New York City Graduation Outcomes for 2012-2019 Cohorts

Graduation Outcomes data for student cohorts from 2012 to 2019, covering classes graduating from 2016 to 2023. The dataset is produced by the New York State Education Department and published by the City of New York. It defines graduates as students earning a Local or Regents diploma.

Use Cases

• Analyze graduation rate trends over time for Cohorts 2012 to 2019 to identify policy impacts.
• Compare Graduation Outcomes between different school types or districts within New York City.
• Model the relationship between student cohort entry year and subsequent graduation rates.

Strengths

• Covers eight consecutive student cohorts (2012 to 2019), providing longitudinal perspective.
• Data is calculated and provided by the authoritative New York State Education Department.
• Includes multiple machine-readable file formats (XML, CSV, RDF, JSON) for accessibility.

Limitations

• The specific data schema, including column names and row counts, is not documented.
• Data is limited to New York City, limiting generalizability to other regions.
• The most recent cohort data is from 2019, which may not reflect current conditions.

Provenance

Source

New York State Education Department, published by the City of New York.

Collection Method

State calculation method applied to cohort data, where a cohort consists of all students first entering 9th grade in a given school year.

Time Range

Cohorts from 2012 to 2019 (Classes graduating 2016 to 2023).

Freshness

Dataset metadata was last updated in November 2024.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA.