Based on information provided by the Detroit News, here are the graduation rates for three of the top performing DPS high schools:

Detroit Crockett High School 95.6%
Detroit Renaissance High School 95.5%
Detroit Cass Technical High School 94.31%

In terms of graduation rates they performed very well – in fact, they outperformed the majority of the county’s suburban [[public) high schools. Is there an opportunity to replicate their success at the other Detroit high schools? Granted, these three schools have some advantages over the other schools [[e.g. better facilities, open district), but is there more to the story? What else makes these schools different from the other large Detroit high schools? Are the differences too overwhelming, or is there a real opportunity for DPS to learn from Cass/Crockett/Renaissance?

Disclaimer -- I realize that graduation rate [[%) doesn’t necessarily mean that a school is successful – got it. Crawl – Walk – Run.

Graduation Database from the News:
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