College and Career Readiness
If we fulfill our five promises to our students, our students will develop the skills they need to succeed in college, the career of their choice, and their community.
College and Career Readiness Measures
Graduation rates and college-going rates are key indicators of student preparedness for college, career and community.
Graduation Rate
What does this mean?
Percentage of students who graduated last school year with a high school diploma within four years. It is HIDOE's official graduation rate which is calculated using a Four-Year adjusted cohort graduation rate methodology.
How was this calculated?
Students comprising a graduating cohort include those who entered the ninth grade for the first time four years prior, plus students transferring into the cohort, less students transferring out of the cohort during the four-year period (denominator). Students who receive a diploma within four years are considered "on-time" graduates (numerator).
College-going Rate
What does this mean?
Percentage of high school diploma graduates enrolled in a post-secondary institution (vocational or trade schools, two- or four-year colleges) in the fall following graduation.
How was this calculated?
The college-going rate is based on this past school year's high school diploma graduates (denominator) who then enrolled in a post-secondary institution by the fall following graduation (numerator).
Graduation rate over time
What does this mean?
By 2030, HIDOE aims to have 95% of students earning a high school diploma within four years. This represents changes in four-year graduation rates over time. The graduation rate for the past three years has consistently climbed by about 1%.
How was this calculated?
Students comprising a graduating cohort include those who entered the ninth grade for the first time four years prior, plus students transferring into the cohort, less students transferring out of the cohort during the four-year period (denominator). Students who receive a diploma within four years are considered "on-time" graduates (numerator).
College-going rate over time
What does this mean?
By 2030, HIDOE aims to have 62% of high school graduates enrolled in a post-secondary institution in the fall following graduation. This represents changes in college-going rates over time. The college-going rate has been static at 55% for the past three years.
How was this calculated?
The college-going rate is based on the number of high school diploma graduates (denominator) who then enrolled in a post-secondary institution by the fall following graduation (numerator).
College and Career Readiness by Race/Ethnicity
Equity in education is ensuring that personal and social circumstances of students, such as ethnicity, new arrival and socioeconomic status, do not hinder academic achievement, and that all students have access to the same academic standards through differentiated, quality supports.
College and Career Readiness by Student Group
The Every Student Succeeds Act requires reporting of outcomes for economically disadvantaged, English language learner, and special education students as well as those who are in foster care and homeless.
College-going Rates by In- or Out-of-state
This represents the percentage of high school diploma graduates enrolled in a post-secondary institution in the fall following graduation that is located in Hawaii (in-state) or elsewhere in the U.S. (out-of-state).