Oregon Schools Fall Short on Grad Rate Goals, Audit Warns

Oregon's graduation rate hits 83% but oversight gaps remain

The Oregon Department of Education released its response to a state audit of the High School Success program, outlining steps to strengthen oversight and evaluation.

Oregon schools fall short on grad rate goals, audit warns

The Oregon Department of Education has made some progress on fixing problems identified in a 2024 audit of the High School Success program, but significant work remains to ensure the voter-approved initiative achieves its goals, according to a new report from the Secretary of State.

Audit: More work needed to improve High School Success program, internal oversight

The Oregon Department of Education should continue its progress toward fully implementing recommended improvements to the High School Success program, as well as establish internal oversight to identify problems and track efforts to fix them, auditors found.

Oregon audit finds education department oversight gaps slow high school progress

A new audit finds the Oregon Department of Education still has work to do to ensure programs aimed at boosting high school graduation rates achieve their goals.

Audit: Oregon Department of Education Has Failed to Oversee $338 Million Program for Boosting High School Graduation Rates

Measure 98 diverted funding to more rigorous instruction, but state officials aren’t tracking results.