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2025-26 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 19.8 12.6 3.8 11.1 11.9
All Students 7.3 6.7 6.4 7.1 13.0 6.4 4.6 4.7 39.2 7.8 7.0 4.4 9.8
All Students 15.2 15.6 7.3 2.2 10.2 8.0 9.3 14.0 10.3
All Students 16.8 9.9 12.1 12.8
All Students 3.7 2.3 1.8 2.6
All Students 0.0 42.9 0.0 12.5
All Students 15.2 7.2 7.4 9.8
All Students 12.9 8.9 8.2 10.0
All Students 6.2 7.0 1.3 4.9
All Students
All Students 11.0 7.0 8.2 9.0 8.8
All Students 18.5 11.0 6.8 7.4 5.3 10.3 6.1 7.6 9.0
All Students 11.8 11.2 3.8 3.4 7.6
All Students 19.0 11.8 17.3 13.2 15.4
All Students 4.3 4.3 13.6 10.9 10.2 9.4 8.8 3.9 8.1
All Students 7.4 3.4 8.7 9.6 7.3
All Students 7.0 11.1 13.6 12.5 11.1
All Students 2.3 9.3 11.8 9.7 8.3
All Students 2.4 4.7 9.1 6.7 5.8
All Students 12.8 12.6 3.6 10.3 9.9
All Students 11.7 6.9 9.5 8.3 9.1
All Students 14.6 8.9 11.6 6.0 10.2
All Students 7.8 12.0 14.0 11.3 11.2
All Students 9.0 6.5 6.8 7.4
All Students 8.1 6.7 7.0 7.3
All Students 21.7 15.0 21.1 19.4
All Students 0.0 0.0 25.0 14.3 12.5 9.1
All Students 0.0 0.0
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
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native 8.0
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asian 2.4 4.1 9.6 5.7 5.6
Asian 0.0 4.5 9.1 0.0 3.7
Asian 18.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1
Asian 3.7 4.0 7.1 5.3 4.7
Asian 0.0 0.0 7.7 0.0 2.6
Asian 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 6.1
Asian 0.0 3.0 2.9 2.2
Asian 4.1 3.1 2.9 3.3
Asian 0.0
Asian 9.1
Asian 6.7 3.2 12.9 2.6 6.2
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asian 8.3 7.1 0.0 0.0 3.8
Asian 18.2 6.3 11.1 7.1 0.0 9.5 6.9 8.0 7.8
Asian 3.7 6.1 0.0 3.1 3.4
Asian 3.4 5.0 0.0 2.9
Asian 0.0 0.0 12.5 3.8
Asian 23.5 7.1 9.1 13.2
Asian 0.0 2.2 2.2 1.5
Asian 9.8 6.7 5.6 7.4
Asian 0.0 0.0 7.1 0.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 7.7 4.2
Asian 2.8 2.8 4.5 2.8 5.4 0.7 2.0 3.8 32.6 4.1 3.1 1.6 5.8
Asian 22.2 14.3 0.0 12.5 13.0
Black or African American 16.7 6.7 0.0 0.0 5.1
Black or African American
Black or African American 12.5 25.0 0.0 16.7 12.5 12.2
Black or African American 14.3 7.7 12.5
Black or African American 9.1 0.0 0.0 3.3
Black or African American
Black or African American 21.1 0.0 10.0 9.8
Black or African American 30.8 42.9 12.5 28.6
Black or African American 5.9 18.2 0.0 7.1
Black or African American 14.3 14.3 12.5 12.0
Black or African American 20.0 27.3 8.3 0.0 10.0 0.0 12.5 12.2
Black or African American 15.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.7
Black or African American 22.2 25.0 12.5 9.1 16.7
Black or African American 0.0 0.0
Black or African American 0.0 16.7 16.7 13.0
Black or African American 10.0
Black or African American 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Black or African American 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1
Black or African American 28.6 16.7 20.0
Black or African American 11.8
Black or African American 50.0 50.0 50.0
Black or African American 0.0 16.7 12.5 22.2 13.5
Black or African American 20.0 5.9 0.0 8.8
Black or African American 5.6 7.7 2.5 5.2
Black or African American
Black or African American 0.0
Black or African American 7.1 10.8 3.4 3.3 6.3 9.5 4.4 6.6 37.8 5.3 7.5 1.2 8.3
Hispanic or Latino 8.8 11.4 12.8 13.7 11.6
Hispanic or Latino 20.0 6.4 2.2 12.5 9.9
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 21.1 23.5 6.3 5.9 20.0 9.1 16.7 22.7 15.9
Hispanic or Latino 21.8 9.5 15.2 15.2
Hispanic or Latino 13.3 5.0 0.0 6.5
Hispanic or Latino 9.1
Hispanic or Latino 11.3 5.7 7.7 8.1
Hispanic or Latino 15.7 9.5 10.1 11.5
Hispanic or Latino 10.6 10.9 1.6 7.8
Hispanic or Latino 6.7 7.4 16.7 11.1 10.5
Hispanic or Latino 18.0 10.6 9.3 9.8 8.7 8.6 7.0 7.5 9.9
Hispanic or Latino 9.3 13.6 5.8 5.6 8.6
Hispanic or Latino 21.1 11.9 18.4 18.8 17.9
Hispanic or Latino 5.9 11.8 20.0 15.8 5.9 3.8 8.7 7.7 9.7
Hispanic or Latino 9.5 0.0 2.6 14.8 6.4
Hispanic or Latino 12.0 13.6 13.8 16.0 13.9
Hispanic or Latino 3.8 18.2 6.3 19.0 10.8
Hispanic or Latino 2.9 10.3 17.9 12.9 10.7
Hispanic or Latino 14.7 20.0 3.0 15.4 13.5
Hispanic or Latino 17.6 5.3 15.0 6.8 11.6
Hispanic or Latino 14.3 7.7 20.0 4.5 10.2
Hispanic or Latino 14.0 8.8 13.2 11.8
Hispanic or Latino 11.7 9.5 9.5 10.2
Hispanic or Latino 23.1 30.0 30.0 27.3
Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 9.1 7.0 7.6 9.8 14.8 8.1 5.8 5.8 41.4 11.1 9.6 5.9 11.5
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 5.9
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 4.5
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7 15.4
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7 26.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 4.0 3.8 6.1 4.8
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 9.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 6.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 9.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 22.2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 9.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 12.5 21.4
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 28.6 22.2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 14.3 4.8
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.3 16.7 13.6
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7 50.0 26.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 7.5 6.1 6.5 8.8 16.1 7.1 2.6 8.3 30.2 3.7 3.7 0.0 9.5
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 0.0 6.3 25.0 20.0 11.4
White 15.4 9.1 30.0 11.8 15.7
White 2.4 2.0 0.0 1.5
White 0.0 18.2 10.0 15.6
White 9.6 7.5 2.6 6.9
White 5.3 0.0 3.6 3.3 3.1
White 16.0 14.7 0.0 10.6
White 8.6 11.5 3.1 9.8 8.2
White 25.0
White 0.0 15.4 0.0 11.5 7.9
White 2.8 0.0 2.6 1.9
White 0.0 0.0 5.3
White 22.2
White 9.5 16.0 20.0 15.5
White 9.1 15.4 0.0 8.7
White 14.3 12.5 10.5 8.3 11.0
White 16.7 14.3 0.0 0.0 6.4
White 7.6 6.2 11.5 8.2
White 7.9 9.2 6.6 7.5 18.7 8.3 6.3 2.3 46.3 7.4 7.1 8.6 11.8
White
White 13.3
White 30.8 5.9 0.0 4.8 9.1
White 8.3 0.0 9.1 11.8 7.7
White 13.3 7.1 0.0 0.0 5.3 18.8 5.6 6.7 7.2
White 8.3 0.0 20.0 6.7 22.2 21.1 13.6 0.0 12.1
White 16.7 18.8 0.0 5.0 10.0
White 8.3 44.4 16.7 21.9
High Needs 2.9 13.1 10.6 9.5 8.9
High Needs 17.1 17.1 5.6 2.3 11.1 9.1 10.6 15.2 11.0
High Needs 7.3 11.9 14.6 13.3 11.8
High Needs 7.2 3.7 8.2 10.3 7.4
High Needs 5.3 6.3 16.2 16.1 8.6 11.1 7.5 5.4 9.4
High Needs 19.7 13.0 17.9 13.3 16.0
High Needs 14.3 11.0 4.3 4.2 8.4
High Needs 20.5 9.6 7.2 8.2 5.4 11.2 5.9 8.2 9.4
High Needs 14.3 6.3 11.3 8.3 10.0
High Needs 7.3 8.0 1.6 5.8
High Needs 15.3 10.3 8.2 11.3
High Needs 16.5 7.2 6.3 10.0
High Needs 0.0 42.9 0.0 12.5
High Needs 4.1 2.3 2.5 2.9
High Needs 15.8 11.6 12.0 13.1
High Needs 0.0 0.0
High Needs 19.7 13.6 4.2 12.3 12.6
High Needs 8.1 7.2 7.1 7.5 12.2 7.3 4.9 5.0 38.9 8.9 7.8 5.4 10.1
High Needs 0.0 0.0 25.0 14.3 12.5 9.1
High Needs 21.7 11.8 23.5 19.3
High Needs 9.4 7.7 8.8 8.6
High Needs 10.5 7.2 7.8 8.4
High Needs 9.0 13.2 14.9 13.3 12.5
High Needs 17.1 10.5 12.1 6.7 11.5
High Needs 12.2 5.4 10.8 8.2 9.2
High Needs 17.2 14.0 5.3 11.8 12.2
High Needs 0.0 7.5 11.1 7.7 6.7
English Learners 15.4 13.6 5.9 0.0 6.7 12.5 6.3 20.0 9.7
English Learners 0.0 8.0 5.3 14.8 6.2
English Learners
English Learners 13.9 15.2 3.2 11.0
English Learners 13.9 14.3 0.0 8.3 9.1
English Learners 20.6 9.4 3.2 7.5 10.2
English Learners 15.0 10.3 16.0 11.9 13.0
English Learners 9.8 7.7 5.5 8.9 7.8 9.0 4.4 9.3 35.0 9.6 9.9 6.2 10.0
English Learners 26.8 2.2 11.4 13.1
English Learners 9.1
English Learners 8.8 3.3 6.7 13.8 8.1
English Learners 20.0 11.1
English Learners 13.7 5.5 7.7 8.9
English Learners 10.0 10.2 12.5 10.8
English Learners 18.6 9.4 2.6 9.5 9.1 4.3 4.3 12.9 9.4
English Learners 12.9 10.5 5.9 9.7
English Learners
English Learners 26.1 11.1 13.2 17.1 17.4
English Learners 25.0 15.8 25.0 8.0 17.9
English Learners 6.7 0.0 0.0 3.1
English Learners 10.0 0.0 18.2 13.3 9.7
English Learners 13.3 8.6 9.1 0.0 7.8
English Learners 25.0 21.4 5.0 11.1 17.3
English Learners 22.6 15.8 27.3 20.9
English Learners 0.0 14.3 11.1 8.3 7.8
English Learners 8.3 0.0 7.7 57.1 0.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 9.4
English Learners 8.0 12.9 9.1 20.0 12.2
Low Income 3.7 14.0 10.3 10.3 9.6
Low Income 0.0 6.4 10.6 3.8 5.1
Low Income 19.6 17.0 4.2 13.0 13.5
Low Income 11.0 4.9 9.2 8.5 8.5
Low Income 18.2 11.8 10.7 9.1 12.5
Low Income 7.5 14.1 15.2 13.9 12.7
Low Income 10.1 7.4 8.3 8.5
Low Income 9.7 8.4 8.3 8.8
Low Income 21.1 13.3 23.5 19.6
Low Income 50.0 14.3 11.4
Low Income 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.4 12.0 7.5 5.3 5.3 38.1 9.1 8.4 5.2 10.1
Low Income 21.4 14.3 4.5 13.6 13.6
Low Income 0.0 0.0
Low Income 16.2 14.3 3.3 2.7 12.5 8.6 11.4 12.5 10.4
Low Income 14.0 11.5 12.9 12.8
Low Income 4.7 3.1 2.7 3.5
Low Income 0.0 33.3 0.0 9.1
Low Income 17.1 7.6 6.4 10.4
Low Income 17.8 11.9 8.6 12.7
Low Income 7.6 7.8 1.9 5.9
Low Income 16.3 8.5 10.9 10.5 11.5
Low Income 21.9 8.1 8.5 6.6 5.3 11.2 6.5 9.4 9.6
Low Income 10.5 8.3 3.3 4.7 6.6
Low Income 18.2 15.0 18.6 10.4 15.6
Low Income 6.9 8.0 14.3 9.5 11.5 13.8 8.8 6.3 10.0
Low Income 7.0 4.2 5.6 12.7 7.3
Low Income 6.1 10.5 15.4 17.6 12.5
Students with Disabilities 30.0 8.3 16.7 15.6
Students with Disabilities 9.1 6.3 13.0 6.3 9.1
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0 8.7 13.6 6.9
Students with Disabilities 12.5 8.3 5.3 11.1 9.5
Students with Disabilities 6.3 4.8 11.8 7.4 7.4
Students with Disabilities 11.1 10.0 10.0 0.0 7.5
Students with Disabilities 3.2 8.7 3.0 4.6
Students with Disabilities 26.9 3.2 4.0 11.0
Students with Disabilities 7.7 4.3 6.6 6.2
Students with Disabilities 16.7 0.0 11.1
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0 25.0 14.3 12.5 9.1
Students with Disabilities 4.9 6.2 7.3 6.0 12.7 4.5 5.9 3.5 44.7 6.4 5.1 4.8 9.6
Students with Disabilities 11.1 11.1 15.4 5.0 10.0
Students with Disabilities 23.1 15.4 7.1 12.5 14.3
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0
Students with Disabilities 50.0 62.5 14.3 0.0 26.3 6.7 13.3 33.3 24.3
Students with Disabilities 8.0 38.1 18.8 21.0
Students with Disabilities 2.4 2.0 2.5 2.3
Students with Disabilities 0.0 42.9 0.0 12.5
Students with Disabilities 9.4 14.3 8.7 11.1
Students with Disabilities 12.5 9.1 7.1 9.7
Students with Disabilities 4.8 9.5 0.0 5.3 5.6
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0 10.5 16.7 4.5 5.3 10.5 5.0 7.3
Students with Disabilities 11.8 0.0 6.7 0.0 5.6
Students with Disabilities 0.0 16.7 15.4 12.5 11.9
Students with Disabilities 0.0 7.1 25.0 20.0 25.0 8.3 9.1 0.0 11.0
Students with Disabilities 0.0 14.3 26.7 0.0 10.9
Female 28.6 5.1 21.1 13.6 17.2
Female 8.0 6.6 6.4 6.8 14.4 5.7 5.3 5.3 40.5 9.1 7.2 4.4 10.2
Female
Female 28.6 33.3 33.3 31.6
Female 9.5 6.1 2.7 0.0 4.5
Female 9.1 6.9 7.3 7.7
Female 10.0
Female 10.4 9.3 7.7 9.2
Female 24.1 13.6 8.0 4.7 7.1 10.9 6.3 11.1 11.0
Female 8.9 13.2 10.6 11.3 10.9
Female 11.8 12.0 8.3 0.0 4.0 3.2 14.8 15.8 8.5
Female 15.8 5.0 10.0 9.5 10.0
Female 10.8 7.7 12.5 11.8 10.9
Female 13.3 7.0 7.5 9.8 9.5
Female 4.5 2.2 1.2 2.5
Female 11.3 14.3 2.3 6.5 8.4
Female 4.6 7.4 2.7 5.0
Female 0.0 0.0 12.2 7.0 4.7
Female 23.3 17.1 2.9 7.3 13.1
Female 2.2 8.7 12.5 5.9 7.3
Female 15.4 9.3 6.8 10.3
Female 5.0 5.9 16.0 22.2 13.5
Female 12.7 7.7 13.6 11.1
Female 4.3 2.9 4.1 10.9 5.6
Female 18.8 6.1 7.7 10.4
Female 5.3 4.3 0.0 4.2 9.5 0.0 9.1 3.7 4.8
Female 8.3
Male 6.6 6.8 6.5 7.3 11.8 7.0 4.0 4.2 38.0 6.7 6.7 4.4 9.4
Male 0.0 25.0 16.7 12.5 9.3
Male 18.8 7.1 15.4 14.0
Male 7.3 6.6 6.7 6.9
Male 7.5 3.7 6.2 5.7
Male 6.7 11.1 17.9 11.4 11.6
Male 13.8 12.0 13.0 3.4 10.4
Male 10.2 6.8 11.4 7.3 8.9
Male 14.6 11.5 5.0 13.7 11.4
Male 5.6 8.5 6.4 6.5 6.8
Male 2.5 10.0 10.8 14.3 9.4
Male 8.7 14.3 10.5 0.0 8.8
Male 10.4 3.8 14.0 8.3 8.9
Male 9.5 18.9 14.0 12.8 13.6
Male 14.0 17.5 4.8 7.5 10.9
Male 10.5 8.5 5.3 9.6 3.8 9.6 6.1 5.8 7.2
Male 11.1 6.4 2.7 5.3 6.6
Male 8.1 6.6 0.0 4.8
Male 11.1 8.6 9.6 9.8
Male 12.3 8.3 7.1 9.2
Male 14.3
Male 3.2 2.4 2.4 2.7
Male 20.0 12.5 10.3 14.6
Male 17.2 20.0 5.9 4.0 16.7 15.8 3.7 12.9 12.0
Male 0.0 0.0
Male 15.8 8.7 4.7 15.0 10.8
Male 3.6 4.2 24.0 18.2 10.7 16.7 8.3 4.2 11.2

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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