High School Completion

High school completion is a crucial milestone that predicts later success in life, with high school graduates being more likely to be employed, healthy, and contributing members of their communities and societies. The good news is national and local high school graduation rates have been rising, and we support work that helps ensure this positive momentum continues.

Lincoln High School

Students at Lincoln High School participate in career academies, a high school model that offers students career-focused programming to improve high school graduation rates, expose students to career opportunities, and prepare them for post-secondary education.

High School Completion

Programs and systems that help students transition into high school, get support as they progress, and prepare for their post-secondary paths help boost the number of high school graduates. Collectively, we need to ensure that this improvement trend continues and increases. The William Penn Foundation supports projects that help students transition into high school and the implementation of evidence-based pathways to high school completion.

Review our Theory of Change to see the middle school and high school strategies we support to help yield positive outcomes for students.

Theory of Change:
High School Completion

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Great Learning

Supporting High School Students on the Path to Graduation

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