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2021-22 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 8.8 6.2 8.6 5.9 4.4 9.9 7.2 7.9 7.3 7.1 3.4 1.6 6.6
All Students 10.3 0.0 3.0 3.3 5.6 4.6
All Students 22.4 12.0 10.5 11.4 19.4 15.8
All Students 11.2 8.3 16.9 9.1 4.9 10.3
All Students 6.3 12.2 10.3 7.9 9.2 9.4
All Students 7.1 3.4 1.6 4.1
All Students 21.9 9.3 14.3 5.6 5.4 11.4
All Students 11.3 8.8 13.7 10.8 8.6 10.6
All Students 10.3 7.6 8.9
All Students 9.3 9.0 9.2
All Students 18.0 9.5 11.9 14.5 0.0 11.0
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 12.5 11.1 11.8
Asian 25.0
Asian 14.3 0.0 10.5
Asian 35.7 0.0 10.0 28.6 19.5
Asian 30.0 27.3
Asian 26.3 12.5 18.8 11.1 10.0 26.7 21.4 18.8 9.5 20.0 0.0 0.0 15.9
Asian 18.8
Asian 33.3 28.6 30.8
Asian 16.7 19.2
Asian 20.0 0.0 0.0 7.5
Black or African American 0.0
Black or African American 12.5 13.6 10.9 11.5 7.9 14.6 19.4 18.2 11.4 7.5 7.3 0.0 11.0
Black or African American 7.5 7.3 0.0 5.0
Black or African American 0.0 11.1 16.7 14.3 18.2 12.2
Black or African American 16.7 18.8 17.6
Black or African American 30.8 17.6 23.3
Black or African American 0.0 8.3
Black or African American 75.0
Black or African American 8.3 8.3 14.3 12.8
Black or African American 28.6 22.2 33.3 14.3 20.6
Black or African American 16.7 16.7 14.3 14.3 13.8
Hispanic or Latino 14.3 0.0 25.0 16.7 0.0 10.9
Hispanic or Latino 15.4 6.5 11.2
Hispanic or Latino 25.9 5.3 13.8 22.7 15.8 17.0
Hispanic or Latino 10.3 0.0 4.3 0.0 8.3 4.8
Hispanic or Latino 8.9 6.3 7.6
Hispanic or Latino 6.5 5.4 8.9 11.9 10.3 8.7
Hispanic or Latino 6.7 4.8 3.0 4.9
Hispanic or Latino 10.5 5.3 14.3 11.1 0.0 8.9
Hispanic or Latino 11.8 8.7 8.7 4.5 0.0 6.5
Hispanic or Latino 3.9 4.3 4.4 5.8 2.6 5.3 5.7 5.8 6.9 6.7 4.8 3.0 4.9
Hispanic or Latino 6.9 14.3 14.3 0.0 7.4 8.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3 7.7 15.4 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.0 14.3 0.0 6.6
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 5.9
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 8.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 0.0 9.1 3.8 10.8 8.0 7.1
White 22.9 6.9 8.8 2.6 6.9 9.7
White 17.4 11.1 0.0 0.0 27.8 11.7
White 5.6 8.8 16.4 5.1 2.1 7.9
White 5.3 10.3 8.0
White 8.9 4.8 10.1 5.1 5.5 12.4 5.5 7.4 6.3 6.0 1.2 0.6 6.2
White 17.4 9.1 16.7 21.4 0.0 13.7
White 6.0 1.2 0.6 2.8
White 11.1 0.0 0.0 14.3 0.0 5.3
White 16.7 28.6 12.5 7.1 13.2
White 5.6 6.5 6.1
High Needs 7.2 4.4 1.8 4.5
High Needs 8.4 6.9 9.2 5.5 5.8 7.3 6.9 8.8 5.3 7.2 4.4 1.8 6.5
High Needs 13.8 0.0 5.0 0.0 9.5 5.8
High Needs 25.6 9.4 13.2 7.1 22.2 16.7
High Needs 16.7 16.7 23.1 16.7 9.1 16.0
High Needs 7.5 11.7 15.2 5.0 13.0 10.5
High Needs 20.0 12.8 16.7 11.1 0.0 12.1
High Needs 26.9 14.3 22.2 9.8 8.3 16.2
High Needs 9.6 8.6 12.1 11.1 9.2 10.2
High Needs 14.6 9.9 12.2
High Needs 9.2 8.7 8.9
English Learners 18.8 15.4 13.6 0.0 0.0 10.6
English Learners 6.8 4.2 5.4
English Learners 5.6 4.8 7.4 5.5 2.9 4.0 10.0 4.9 4.3 8.8 2.4 1.4 5.1
English Learners 20.8 5.9 11.1 6.7 18.2 13.3
English Learners 11.1 0.0 28.6 12.5 0.0 11.5
English Learners 25.0 33.3 25.0
English Learners 9.5 8.3 8.0 7.1 4.8 7.7
English Learners 8.8 2.4 1.4 3.8
English Learners 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.5 5.1
English Learners 8.9 6.3 12.0 12.8 11.4 10.3
English Learners 31.3 7.7 20.7
Economically Disadvantaged 20.0 17.2 17.9 10.7 0.0 13.4
Economically Disadvantaged 28.0 10.0 14.3 7.1 16.1 16.2
Economically Disadvantaged 8.0 10.7 9.4
Economically Disadvantaged 30.0 18.8 20.8 10.0 6.7 17.1
Economically Disadvantaged 12.0 0.0 7.7 0.0 12.5 7.2
Economically Disadvantaged 9.3 6.8 14.9 13.0 8.8 10.5
Economically Disadvantaged 6.1 6.3 10.2 7.6 3.6 6.2 6.2 10.1 4.7 6.6 4.5 1.9 6.2
Economically Disadvantaged 17.7 10.4 14.0
Economically Disadvantaged 6.6 4.5 1.9 4.4
Economically Disadvantaged 6.7 8.3 29.4 36.4 0.0 15.3
Economically Disadvantaged 8.3 13.5 15.4 3.6 10.5 10.6
Students with Disabilities 33.3 12.5 25.0 14.3 0.0 13.2
Students with Disabilities 18.8 20.0 20.0 0.0 26.7 17.4
Students with Disabilities 0.0
Students with Disabilities 8.1 6.4 6.1 3.4 3.4 6.3 4.5 7.6 3.8 8.0 4.2 1.6 5.2
Students with Disabilities 8.0 4.2 1.6 4.7
Students with Disabilities 5.1 4.9 5.0
Students with Disabilities 3.7 12.0 7.7
Students with Disabilities 16.7 22.2 13.3 15.2
Students with Disabilities 8.3 12.5 8.3 7.9
Students with Disabilities 30.0 18.8 0.0 12.5
Students with Disabilities 10.0 7.7 8.3 7.0
Female 13.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.8 6.0
Female 9.7 6.1 15.8 8.6 6.7 9.3
Female 28.6 12.0 12.5 9.7 7.1 14.6
Female 20.7 15.6 13.3 16.1 0.0 13.9
Female 6.0 9.4 9.3 4.5 2.8 6.6
Female 6.1 3.1 2.8 4.1
Female 8.7 6.6 7.4 6.3 4.7 13.1 7.3 9.6 9.0 6.1 3.1 2.8 7.1
Female 8.8 6.3 7.6
Female 9.9 13.9 12.0
Female 23.3 11.1 20.0 18.2 20.0 18.6
Female 6.3 20.5 11.1 7.7 8.3 11.2
Male 8.8 5.7 9.7 5.6 4.1 7.3 7.1 6.4 5.8 8.2 3.6 0.5 6.1
Male 6.5 4.3 9.1 8.1 10.3 7.3
Male 14.3 3.2 10.8 12.9 0.0 8.1
Male 8.2 3.6 0.5 4.1
Male 11.7 8.5 10.0
Male 5.9 0.0 5.9 5.0 0.0 3.3
Male 12.9 11.4 11.4 12.8 11.1 11.9
Male 21.6 13.0 5.4 4.5 18.9 13.5
Male 13.8 6.9 15.8 2.4 3.6 8.5
Male 8.7 4.4 6.5
Male 17.9 7.1 25.0 11.4 6.7 13.8

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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