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2016-17 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 18.2 13.1 13.8 10.3 12.8
All Students 3.2 9.4 6.6
All Students 3.2 8.5 5.9
All Students 5.2 4.1 2.7 4.0
All Students 8.2 8.0 6.6 7.1 5.5 8.4 2.6 7.6 8.2 5.2 3.8 2.7 6.2
All Students 34.2 28.0 28.3 11.8 8.4 22.0
All Students 26.0 20.0 21.6 21.2 13.8 20.8
All Students 14.9 18.0 11.8 9.1 5.9 12.3
All Students 29.5 32.5 26.6 6.9 4.6 21.4
All Students 7.2 8.6 10.5 14.1 5.4 9.0
All Students
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 0.0 11.1 6.7
Asian 0.0
Asian 0.0
Asian 28.6 25.0
Asian 57.1 50.0 44.8
Asian 14.8 14.3 7.1 5.6 8.0 19.0 0.0 18.8 14.3 0.0 0.0 4.3 9.0
Asian 0.0 0.0 4.3 1.5
Asian 0.0 28.6 15.4
Asian 45.5 50.0 0.0 32.3
Asian 0.0
Black or African American 0.0 15.0 8.8
Black or African American 11.8 15.0 13.5
Black or African American 12.5 10.0 36.4 8.3 22.2 18.0
Black or African American 57.1 16.7 66.7 30.0 12.5 37.5
Black or African American 27.3 14.3 17.2
Black or African American 50.0 14.3 26.1
Black or African American 14.3 50.0 10.0 0.0 19.4
Black or African American 12.5 15.8 16.2 19.0 7.9 12.5 6.5 15.0 15.8 6.7 4.3 7.0 11.4
Black or African American 18.2 33.3 20.0
Black or African American 6.7 4.3 7.0 6.0
Hispanic or Latino 29.4 7.1 15.4 7.7 20.0 16.7
Hispanic or Latino 7.0 7.0 3.5 6.1
Hispanic or Latino 50.0 38.5 18.2 9.1 23.1 25.9
Hispanic or Latino 2.7 13.5 9.0
Hispanic or Latino 2.5 6.8 4.5
Hispanic or Latino 29.2 17.9 28.9 27.5 17.5 24.4
Hispanic or Latino 6.8 7.2 4.5 5.9 8.7 5.1 1.7 6.3 6.5 7.0 7.0 3.5 6.0
Hispanic or Latino 58.3 39.1 38.1 10.0 16.7 31.1
Hispanic or Latino 4.9 8.0 7.7 20.0 6.9 8.5
Hispanic or Latino 7.4 19.2 11.8 9.1 10.0 11.5
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 50.0 45.5
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 36.4 16.7 12.5 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 10.0 0.0 12.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 30.8
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 50.0 28.6
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 7.1 10.0 0.0 6.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 66.7 41.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 30.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 4.6 7.8 6.2
White 2.2 6.1 4.3
White 14.3 19.0 10.7 18.8 6.5 13.6
White 6.9 7.1 3.1 10.7 0.0 5.3
White 16.7 0.0 27.3 13.3 12.5 14.8
White 4.5 5.6 5.6 6.2 2.1 8.1 2.8 6.4 7.9 3.2 1.2 0.6 4.6
White 3.2 1.8 0.6 1.8
White 12.2 19.6 10.6 8.7 2.3 11.1
White 8.9 5.6 10.3 5.9 0.0 6.6
White 28.9 33.3 31.7 5.0 0.0 20.6
High Needs 4.8 14.8 10.6
High Needs 22.7 38.1 20.0 11.5 5.3 19.5
High Needs 5.9 6.8 3.8 5.5
High Needs 62.5 45.2 46.7 17.4 13.2 36.0
High Needs 7.7 18.6 14.1 10.5 13.0 13.0
High Needs 9.3 12.2 7.0 14.7 9.8 10.3
High Needs 4.1 12.8 8.3
High Needs 7.8 9.5 7.4 5.1 5.6 7.9 3.1 11.5 9.4 5.9 6.8 3.8 7.1
High Needs 22.0 18.6 26.1 24.0 14.6 21.3
High Needs 26.3 32.4 30.4 4.5 7.1 21.6
English Learners 25.0 25.0 28.6 20.0
English Learners 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.2
English Learners 11.1 33.3 20.0
English Learners 8.3 10.0 7.4 17.6 10.0 10.0
English Learners 30.8 26.3 23.1 12.5 16.7 25.0
English Learners 64.7 42.9 62.5 25.0 38.5 48.4
English Learners 7.8 9.1 7.8 4.6 7.2 7.7 4.0 20.0 5.6 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.7
English Learners 9.3 19.6 14.5 12.5 10.0 13.7
English Learners 19.4 23.3 29.6 33.3 23.5 25.4
English Learners 0.0 29.2 17.5
Economically Disadvantaged 6.4 7.7 9.2 4.8 8.1 8.5 3.2 12.0 8.1 4.0 8.4 1.1 6.9
Economically Disadvantaged 6.5 12.5 12.0 8.3 13.6 10.3
Economically Disadvantaged 3.6 10.9 7.3
Economically Disadvantaged 5.3 15.1 11.0
Economically Disadvantaged 0.0 16.1 13.9 12.0 14.3 11.7
Economically Disadvantaged 66.7 40.0 44.4 13.0 5.3 34.0
Economically Disadvantaged 4.0 8.4 1.1 4.4
Economically Disadvantaged 18.2 20.0 15.4 0.0 7.1 13.4
Economically Disadvantaged 30.8 41.7 27.3 18.8 10.0 26.0
Economically Disadvantaged 32.1 5.6 23.5 29.2 22.2 23.8
Students with Disabilities 10.0 7.1 0.0 9.3
Students with Disabilities 37.5 37.5 17.6 18.2 30.9
Students with Disabilities 5.9 13.0 9.3
Students with Disabilities 7.4 13.9 11.1
Students with Disabilities 15.8 8.3 17.6 23.8 17.6 17.4
Students with Disabilities 25.0 0.0 16.7 14.3 11.1 14.3
Students with Disabilities 7.5 7.5 3.2 6.0
Students with Disabilities 7.7 3.9 2.8 3.6 6.5 7.3 3.8 11.0 13.0 7.5 7.5 3.2 6.6
Students with Disabilities 25.0 0.0 30.0 25.0 16.3
Students with Disabilities 9.1 33.3 55.6 0.0 7.7 20.8
Female 32.5 27.3 11.1 7.8 11.1 17.3
Female 0.0 21.4 13.5 9.5 10.5 11.0
Female 0.0 10.9 5.8
Female 1.1 7.0 3.9
Female 2.6 7.9 5.9 19.0 3.1 6.7
Female 8.4 8.4 5.7 7.7 6.8 8.7 0.6 8.4 8.6 6.8 3.7 2.3 6.4
Female 36.8 19.4 23.5 30.8 15.7 24.7
Female 20.0 13.8 17.1 10.3 0.0 13.6
Female 28.9 33.3 25.9 7.4 2.8 20.7
Female 6.8 4.3 2.3 4.6
Male 35.9 28.6 44.7 16.7 5.3 27.0
Male 14.3 15.8 12.8 18.4 10.0 14.4
Male 6.8 7.9 7.4
Male 5.3 9.6 7.7
Male 3.5 3.9 3.0 3.4
Male 8.0 7.5 7.3 6.6 4.0 8.3 4.8 6.9 7.9 3.5 3.9 3.0 6.1
Male 19.4 20.6 20.0 13.0 10.3 17.1
Male 9.4 21.9 6.1 7.7 9.4 11.0
Male 30.2 31.7 27.0 6.5 6.9 22.1
Male 11.4 9.4 14.3 11.6 7.1 10.8

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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