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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 6.3 6.9 4.2 7.0 3.5 7.4 4.0 3.1 7.1 6.0 5.3 3.9 5.5
All Students 13.4 9.7 3.8 9.6 7.8 8.6
All Students 3.9 1.6 2.8
All Students 11.8 8.5 6.3 8.2 1.6 7.4
All Students 5.2 5.9 5.6
All Students 9.3 6.3 5.1 13.2 6.3 8.1
All Students 10.3 10.3
All Students 8.0 12.3 4.9 5.2 5.7 7.4
All Students 13.9 9.3 7.4 9.2 4.5 9.0
All Students 6.0 5.3 4.2 5.2
All Students 11.4 12.3 9.0 10.2 6.3 9.9
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 16.7 16.7 9.1 13.3
Asian
Asian 11.1 19.2
Asian 0.0 4.8 4.3 3.4
Asian 15.4 22.2 13.0 18.5 0.0 25.0 14.3 8.3 17.6 0.0 4.8 4.3 12.9
Asian 13.3
Asian 14.3 0.0 7.7
Asian 23.5
Asian 14.3 16.7 15.0
Asian 0.0
Asian 25.0 16.7 24.0
Black or African American 14.3 9.1 0.0 36.4 15.0
Black or African American 12.5 8.3 0.0 11.1 7.9
Black or African American 25.0 14.3 22.2 12.5 8.3 15.9
Black or African American 4.8 11.1 7.7
Black or African American
Black or African American 0.0 25.0 0.0 14.8
Black or African American 0.0 0.0 0.0
Black or African American 0.0 12.5
Black or African American 7.7 6.1 4.2 5.9
Black or African American 8.1 8.3 8.3 21.6 5.6 7.9 2.6 5.6 2.6 7.7 6.1 4.2 7.3
Black or African American 14.3 22.2 17.9
Hispanic or Latino 9.4 7.3 4.2 6.9 4.2 6.7
Hispanic or Latino 8.8 12.7 7.8 9.9 6.7 9.3
Hispanic or Latino 3.2 1.2 2.3
Hispanic or Latino 9.4 6.3 7.9
Hispanic or Latino 4.1 8.2 6.6 6.0
Hispanic or Latino 15.4 6.7 0.0 13.3 8.9
Hispanic or Latino 13.3 0.0 4.5 4.8 3.2 4.8
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 7.9 9.1 2.8 3.8 9.4 6.7
Hispanic or Latino 9.5 12.5 8.7 10.0 5.0 9.5
Hispanic or Latino 3.5 4.8 3.5 2.8 3.8 3.9 4.8 2.3 5.3 4.1 8.2 6.6 4.4
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 22.2 0.0 0.0 6.9
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 10.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 22.7 7.7 12.5 21.4 10.0 0.0 12.5 23.1 22.2 0.0 0.0 13.2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 23.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 30.8
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3 11.8
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 33.3 21.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 36.4 36.4
White 11.1 8.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 4.9
White 4.5 5.7 4.0 6.4 5.3 5.2
White 6.5 2.5 2.5 6.7 0.0 3.4
White 16.7 9.4 3.4 5.9 3.7 7.5
White 6.1 13.2 0.0 9.8 4.8 6.5
White 16.7 18.2 20.0 9.1 7.1 14.1
White 1.2 3.2 2.3
White 4.9 1.3 3.1
White 8.0 2.6 2.4 4.5
White 5.9 6.5 2.6 5.3 2.7 8.0 2.4 2.3 7.3 8.0 2.6 1.8 4.7
High Needs 6.7 7.2 6.7 6.9
High Needs 15.8 11.3 9.1 10.3 0.0 9.8
High Needs 13.6 7.4 10.0 11.1 5.4 9.5
High Needs 2.9 1.1 2.1
High Needs 2.4 9.3 4.8 5.7 7.3 5.9
High Needs 20.7 10.5 2.8 0.0 2.5 6.6
High Needs 10.0 10.4 10.2
High Needs 10.8 9.7 6.9 8.1 7.1 8.6
High Needs 15.8 5.0 7.4 16.1 6.1 10.0
High Needs 5.8 5.6 4.5 6.0 3.0 6.7 5.4 4.8 6.6 6.7 7.2 6.1 5.7
High Needs 4.8 4.8
English Learners 17.6 11.8 9.5 15.0 0.0 11.9
English Learners 16.7 10.0 0.0 22.2 14.3
English Learners 0.0 13.0 4.0 0.0 18.2 6.1
English Learners 5.0 5.0
English Learners 6.3 4.3 4.0 5.5 6.1 9.8 16.0 8.3 9.3 5.5 15.3 5.7 6.8
English Learners 5.5 15.3 5.7 8.1
English Learners 9.5 0.0 6.9
English Learners 20.7 10.7 15.8
English Learners 9.3 6.4 6.5 11.8 12.0 9.0
English Learners 25.0 0.0 5.3 0.0 8.3 9.2
English Learners 12.1 8.1 10.7 12.0 6.3 10.1
Economically Disadvantaged 7.1 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7
Economically Disadvantaged 0.0 14.3 7.1 4.8 0.0 6.3
Economically Disadvantaged 18.2 12.5 7.7 15.8 6.3 11.9
Economically Disadvantaged 16.7 9.7 11.1 14.3 8.7 12.0
Economically Disadvantaged 1.7 1.8 1.7
Economically Disadvantaged 2.2 6.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 6.3 8.6 5.6 5.3 5.1
Economically Disadvantaged 0.0 0.0
Economically Disadvantaged 11.1 9.8 10.4
Economically Disadvantaged 8.6 5.6 5.3 6.7
Economically Disadvantaged 11.8 14.3 6.3 6.8 6.9 9.2
Economically Disadvantaged 5.0 4.8 6.3 6.7 10.0 6.5
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 1.8
Students with Disabilities 5.9 1.8 4.9 7.0 3.2 3.8 4.9 2.6 5.1 9.3 5.6 8.7 5.0
Students with Disabilities 8.3 7.4 7.9
Students with Disabilities 12.5 9.1 12.5 30.0 7.1 13.7
Students with Disabilities 0.0 12.5 7.1 7.1 11.1 8.1
Students with Disabilities 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7 11.1 4.7
Students with Disabilities 9.3 5.6 10.9 8.4
Students with Disabilities
Students with Disabilities 30.8 0.0 20.0 14.3 0.0 12.5
Students with Disabilities 4.3 0.0 2.1
Female 17.9 12.2 5.9 8.1 4.3 9.8
Female 5.7 5.1 5.4 5.4
Female 14.3 14.3
Female 2.9 3.2 3.0
Female 7.3 9.3 7.3 6.7 2.9 6.9
Female 8.6 7.8 3.8 9.2 5.2 7.1 2.8 2.2 6.3 5.7 5.1 4.9 5.8
Female 10.8 8.3 6.3 7.7 3.4 7.4
Female 12.2 14.6 11.5 13.9 8.9 12.2
Female 13.8 5.3 7.0 21.2 13.3 11.6
Female 13.9 15.6 2.8 13.3 6.0 10.1
Female 4.1 3.4 3.7
Male 4.1 6.3 4.5 5.1 1.8 7.6 4.9 4.0 7.9 6.3 5.5 3.0 5.1
Male 6.3 5.5 3.0 5.1
Male 4.8 0.0 2.5
Male 6.1 8.5 7.2
Male 10.5 10.0 7.3 7.7 2.9 7.8
Male 11.4 6.7 8.8 10.3 4.7 8.3
Male 18.5 7.8 5.3 9.3 0.0 7.9
Male 6.5 7.3 2.9 7.0 0.0 5.1
Male 5.3 14.3 3.4 3.1 7.3 7.4
Male 5.6 5.6
Male 12.9 3.3 4.7 3.6 10.0 7.0

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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