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Georgia Sets Record Graduation Rate as Class of 2025 Outperforms U.S. on SAT

State data credit local schools for a record 87.2% four-year rate under the adjusted cohort measure.

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Overview

  • Georgia’s four-year graduation rate rose to 87.2% for 2025, up from 85.4% in 2024 and the highest since the state adopted the measure.
  • Sixty school districts topped 95% and 134 districts reached at least 90%, according to the Department of Education.
  • State Superintendent Richard Woods said the single-year increase signals schools’ success in keeping students engaged and preparing them for life after high school.
  • Georgia students averaged 1029 on the SAT versus the national median of 996, with 55% of the Class of 2025 tested, up from 52% in 2024.
  • The mean SAT score dipped by one point year over year, and the graduation rate is calculated using the adjusted cohort method in place since 2011, when the rate was 67.4%.