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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Sarah Karp

Chicago Public Schools graduation rate hits record high

Chicago Public Schools Chief Education Officer Bogdana Chkoumbova looks on as CEO Pedro Martinez speaks to students and staff at Gage Park High School to celebrate the district’s four-year high school graduation rate for the Class of 2022. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Chicago Public Schools officials are celebrating a record high four-year high school graduation rate of 82.9% for the Class of 2022, up from 80.2% last year and 77% five years ago. 

CPS leaders also said that nearly 89% of last year’s freshmen are on track to graduate, returning to pre-pandemic levels, after dipping last year. This measure reflects how many freshmen are passing their core classes. 

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