DCSS Update: October 2016

Making the Grade:
DCSS Graduation rates top state average; continues upward climb
The average graduation
rate of
the four DCSS
high schools
lifted the system above the
state average, according to
the Georgia Department of
Education.
Albany High School,
Monroe Comprehensive
High School and Westover
Comprehensive High
School each had a graduation
rate above the state
average. Dougherty Comprehensive
High came in at
just five points from making
the list.
Albany High made the
largest gain, jumping more
than 5.5 points and topping
out at 84.6%. Dougherty
High also saw its graduation
rate improve by 1.4 points
to 72.3%. Monroe had the
third highest total at 82.5%
and Westover topped the list
at 86.4%.
This marks the fourth
straight year the graduation
rate has improved system-wide.
“We’re certainly proud
of the work that our high
school teachers and students
have been doing, especially
at Albany High and Dougherty,
where teachers and
students continue to find
success,” Dr. Ufot Inyang,
associate superintendent
of Academic Services, said.
“That being said, we still
are focused on making sure
every student that comes
through the Dougherty
County School System
graduates on time and ready
for the next level, so we will
continue pushing and working
with our administrators,
teachers and students to give
them every opportunity to
succeed.”
The increasing rate is
thought to be due, in part,
by the growing number
of DCSS students who
are enrolling in Move-on-
When-Ready courses with
our collegiate partners and
a renewed collaboration between
high school principals
and teachers.