The graduation rate refers to the group or cohort of students identified at the beginning of ninth grade who graduated after 4 years with a regular diploma. In this calculation, a student who does not graduate within the established period is not considered a graduate. Each subgroup is compared to its goal set in the ESSA Plan. From the 2017-2018 school year, to calculate the graduation rate, the period consists of 4 years.

If the school is not secondary level with 12th grade, the data presented is of Growth, which is based on the matched results of the META-PR tests. In this case, the student's performance is compared with the previous year, and it is calculated whether there was a change or not. The categories are Improved, Maintained, and Regressed.