At this time, the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is only reporting student-level graduation information. Once reviewed, the student-level data will be used to calculate 4-year on-time, 5 and 6-year extended graduation rates, and the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act extended graduation indicator.
Essential items for districts to verify:
- Summer graduates have been reported with the appropriate exit code.
- Out-of-state transfers have been fully documented and reported with the correct exit code.
- Graduation rate type (four-year/five-year/six-year).
- Graduation status (graduate/non-graduate).
For more detailed information regarding graduation rate calculations, see the Graduation Rate Guidebook. Districts must also submit a WDE950 transcript for all students reported as 2023-24 graduates.
To streamline the process flow and improve communication, the department has created the Exit Status Request application. To access the exit status change request application, users must have the ExitStatus District role assigned to their WyEd account. All high school principals will be sent a link to the form and the guidebook when the review window opens.
Requests for changes to graduate and non-graduate data will not be accepted after December 13. Graduation rates calculated using this data will be final.
Once data has been verified, graduation rate calculations will be performed. The WDE will release embargoed graduation rate results on January 15, 2025, through the Accountability Confidential page. The embargoed release of graduation rates allows districts to prepare and plan press releases. The public release is scheduled for 11 a.m. on January 28. Districts should not publicly release data to school boards or local media until then.
An electronic acceptance letter will be sent to district superintendents on January 15, 2025, and superintendents will have until January 22 to log in with their WyEd credentials to sign off on the data.
For more information about student-level graduation information and the submission of supporting documentation, contact April Strong, Data Collection and Reporting Supervisor, at april.strong@wyo.gov or 307-777-8751.
For more information about WyEd credentials, contact Susan Williams, Information Management Division Director, at susan.williams@wyo.gov or 307-777-6252.
