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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 7.2 4.7 4.9 5.0 2.6 8.1 6.6 4.7 7.8 5.4 4.0 3.6 5.4
All Students 17.0 18.0 7.9 15.9 8.6 13.4
All Students 5.4 4.3 3.6 4.4
All Students 12.5 13.3 12.5 18.6 12.9 14.1
All Students 16.7 12.0 4.4 10.0 6.1 10.4
All Students 7.4 5.7 6.6
All Students 16.9 5.2 5.5 5.8 7.8 8.5
All Students 13.4 6.2 29.6 9.1 7.1 13.3
All Students 17.6 17.4 9.1 11.8 6.8 12.9
All Students 10.1 5.4 7.6
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.0
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 25.0 18.2
Asian 25.0 27.3 25.0 0.0 17.9
Asian 37.5 16.7 22.7
Asian 0.0 0.0
Asian 15.8
Asian
Asian 11.1 9.1 9.7
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asian 13.6 7.7 0.0 7.3
Asian 7.4 25.0 9.1 0.0 0.0 12.9 6.7 3.4 0.0 13.6 7.7 0.0 8.1
Black or African American 25.0 16.7 0.0 17.6
Black or African American 25.0 16.7 29.6
Black or African American 7.3 10.6 7.1 8.5
Black or African American 0.0 30.8 13.3
Black or African American 8.6 3.8 4.0 21.1 2.8 13.0 3.4 20.7 6.7 7.3 10.6 7.1 8.6
Black or African American 14.3 0.0 22.7
Black or African American 8.3 12.5 10.7
Black or African American 14.3
Black or African American 35.3
Black or African American 12.5 12.5 7.4
Hispanic or Latino 33.3 20.0 30.0 53.8 22.2 31.7
Hispanic or Latino 23.1 36.8 15.8 52.6 30.7
Hispanic or Latino 13.8 23.3 5.3 12.5 7.1 13.1
Hispanic or Latino 7.2 2.6 7.8 7.1 1.0 9.3 11.9 2.4 6.8 8.2 4.8 4.7 6.2
Hispanic or Latino 8.2 4.8 4.7 5.8
Hispanic or Latino 19.2 3.6 11.2
Hispanic or Latino 10.2 7.1 9.1
Hispanic or Latino 19.5 17.9 5.6 20.0 0.0 13.9
Hispanic or Latino 17.6 5.6 52.0 6.3 13.3 22.0
Hispanic or Latino 25.0 0.0 9.1 0.0 11.1 9.5
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.1 33.3 28.6 0.0 7.1 28.6 0.0 8.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 18.2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 11.1 5.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 15.0 0.0 4.5 5.6 8.0 6.9
White 15.4 7.7 11.5 11.1 0.0 9.5
White 3.1 2.4 2.9 2.8
White 2.6 7.7 8.1 6.5 5.3 6.1
White 6.0 3.4 4.8
White 7.2 3.1 3.3 2.4 2.7 4.8 4.7 3.2 8.5 3.1 2.0 2.9 4.0
White 12.9 5.0 0.0 8.0 8.8 6.8
White 8.3 3.0 5.2
White 14.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 4.7
White 11.3 6.1 8.6 7.4 3.1 7.7
High Needs 28.1 3.8 10.0 6.7 9.7 12.1
High Needs 13.8 5.4 51.4 9.5 11.1 19.5
High Needs 5.6 5.1 5.2 4.3 3.7 5.8 7.7 5.5 5.4 6.1 4.9 6.6 5.5
High Needs 6.1 5.5 6.6 6.0
High Needs 21.4 15.2 9.5 29.0 19.4 19.3
High Needs 27.3 28.6 12.1 32.1 14.3 23.3
High Needs 13.3 23.4 13.8 12.1 7.3 14.4
High Needs 8.0 8.5 8.2
High Needs 20.5 15.4 4.2 10.5 9.1 13.2
High Needs 11.7 6.4 8.8
English Learners 18.2 75.0 46.2 38.9
English Learners 23.8 26.1 33.3 75.0 35.3
English Learners 15.4 45.0 25.9
English Learners 6.9 7.4 8.1 11.1 6.3 0.0 12.5 0.0 6.3 4.0 11.1 15.0 8.0
English Learners 4.0 11.1 15.0 10.9
English Learners
English Learners 16.7 0.0 10.0
English Learners 18.5 22.2 22.0
English Learners 12.5 0.0 77.8 33.3
English Learners 11.1 0.0 4.8
Low Income 19.2 15.2 4.5 11.8 4.2 11.5
Low Income 30.0 6.3 12.0 4.0 4.2 10.9
Low Income 6.7 14.3 18.8 20.0 14.3
Low Income 12.5 5.0 54.8 7.1 10.5 23.9
Low Income 6.7 3.3 5.0 5.0
Low Income 17.4 22.7 12.5 12.5 7.1 14.2
Low Income 40.0 14.3 35.7 7.1 22.6
Low Income 13.6 8.1 10.5
Low Income 5.7 1.7 4.9 3.6 2.3 6.6 8.9 6.8 4.5 6.7 3.3 5.0 5.0
Low Income 10.5 10.6 10.6
Students with Disabilities 0.0 9.1 18.2 8.3 5.3 7.8
Students with Disabilities 4.0 4.4 4.2
Students with Disabilities 30.0 13.3 0.0 25.0 0.0 12.7
Students with Disabilities 3.1 3.3 1.6 4.5 2.4 5.6 2.2 5.6 6.9 7.2 5.5 5.5 4.4
Students with Disabilities 7.2 7.3 5.5 6.7
Students with Disabilities 20.0 14.3 28.6 25.0 8.3 18.2
Students with Disabilities 44.4 62.5 0.0 0.0 16.7 21.6
Students with Disabilities 42.9 0.0 0.0 15.4 16.7 17.2
Students with Disabilities 27.3 16.7 0.0 20.0 14.3 15.5
Students with Disabilities 2.5 11.5 6.1
Female 27.6 17.1 5.3 14.8 7.1 15.2
Female 6.0 5.9 4.5 5.5
Female 9.8 7.0 8.3
Female 11.5 4.4 8.4
Female 14.7 0.0 3.7 13.3 8.3 8.4
Female 8.8 8.1 28.9 4.2 3.6 11.8
Female 6.7 3.2 0.0 8.0 10.7 5.6
Female 7.1 12.0 7.7 19.4 9.1 11.2
Female 10.0 14.3 8.1 20.6 6.9 12.1
Female 6.9 6.0 3.4 4.5 2.9 8.1 8.3 5.2 7.4 6.0 5.9 4.5 5.8
Male 10.5 4.0 6.8
Male 16.7 4.5 30.3 12.9 10.7 14.7
Male 4.7 2.8 3.0 3.5
Male 25.7 7.4 12.0 3.7 5.6 11.3
Male 10.3 17.6 11.1 8.3 6.5 11.0
Male 17.9 14.3 16.7 17.9 17.2 16.8
Male 7.4 3.8 6.5 5.5 2.2 8.0 4.9 4.2 8.2 4.7 2.2 3.0 5.1
Male 21.2 20.0 7.7 10.3 10.3 14.6
Male 18.8 19.4 5.6 6.7 4.0 12.4
Male 3.4 6.7 5.1

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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