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2014-15 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 5.8 6.8 4.7 4.4 6.9 4.2 3.8 3.4 39.3 7.3 6.2 3.3 8.3
All Students 17.6 11.5 15.8 7.7 13.3
All Students 26.5 20.2 22.4
All Students 5.1 9.4 8.2 13.1 8.7
All Students 18.6 14.6 8.5 11.4 13.4
All Students 8.3
All Students 6.3 5.9 6.5 7.0 11.9 5.5 21.7 8.6 9.3
All Students 6.6 9.0 9.1 8.2
All Students 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.7
All Students 42.9 50.0 30.0 0.0 34.2
All Students 9.5 8.0 8.3 8.6
All Students 6.4 6.4 4.9 5.9
All Students 5.5 4.3 4.1 4.6
All Students 8.6 8.5 3.7 7.0
All Students 6.9 6.2 3.3 5.6
All Students 2.2 6.4 6.5 2.2 4.3 5.8 16.7 4.9 6.7
All Students 10.8 5.4 5.2 5.1 6.7
All Students 12.5 13.2 5.3 9.5 10.2
All Students 6.8 7.3 4.3 2.4 5.3
All Students 6.1 6.3 1.1 4.5 4.5
All Students 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.7 8.5
All Students 9.9 10.5 10.9 9.2 10.1
All Students 10.7 5.8 7.8 8.6 8.2
All Students 10.3 16.5 3.3 11.4 10.3
All Students 9.6 8.5 8.2 2.3 7.3
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 5.6 12.5 6.3 7.6
Asian 16.7 8.3 0.0 18.2 11.1
Asian 7.3 2.8 1.0 3.9
Asian 7.0 4.9 5.3 5.7
Asian 3.6 3.4 4.8 11.5 5.8
Asian 7.3 2.2 0.0 3.3
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asian 6.3 0.0 4.5 18.8 0.0 6.7 15.4 5.0 6.5
Asian 27.3 10.0 0.0 0.0 10.8
Asian 11.1 25.0 0.0 0.0 9.1
Asian 3.4 3.8 2.4 3.1
Asian 9.1 9.1 0.0 18.2 8.0
Asian 4.2 12.5 5.0 0.0 5.6
Asian 14.3 4.8 7.1
Asian 3.8 2.1 2.1 2.7
Asian 10.3 3.2 4.8 3.4 5.7
Asian 4.9 5.3 5.3 1.8 4.3
Asian 4.5 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.0 2.4 2.8 1.5 30.7 3.8 2.1 2.1 5.9
Asian 11.8 14.3 5.3 0.0 7.8
Asian 9.1 9.8 12.1 6.0 9.3
Asian 2.3 2.4 1.9 3.1 2.4
Asian 0.0 5.6 16.7 7.7
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.3 2.7
Asian
Black or African American 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Black or African American 12.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
Black or African American 8.3 6.3 10.3 8.8
Black or African American
Black or African American 0.0 0.0 0.0
Black or African American 14.3 0.0 5.9
Black or African American 16.7 0.0 33.3 19.4
Black or African American
Black or African American 0.0 16.7 5.9
Black or African American 18.2 25.0
Black or African American 0.0
Black or African American 10.2 14.5 9.2 0.0 9.6 3.3 6.0 6.1 28.4 3.8 2.5 1.2 7.8
Black or African American 12.5 18.2 25.0 5.6 13.3
Black or African American 33.3
Black or African American 42.9 0.0 14.3
Black or African American 0.0
Black or African American 0.0 6.3
Black or African American 20.0
Black or African American 0.0 0.0 0.0
Black or African American 0.0
Black or African American 14.3 22.2
Black or African American 0.0 10.5
Black or African American 11.1 14.3 0.0 13.3
Black or African American 5.1 2.5 1.3 2.9
Black or African American 8.3 11.1 8.0
Hispanic or Latino 12.2 12.5 11.4 12.1
Hispanic or Latino 8.1 9.8 7.6 8.5
Hispanic or Latino 21.4 10.7 10.7 13.3 14.8
Hispanic or Latino 5.3 0.0 7.1 0.0 0.0 9.1 38.1 0.0 10.2
Hispanic or Latino 11.5 11.5 10.8 3.2 9.2
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 6.7 0.0 14.3 4.0
Hispanic or Latino 13.3 21.4 9.1 7.7 13.2
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 10.5 0.0 0.0 2.1
Hispanic or Latino 10.0 7.0 10.7 10.2 9.6
Hispanic or Latino 11.1 11.5 15.4 8.3 11.6
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 11.8 0.0 4.4
Hispanic or Latino 7.5 7.9 2.2 9.1 6.4
Hispanic or Latino 25.0 12.9 21.9 11.1 18.0
Hispanic or Latino 4.3 6.1 4.5 4.0 5.2 4.2 2.9 3.9 43.5 7.9 10.1 7.5 8.4
Hispanic or Latino 12.5 14.8 0.0 5.3 9.0
Hispanic or Latino 20.0 20.5 20.3
Hispanic or Latino 2.0 5.7 10.0 11.5 7.4
Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 11.8 15.0 0.0 15.4 10.0 17.4 0.0 9.3
Hispanic or Latino 9.1 14.3 13.6 12.5
Hispanic or Latino 11.1 11.5 12.0 11.5
Hispanic or Latino 33.3 33.3
Hispanic or Latino 6.9 6.3 8.2 7.1
Hispanic or Latino 6.1 6.3 2.5 4.8
Hispanic or Latino 5.1 3.3 6.9 5.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 33.3 22.2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 7.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 25.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 6.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 25.0 20.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3 15.8
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3 14.3 12.5
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3 14.3 11.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3 13.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 50.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 9.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 4.4 9.1 2.4 5.3 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.7 42.1 33.3 22.2 7.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 20.0 25.0 18.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 7.7 6.3 3.6 6.0
White 6.6 7.8 5.3 6.6
White 18.6 9.3 8.9 12.0
White 30.8
White 2.0 4.9 5.2 4.0
White 5.3 10.8 11.5 8.9
White 18.2 0.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 28.6 7.7 11.4
White
White 8.3 18.8 8.0 18.8 12.3
White 33.3 38.5 36.4
White 10.8 9.7 16.7 0.0 9.6
White 50.0 14.3 16.7 23.8
White 17.6 23.3 6.9 12.1 15.1
White 13.3 9.1 11.1 0.0 9.4
White 16.1 13.8 12.1 6.5 12.1
White 2.0 9.4 4.0 7.7 5.9
White 13.9 3.8 0.0 11.4 6.7
White 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9
White 12.0 12.5 3.8 14.3 10.4
White 26.9 0.0 6.7 12.5 14.5
White 0.0 13.0 3.8 4.3 3.0 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.2
White 18.2 14.3 5.7 20.0 14.0
White 9.0 8.2 2.4 6.8
White 13.3 23.5 0.0 13.0
White 8.3 8.7 5.2 6.6 11.7 5.9 5.4 3.9 46.3 9.9 8.1 2.4 10.7
High Needs 5.4 7.0 4.5 4.4 6.3 4.0 3.8 3.3 41.0 8.2 7.5 4.4 8.5
High Needs 5.8 8.5 8.0 2.9 6.3
High Needs 25.0 19.5 21.5
High Needs 6.1 9.5 7.8 14.1 9.2
High Needs 8.3
High Needs 7.0 6.0 6.6 2.6 13.5 2.1 23.6 8.0 8.9
High Needs 6.6 9.9 9.9 8.8
High Needs 6.1 7.0 6.0 6.4
High Needs 42.9 50.0 30.0 0.0 34.2
High Needs 8.3 7.6 9.1 8.3
High Needs 7.1 5.3 5.2 5.8
High Needs 6.8 4.5 5.1 5.5
High Needs 8.8 8.2 3.9 7.0
High Needs 7.7 7.2 4.4 6.7
High Needs 2.7 3.7 3.2 0.0 3.4 6.8 19.7 4.3 6.8
High Needs 11.8 5.6 5.4 5.3 7.1
High Needs 11.7 14.0 5.4 9.5 10.1
High Needs 7.4 6.7 5.1 2.7 5.6
High Needs 5.3 8.5 1.7 4.5 5.0
High Needs 9.4 8.4 9.2 13.0 9.9
High Needs 9.7 11.5 11.1 9.2 10.4
High Needs 11.6 7.7 7.0 8.3 8.7
High Needs 9.2 17.7 4.3 10.6 10.7
High Needs 17.8 11.8 15.4 7.7 13.3
High Needs 12.9 16.7 8.0 11.0 12.0
English Learners 5.3 11.1 7.4 12.1 9.1
English Learners 2.8 4.8 9.1 12.8 7.6
English Learners 0.0 0.0 5.6 11.8 4.9
English Learners 4.5 10.3 7.7 7.3
English Learners 3.8 5.4 3.5 3.6 4.7 1.6 3.7 3.7 43.5 4.4 10.0 7.5 7.2
English Learners 0.0 8.0 6.3 2.9 4.4
English Learners 25.0 18.5 20.5
English Learners 3.6 7.1 11.9 16.3 10.6
English Learners 13.9 3.1 14.0 4.3 8.9
English Learners
English Learners 11.1 12.0 8.7 0.0 12.5 5.3 20.0 12.5 9.9
English Learners 0.0 11.4 8.9 7.0
English Learners 6.3 4.4 5.4 5.4
English Learners 11.1
English Learners 3.6 5.9 15.6 7.9
English Learners 2.7 9.5 2.4 5.0
English Learners 4.3 7.0 5.1 5.4
English Learners 10.2 7.3 5.1 7.7
English Learners 14.3 11.8 7.5 6.7 9.5
English Learners 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 3.1 23.1 10.0 7.2
English Learners 7.0 2.8 4.5 7.0 5.3
English Learners 8.8 10.7 0.0 14.3 8.1
English Learners 6.3 8.1 6.9 2.5 5.8
English Learners 5.9 8.3 3.4 0.0 4.8
English Learners 18.8 0.0 5.3 15.4 8.8
Low Income 10.2 11.8 11.8 7.4 10.4
Low Income 0.0 7.1 8.3 0.0 4.5
Low Income 8.2 18.2 4.6 10.9 10.8
Low Income 17.3 11.9 14.6 7.8 13.0
Low Income 5.5 7.2 4.7 4.3 5.8 4.3 3.5 3.1 41.0 8.3 7.8 3.8 8.4
Low Income 5.2 9.2 9.4 3.5 7.0
Low Income 25.0 19.8 21.6
Low Income 6.4 9.6 8.4 13.5 9.4
Low Income 13.4 17.6 7.3 11.4 12.3
Low Income 0.0
Low Income 7.1 2.1 6.7 2.8 11.4 2.3 22.4 6.8 7.9
Low Income 7.1 10.8 9.0 8.9
Low Income 6.2 7.3 6.9 6.8
Low Income 42.9 50.0 37.5 0.0 36.1
Low Income 8.9 7.9 8.9 8.6
Low Income 7.5 5.2 4.9 5.9
Low Income 8.0 4.1 5.0 5.6
Low Income 8.8 8.6 4.2 7.2
Low Income 7.5 7.5 3.8 6.5
Low Income 3.0 0.0 3.7 0.0 0.0 3.8 20.7 4.7 6.3
Low Income 12.7 4.7 5.6 6.0 7.1
Low Income 12.1 14.6 5.7 10.0 10.6
Low Income 8.1 7.4 5.8 2.9 6.2
Low Income 5.3 9.6 0.0 4.9 5.1
Low Income 10.1 9.0 9.8 13.5 10.5
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 6.1
Students with Disabilities 14.3 12.5 0.0 0.0 6.1
Students with Disabilities 7.7 20.0 0.0 8.3
Students with Disabilities 33.3 6.3 8.3 15.6
Students with Disabilities 14.1 5.3 7.0 9.7
Students with Disabilities 3.7 6.3 3.0 4.0 10.5 4.8 5.1 2.9 57.6 15.9 7.1 6.1 10.9
Students with Disabilities 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
Students with Disabilities 25.0 30.0
Students with Disabilities 6.7 13.3 0.0 16.7 8.3
Students with Disabilities 22.2 0.0 20.0 0.0 8.9
Students with Disabilities 8.3
Students with Disabilities 0.0 16.7 0.0 0.0 52.6 0.0 17.9
Students with Disabilities 12.9 31.6 19.0 19.7
Students with Disabilities 9.7 7.7 15.0 10.9
Students with Disabilities 42.9 50.0 30.0 0.0 34.2
Students with Disabilities 12.5 5.9 9.1 9.1
Students with Disabilities 6.9 9.4 7.7 8.0
Students with Disabilities 9.4 9.7 13.8 10.9
Students with Disabilities 10.7 16.7 0.0 10.0
Students with Disabilities 7.7 8.3 11.1 11.8 10.0
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.7 23.1 60.0 0.0 22.2
Students with Disabilities 36.4 8.3 5.9 0.0 12.0
Students with Disabilities 20.0
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Students with Disabilities 12.5 16.7 25.0 23.1 18.9
Female 6.0 6.1 2.5 4.9
Female 14.3 10.6 13.5 9.5 12.1
Female
Female 13.0 10.0 16.7 11.1 12.6
Female 12.5 5.3 10.3 9.5
Female 9.8 11.6 9.6 8.6 9.9
Female 24.0 18.8 20.5
Female 8.6 9.7 7.5 9.4 8.8
Female 37.5
Female 2.2 7.3 2.0 2.9 3.6
Female 12.5 17.8 9.5 9.1 12.5
Female 10.5 12.8 2.1 2.2 6.7
Female 5.0 6.8 3.8 5.2
Female 12.5 17.9 3.6 22.2 13.2
Female 6.3 7.5 4.5 5.2 7.3 3.9 3.7 3.3 38.3 5.7 7.0 3.1 8.3
Female 13.0 2.7 3.6 4.5 6.0
Female 6.7 2.9 12.3 7.0
Female 0.0 0.0 7.4 0.0 4.8 0.0 8.1 0.0 2.9
Female 6.5 10.3 7.3 13.5 9.0
Female 5.5 7.3 3.1 5.4
Female 3.8 12.0 10.3 0.0 8.7 4.5 14.8 6.7 7.8
Female 8.4 12.9 6.5 9.1
Female 10.7 6.8 9.3 4.8 8.1
Female 5.3 6.2 2.6 4.7
Female 12.7 18.2 2.2 13.9 11.7
Male 20.8 12.5 18.6 6.1 14.6
Male 7.1 14.9 4.3 9.3 8.9
Male 9.1 0.0 0.0 5.9 4.0
Male 10.0 9.6 12.5 9.6 10.3
Male 7.9 7.3 9.1 8.1 8.1
Male 9.3 5.6 0.0 5.6 5.4
Male 4.6 2.0 6.7 2.6 4.0
Male 12.5 8.0 6.9 0.0 7.3
Male 8.9 7.1 6.8 5.9 7.3
Male 3.4 12.5 5.3 3.6 4.0 12.5 25.7 8.8 10.2
Male 8.3 5.0 3.5 5.8
Male 8.7 4.8 1.2 5.0
Male 6.9 6.7 7.1 6.9
Male 6.8 10.3 6.1 7.8
Male 50.0 37.5 0.0 33.3
Male 5.8 4.7 7.9 6.1
Male 6.5 15.6 7.0 9.4
Male 9.1 0.0 0.0 16.7 15.8 6.1 27.3 10.7 10.9
Male 9.1
Male 24.1 11.4 7.7 12.7 14.1
Male 3.8 8.7 9.1 12.8 8.5
Male 29.2 21.7 24.3
Male 8.3 10.0 7.3 0.0 6.5
Male 5.3 6.1 4.8 3.8 6.7 4.4 4.0 3.4 40.3 8.8 5.4 3.5 8.4
Male 5.6 2.4 5.4 4.5

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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