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2015-16 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 4.2 2.5 3.3
All Students 5.3 5.5 1.5 4.3
All Students 6.7 4.8 6.9 5.8 2.7 8.0 4.3 2.7 7.0 5.3 5.2 1.5 5.1
All Students 10.8 7.8 6.6 3.8 6.3 7.0
All Students 7.6 5.1 6.4
All Students 7.8 6.3 5.4 4.7 3.4 5.7
All Students 13.8 10.0 16.2 9.0 1.7 10.5
All Students 7.7 7.4 2.2 8.3 3.4 5.8
All Students 14.5 7.3 12.9 11.6 8.9 11.1
All Students 6.7 7.8 13.0 10.7 1.9 8.0
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 14.3
Asian 18.2
Asian 27.3 10.0 19.0
Asian 15.4 13.6 3.7 10.7
Asian 0.0 16.7
Asian 0.0 0.0
Asian 33.3 25.0
Asian 14.3 33.3 15.0
Asian 42.9 14.3 20.0
Asian 20.0 7.7 14.3 10.3
Asian 23.5 10.0 29.2 4.8 10.0 23.1 17.6 6.7 10.5 15.4 13.6 3.7 14.2
Black or African American 8.1 3.2 11.4 8.3 2.8 6.5 2.5 5.3 8.6 5.7 1.9 3.4 5.6
Black or African American 0.0 0.0 4.5
Black or African American 5.7 1.9 3.4 3.4
Black or African American 5.3 5.6 5.4
Black or African American 0.0 14.3 9.1
Black or African American 8.3 11.1 20.0 0.0 0.0 9.4
Black or African American 4.8 5.0 4.9
Black or African American 16.7 0.0 16.7 28.6 13.8
Black or African American 11.1 11.1 22.2 16.7 13.9
Black or African American 0.0 4.5
Hispanic or Latino 11.5 9.1 10.3
Hispanic or Latino 10.0 10.3 7.0 2.6 11.4 8.2
Hispanic or Latino 12.9 15.2 22.2 9.4 0.0 12.4
Hispanic or Latino 5.8 7.0 0.9 4.8
Hispanic or Latino 8.3 0.0 0.0 13.0 0.0 4.4
Hispanic or Latino 7.0 1.3 4.1
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 30.0 11.1 13.3 7.1 12.1
Hispanic or Latino 14.8 6.3 12.1 13.6 10.0 11.2
Hispanic or Latino 5.2 4.0 6.1 7.3 4.3 6.6 6.5 3.8 3.3 5.8 7.0 0.9 5.2
Hispanic or Latino 7.7 0.0 8.3 0.0 10.0 5.4
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 11.8 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 33.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 8.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 20.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0
White 4.2 4.7 5.0 4.9 0.0 3.8
White 2.3 3.3 2.8
White 3.1 2.3 2.7
White 25.0 9.1 13.3 11.1 0.0 11.5
White 13.8 6.5 7.1 6.1 0.0 6.8
White 7.3 2.4 9.1 6.7 0.0 5.2
White 5.7 8.0 2.2 4.4 1.8 4.4
White 5.0 4.4 4.1 3.0 0.6 7.9 2.2 1.1 9.1 3.6 4.4 1.3 3.9
White 4.8 3.3 2.9 3.0 0.0 2.9
White 3.6 4.9 1.3 3.4
High Needs 5.1 3.2 4.2
High Needs 9.6 7.2 1.6 6.7
High Needs 7.4 5.0 6.6 6.8 3.2 7.0 4.8 4.2 6.4 9.6 6.6 1.6 5.9
High Needs 14.0 9.6 7.3 2.5 6.3 8.1
High Needs 5.9 16.7 9.5 13.0 0.0 9.4
High Needs 8.3 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3
High Needs 18.0 12.0 18.4 11.4 0.0 12.6
High Needs 12.5 9.1 2.2 11.6 8.8 8.7
High Needs 12.1 7.5 14.3 11.4 9.5 10.9
High Needs 11.1 11.0 11.0
English Learners 8.6 6.5 4.8 10.5 0.0 7.1
English Learners 11.5 11.5 0.0 20.0 0.0 9.7
English Learners 0.0 0.0 7.7
English Learners 24.0 18.5 21.2
English Learners 9.7 3.1 9.7 4.5 7.7 7.0
English Learners 5.1 5.4 6.6 6.8 0.0 9.1 10.3 10.3 0.0 10.0 7.3 4.0 6.1
English Learners 11.8 6.7 14.3 11.5 10.5 10.7
English Learners 10.0 7.3 4.0 8.2
English Learners 4.3 0.0 11.1 7.7 4.8
English Learners 0.0
Economically Disadvantaged 18.2 13.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 7.9
Economically Disadvantaged 13.0 7.4 20.0 9.5 13.0 11.9
Economically Disadvantaged 8.3 16.7 15.4 15.4 0.0 11.9
Economically Disadvantaged 23.3 7.1 13.0 9.1 0.0 11.0
Economically Disadvantaged 11.1 0.0 0.0 9.1 0.0 4.8
Economically Disadvantaged 7.0 4.9 5.9
Economically Disadvantaged 9.5 5.3 5.0 11.5 17.6 9.7
Economically Disadvantaged 9.6 4.8 5.5 8.0 4.2 8.2 5.7 5.2 8.3 14.5 7.2 1.7 6.9
Economically Disadvantaged 12.2 11.4 11.9
Economically Disadvantaged 14.5 7.2 1.7 8.0
Students with Disabilities 2.9 3.1 3.0
Students with Disabilities 57.1 45.5 30.8 17.6 0.0 26.2
Students with Disabilities 0.0 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
Students with Disabilities 7.7 20.0 8.3 0.0 11.8 9.8
Students with Disabilities 7.6 4.2 0.0 4.3
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 4.3
Students with Disabilities 4.1 3.8 4.0
Students with Disabilities 0.0 5.0 18.2 5.9 6.3
Students with Disabilities 9.1 12.5 16.7 12.5 11.1 11.9
Students with Disabilities 4.2 4.8 5.1 6.9 2.6 3.8 2.4 1.2 6.3 7.6 2.8 0.0 4.0
Female 9.5 13.5 13.0 11.1 0.0 9.8
Female 8.6 8.0 4.2 2.9 0.0 5.1
Female 3.3 5.3 4.2
Female 11.1 11.4 11.6 5.8 9.7 9.6
Female 5.7 5.2 6.7 5.3 2.9 7.0 3.4 2.4 3.8 4.3 7.2 2.5 4.8
Female 4.3 7.7 2.5 4.9
Female 6.0 3.4 4.6
Female 3.7 3.4 15.4 16.7 0.0 8.0
Female 14.3 10.8 9.8 11.4 7.7 10.8
Female 9.3 6.3 3.8 6.8 4.1 5.9
Male 7.1 5.3 6.3 6.9 5.1 6.1
Male 9.1 11.4 10.7 6.3 2.9 8.0
Male 10.5 4.8 2.1 0.0 3.1 4.3
Male 14.6 4.4 15.9 11.8 10.0 11.3
Male 18.4 7.0 17.6 7.1 3.1 11.2
Male 7.5 4.4 7.1 6.3 2.4 9.0 5.0 2.9 10.3 6.1 3.5 0.6 5.4
Male 6.1 3.5 0.6 3.6
Male 2.8 1.8 2.3
Male 6.3 8.5 0.0 10.0 2.5 5.6
Male 11.7 5.1 8.3

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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