Iowa DOE release (edited)
04/01/25
Iowa’s high school graduation rate climbed nearly a full percentage point, reaching 88.3% for the graduating class of 2024.
That’s according to figures released Monday by the Iowa Department of Education. This marks the first time since 2020 that Iowa’s graduation rate has returned to pre-pandemic levels.
State data show the 88.3% graduation rate within four years is the same rate as the class of 2019. A total of 34,158 Iowa students earned their high school diplomas in the class of 2024.
Iowa’s four-year graduation rate experienced by students with disabilities is 70.3%, representing an increase of 2.4 percentage points. Graduation rates for students who are English learners by three-tenths of a percentage point over the same period, to 73.4%.
Iowa is in the middle of the pack with neighboring states; the graduation rate is higher than those in Illinois and South Dakota, but below Missouri and Wisconsin, who boasts a graduation rate of 91.1 percent.
A link to the graduation rates by school district and student group is available below.