2026 OCAP State of the Child Report

EDUCATION

Percent of Grade 9 to 12 Cohort Dropouts by Program 2020-2021 to 2024-2025

Percent of Grades 9 to 12 Cohort Dropouts by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native

White Asian Black/African American Filipino

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Foster Students Unhoused Students

Not Reported

Hispanic Multiracial

Riverside County Total

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Note: Rates reflect four-year adjusted cohort outcomes for Grade 9–12 students. Comparisons are limited to 2020–21 through 2024–25 to ensure consistency in methodology and reporting.

12%

11.2%

25%

23.3

10

19.5

19.3

20

18.5

16.8

8

15

12

12.3

11

10.3

10.2

10

6

4.8% 4.5%

4.3%

6.3

5.7

5.2

4.4

5.2

4.1%

5

3.2% 3.9%

4

3.0%

0

1.5%

2020-21

2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25

2

0.4%

0

2010-2025 Cohort Graduation Rates, Riverside County

93.2

95%

92.2 91.4 92.4

90.3 89.9

90.1

89.4

90

88.0 88.9

87.4

84.4 85.2

85

82.5

80.0

80

77.7

75

70

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017* 2018* 2019* 2020* 2021* 2022* 2023* 2024* 2025* 65

*NEW Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (AGCR) Rule Applied

Grade 9-12 Dropout Riverside County Region 2024-2025

California Department of Education. (2025). Four-year adjusted cohort outcome data: Riverside County district report, 2024–25. DataQuest. https://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/ ⁴Riverside County O ce of Education, Data O ce. (2025).

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