24 : 55 : 05 : 05 . Calculation of graduation rate progress goals and yearly targets. The department shall calculate graduation rate goals and yearly targets for each student group in each public school as follows:

1. (1) Based on the graduation rates from the 2017-2018 school year, the department shall determine the fiftieth percentile school;
2. (2) Determine the gain in graduation rate the school must achieve to reach the same graduation rate as the fiftieth percentile school within five years. This is the school's graduation rate progress goal; and

3. (3) Divide the school's graduation rate progress goal determined in subdivision (2) by five, rounding to the nearest hundreth. This is the school's annual target for increasing the percentage of students meeting the graduation rate at the necessary rate to reach the same level as the fiftieth

   percentile school within five years.

   The department shall repeat these calculations for each public school and for all of its student groups referenced in § 24:55:01:05. The minimum student group size of ten as referenced in § 24:55:07:05 applies for reporting purposes.

   For schools performing above the fiftieth percentile in the 2017-2018 school year, the department shall set annual targets to reach the level of the seventy-fifth percentile school by the 2024-2025 school year using the above methodology. For schools performing above the seventy-fifth percentile school in the 2017-2018 school year, the department shall set annual targets to reach a one hundred percent graduation rate by the 2032-2033 school year.

Source: 44 SDR 95, effective December 6, 2017 ; 49 SDR 35, effective October 10, 2022 .

General Authority: SDCL 13-3-69 (1)(5).

Law Implemented: SDCL 13-3-62 to 13-3-65 , inclusive, 13-3-69 .

Prior versions effective: 2017-12-06.