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Oregon's Most Dramatic Graduation Rate Turnaround: Redmond School District

Posted Date: 06/29/26 (11:43 AM)


A new OREdTribune analysis highlights Redmond School District's graduation rate turnaround, the largest improvement among Oregon's school districts.

"That 45.1 percentage point improvement, from below-50% to above-90%, is the largest gain among Oregon districts with 500 or more students. And with 683 students in the graduating cohort, this is not a small-school statistical artifact."

"The district has absorbed population growth while simultaneously improving outcomes. Most school systems struggle to manage that combination." 

"These improvements represent the work of many people who have focused their efforts over a long period of time to improve the lives of Redmond students."  - Superintendent Charan Cline 

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Line graph showing Redmond SD 2J's graduation rate increasing from 46% to 91% between 2010 and 2025.Image credit to OREdTribune