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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 12.9 2.9 19.3 11.9 3.2 10.7
All Students 8.8 4.6 6.8 4.5 3.4 6.6 4.9 3.1 4.8 3.7 4.4 4.1 5.1
All Students 3.7 4.4 4.1 4.0
All Students 3.0 6.5 4.6
All Students 11.2 9.0 8.4 7.1 5.5 8.4
All Students 8.8 4.3 6.4
All Students 8.1 8.2 15.8 1.8 5.4 8.2
All Students 8.7 6.9 4.7 9.8 12.0 8.3
All Students 15.7 4.2 5.4 6.7 1.8 7.2
All Students 14.7 13.8 8.6 5.7 5.9 9.9
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native 11.1
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 23.1 25.0 16.7 20.0
Asian 12.5 22.2 15.4
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asian 16.7 20.0
Asian 5.9
Asian 0.0 0.0
Asian 28.6 0.0 15.8
Asian 20.0 0.0 9.1
Asian 22.2 13.3 17.4 5.0 10.5 5.9 13.3 0.0 11.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.5
Asian 9.1
Black or African American 15.6 7.3 10.5 8.1 0.0 7.7 7.7 10.5 3.3 5.8 7.4 5.1 7.5
Black or African American 5.9 17.6 11.8
Black or African American 12.5 0.0 0.0 16.7 7.1
Black or African American 0.0 10.0
Black or African American 42.9 25.0
Black or African American 9.1 9.5 9.3
Black or African American 36.4 11.1 27.3 33.3 0.0 23.9
Black or African American 0.0 16.7 0.0 0.0 3.4
Black or African American 12.5 5.0
Black or African American 5.8 7.4 5.1 5.9
Hispanic or Latino 7.3 4.5 5.6 2.9 0.0 4.5
Hispanic or Latino 10.0 20.0 7.7 0.0 8.3 8.6
Hispanic or Latino 27.3 0.0 8.3 10.0 13.7
Hispanic or Latino 17.1 7.4 27.0 12.5 3.8 14.8
Hispanic or Latino 11.1 8.3 0.0 5.9 5.6 6.3
Hispanic or Latino 6.0 8.2 14.6 2.4 6.7 7.6
Hispanic or Latino 6.8 5.4 6.0
Hispanic or Latino 2.5 5.0 3.6
Hispanic or Latino 5.0 5.1 5.8 5.3
Hispanic or Latino 6.6 2.2 4.9 2.1 3.9 0.9 3.3 1.7 3.5 5.0 5.1 5.8 3.8
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 11.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 25.0 12.5 12.5 16.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 30.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 50.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 15.4
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7 9.1 14.3 0.0 25.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 12.5 12.5 10.2
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 1.7 3.7 2.5 2.6
White 2.3 6.4 6.4 2.0 4.5 4.3
White 7.0 4.5 5.9 5.7 2.0 9.5 5.0 3.0 5.2 1.7 3.7 2.5 4.7
White 8.8 0.0 11.4 10.3 0.0 6.8
White 9.1 6.3 5.6 0.0 4.8 5.3
White 3.3 6.6 4.8
White 8.9 3.3 6.1
White 2.3 5.1 0.0 12.8 2.6 4.5
White 22.2 3.0 6.3 10.0 3.7 9.5
White 15.2 10.3 8.8 10.3 4.5 9.9
High Needs 8.5 4.7 22.6 11.6 5.0 11.1
High Needs 16.7 11.4 9.1 16.7 5.4 11.8
High Needs 8.8 4.4 7.6 5.0 3.9 3.4 5.9 3.0 7.1 5.6 6.8 5.3 5.6
High Needs 5.6 6.8 5.3 5.9
High Needs 18.5 4.8 10.7 9.1 19.2 12.9
High Needs 20.0 14.3 8.3 4.0 10.0 11.0
High Needs 12.3 6.3 6.5 7.0 2.7 7.3
High Needs 12.3 6.1 8.9
High Needs 6.3 9.7 16.4 2.0 5.0 8.2
High Needs 4.1 7.1 5.4
English Learners 14.3 0.0 18.8 0.0 16.3
English Learners 33.3 0.0 25.0 17.6
English Learners 7.9 3.0 5.3 7.7 0.0 5.5
English Learners 5.1 3.7 7.0 2.8 7.8 9.1 5.3 4.0 3.1 5.1 5.6 10.7 5.4
English Learners 5.1 5.6 10.7 6.8
English Learners
English Learners 11.1 4.2 7.1
English Learners 4.8 6.8 16.7 3.8 0.0 6.5
English Learners 4.3 16.7 6.3 18.2 0.0 9.5
English Learners 6.1 9.5 24.0 9.1 14.3 12.4
Low Income 5.4 8.7 17.5 2.1 3.7 7.8
Low Income 10.8 4.9 20.5 10.8 5.7 10.8
Low Income 20.0 0.0 5.9 7.7 7.7 8.6
Low Income 18.5 13.8 3.3 11.1 3.4 9.9
Low Income 5.7 7.2 5.6 6.2
Low Income 11.8 7.3 5.3 5.9 3.8 7.0
Low Income 17.6 19.0 6.3 0.0 4.2 9.4
Low Income 3.8 6.8 5.1
Low Income 8.8 4.4 5.8 3.4 1.7 4.0 4.1 3.2 4.5 5.7 7.2 5.6 4.9
Low Income 7.5 4.9 6.1
Students with Disabilities 6.7 0.0 8.3 11.1 0.0 4.9
Students with Disabilities 2.0 8.0 5.1
Students with Disabilities 10.0 12.5 0.0 11.1 7.7 8.3
Students with Disabilities 7.5 0.0 10.8 5.5 1.3 1.2 6.0 2.3 8.0 4.7 10.0 2.0 4.8
Students with Disabilities 4.7 10.0 2.0 5.7
Students with Disabilities 25.0 0.0 13.3 14.3 14.3 11.8
Students with Disabilities 9.1 11.1 0.0 14.3 12.8
Students with Disabilities 0.0 25.0 12.5 0.0 11.7
Students with Disabilities 9.1 37.5 28.6 0.0 0.0 16.0
Students with Disabilities 17.6 8.1 12.7
Female 16.7 2.2 4.5 7.1 3.8 6.7
Female 2.8 4.7 3.3 3.6
Female 3.3 2.5 2.9
Female 10.4 5.9 7.8
Female 9.5 7.5 10.5 3.7 2.9 7.2
Female 13.0 6.0 9.1 2.2 2.8 6.8
Female 16.3 9.1 26.2 21.9 6.1 16.9
Female 9.1 7.7 5.6 18.2 11.1 9.8
Female 13.8 6.5 14.8 9.5 4.8 9.3
Female 10.1 3.7 7.8 6.3 2.5 6.4 6.0 3.3 6.1 2.8 4.7 3.3 5.4
Male 2.8 10.1 6.1
Male 9.3 12.8 7.7 12.8 8.1 10.2
Male 4.5 4.0 4.8 4.4
Male 9.5 0.0 12.2 2.9 0.0 5.2
Male 15.1 6.0 6.7 6.3 0.0 7.7
Male 8.5 6.3 3.6 5.1 13.0 7.1
Male 7.8 5.3 5.8 2.9 4.3 6.7 4.0 2.9 3.4 4.5 4.0 4.8 4.8
Male 15.4 20.6 3.2 3.1 7.7 10.5
Male 6.8 8.9 21.1 0.0 7.5 9.1
Male 7.5 2.3 5.0

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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