NEW YORK CITY GRADUATION RATES CLASS OF 2012 (2008 COHORT)

57,295 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM 2005-2012*

During the same period, the number of students dropping out each year has nearly halved

Percentage of Graduates
June 2005-Aug 2012 +39% 65.5 60.9

Percentage of Dropouts
June 2005-Aug 2012 -48%

60.7 49.1 52.8 56.4

62.7 59.0

65.1 61.0

64.7 60.4

46.5

22.0

18.5

15.8

13.5

11.8

12.0

12.1

11.4

Class of '05 (01 Cohort)

Class of '06 (02 Cohort)

Class of '07 (03 Cohort)

Class of '08 (04 Cohort)

Class of '09 (05 Cohort)

Class of '10 (06 Cohort)

Class of '11 (07 Cohort)

Class of '12 (08 Cohort)

Class of '05 Class of '06 Class of '07 Class of '08 Class of '09 Class of '10 Class of '11 Class of '12 (01 Cohort) (02 Cohort) (03 Cohort) (04 Cohort) (05 Cohort) (06 Cohort) (07 Cohort) (08 Cohort)

NYS 4-Year Rate

NYS 4-Year Rate w/ August

both June and August for 2008-2012)

(NY State reports graduation and dropout rates as of

Note: August graduate data for 4 year outcomes are only available for the 2004-2008 cohorts. *In 2005, only 46.5% of students graduated in four years. If every year since then, our graduation rate remained flat, 285,017 would have graduated between 2005 and 2012. Instead, because of the rise in graduation rates, 57,295 additional students graduated in those years, or 342,312 cumulatively.

THE NYC GRADUATION RATE HAS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN NEW YORK STATE AND OTHER LARGE NEW YORK DISTRICTS
2005-2012 % Change New York City New York State Big 4 + 39.1% + 16.6% + 14.3%

New York City-New York State Gap Reduction 2005-2012: 7.3 pts
76.1 65.1 76.8 76.7
NY State

73.6 65.8 67.2 69.3* 60.7 52.8* 46.5 46.8 49.1 53.1 45.6 46.9*

74.4

62.7

65.5

64.7

New York City

53.3

53.4

56.3

Big 4 (Buffalo, 53.5

Syracuse, Yonkers, and Rochester)

Class of '05 (01 Cohort)

Class of '06 (02 Cohort)

Class of '07 (03 Cohort)

Class of '08 (04 Cohort)

Class of '09 (05 Cohort)

Class of '10 (06 Cohort)

Class of '11 (07 Cohort)

Class of '12 (08 Cohort)

Notes: The NY State method, used since 2005, includes Local and Regents Diplomas and all disabled students. It does not include GEDs and Special Education diplomas. * Final year NYS reported only June graduates. Class of 2008 to 2012 is based on August graduates.

SINCE 2005, GRADUATION RATES HAVE INCREASED FOR ALL ETHNICITIES

Asian Students Black Students Hispanic Students White Students

2005-12 Increase

2005-12 Increase

2005-12 Increase

2005-12 Increase

+24%

+50%

+54%

+22%

82.1 66.3 59.8 57.5 64.0

78.1

40.1

37.4

Class of '05 (01 Cohort)

Class of '08 (12 Cohort)

Class of '05 (01 Cohort)

Class of '08 (12 Cohort)

Class of '05 (01 Cohort)

Class of '08 (12 Cohort)

Class of '05 (01 Cohort)

Class of '08 (12 Cohort)

Note: August graduate data for 4 year outcomes are only available for the 2004-2008 cohort.

MORE STUDENTS ARE REMAINING IN SCHOOL AND GRADUATING IN FIVE AND SIX YEARS
As seen in all time low dropout rates, more students are persisting in school to achieve a high school diploma
4-Year Graduation Rate 5-Year Graduation Rate 6-Year Graduation Rate

60.7 52.8

62.7

65.1 65.5 64.7

62.6

66.1 67.8

70.4 71.1 65.6

69.2 70.9

73.2

Class of '07 Class of '08 Class of '09 Class of '10 Class of '11 Class of '12 (03 Cohort) (04 Cohort) (05 Cohort) (06 Cohort) (07 Cohort) (08 Cohort)

Grads in '08 Grads in '09 Grads in '10 Grads in '11 Grads in '12 (03 Cohort) (04 Cohort) (05 Cohort) (06 Cohort) (07 Cohort)

Grads in '09 Grads in 10 Grads in '11 Grads in '12 (03 Cohort) (04 Cohort) (05 Cohort) (06 Cohort)

Note: August graduate data for 4-year outcomes are only available for the 2004-2008 cohortS. 5-year outcomes reflect August graduates for the classes of 2011-2012.

AS DIPLOMA STANDARDS INCREASE, MORE STUDENTS ARE EARNING REGENTS DIPLOMAS

Minimum Graduation Requirements of Students Entering the 9th Grade:
In 2005, 2 Regents exams at 65+ and 3 exams at 55+ In 2006, 3 Regents exams at 65+ and 2 exams at 55+ In 2007, 4 Regents exams at 65+ and 1 exam at 55+ In 2008, 5 Regents exams at 65+

In 2001 through 2004, 5 Regents exams at 55 or higher

60.7 46.5
16.6

62.7
16.5

65.1
13.9

65.5
9.9

64.7
3.2

49.1
15.4

52.8
18.0 15.6

30.0

33.7

37.1

42.6

46.2

51.2

55.6

61.5

Class of '05 (01 Cohort)

Class of '06 (02 Cohort)

Class of '07 (03 Cohort)

Local Diploma

Class of '08 (04 Cohort)

Class of '09 (05 Cohort)

Class of '10 (06 Cohort)

Class of '11 (07 Cohort)

Class of '12 (08 Cohort)

Regents + Advanced Regents Diploma

Note: The overall rate may not equal the sum of each diploma type due to rounding. August graduate data for 4-year outcomes are only available for the 2004-2008 cohortS. The rate of Advanced Regents diplomas increased 0.1 points between 2011 and 2012.

WHEN 2012 DIPLOMA STANDARDS ARE APPLIED OVER TIME, WE SEE DRAMATIC GRADUATION RATE INCREASES
NYC 4-Year Graduation Rates

65.1 60.7 52.8 49.1 46.5 43.0 38.9 35.0 31.8

Class of '05 (01 Cohort) Class of '06 (02 Cohort) Class of '07 (03 Cohort) Class of '08 (04 Cohort) Class of '09 (05 Cohort) Class of '10 (06 Cohort)

65.5 58.3

62.7

64.7

54.0 48.6

Class of '11 (07 Cohort)

Class of '12 (08 Cohort)

NYC Reported Graduation Rate

NYC Graduation Rate Using 2012 Requirements

Graduation rates from 2007-2011 using 2012 graduation requirements include all students who attained a Regents diploma and those students who achieved a local diploma through the student with disability safety net. August graduate data for 4-year outcomes are only available for the 2004-2008 cohorts.

GRADUATION RATES AT NEW HIGH SCHOOLS ARE HIGHER THAN AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS THEY REPLACED
In 2006, the graduation rate of all phasing-out high schools was 38.0%. In 2012, the graduation rate of all new high schools was 70.5%, an increase of 0.4 percentage points from 2011. At the campuses below, the overall graduation rate increased from 37.9% at the large high schools in the building in 2002 to 67.7% in the new schools in the same building in 2012, which translates to 2,056 more graduates per year. 2002 vs. 2012 Graduation Rates at New Schools on Campuses That Phased Out Between 2004-2011*
87.2 76.0 78.4 75.1

69.9 59.3 49.8 50.6 43.1 37.1 38.2 30.9 23.4 22.7 33.9 45.9 42.9 60.4 61.4 62.8 63.8 65.6 66.1 55.0

70.0

70.1

70.8

72.9

73.6

73.8

74.5

74.6

57.1

41.3 30.7 31.2

41.4 31.0

42.5 38.3 32.0 28.7 36.4

44.9

Large High Schools in 2002**

High Schools in the Same Building in 2012***

* Excludes Transfer Schools. Schools presented on this slide were all announced for phase out between 2002-2009. **NYC traditional calculation includes Local and Regents Diplomas, GEDs, Special Education diplomas, and August graduates. It does not include disabled students in self-contained classrooms or District 75 students. ***The NY State method, used since 2005, includes Local and Regents Diplomas and all disabled students. It does not include GEDs and Special Education diplomas.

SIX YEAR GRADUATION RATES HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED FOR BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS AS MORE STUDENTS PERSIST IN SCHOOL
Asian Students Black Students Hispanic Students White Students

2007-12 Increase

2007-12 Increase

2007-12 Increase

2007-12 Increase

+13%

+32%

+33%

+15%

87.7 77.5 69.9 52.9 67.3 50.6 72.1 82.8

Grads in '07 (01 Cohort)

Grads in '12 (06 Cohort)

Grads in '07 (01 Cohort)

Grads in '12 (06 Cohort)

Grads in '07 (01 Cohort)

Grads in '12 (06 Cohort)

Grads in '07 (01 Cohort)

Grads in '12 (06 Cohort)

FOUR, FIVE, & SIX YEAR GRADUATION RATES FOR CURRENT AND FORMER ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
4-YEAR GRADUATES ELLs*
84.4 73.3 77.6 40.1 25.1 44.4 46.1 41.5 45.1 39.4 40.5 35.4 75.7

FORMER ELLs**
81.8 81.7 80.4

78.9 74.3

Class of '07 (03 Cohort)

Class of '08 (04 Cohort)

Class of '09 (05 Cohort)

Class of '10 (06 Cohort)

Class of '11 (07 Cohort)

Class of '12 (08 Cohort)

Class of '07 (03 Cohort)

Class of '08 (04 Cohort)

Class of '09 (05 Cohort)

Class of '10 (06 Cohort)

Class of '11 (07 Cohort)

Class of '12 (08 Cohort)

5-YEAR GRADUATES ELLs

6-YEAR GRADUATES - ELLs

48.9 38.0 31.6

52.0

53.3 52.1

54.4 52.7 40.8 36.6 42.2

52.9

55.9

57.4

Grads in '07 (02 Cohort)

Grads in '08 (03 Cohort)

Grads in '09 (04 Cohort)

Grads in '10 (05 Cohort)

Grads in '11 (06 Cohort)

Grads in '12 (07 Cohort)

Grads in '07 (01 Cohort)

Grads in '08 (02 Cohort)

Grads in '09 (03 Cohort)

Grads in 10 (04 Cohort)

Grads in '11 (05 Cohort)

Grads in '12 (06 Cohort)

Note: August graduate data for 4-year cohorts is only available from 2008 to 2012. August graduate data for 5-year cohorts is only available from 2010 to 2011. * Students are considered ELLs if classified as an ELL as of graduation. ** Students are considered Former ELLs If they were classified as an ELL within the last two school years.

44% OF GRADUATES IN THE CLASS OF 2012 COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL READY FOR COLLEGE
% of Graduates (Based on NY State Calculation Method) Achieving Regents-Based English/Math APM % of Graduates Meeting College Readiness Index*

2005-2012 % Gains: 19.9%

Percent of Cohort in White

2005-2012 % Gains: 35.0%

Percent of Cohort in White

41.8* 33.7 34.7 33.5 34.3 34.1 33.9 35.3 37.2 34.0 27.7 19.6 20.8 21.9 21.1 22.2 16.0 17.4 19.0 20.1 22.0 22.3

43.6* 39.4

32.1 28.6

33.1

32.3

32.3

32.6

28.6

15.8 13.3

17.8

Class ofof '05 (01 Class ofof '06 (02 Class ofof '07 (03 Class ofof '08 (04 Class ofof '09 (05 Class ofof '10 (06 Class ofof '11 (07 Class ofof '12 (08 Class '05 Class '06 Class '07 Class '08 Class '09 Class '10 Class '11 Class '12 Cohort) Cohort) Cohort) Cohort) Cohort) Cohort) Cohort) Cohort) (01 Cohort) (02 Cohort) (03 Cohort) (04 Cohort) (05 Cohort) (06 Cohort) (07 Cohort) (08 Cohort)

Class ofof '05 (01 Class ofof '06 (02 Class ofof '07 (03 Class ofof '08 (04 Class ofof '09 (05 Class ofof '10 (06 Class ofof '11 (07 Class ofof '12 (08 Class '05 Class '06 Class '07 Class '08 Class '09 Class '10 Class '11 Class '12 Cohort) Cohort) Cohort) Cohort) Cohort) Cohort) Cohort) Cohort) (01 Cohort) (02 Cohort) (03 Cohort) (04 Cohort) (05 Cohort) (06 Cohort) (07 Cohort) (08 Cohort)

% of Graduates (Based on NY State Calculation Method) Achieving Regents-Based English/Math APM

% of Graduates Meeting College Readiness Index (excluding ACT/CAT)

% of Graduates Meeting College Readiness Index (including ACT/CAT)

Notes: English/Math APM (Aspirational Performance Measures) includes students who graduated and scored 80 or higher on a Regents examination in mathematics and 75 or higher on the English Regents examination. The NYS calculation, used since 2005, includes Local and Regents Diplomas and all disabled students. APM Cohort and Grad results are based on June in 2005 to 2008 and August in 2009 through 2012. CRI numbers are all based on August. *Including ACT/CAT in 2011 and 2012. 10