Georgia Charter Schools Receive Top Graduation Rates

Georgia’s graduation rate climbed to 81.6 percent in 2018, an all-time high for the state. A significant number of Georgia charter schools were among the schools with the highest percentage of four-year graduates.

In 2018, 100 percent of Fulton Leadership Academy seniors graduated. As a result, the state-authorized charter school tied with nine other schools for the number one graduation rate in Georgia. Charles R. Drew Charter School received the top graduation rate in Atlanta Public Schools and the sixth highest graduation rate in the state. In 2018, 98.7 percent of Drew seniors received a high school diploma.

See more notable charter graduation rates below:

Fulton Leadership Academy – 100 percent
(Tied for Number One Graduation Rate in Georgia)
(Surpassed Fulton Graduation Rate – 86.8 percent)
(Surpassed Georgia Graduation Rate – 81.6 percent)

Charles R. Drew Charter School – 98.7 percent
(Top Graduation Rate in Atlanta Public Schools)
(6th Highest Graduation Rate in Georgia)
(Surpassed Atlanta Public Schools’ Graduation Rate – 79.9 percent)
(Surpassed Georgia Graduation Rate – 81.6 percent)

Baconton Community Charter School – 95.8 percent
(Tied for 26^th Highest Graduation Rate in Georgia)
(Surpassed Georgia Graduation Rate – 81.6 percent)
Mitchell County – 96.2 percent

Hapeville Charter Career Academy – 94.8 percent
(Tied for 35^th Highest Graduation Rate in Georgia)
(Surpassed Fulton County Graduation Rate – 86.8 percent)
(Surpassed Georgia Graduation Rate – 81.6 percent)

Lake Oconee Charter Academy – 93.8 percent
(44^th Highest Graduation Rate in Georgia)
(Top Graduation Rate in Greene County)
(Surpassed Greene County Graduation Rate – 89.6 percent)
(Surpassed Georgia Graduation Rate – 81.6 percent)

Pataula Charter Academy – 90.6 Percent
(Surpassed Baker County Graduation Rate – 77.8)
(Surpassed Calhoun County Graduation Rate – 89.4)
(Surpassed Randolph County Graduation Rate – 83.1)
(Surpassed Georgia Graduation Rate – 81.6 percent)
Early County – 90.9

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate – 90.2 percent
(Surpassed Atlanta Public Schools’ Graduation Rate – 79.9 percent)
(Surpassed Georgia Graduation Rate – 81.6 percent)

Chamblee Charter High School – 82.7 percent
(Surpassed DeKalb County Graduation Rate – 75.0 percent)
(Surpassed Georgia Graduation Rate – 81.6 percent)

According to the Georgia Department of Education, “Georgia calculates a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate as required by federal law. This rate is the number of students who graduate in four years with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who form the adjusted cohort for the graduating class. From the beginning of ninth grade, students who are entering that grade for the first time form a cohort that is subsequently “adjusted” by adding any students who transfer into the cohort during the next three years, and subtracting any students who transfer out.

While all states use the same calculation, each state sets its own requirements for students to earn a regular high school diploma. Georgia has some of the highest requirements in the nation for students to graduate with a regular diploma.”