OFFICE OF ENGLISH 

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

(OELA) FAST FACTS

National- and State-Level High School Graduation Rates 

for English Learners

FACT

In SY 2013–14, the national graduation rate reached a record high of 82.3 percent for all public high school students, 

an increase of one percentage point from the previous school year.

Between SYs 2010–11 and 2013–14, graduation rates increased for all racial/ethnic categories. Asian/Pacific Islander 

and White students consistently graduated at higher rates than the national average for all students. The gaps 

between the ‘all student’ rates and ‘Black’ and ‘Hispanic‘ student rates decreased by approximately two percentage 

points each since SY 2010–11.

National High School Graduation Rates, by Racial/Ethnic Category: SY 2013–14

Source: EDFacts/Consolidated State Performance Report, SYs 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, and 2013–14. Retrieved from 

http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/consolidated/index.html

Trends in National High School Graduation Rates, by Racial/Ethnic Category

Source: EDFacts/Consolidated State Performance Report, SYs 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, and 2013–14. Retrieved from 

http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/consolidated/index.html

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FACT

The graduation rate for English learners (ELs) reached a record high of 62.6 percent in SY 2013–14, an increase of 

5.6 percentage points from SY 2010–11. However, ELs, students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged 

students all have graduation rates below the national average for all students.

National High School Graduation Rates, by Student Group: SY 2013–14

Source: EDFacts/Consolidated State Performance Report, SYs 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, and 2013–14. Retrieved from 

http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/consolidated/index.html

Trends in National High School Graduation Rates, by Student Group

Source: EDFacts/Consolidated State Performance Report, SYs 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, and 2013–14. Retrieved from 

http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/consolidated/index.html

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EL High School Graduation Rates, by State, 

Including DC: SY 2013–14

Source: EDFacts/Consolidated State Performance Report, SYs 2013–14

FACT

In SY 2013–14, 

70 percent or more of 

ELs graduated from high 

school in 15 states. 

ELs in West Virginia had 

the highest graduation 

rate—89 percent—

followed by Arkansas 

(84 percent), Iowa (83 

percent), and Indiana 

(80 percent). 

FACT

Between SYs 

2010–11 and 2013–

14, ELs graduating 

from high school 

increased by 20 

percent in seven 

states: Alabama, 

the District of 

Columbia, Georgia, 

Minnesota, Ohio, 

Texas, and Utah. 

EL High School Graduation Rates Between SYs 2010–11 and 

2013–14, by State, Including DC

Source: EDFacts/Consolidated State Performance Report, SYs 2010–11 and 2013–14

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EL and All Student High School Graduation Rates, by State, Including DC: 

SY 2013–14

Source: EDFacts/Consolidated State Performance Report, SYs 2013–14

FACT

ELs graduated at higher 

rates than all students 

in two states: the 

District of Columbia and 

West Virginia. 

Differences in the EL and All Student High School Graduation Rates Between 

SYs 2010–11 and 2013–14, by State, Including DC

Source: EDFacts/Consolidated State Performance Report, SYs 2010–11 and 2013–14

FACT

Between SYs 2010-11 and 

2013-14, the gap between 

the EL and all student 

high school graduation 

rates decreased in 

26 states. 

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Libia Gil

Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director

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