Why is Binghamton School District Amongst the Lowest Graduation Rates in New York State?

Authors

John Cunningham, Binghamton University--SUNY

Publication Date

2024

Document Type

Book

Description

In the past twenty years, the City of Binghamton school district has had some of the lowest test scores and lowest graduation rates in New York State. Furthermore, they are also among the worst in state test scores. I intended to shed some light on why the school district had this very poor reputation but instead found something much more interesting. It was found that since students have returned to in-person schooling after COVID-19, the state testing scores have risen by a significant margin in addition to the dropout rate going down by a few percent since 2021. Programs have been put in place by the school district in the past to improve their terrible reputation and these programs only recently finding success ended up being a much larger part of this project than originally intended.

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Recommended Citation

Cunningham, John, "Why is Binghamton School District Amongst the Lowest Graduation Rates in New York State?" (2024). Research Days Posters 2024. 16.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2024/16