  {"id":231484,"date":"2026-03-31T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=231484"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:08:52","slug":"2025-hs-class-gains-in-college-readiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/31\/2025-hs-class-gains-in-college-readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi <abbr>HS<\/abbr> class of 2025 sets record grad rate, gains in college readiness and <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> enrollment"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manoa-student-gnrc-2024-3.jpg\" alt=\"U H Manoa students\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-203523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manoa-student-gnrc-2024-3.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manoa-student-gnrc-2024-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manoa-student-gnrc-2024-3-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>\u2019s public high schools reached new milestones in student achievement, with the class of 2025 posting the highest on-time graduation rate in state history, according to the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiidxp.org\/data-products\/college-and-career-readiness-indicators-summary-reports\/\">College and Career Readiness Indicators (<abbr>CCRI<\/abbr>) report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report, which tracks outcomes for 11,899 graduates across 66 public and charter schools, shows that 87&#37; of students graduated on time, surpassing the previous record set by the class of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to improved graduation rates, the report highlights continued progress in postsecondary pathways, including enrollment within the University of <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> system.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 3,958 graduates, about 33&#37; of those enrolling in college, went on to attend a <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心视频<\/abbr> campus. Of those students, 18&#37; enrolled at <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> two-year colleges, while 16&#37; attended four-year campuses.<\/p>\n<h2>Academic preparation<\/h2>\n<p>The <abbr>CCRI<\/abbr> report also provides insight into how well students are academically prepared upon entering <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr>. About 37&#37; of students enrolled directly in college-level math courses, while 42&#37; took college-level English. At the same time, a portion of incoming students either required below college-level coursework or did not enroll in math or English during their first term, signaling areas where further academic preparation may be needed.<\/p>\n<p>More students are also participating in key academic assessments. <abbr title=\"American College Test\">ACT<\/abbr> exam participation climbed to 76&#37; statewide, up one percentage point, suggesting broader engagement in college entrance testing.<\/p>\n<p>Career-focused education saw notable growth as well. The percentage of students completing Career and Technical Education (<abbr>CTE<\/abbr>) programs increased to 66&#37;, up 3&#37;. These programs are designed to prepare students for immediate entry into the workforce or further specialized training.<\/p>\n<p>While gains were recorded across several categories, the report notes that readiness benchmarks&#8212;such as <abbr>ACT<\/abbr> college-ready scores in English, math and science&#8212;remain an area for ongoing improvement.<\/p>\n<p>The <abbr>CCRI<\/abbr> is released annually by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiip20.org\/\"><span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> P&#8211;20 Partnerships for Education<\/a> (<span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> P&#8211;20), in collaboration with the <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> State Department of Education (<abbr>HIDEO<\/abbr>) and the University of <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The class achieved a record 87&#37; graduation rate and sent approximately a third of college-bound students to the <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":203523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[763,962,61,306,62,63,64,65,71,14,9,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-231484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-career-and-technical-education","tag-enrollment","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-hawaii-p-20","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manoa-student-gnrc-2024-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231484"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231510,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231484\/revisions\/231510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}