5%. The gap with white students has quadrupled from 5.0 to 20.8 points.
equity
15 Oregon Districts Still Graduate Fewer Than 70 Percent of Their Students
Even as Oregon hits a record 83% graduation rate, 15 districts graduate fewer than 70% of students. The list skews rural and coastal, with Coquille at 41%.
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Twelve Oregon Districts Got Worse Every Year From 2016 to 2023
Beaverton, Portland, Tigard-Tualatin, and nine other districts saw chronic absenteeism worsen in every measurable year for six straight years, spanning pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic eras.
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Kindergartners Came Back. Oregon Seniors Did Not. 52.5% Still Chronically Absent Three Years Later.
Oregon's 12th-grade chronic absenteeism rate was 52.5% in both 2022 and 2025. While kindergarten recovered 12 points, seniors have shown no improvement at all.
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Salem-Keizer's Absenteeism Is the Highest Among Oregon's Largest Districts, and the Slowest to Recover
Oregon's third-largest district hit 43.1% chronic absenteeism in 2024-25, more than double its pre-COVID rate, with 48.3% of Hispanic students chronically absent.
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Former English Learners Graduate at 89.5% in Oregon, Above the State Average
Oregon's LEP graduation rate of 70% masks a complex picture. Former English learners graduate at 89.5%, above average. The four-year clock is the barrier.
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Oregon's Hispanic-White Absence Gap Has Grown Sixfold Since 2015
In 2015, Hispanic and white students had nearly identical absence rates. By 2025, the gap had grown roughly sixfold to 9.8 points (40.5% vs 30.7%).
equity
The White-Hispanic Graduation Gap in Oregon Has Shrunk From 15 Points to Under 5
Oregon's white-Hispanic graduation gap narrowed from 14.7 to 4.6 points since 2010. Hispanic students gained 24.7 points; in 23 districts they now lead.
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Medford's 8-Year Reporting Streak: From 62% to 88% Graduation Rate
Medford SD 549C improved its graduation rate for 8 consecutive reporting years, climbing from 61.6% in 2010 to 88.1% in 2025.
