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2017-18 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 10.3 6.5 6.3 9.6 8.2
All Students 6.4 6.9 5.0 5.5 8.1 4.8 3.2 4.0 43.4 6.8 3.9 3.4 8.6
All Students 10.6 17.1 6.9 6.5 10.0
All Students 11.8 7.1 11.0 4.5 8.6
All Students 8.3 6.3 8.0 3.8 14.9 5.0 1.8 7.4 6.7
All Students 13.5 17.9 5.3 13.5 12.4
All Students 24.5 16.2 26.1 10.4 19.4
All Students 8.5 4.3 4.0 6.3 5.8
All Students 7.3 10.6 7.1 5.0 7.5
All Students 12.6 9.6 7.5 9.0 9.6
All Students 12.0 12.6 10.6 14.0 12.3
All Students 15.9 15.8 20.0 11.5 15.6
All Students 10.0 4.8 5.3 8.8 7.3
All Students 11.3 16.7 6.9 7.4 10.4
All Students 37.5 42.9 16.7 29.2
All Students 5.6 13.0 3.8 6.1 11.3 10.0 5.7 3.6 7.3
All Students 8.8 8.7 7.8 8.4
All Students 3.3 1.7 7.0 4.0
All Students 33.3 8.3 0.0 12.9
All Students 10.8 10.4 5.9 8.9
All Students 8.8 8.2 6.1 7.7
All Students 9.2 6.1 3.6 6.5
All Students 5.3 4.1 5.0 4.8
All Students 6.5 3.7 3.2 4.5
All Students 24.1 18.5 29.4 23.3
All Students
All Students 14.1 11.0 1.9 8.3 11.2 5.5 8.8
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
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native 16.7 11.1
Asian 4.5 1.7 1.6 2.6
Asian 33.3
Asian 5.6 26.1 29.4 9.5 17.7
Asian 20.0 0.0 28.6 17.6
Asian 2.6 13.3 6.0 6.4 7.2
Asian 5.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 13.3 8.7 0.0 4.8 4.5
Asian 12.1 9.7 0.0 6.9
Asian 1.3 3.8 1.4 2.2
Asian
Asian 15.4 14.8 5.6 11.2
Asian 7.4 9.1 5.6 7.5
Asian 2.9 4.5 0.0 2.4
Asian 2.2 1.3 4.8 2.8
Asian 5.0 4.8 3.9 3.4 5.3 2.4 3.5 2.3 32.2 4.1 2.0 1.2 6.0
Asian 6.5 3.2 4.0 6.7 5.1
Asian 9.5 7.4 0.0 5.3 0.0 7.7 4.6
Asian 9.1 0.0 6.3 11.1 6.1
Asian 14.3 12.5 18.8 0.0 10.6
Asian 0.0 0.0 22.2 12.5 0.0 9.8
Asian 10.5 9.7 6.5 4.7 7.9
Asian 25.0 12.5 28.6 10.0 18.2
Asian 6.9 3.2 3.3 1.9 3.8
Asian 8.3 5.0 7.4 5.0 6.6
Asian 22.2 12.5 11.1 12.5 14.7
Asian 17.4 7.1 0.0 20.7 11.3
Black or African American 4.8 2.1 2.5 3.2
Black or African American 28.6
Black or African American 27.3
Black or African American 0.0 5.0
Black or African American 7.7
Black or African American
Black or African American 16.7 0.0 7.9
Black or African American 14.3 0.0 23.1 13.9
Black or African American 0.0 5.9
Black or African American
Black or African American 15.4 5.0 10.7 9.8
Black or African American 13.3 13.3 10.5 12.2
Black or African American 15.4 5.9 6.3 8.7
Black or African American 28.6 0.0 6.9
Black or African American 10.1 13.8 11.1 11.8 6.4 9.0 3.8 6.6 39.2 4.5 2.0 2.4 9.4
Black or African American 16.7 33.3 16.7
Black or African American 11.1 25.0 11.1 10.0 7.7 11.8
Black or African American 50.0 42.9 36.4
Black or African American 18.2 12.5 0.0 12.9
Black or African American 16.7 15.0
Black or African American 14.3 37.5 21.7
Black or African American
Black or African American 13.3
Black or African American 0.0 25.0 0.0 7.1
Black or African American 33.3 33.3 42.1
Black or African American 16.7 12.5
Hispanic or Latino 8.2 6.7 7.0 7.4
Hispanic or Latino 22.2 21.4 16.7 21.1
Hispanic or Latino 6.7 22.6 16.7 14.7 15.2
Hispanic or Latino 25.0 0.0 14.3 15.4 14.3
Hispanic or Latino 10.3 4.9 6.5 11.8 8.1
Hispanic or Latino 13.2 16.7 7.1 11.8 12.1
Hispanic or Latino 9.1
Hispanic or Latino 4.3 9.1 4.5 0.0 10.5 5.9 4.8 0.0 4.8
Hispanic or Latino 4.2 10.3 0.0 5.1
Hispanic or Latino 3.1 0.0 8.8 4.0
Hispanic or Latino 11.1 0.0 10.0
Hispanic or Latino 10.0 11.7 5.3 9.1
Hispanic or Latino 9.0 5.4 6.3 7.0
Hispanic or Latino 9.5 8.6 4.6 7.8
Hispanic or Latino 8.3 8.2 5.6 7.3
Hispanic or Latino 5.9 6.8 5.0 4.4 7.7 3.4 2.6 4.2 44.5 8.9 7.0 7.8 8.8
Hispanic or Latino 6.7 5.9 12.5 10.5 8.9
Hispanic or Latino 17.1 5.1 0.0 8.3 12.8 11.8 9.0
Hispanic or Latino 11.1 19.5 3.9 3.8 9.1
Hispanic or Latino 11.4 0.0 7.5 0.0 4.8
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 8.3 5.3 0.0 17.6 0.0 0.0 10.0 4.8
Hispanic or Latino 17.2 31.0 3.1 8.7 15.0
Hispanic or Latino 28.6 11.8 22.2 11.1 18.9
Hispanic or Latino 25.0 11.1 0.0 15.4 14.0
Hispanic or Latino 11.5 10.0 7.7 0.0 7.4
Hispanic or Latino 18.2 12.8 10.0 5.7 10.9
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7 12.5
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 7.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7 10.5
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 18.8
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 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3 6.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
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 7.6 7.5 0.0 4.5 10.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 30.6 4.0 0.0 7.1 6.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7 0.0 0.0 4.2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 12.5 0.0 4.8
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3 7.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 8.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 33.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 5.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3 5.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 8.3 4.4 2.9 5.2
White 0.0 25.0 16.7
White 15.8 4.5 10.7 8.3 9.7
White 30.0 0.0 9.1 12.1
White 8.8 6.7 2.8 0.0 4.4
White 30.0 27.3 12.5 0.0 17.4
White 57.1
White 36.4 14.3 15.4 11.1 22.2 8.3 16.2
White 11.4 9.8 15.4 12.5
White 6.9 0.0 14.3 7.2
White 33.3
White 7.1 8.8 4.5 6.7
White 8.5 10.2 5.0 7.7
White 11.6 3.1 3.6 7.0
White 4.8 9.1 10.0 7.7
White 7.7 7.2 5.7 7.6 11.6 7.8 4.0 4.8 55.6 8.5 4.2 2.8 11.1
White 17.9 9.7 5.3 9.1 10.0
White 15.8 20.8 4.2 10.3 28.6 0.0 12.1
White 9.1 15.0 3.8 5.0 8.0
White 12.1 11.1 15.0 14.8 13.1
White 13.6 0.0 5.9 6.3 12.5 10.3 4.0 2.7 7.1
White 15.4 11.1 27.8 20.5
White 6.7 20.0 33.3 7.1 17.5
White 6.3 7.7 4.5 8.7 6.8
White 6.3 9.4 8.6 9.5 8.5
White 4.4 3.4 3.8 8.3 4.9
High Needs 6.2 7.1 5.3 5.6 7.1 5.3 3.2 3.7 45.6 8.8 6.1 6.0 9.2
High Needs 7.5 9.1 9.5 11.9 9.4
High Needs 13.0 11.5 2.2 7.7 11.1 3.4 8.5
High Needs 12.0 18.8 6.3 7.9 11.1
High Needs 11.4 7.1 9.2 4.1 8.0
High Needs 11.4 9.7 13.8 5.7 17.9 7.5 2.6 9.1 9.3
High Needs 12.5 21.4 5.1 12.0 12.5
High Needs 24.4 9.7 26.8 9.8 18.2
High Needs 12.1 4.1 5.6 10.2 7.8
High Needs 6.4 12.5 6.9 4.3 7.4
High Needs 19.6 14.5 9.5 9.6 12.6
High Needs 11.5 10.1 11.3 16.4 12.4
High Needs 20.6 16.0 21.9 14.7 18.4
High Needs 12.3 5.3 5.7 10.2 8.4
High Needs 8.4 16.0 5.6 6.2 8.8
High Needs 37.5 42.9 16.7 29.2
High Needs 7.7 12.5 4.1 7.0 12.8 7.8 4.9 2.6 7.4
High Needs 9.8 9.7 8.9 9.5
High Needs 4.2 1.7 7.6 4.4
High Needs 33.3 8.3 0.0 12.9
High Needs 11.9 12.5 5.1 9.7
High Needs 10.6 6.7 5.8 7.9
High Needs 9.8 7.8 5.4 7.9
High Needs 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.8
High Needs 8.5 5.8 6.1 7.0
High Needs 23.1 18.2 30.8 23.0
English Learners 15.1 16.3 10.9 14.1
English Learners 14.3 14.6 0.0 10.4
English Learners
English Learners 4.5 4.2 7.7 5.6
English Learners 8.6 21.1 15.8 14.1
English Learners 16.7 5.9 4.8 0.0 8.3 5.6 0.0 10.0 6.3
English Learners
English Learners 6.5 23.1 5.8 5.6 9.8
English Learners 15.8 13.6 8.3 19.0 14.0
English Learners 29.4 27.3 25.0 15.4 24.5
English Learners 13.3 13.0 13.6 23.3 16.2
English Learners 33.3 22.9 15.6 9.5 18.1
English Learners 7.1 17.6 4.0 7.7 8.4
English Learners 13.6 4.7 2.1 6.1 6.6
English Learners 11.8 7.1 26.3 8.7 13.7
English Learners 2.7 22.2 5.9 7.7 8.8
English Learners 20.0 10.0 0.0 7.7 12.5 12.5 0.0 0.0 8.0
English Learners 10.5 8.8 11.1 5.7 8.9
English Learners 10.7 22.2 5.1 13.2 12.1
English Learners 14.3 7.1 5.3 9.1 15.0 0.0 9.4
English Learners 7.1 4.3 4.8 6.3 5.7
English Learners 7.5 8.3 6.5 6.3 6.7 6.2 4.2 3.6 41.1 8.5 5.1 10.6 9.2
English Learners 14.3
English Learners 8.1 5.2 10.7 7.7
English Learners 4.4 3.8 4.1 4.1
English Learners 13.1 6.3 6.4 9.0
Economically Disadvantaged 9.1 9.5 5.6 6.3 7.6
Economically Disadvantaged 12.3 6.0 7.9 9.0
Economically Disadvantaged 8.0 10.8 5.6 8.0
Economically Disadvantaged 13.3 22.6 6.0 9.8 12.9
Economically Disadvantaged 10.3 4.2 5.0 11.4 7.6
Economically Disadvantaged 11.1 8.7 12.5 0.0 22.2 7.1 3.8 13.0 9.4
Economically Disadvantaged 10.6 14.3 4.7 9.6
Economically Disadvantaged 10.9 6.3 6.3 3.4 6.8
Economically Disadvantaged 4.3 0.0 23.1 16.7 12.5
Economically Disadvantaged 10.7 19.3 4.8 4.7 10.0
Economically Disadvantaged 7.4 12.9 5.9 9.1 12.1 5.1 6.5 0.0 7.3
Economically Disadvantaged 14.3 12.7 1.5 9.7 10.3 4.3 9.1
Economically Disadvantaged 9.5 10.2 13.2 17.0 12.7
Economically Disadvantaged 7.3 6.8 10.4 12.5 9.1
Economically Disadvantaged 5.8 1.5 8.1 5.2
Economically Disadvantaged 5.8 6.3 4.9 5.5 7.2 5.4 3.3 3.5 46.2 9.6 4.9 5.6 9.0
Economically Disadvantaged 19.1 15.4 5.9 10.8 12.6
Economically Disadvantaged 24.0 14.3 27.3 21.1
Economically Disadvantaged 37.5 42.9 31.8
Economically Disadvantaged 9.2 4.7 5.5 6.8
Economically Disadvantaged 8.6 13.5 4.8 2.3 7.0
Economically Disadvantaged 5.3 5.4 4.4 5.0
Economically Disadvantaged 33.3 9.1 0.0 13.8
Economically Disadvantaged 10.3 7.8 3.8 7.5
Economically Disadvantaged 14.6 2.1 9.3 16.2 10.1
Economically Disadvantaged 28.1 8.3 27.8 6.7 18.9
Students with Disabilities 3.7 0.0 0.0 1.4
Students with Disabilities 7.4 5.6 3.8 5.6
Students with Disabilities 5.3 0.0 3.8 2.8
Students with Disabilities 10.7 7.8 6.1 8.8
Students with Disabilities 33.3 44.4
Students with Disabilities 7.3 7.3 3.2 5.1 5.4 1.0 1.1 2.9 54.5 9.9 8.1 5.5 9.6
Students with Disabilities 6.3 20.0 0.0 22.2 13.6
Students with Disabilities 22.2 26.7 0.0 11.1 16.7 13.8
Students with Disabilities 35.7 25.0 5.9 0.0 16.7
Students with Disabilities 12.5 0.0 12.5 0.0 5.4
Students with Disabilities 16.7 22.2 11.1 8.3 30.8 0.0 0.0 12.2
Students with Disabilities 15.4 33.3 11.1 11.8 16.7
Students with Disabilities 25.0
Students with Disabilities 35.7 6.7 0.0 15.4 14.8
Students with Disabilities 0.0 5.3 7.1 0.0 3.7
Students with Disabilities 0.0 8.3 4.2 9.5 6.3
Students with Disabilities 8.3 10.5 5.9 0.0 6.5
Students with Disabilities 33.3 50.0 16.7 27.6
Students with Disabilities 18.2 7.7 13.3 14.3 13.2
Students with Disabilities 5.6 12.5 0.0 0.0 5.1
Students with Disabilities 37.5 42.9 16.7 29.2
Students with Disabilities 16.7 15.4 0.0 7.7 7.7 10.5 0.0 0.0 8.2
Students with Disabilities 0.0 4.0 10.0 4.5
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0 16.0 4.0
Students with Disabilities 33.3 8.3 0.0 12.9
Students with Disabilities 10.0 7.7 4.0 7.4
Female 6.5 5.2 5.1 6.0 7.2 5.1 4.6 3.3 42.1 5.0 3.0 2.6 8.1
Female 4.4 3.1 2.4 3.3
Female 4.8 7.4 3.4 5.0
Female 10.2 5.4 3.4 6.9
Female 10.4 13.5 6.1 9.9
Female 8.4 11.1 5.2 8.1
Female 0.0
Female 4.5 1.2 4.7 3.5
Female 10.4 10.0 7.0 9.1
Female 0.0 16.0 0.0 11.1 17.4 8.6 3.3 0.0 7.1
Female
Female 10.2 13.2 7.5 6.3 9.1
Female 6.4 2.6 6.5 3.8 4.9
Female 20.0 4.5 14.3 14.3 12.7
Female 16.2 12.2 10.5 16.7 13.7
Female 10.3 7.8 9.3 10.3 9.5
Female 15.9 6.8 10.6 2.0 8.7
Female 7.4 4.3 7.4 8.3 6.8
Female 14.3 19.0 27.8 10.7 16.8
Female 7.5 20.0 2.1 9.5 9.1
Female 5.3 8.7 0.0 10.5 14.3 3.3 3.7 7.1 6.7
Female 13.3 9.1 6.5 4.4 8.3
Female 9.1 15.0 4.5 8.5 9.1
Female 10.0 7.5 1.7 11.4 4.4 5.3 6.7
Female 5.8 2.9 6.7 9.1 6.3
Female 30.0 0.0 28.6 19.2
Male 10.0 0.0 16.0
Male 6.4 8.4 5.0 4.9 9.0 4.4 2.0 4.6 44.6 8.4 4.8 4.1 9.1
Male 8.0 6.6 3.7 6.2
Male 8.7 13.0 10.8 11.1 10.9
Male 2.2 2.1 9.3 4.4
Male 16.2 11.1 6.3 7.4 9.6
Male 21.1 27.8 30.0 25.5
Male 0.0 14.0 3.9 7.8 6.4
Male 6.7 7.6 8.6 7.7
Male 10.0 4.3 0.0 5.1 4.7
Male 7.4 2.7 6.0 5.6
Male 38.1 12.5 25.0 10.0 22.4
Male 8.3 9.5 7.4 0.0 6.7 12.0 8.7 7.4 7.6
Male 17.9 16.3 8.7 16.7 15.1
Male 5.7 1.3 6.7 4.7
Male 10.3 4.0 12.9 0.0 15.8 6.7 0.0 7.7 6.8
Male 37.5 42.9 26.1
Male 10.0 4.9 15.6 4.7 8.9
Male 13.3 9.9 6.5 9.6
Male 12.0 19.0 8.8 4.3 10.8
Male 12.5 19.2 6.6 8.5 11.5
Male 19.0 14.9 2.1 5.8 17.0 5.6 10.8
Male 8.5 4.3 4.0 5.7
Male 15.6 8.6 5.9 10.0 9.8
Male 14.0 6.8 4.2 15.4 9.8
Male 13.8 31.3 25.0 9.7 18.0

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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