Washington State High School Graduation Pathway Completion Rates

House Bill 1599 established multiple graduation pathways for Washington high school students starting with the Class of 2020. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction annually reports completion rates for each pathway, district, and student group. Data covers cohorts from the 2019-20 to 2024-25 school years.

Use Cases

• Analyze disparities in StudentCompletionRate across different StudentGroup categories like ethnicity or socioeconomic status.
• Track year-over-year trends in PathwayMeasure completion by DistrictName or ESDName to evaluate policy effectiveness.
• Model GraduationStatus using features like StudentGroup, DistrictCode, and SchoolYear to identify at-risk cohorts.
• Compare AdjCohort size to StudentCompletionCount to calculate completion rates for specific pathways like 'Career and Technical Education' or 'Arts'.

Strengths

• Contains 18 distinct columns for granular analysis by district, school, and student group.
• Covers six consecutive school years (2019-20 to 2024-25) for longitudinal study.
• Legislatively mandated collection ensures consistent reporting from all public schools.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count prevents assessment of statistical power for subgroup analyses.
• Sample data unavailable, preventing verification of data structure and null value patterns.
• Geographic scope is limited to Washington State, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), Washington State.

Collection Method

Mandated annual collection from all public school districts in accordance with House Bill 1599.

Time Range

2019-20 to 2024-25 school years.

Freshness

Updated March 2026, indicating regular annual updates.

Geography

Washington State, USA.