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2009-10 Attrition Rates


This report provides the percentage of attrition by grade from the end of one school year to the beginning of the next for students enrolled in public schools, including charter schools, in the state. The information is as of October 1 of the school year selected. More about the data.


Student GroupK1234567891011All
All Students 10.9 14.3 9.9 11.6
All Students 2.3 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 5.6 2.0 2.0 2.0
All Students 10.1 4.9 8.3 7.8
All Students 7.7 5.5 4.7 5.9
All Students 4.9 2.0 8.4 5.2
All Students 8.9 4.5 6.5 6.5
All Students 7.4 6.0 3.8 5.8
All Students 6.0 5.3 3.4 3.3 4.2 4.4 3.4 4.3 38.2 7.4 6.0 3.8 7.7
All Students 8.1 13.3 14.5 10.1 11.4
All Students 5.6 12.2 11.4 2.5 7.9
All Students 7.1 7.0 9.0 11.0 8.5
All Students 5.7 7.8 7.9 4.3 6.4
All Students 16.2 9.2 5.0 6.7 9.4
All Students 5.2 9.2 7.0 6.8 7.0
All Students 8.3 16.3 11.1 7.0 10.6
All Students 10.6 11.2 6.5 11.0 10.0
All Students 18.5 13.5 14.3 1.2 11.9
All Students 11.4 15.6 10.3 8.2 2.3 4.7 10.6 7.8 8.9
All Students 7.8 10.8 4.7 6.4 7.4
All Students 15.7 18.8 8.1 11.6 13.8
All Students 20.7 12.9 11.8 9.0 13.7
All Students 4.9 6.0 5.8 5.6
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native 16.7
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 4.3 0.0 11.8 7.1 5.5
Asian 4.4 3.8 2.2 9.3 4.9
Asian 0.0 11.1 0.0 18.2 7.0
Asian 7.7 9.7 10.9 0.0 6.6
Asian 10.7 0.0 5.3 7.1 5.8
Asian 11.8 58.3 7.1 13.0 25.6
Asian 8.3 21.1 0.0 4.3 9.1
Asian 7.7 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 2.8
Asian 0.0 13.5 16.7 17.4 11.8
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asian 13.5 9.1 8.3 10.8
Asian 1.6 5.7 3.4 3.5
Asian 14.3 0.0 6.3 7.9
Asian 7.1 10.0 0.0 5.7
Asian 13.3 0.0 6.3 6.3
Asian 2.4 3.0 5.6 3.9
Asian 3.9 3.9 3.6 2.8 4.2 5.4 2.7 2.8 33.7 6.8 1.2 2.3 6.4
Asian 6.8 1.2 2.3 3.5
Asian 11.1 0.0 8.7
Asian 10.0 5.6 0.0 4.3 4.6
Asian 0.0 9.5
Asian 6.7 5.9 6.7 5.6 6.2
Black or African American 12.5
Black or African American 16.7 10.0 13.0
Black or African American 7.1
Black or African American 0.0
Black or African American 14.3
Black or African American 14.3 33.3 20.0
Black or African American 22.2
Black or African American 16.7 25.0 25.0 20.8
Black or African American 10.0
Black or African American 26.7 31.3 6.7 11.1 20.0
Black or African American 12.5 20.7
Black or African American 10.0
Black or African American 28.6 16.7 18.8
Black or African American 30.0 0.0 0.0 12.5
Black or African American 23.1 7.1 7.7 11.1
Black or African American 0.0 0.0 4.5
Black or African American 14.3 0.0 25.0 13.0
Black or African American 0.0 0.0 0.0
Black or African American 9.1 8.9 5.6 7.9
Black or African American 13.6 12.7 2.0 11.9 6.3 6.3 6.5 5.6 31.1 9.1 8.9 5.6 10.1
Black or African American 14.3 9.1 20.0
Black or African American 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 12.5 11.1 25.0 16.7 15.7
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 6.3 5.9 0.0 3.3
Hispanic or Latino 27.5 11.6 12.2 15.4 16.6
Hispanic or Latino 4.8 21.7 11.1 10.0 12.2
Hispanic or Latino 20.0 12.5 10.0 12.1
Hispanic or Latino 10.0 11.8 6.9 8.8 9.4
Hispanic or Latino 20.0 20.0 11.8 0.0 14.1
Hispanic or Latino 5.0 21.4 16.7 9.1 11.8
Hispanic or Latino 18.4 6.7 8.8 12.8 11.6
Hispanic or Latino 36.0 5.0 16.7 15.0 19.1
Hispanic or Latino 16.7 15.4 9.1 20.0 0.0 0.0 11.8 11.1 10.3
Hispanic or Latino 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 9.1 0.0 3.9
Hispanic or Latino 10.3 11.5 17.9 13.8
Hispanic or Latino 11.8 12.0 10.0 11.3
Hispanic or Latino 4.8 5.0 8.6 6.4
Hispanic or Latino 7.1 2.2 4.5 4.5
Hispanic or Latino 2.8 4.9 13.0 7.6
Hispanic or Latino 4.8 10.5 8.3 7.9
Hispanic or Latino 10.0 10.4 5.9 9.1
Hispanic or Latino 6.7 4.9 3.5 3.5 1.2 2.3 4.0 5.8 43.6 10.0 10.4 5.9 8.5
Hispanic or Latino 8.7 4.8 13.3 0.0 7.6
Hispanic or Latino 16.7 0.0 9.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 10.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7 20.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 9.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 33.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7 9.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 9.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 5.1 9.7 0.0 0.0 6.7 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 6.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 12.5
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 10.0 18.2 10.5 10.5 11.6
White 2.4 10.0 13.5 4.1 7.3
White 8.5 5.6 0.0 0.0 3.7
White 4.3 9.4 3.2 5.6 5.5
White 13.6 25.0 9.1 7.7 13.8
White 14.6 12.5 5.9 7.5 10.3
White 37.5 14.3 22.2 7.1 21.0
White 3.3 12.1 2.7 2.2 4.8
White 13.8 4.5 9.1 8.0 9.2
White 12.5 3.6 15.4 8.1 9.6
White 0.0 11.8 25.0 7.1 10.0 9.1 13.3 0.0 10.2
White 0.0 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
White 10.2 16.1 3.8 10.2
White 1.8 4.6 7.4 4.8
White 8.9 5.6 8.7 8.0
White 9.1 6.1 6.0 6.9
White 1.5 1.6 3.3 2.1
White 31.6 5.0 8.3 14.3
White 6.0 6.2 3.6 5.3
White 6.2 5.3 3.6 2.1 5.6 4.9 3.0 3.9 39.2 6.0 6.2 3.6 7.8
White 16.7 17.6 13.3 4.3 12.3
White 4.8 14.3 8.0 4.0 7.6
High Needs 8.1 15.8 9.4 7.3 0.0 2.9 12.5 6.8 7.8
High Needs 19.5 14.7 11.9 10.5 14.3
High Needs 13.0 13.3 11.8 12.7
High Needs 5.1 6.7 6.9 6.2
High Needs 11.4 5.6 9.4 8.9
High Needs 8.2 5.7 4.3 6.0
High Needs 5.7 2.9 11.1 6.6
High Needs 8.0 4.9 6.9 6.6
High Needs 9.0 6.6 5.7 7.3
High Needs 5.5 5.9 3.7 3.2 3.8 4.9 3.6 4.7 40.4 9.0 6.6 5.7 8.3
High Needs 7.3 12.0 14.5 10.1 10.9
High Needs 6.1 12.2 12.1 2.6 8.2
High Needs 6.3 6.3 9.6 10.7 8.2
High Needs 6.9 6.9 6.2 5.3 6.3
High Needs 22.7 12.3 7.4 10.1 13.1
High Needs 4.3 8.5 8.6 7.9 7.3
High Needs 7.9 17.5 12.9 7.7 11.5
High Needs 9.3 13.4 7.4 10.1 10.0
High Needs 17.1 13.8 14.6 1.2 11.5
High Needs 5.2 11.5 3.2 5.2 6.1
High Needs 13.9 19.5 7.4 12.2 13.5
High Needs 4.2 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 6.1 0.0 2.9 2.4
English Learners 10.5 18.2 10.7 10.8 12.8
English Learners 0.0 6.7 5.9 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 4.3
English Learners 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.5 0.0 0.0 2.9
English Learners 13.9 10.5 17.9 14.5
English Learners 4.8 7.7 8.6 6.6
English Learners 14.6 2.1 8.8 8.2
English Learners 7.5 6.5 8.3 7.4
English Learners 6.0 3.8 9.3 6.2
English Learners 5.6 3.6 9.1 5.9
English Learners 8.8 5.9 7.8 7.5
English Learners 4.8 4.8 3.5 3.3 3.2 4.9 3.0 5.0 40.4 8.8 5.9 7.8 7.0
English Learners 3.7 5.1 19.6 12.5 10.3
English Learners 4.8 15.6 10.7 4.0 9.4
English Learners 2.3 2.0 4.0 11.5 5.1
English Learners 15.4 8.3 4.3 5.0 7.4
English Learners 28.6 10.9 11.1 10.9 14.5
English Learners 7.1 9.5 14.3 6.3 8.9
English Learners 9.5 11.1 12.0 6.7 9.7
English Learners 11.5 5.6 3.6 3.3 5.9
English Learners 10.0 12.1 8.5 0.0 7.0
English Learners 6.3 0.0 6.3 3.8
English Learners 10.6 21.7 11.4 12.9 14.6
Low Income 0.0 0.0 6.3 0.0 0.0 7.5 0.0 3.6 2.4
Low Income 19.5 15.2 13.3 12.1 15.2
Low Income 5.9 7.8 8.2 7.2
Low Income 10.7 6.0 10.3 9.1
Low Income 7.0 6.4 4.7 6.0
Low Income 5.9 0.0 8.7 5.0
Low Income 8.2 4.4 6.5 6.4
Low Income 9.2 6.2 4.9 7.1
Low Income 5.8 6.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 5.0 3.6 4.5 39.8 9.2 6.2 4.9 8.3
Low Income 8.8 11.4 14.9 10.1 11.3
Low Income 6.7 13.5 10.0 2.6 8.1
Low Income 6.9 7.1 10.3 9.1 8.4
Low Income 6.3 6.1 8.3 4.7 6.4
Low Income 21.7 13.3 8.3 12.7 14.0
Low Income 5.1 11.1 10.2 9.1 8.8
Low Income 7.1 22.6 11.5 10.7 13.3
Low Income 10.6 14.8 8.2 10.8 11.1
Low Income 18.9 14.0 12.7 1.3 11.4
Low Income 9.7 17.1 10.0 8.6 0.0 3.1 13.5 7.9 8.7
Low Income 3.6 11.8 1.9 4.1 4.7
Low Income 17.9 10.9 6.6 10.9 11.4
Low Income 15.0 14.1 10.6 13.2
Students with Disabilities 0.0 12.5 0.0 0.0 3.4
Students with Disabilities 10.0 0.0 10.0 4.4
Students with Disabilities 11.1 8.8 11.1 10.1
Students with Disabilities 11.1 8.3 8.0 9.1
Students with Disabilities 11.1 17.6 12.5 13.3
Students with Disabilities 8.3 8.3 3.4 6.5
Students with Disabilities 0.0 7.7 15.4 7.8
Students with Disabilities 22.7 11.8 12.5 15.9
Students with Disabilities 18.6 6.8 20.4 15.2
Students with Disabilities 2.9 3.2 2.4 1.8 2.6 5.5 3.0 7.6 45.8 18.6 6.8 20.4 9.9
Students with Disabilities 6.7 10.0 12.5 0.0 6.3
Students with Disabilities 0.0 7.1
Students with Disabilities 0.0 44.4 21.4 24.2
Students with Disabilities 0.0 10.0 3.2
Students with Disabilities 14.3 7.7 0.0 0.0 5.8
Students with Disabilities 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8
Students with Disabilities 12.5 0.0 13.0
Students with Disabilities 9.1 0.0 0.0 9.1 4.3
Students with Disabilities 8.3 7.7 28.6 5.0 11.9
Students with Disabilities 8.3 0.0 10.0 6.3 5.9
Students with Disabilities 6.3 0.0 0.0 12.5 6.4
Students with Disabilities 20.0 0.0 18.2 5.0 9.8
Female 8.3 8.0 11.9 9.6
Female 19.0 14.6 14.3 12.2 15.1
Female 16.3 29.5 2.8 14.3 16.4
Female 9.3 8.3 4.5 5.4 6.9
Female 14.3 23.8 5.0 9.1 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0 6.7
Female 17.5 14.7 10.3 0.0 11.0
Female 8.2 7.9 6.3 14.6 9.6
Female 3.4 15.8 0.0 16.7 8.3
Female 0.0 10.4 3.0 7.3 5.5
Female 23.4 9.8 6.4 8.5 12.0
Female 0.0 11.6 10.5 8.3 7.4
Female 7.7 9.8 4.5 6.8 7.1
Female 4.8 20.0 18.8 0.0 10.4
Female 2.6 15.0 12.5 6.1 8.8
Female 4.9 4.8 3.3 3.6 4.9 3.9 3.2 4.0 39.4 7.3 5.7 4.8 7.7
Female 7.3 5.7 4.8 6.0
Female 12.8 5.5 5.2 7.2
Female 2.5 3.6 7.6 4.5
Female 8.6 5.4 4.3 5.9
Female 11.5 1.7 9.5 7.7
Female 4.5 2.9 6.0 4.6
Female 4.0 0.0 5.6 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0 3.8 2.1
Male 19.2 12.5 17.8 1.9 12.6
Male 12.7 19.4 8.1 13.3
Male 22.0 11.4 9.8 6.3 12.6
Male 6.7 4.8 5.3 5.0 5.3
Male 13.3 13.7 6.7 7.0 10.3
Male 12.8 11.6 15.7 14.0 13.6
Male 6.4 12.8 4.8 7.0 7.8
Male 7.1 5.8 3.5 3.0 3.4 4.9 3.6 4.5 37.0 7.5 6.2 2.7 7.7
Male 15.8 16.7 22.2 0.0 12.8
Male 7.5 6.2 2.7 5.7
Male 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7 4.3 0.0 1.8
Male 5.9 3.6 7.5 5.9
Male 9.3 7.7 10.5 6.4 8.4
Male 8.2 0.0 9.3 6.0
Male 8.7 8.3 15.8 7.4 5.3 9.1 17.4 15.4 10.9
Male 6.9 5.7 5.1 5.9
Male 10.9 8.6 3.8 5.2 7.3
Male 8.8 7.8 7.5 8.0
Male 15.2 9.6 13.2 9.4 11.6
Male 5.1 8.8 5.6 6.6
Male 12.2 4.3 5.9 1.8 5.6
Male 6.5 4.4 14.7 14.9 9.9

A blank value indicates that either:

  • The school or district is new in the year selected
  • The school or district has no students enrolled in that grade level in the year selected
  • The school or district has no grade in the year selected for students from the previous year to advance
  • The data is suppressed because the enrollment total is less than 6.
A value of zero indicates that there was no attrition in that grade for the year and student group selected.

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