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2020-21 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 5.3 8.1 9.1 2.8 6.3
All Students 16.4 3.4 19.0 8.7 10.4 11.4
All Students 15.3 6.0 13.3 4.9 6.7 9.0
All Students 11.6 13.7 11.2 12.3 10.7 11.8
All Students 10.3 6.0 9.2 8.9 6.3 8.1
All Students 8.2 5.9 8.2 6.7 7.1 8.8 4.3 5.4 9.6 5.7 5.5 4.5 6.7
All Students 4.5 3.1 6.8 6.0 8.6 6.0
All Students 4.2 4.1 4.2
All Students 5.6 6.6 6.1
All Students 5.7 5.5 4.5 5.3
All Students 5.1 9.9 6.8 10.0 10.9 8.6
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 8.3
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asian 0.0 20.0 16.7 0.0 9.1
Asian 16.7 16.7 10.5
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asian 5.6 9.1 8.7 13.0 6.7 18.8 11.1 4.3 6.3 12.5 15.4 5.3 9.2
Asian 0.0 28.6 0.0 0.0 5.9
Asian 22.2 7.1 13.0
Asian 12.5 15.4 5.3 10.4
Asian
Asian 18.8
Black or African American 0.0 5.6 2.0 2.4
Black or African American 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4
Black or African American 0.0
Black or African American 2.1 2.3 10.3 10.0 7.3 8.8 5.7 8.1 11.9 0.0 5.6 2.0 5.9
Black or African American 11.1 10.0 16.7 14.3 0.0 10.0
Black or African American 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Black or African American 6.7 13.6 10.8
Black or African American 10.0 6.7 8.6
Black or African American 18.2 12.5 30.0 10.0 14.3 17.4
Black or African American 16.7
Black or African American 14.3 0.0 3.8
Hispanic or Latino 11.1 8.0 8.3 11.5 4.5 8.0
Hispanic or Latino 11.8 14.3 10.7 9.1 12.9 11.7
Hispanic or Latino 10.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.0 4.5
Hispanic or Latino 9.5 3.3 17.9 2.9 12.5 9.0
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 11.1 11.5 0.0 5.9
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 5.3 0.0 7.7 4.8 3.0
Hispanic or Latino 3.3 5.4 3.0 4.0 4.6 6.5 4.4 4.2 8.8 8.1 7.1 6.3 5.5
Hispanic or Latino 8.1 7.1 6.3 7.3
Hispanic or Latino 4.5 3.5 4.0
Hispanic or Latino 8.2 6.3 7.2
Hispanic or Latino 1.9 4.0 3.5 4.9 7.9 4.6
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 17.6 13.3 7.7 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 22.2 8.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 28.6
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 5.6
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 22.2 13.6
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 25.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 13.5 3.6 9.3 18.5 10.8 11.0
White 14.3 6.2 12.8 8.6 9.8 10.5 3.4 6.5 9.8 3.5 2.5 2.4 7.7
White 3.5 2.5 2.4 2.8
White 1.9 3.2 2.5
White 20.0 5.6 22.2 18.2 9.5 15.7
White 5.6 10.5 8.1
White 10.0 15.0 11.9 14.3 8.3 12.0
White 11.5 8.7 10.7 0.0 8.0 8.2
White 0.0 25.0 0.0 22.2 12.5
White 20.9 3.5 16.7 4.2 8.9 10.3
White 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
High Needs 0.0 8.7 8.3 0.0 4.3
High Needs 16.1 2.6 15.6 4.5 6.7 8.4
High Needs 20.8 13.0 21.7 6.7 4.5 13.1
High Needs 13.3 19.0 12.8 8.5 14.9 13.6
High Needs 10.5 5.1 7.7 11.4 7.1 8.2
High Needs 6.6 6.1 5.4 5.4 6.1 6.6 4.5 6.2 7.6 7.7 5.9 6.4 6.2
High Needs 1.9 3.6 3.3 6.4 8.8 5.1
High Needs 7.7 6.0 6.9
High Needs 4.5 7.0 5.8
High Needs 7.7 5.9 6.4 6.7
High Needs 0.0 7.7 0.0 12.5 11.5 6.0
English Learners 0.0 11.1 11.1 0.0 5.6
English Learners 11.1 3.7 18.2 5.3 14.3 10.0
English Learners 12.5 30.0 12.5 18.8
English Learners 16.1 12.5 11.1 9.1 11.8 12.5
English Learners 8.7 7.7 11.8 15.0 10.5 10.5
English Learners 0.0 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
English Learners 2.2 4.5 0.0 8.3 7.7 4.4
English Learners 6.3 37.5 16.7
English Learners 6.3 6.1 6.2
English Learners 10.0 10.7 9.7 10.2
English Learners 5.0 5.9 4.4 4.9 2.4 8.2 6.3 8.8 8.2 10.0 10.7 9.7 6.6
Economically Disadvantaged 9.2 1.7 5.6
Economically Disadvantaged 12.0 0.0 7.1 9.5 5.4 6.8
Economically Disadvantaged 6.3 5.0 7.2 4.4 5.5 5.6 5.5 6.5 7.4 9.1 6.3 6.3 6.3
Economically Disadvantaged 0.0 0.0 7.7 0.0 1.8
Economically Disadvantaged 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 14.3 5.8
Economically Disadvantaged 2.6 2.6 4.8 5.5 7.8 4.9
Economically Disadvantaged 5.3 0.0 26.3 6.5 11.1 9.5
Economically Disadvantaged 9.1 6.3 6.3 7.4
Economically Disadvantaged 6.1 9.2 7.7
Economically Disadvantaged 30.8 6.3 41.7 10.0 0.0 17.7
Economically Disadvantaged 14.9 21.9 14.7 7.9 17.6 15.1
Students with Disabilities 14.3 8.3 8.3 5.6 9.3
Students with Disabilities 4.2 6.9 5.7
Students with Disabilities 20.0 27.3 0.0 13.3 14.3
Students with Disabilities
Students with Disabilities 11.1 16.7 0.0 11.1 6.4
Students with Disabilities 6.3 5.6 1.8 4.8
Students with Disabilities 22.2 0.0 8.3 0.0 0.0 4.5
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 5.1
Students with Disabilities 12.5 6.7 9.3
Students with Disabilities 10.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.7 7.2 6.3 5.6 1.8 5.7
Students with Disabilities 20.0 16.7 15.2
Female 5.7 2.8 10.8 2.2 12.8 6.8
Female 3.7 9.4 0.0 6.7 16.1 7.4
Female 5.9 6.3 13.5 3.8 3.0 6.8
Female 11.1 13.6 4.7 8.1 2.9 8.3
Female 13.9 2.6 21.4 5.9 5.9 9.4
Female 18.5 8.3 20.0 12.1 12.5 14.3
Female 5.3 6.3 9.1 5.9 6.3
Female 7.2 6.3 8.1 5.9 6.6 10.3 5.8 5.4 8.2 5.4 4.3 3.8 6.5
Female 5.4 4.3 3.8 4.5
Female 6.3 6.9 6.6
Female 6.3 2.7 4.6
Male 9.1 5.6 8.2 7.6 7.5 7.2 3.0 5.4 11.0 6.0 6.5 5.1 6.9
Male 14.7 5.7 3.6 13.3 8.7 9.2
Male 12.0 13.8 17.4 16.7 16.3 15.2
Male 6.0 6.5 5.1 5.9
Male 5.3 9.5 9.1 0.0 6.2
Male 2.7 5.2 3.9
Male 5.0 6.3 5.7
Male 6.3 10.3 11.1 13.3 6.1 9.5
Male 3.2 3.4 2.8 10.3 4.8 5.1
Male 14.3 0.0 18.2 5.6 9.3 9.2
Male 16.7 8.9 8.5 4.2 7.3 8.8

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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