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2011-12 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 8.6 11.5 10.8 8.5 9.9
All Students 15.3 21.1 7.4 7.2 12.7
All Students 4.5 4.3 2.2 4.3 8.5 16.4 16.2 18.8 10.9
All Students 22.5 15.9 15.6 16.3 17.4
All Students
All Students 14.9 9.3 9.6 13.6 11.9
All Students 7.3 5.7 4.4 5.8
All Students 10.1 15.8 7.9 6.5 10.2
All Students 6.4 9.8 8.0 8.1
All Students 10.0 16.8 4.4 10.0 10.4
All Students 7.1 6.1 5.5 4.6 7.1 3.5 3.7 3.8 45.6 6.5 5.0 2.5 8.7
All Students 11.1 6.8 8.7 8.9
All Students 16.0 12.5 23.5 10.3 16.0
All Students 7.8 5.4 3.6 5.8
All Students
All Students 4.3 7.9 9.3 3.4 6.2
All Students 19.6 6.5 13.0 10.5 12.5
All Students 4.0 4.9 4.4 4.5
All Students 15.7 2.1 5.7 6.7 7.8
All Students 6.2 10.4 5.8 7.4
All Students 15.4 18.3 5.4 7.1 11.6
All Students 10.9 6.0 5.9 7.8
All Students 15.6 4.3 7.1 8.3 9.1 5.3 3.7 13.8 8.4
All Students 14.0 11.8 11.4 9.9 11.8
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
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.0 7.1
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.0
Asian 17.6 0.0 7.7 0.0 0.0 4.3 0.0 15.4 5.1
Asian 22.2 0.0 16.7 0.0 11.1
Asian 3.1 2.9 4.5 3.6
Asian 1.9 4.1 0.0 1.8 2.0
Asian 0.0 3.9 6.8 3.6
Asian 0.0 10.0 8.3 20.0 9.3
Asian 10.5 9.1 2.3 8.1 7.4
Asian 10.0 3.1 6.1 6.7
Asian 16.7 44.4 20.0 28.6 21.7
Asian 0.0 12.5 11.5 7.4
Asian 5.9 0.0 4.3 21.4 6.5
Asian 6.1 4.4 1.7 3.5 2.7 3.2 2.9 5.0 38.5 3.3 2.1 1.4 6.3
Asian 8.5 7.1 9.1 8.3
Asian 18.2 5.0 10.0 16.7 10.6
Asian 3.7 2.6 2.3 2.9
Asian 7.1 2.2 4.8 4.8
Asian 50.0 0.0 15.4
Asian 8.3 22.2 0.0 0.0 6.8
Asian 4.3 12.2 8.5 5.7 7.9
Asian 9.1 11.1 0.0 5.0 6.7
Asian 21.2 17.2 0.0 3.1 10.7
Asian 17.6 5.0 5.9 10.0 9.5
Black or African American 16.7 28.6 0.0 13.6
Black or African American 0.0 13.3
Black or African American 0.0 15.4 7.7 20.0 9.8
Black or African American 57.1 16.0
Black or African American 0.0 28.6 14.3 15.0
Black or African American 35.7
Black or African American 18.2
Black or African American 12.5 9.1 7.7
Black or African American 0.0 5.9
Black or African American 16.7 40.0
Black or African American 7.7
Black or African American 12.5 14.3 16.7 12.5
Black or African American 22.2
Black or African American 8.7
Black or African American 28.6 13.3
Black or African American 10.0 0.0 5.0
Black or African American 17.6 3.8 5.3 8.1
Black or African American 50.0 16.7 11.1 23.8
Black or African American 18.2 6.7 0.0 8.6
Black or African American 33.3 0.0 21.1
Black or African American 7.5 6.8 1.6 5.4
Black or African American 7.4 11.7 10.5 7.5 9.5 8.2 7.6 2.9 34.2 6.0 5.5 0.0 9.7
Hispanic or Latino 4.1 6.5 4.4 2.6 7.3 2.0 2.5 4.7 51.2 10.7 6.1 4.7 9.0
Hispanic or Latino 12.6 6.1 7.4 9.4
Hispanic or Latino 14.3 5.0 9.3 7.5 9.5
Hispanic or Latino 25.9 18.2 11.5 16.0 18.0
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.3 28.6 13.0 9.6
Hispanic or Latino 6.9 28.0 8.0 4.0 11.5
Hispanic or Latino 33.3 25.0 11.1 23.3
Hispanic or Latino 5.9 10.5 5.9 0.0 6.0
Hispanic or Latino 19.4 0.0 0.0 15.0 10.5
Hispanic or Latino 10.0 20.0 2.5 7.1 10.2
Hispanic or Latino 12.5 15.4 5.0 7.7 10.4
Hispanic or Latino 16.7 42.9 16.7 22.2 25.0
Hispanic or Latino 16.7 20.0 11.1 15.6 16.0
Hispanic or Latino 10.7 12.5 14.3 0.0 9.7
Hispanic or Latino 11.1 8.3 6.3 6.3 0.0 6.3 10.5 11.5 8.3
Hispanic or Latino 10.5 11.5 13.5 11.9
Hispanic or Latino 13.3 9.5 0.0 8.7
Hispanic or Latino 5.4 11.8 12.2 9.6
Hispanic or Latino 13.6 8.2 10.0 10.3
Hispanic or Latino 2.2 9.1 8.2 6.7
Hispanic or Latino 12.5 6.9 8.6 9.8
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 16.7 15.0 5.9 10.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.9 2.4 12.5 8.0 4.2 0.0 5.0 0.0 50.0 9.1 0.0 8.8
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 8.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 50.0
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 33.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 20.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7 20.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 22.2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 16.7 7.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 28.6 14.3 15.8
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 10.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 9.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
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 9.1 0.0 4.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 23.5 9.1 18.2 12.0 15.1
White 20.0 7.4 15.8 6.5 11.8
White 8.0 3.1 3.4 7.1 9.1 10.8 9.1 13.5 8.3
White 22.2 20.0 6.3 22.2 17.9
White 16.7 6.9 17.4 6.3 12.0
White 5.3 30.0 19.0 8.3 14.5
White 12.5 0.0 4.5 2.3 4.7
White 17.3 15.4 6.8 9.4 12.2
White 7.2 7.0 3.2 5.9
White 36.4 10.0 30.0 36.4 28.8
White 11.6 8.3 10.0 3.0 8.5
White 28.6 0.0 20.0 36.4 22.9
White 28.6 12.5 14.3 16.7 16.7 7.1 0.0 14.3 13.0
White 5.7 13.5 1.9 6.9
White 3.4 5.0 3.4 4.0
White 16.3 6.1 8.3 10.3
White 1.3 8.9 4.5 4.9
White 8.6 1.7 0.0 3.5
White 21.1 11.1 9.1 13.2
White 5.9 12.5 6.7 11.1 9.3
White 9.9 6.6 7.7 6.7 10.3 4.2 4.6 2.2 48.9 5.6 6.6 2.9 10.2
White 22.6 19.4 10.6 12.5 15.9
High Needs 5.2 6.3 3.7 5.1
High Needs 6.7 5.5 5.5 4.4 6.1 3.6 3.6 3.6 47.6 7.6 4.8 2.7 8.7
High Needs 6.9 9.9 7.0 7.9
High Needs 9.2 7.2 5.6 7.4
High Needs 14.6 4.7 5.9 6.8 10.0 5.8 4.0 12.7 8.1
High Needs 0.0 6.7 0.0 2.9 3.1 16.3 18.0 19.7 11.3
High Needs 8.9 12.0 11.0 4.5 9.4
High Needs 9.4 5.4 4.3 6.7
High Needs 12.3 12.9 9.7 12.3 11.9
High Needs 11.7 9.5 8.9 15.3 11.3
High Needs 20.7 17.5 16.7 16.2 17.6
High Needs 11.0 6.8 9.4 9.1
High Needs 17.6 22.4 7.7 8.2 14.1
High Needs 20.0 6.3 8.8 10.4 11.7
High Needs 16.2 13.9 6.6 5.5 10.5
High Needs 11.0 4.8 6.2 7.6
High Needs 18.4 1.5 8.5 6.5 9.1
High Needs 11.3 16.9 9.1 7.1 11.3
High Needs 5.0 8.5 9.4 3.7 6.7
High Needs 7.9 10.4 8.4 8.9
High Needs 14.6 10.6 25.0 10.3 15.4
High Needs 8.6 17.2 4.5 10.6 10.3
English Learners 9.8 5.4 11.6 8.8
English Learners 9.1 0.0 0.0 5.3 0.0 8.0 0.0 16.7 5.6
English Learners 6.8 12.8 4.3 5.7 7.5
English Learners 20.0 16.7 8.7 4.8 11.1
English Learners 12.5 17.9 0.0 7.7 10.3
English Learners 3.4 25.0 3.4 5.0 8.7
English Learners 20.7 17.1 2.8 5.8 10.8
English Learners 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5
English Learners 2.9 1.8 0.0 3.6 2.1
English Learners 12.1 8.3 20.6 7.1 12.2
English Learners 8.6 14.5 1.6 8.2 8.4
English Learners 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.3 37.5 22.2 33.3 18.2
English Learners 10.5 12.2 2.8 17.1 10.7
English Learners 20.5 8.0 4.5 7.5 10.1
English Learners 16.2 9.1 0.0 2.9 7.6
English Learners 6.1 5.1 2.3 3.0 4.5 2.5 2.7 5.1 46.0 5.3 6.3 4.5 6.8
English Learners 7.1 6.9 6.2 6.8
English Learners 7.2 4.4 6.3 6.2
English Learners 5.7 8.1 4.9 6.4
English Learners 7.7 8.5 13.0 9.4
English Learners 2.9 8.6 8.9 6.5
English Learners 4.3 8.7 10.0 7.3
Low Income 11.3 6.5 9.7 9.2
Low Income 8.1 11.2 7.6 9.0
Low Income 9.3 7.3 4.7 7.2
Low Income 10.6 5.0 6.4 7.5
Low Income 8.9 5.3 4.4 6.5
Low Income 6.4 5.9 6.0 4.5 5.9 3.3 3.7 3.5 47.6 7.3 4.7 2.9 8.8
Low Income 11.7 19.1 9.8 8.0 12.6
Low Income 18.5 5.7 10.7 11.3 11.9
Low Income 12.2 8.8 9.1 16.4 11.5
Low Income 0.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 15.2 18.6 20.9 11.5
Low Income 9.1 16.9 4.8 11.3 10.6
Low Income 13.0 11.4 26.1 10.8 15.6
Low Income 5.4 9.3 10.3 4.0 7.3
Low Income 17.9 1.7 9.8 7.0 9.4
Low Income 15.6 15.7 5.6 6.1 10.7
Low Income 20.3 23.7 8.3 9.4 15.5
Low Income 21.7 18.8 13.8 17.9 17.9
Low Income 13.0 14.1 8.6 13.3 12.4
Low Income 9.2 11.4 11.5 3.1 9.2
Low Income 15.0 4.8 6.7 7.3 10.3 6.3 4.2 12.0 8.3
Low Income 6.4 10.6 7.7 8.2
Low Income 6.0 7.3 2.6 5.2
Students with Disabilities 20.0 14.3 22.7 19.2
Students with Disabilities 12.5 5.6 3.7 7.8
Students with Disabilities 13.6 11.5 3.6 9.2
Students with Disabilities 14.8 9.5 16.0 12.8
Students with Disabilities 22.1 15.6 15.3 18.6
Students with Disabilities 4.3 3.4 6.9 4.3 6.0 7.3 2.6 5.8 54.3 13.0 11.7 4.2 11.1
Students with Disabilities 0.0 31.6 15.8 11.8 17.5
Students with Disabilities 18.2 12.5 16.7 0.0 11.7
Students with Disabilities 12.5 0.0 16.7 0.0 14.3 16.7 33.3 17.6
Students with Disabilities 25.0 22.2 5.9 16.7 16.0
Students with Disabilities 20.0
Students with Disabilities 10.0 8.3 11.1 11.1
Students with Disabilities 50.0 11.1 0.0 18.8
Students with Disabilities 0.0 16.7 11.1 4.8 9.1
Students with Disabilities 10.0 26.7 5.0 7.1 11.9
Students with Disabilities 42.9 62.5 83.3 59.1
Students with Disabilities 8.3 0.0 28.6 4.8 8.0
Students with Disabilities 26.7 0.0 8.3 6.7 11.5
Students with Disabilities 7.7 10.0 20.0 12.5
Students with Disabilities 0.0 14.3 25.0 18.2 0.0 25.0 14.7
Students with Disabilities 16.7 6.7 10.7 11.9
Students with Disabilities 12.5 21.6 8.8 15.4
Female 12.8 17.4 7.1 2.5 10.2
Female 5.5 4.5 3.4 4.5
Female 9.9 1.4 8.3 6.6
Female 11.4 2.8 5.6 6.5
Female 5.6 7.4 8.1 7.1
Female 9.5 7.9 7.2 8.2
Female 1.3 7.6 2.8 3.9
Female 1.9 11.3 7.0 7.1
Female 10.5 7.7 5.9 4.5 19.0 7.1 2.9 19.2 9.3
Female 4.5 15.0 8.3 3.3 8.0
Female 13.2 15.7 13.6 8.1 12.9
Female 22.7 4.2 9.1 13.0 12.1
Female 15.0 19.5 2.3 10.6 11.7
Female 13.0 8.8 6.0 5.8 8.3
Female 2.5 0.0 6.8 4.4 3.6
Female 4.4 6.7 4.9 2.6 4.7
Female 15.0 4.2 11.1 5.3 8.9
Female 8.0 10.2 4.5 13.6 9.1
Female 4.5 0.0 4.0 0.0 11.1 17.9 11.4 10.8 8.5
Female 12.1 7.7 7.9 17.9 11.4
Female 22.2 6.1 18.8 10.3 13.9
Female 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.4 7.5 3.6 3.8 4.2 49.3 5.5 4.5 3.1 9.0
Male 12.5 5.9 9.9 9.4
Male 8.0 14.5 8.5 9.4 10.2
Male 10.0 6.1 3.9 6.9
Male 15.6 22.4 11.5 2.8 13.7
Male 6.3 2.4 5.8 4.9
Male 17.2 27.0 4.8 8.2 14.3
Male 4.7 8.0 2.8 5.3
Male 24.2 3.6 4.7 8.9 11.2
Male 9.2 9.3 4.9 7.5
Male 4.1 9.1 13.3 4.2 7.5
Male 7.2 7.4 6.0 4.8 6.7 3.3 3.6 3.3 41.9 7.5 5.4 1.9 8.3
Male 16.7 20.8 37.5 15.0 22.4
Male 19.2 0.0 8.0 11.5 0.0 3.4 5.0 9.4 7.4
Male 12.0 23.9 4.3 6.5 11.6
Male 7.1 12.0 8.0 9.0
Male 4.5 7.7 0.0 11.1 6.9 14.3 21.2 25.0 13.4
Male 12.2 8.9 12.3 12.2 11.3
Male 16.7 10.6 11.1 9.5 12.2
Male 11.7 10.7 3.8 8.8
Male 17.0 7.0 8.9 10.8 11.0
Male 14.6 5.9 8.6 11.4 10.6
Male 22.2 30.0 21.7 20.0 23.5

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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