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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 2.6 8.6 5.3 5.3 2.9 4.9
All Students 7.5 12.9 10.5 9.8 5.3 9.3
All Students 4.5 5.3 8.2 3.1 10.3 6.3
All Students 21.3 9.4 5.1 13.3 11.0 12.3
All Students 16.9 8.8 4.5 1.8 6.3 7.7
All Students 5.3 6.2 4.3 3.7 5.2 6.5 3.9 4.8 3.1 5.5 4.0 4.1 4.7
All Students 3.1 12.7 1.7 10.0 9.3 7.5
All Students 5.3 6.0 5.6
All Students 5.6 5.0 5.2
All Students 6.2 5.2 4.1 5.2
All Students 0.0 22.2 13.3
All Students 5.0 5.3 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.2
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.0
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 20.0
Asian 0.0 17.2 11.1 10.7 8.7 4.8 10.0 4.8 0.0 7.7 0.0 6.7 7.5
Asian 5.6
Asian
Asian 0.0
Asian 15.4 9.1 12.5
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asian 12.5 9.5
Asian 15.4 0.0 6.7 7.7
Asian 33.3 33.3 26.1
Asian 10.0 11.1 14.3 8.8
Black or African American 12.8 15.6 9.4 13.3 16.7 4.1 2.3 8.1 6.8 8.9 0.0 2.4 8.0
Black or African American 8.9 0.0 2.4 4.0
Black or African American 0.0 7.7 3.6
Black or African American 3.6 8.3 5.8
Black or African American 13.3
Black or African American 25.0 0.0 10.0
Black or African American 31.6 14.3 18.2 25.0 24.5
Black or African American 12.5 18.2 16.7 25.0 18.4
Black or African American 0.0 12.5 20.0 15.6
Black or African American
Black or African American 22.2
Hispanic or Latino 3.7 4.2 3.8 6.9 4.2 4.6
Hispanic or Latino 10.7 15.4 16.0 11.1 3.8 11.7
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 16.7 4.2 14.8 8.1
Hispanic or Latino 25.9 7.4 2.9 18.8 13.5 12.7
Hispanic or Latino 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.9 3.7
Hispanic or Latino 4.8 4.8 9.1 11.5 12.5 8.5
Hispanic or Latino 4.5 14.3 2.0 10.2 9.1 8.1
Hispanic or Latino 10.3 5.8 8.0
Hispanic or Latino 8.3 6.7 7.4
Hispanic or Latino 7.1 8.8 5.9 7.3
Hispanic or Latino 0.0 23.5 13.8
Hispanic or Latino 5.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 7.1 5.8 5.4 3.4 6.2 6.5 5.9 5.2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 13.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16.7 0.0 7.1
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 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 7.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 7.7 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4
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 28.6 12.5 0.0 8.3
White 9.7 4.3 6.5 6.5 0.0 5.9
White 3.5 0.7 2.0 2.1
White 3.2 5.1 4.3 1.2 2.6 6.5 0.7 3.8 2.3 3.5 0.7 2.0 3.0
White 3.8 2.4 6.0 0.0 5.7 3.7
White 0.0 1.8 1.0
White 9.1 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8
White 0.0 5.9 5.7
White 6.9 3.8 3.1 2.9 6.1 4.5
White
White 20.0 6.9 10.0 3.8 4.8 8.6
White 1.1 5.8 3.6
High Needs 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.2 4.8 4.3
High Needs 5.0 16.3 17.1 12.2 6.5 11.4
High Needs 3.4 6.9 19.4 2.4 18.0 10.5
High Needs 29.8 9.5 5.9 15.8 12.2 15.2
High Needs 18.8 9.7 4.3 0.0 6.5 7.6
High Needs 6.7 6.5 4.9 3.8 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.2 3.3 6.5 5.5 5.9 5.5
High Needs 4.5 14.8 0.0 10.9 6.5 7.5
High Needs 8.0 8.3 8.1
High Needs 7.3 6.7 7.0
High Needs 7.6 7.4 5.8 7.0
High Needs 0.0 25.0 14.8
High Needs 7.1 9.5 11.1 12.5 12.0 10.5
English Learners 4.8 0.0 5.9 5.6 6.3 4.5
English Learners 7.4 15.6 18.2 15.0 4.5 12.2
English Learners 7.7 20.0 40.0 0.0 25.0 16.7
English Learners 36.8 4.0 2.9 21.4 23.1 17.7
English Learners 13.6 6.3 0.0 0.0 6.3 5.7
English Learners 6.7 13.3 18.8 25.0 13.6
English Learners 2.8 16.2 0.0 9.5 11.1 7.5
English Learners 0.0 12.5 5.9
English Learners 17.9 5.0 11.4
English Learners 11.8 13.6 10.3 11.9
English Learners 0.0 36.4 21.1
English Learners 7.6 7.0 3.7 3.6 5.3 7.6 4.2 4.2 0.0 9.7 8.4 10.2 6.3
Low Income 7.6 5.0 5.1 3.7 6.8 5.8 6.1 6.3 2.9 7.2 6.5 5.5 5.8
Low Income 8.0 8.5 5.3 7.4
Low Income 4.3 11.1 14.3 12.0 13.3 10.8
Low Income 5.3 0.0 5.3 0.0 7.7 3.8
Low Income 6.3 16.3 17.2 8.0 9.7 11.9
Low Income 9.1 6.7 7.9
Low Income 17.4 4.5 2.9 0.0 5.3 6.0
Low Income 3.8 9.5 20.0 3.4 20.0 11.5
Low Income 4.8 12.8 0.0 8.7 5.1 6.5
Low Income 0.0 27.3 14.3
Low Income 28.3 8.6 4.7 10.3 13.6 13.7
Low Income 8.1 8.2 8.2
Students with Disabilities 50.0 15.4 14.3 0.0 28.6 19.3
Students with Disabilities 5.6 0.0 6.5 3.8
Students with Disabilities 47.1 18.2 6.7 25.0 7.1 21.7
Students with Disabilities 0.0
Students with Disabilities 0.0 0.0 14.3 5.3 11.5 7.6
Students with Disabilities
Students with Disabilities 3.4 4.8 4.0
Students with Disabilities 9.1 4.7 4.5 5.0 2.1 5.8 3.9 2.4 3.6 4.2 0.0 6.1 4.2
Students with Disabilities 11.1 11.1 15.6
Students with Disabilities 25.0 0.0 12.5 7.1 11.4
Students with Disabilities 9.3 4.8 7.1
Students with Disabilities 6.3 11.8 27.3 18.8 0.0 11.3
Female 5.4 6.9 6.1
Female 5.3 8.6 3.3 11.1 11.5 7.9
Female 0.0 0.0 8.1 3.6 6.5 3.9
Female 4.2 11.1 4.7 4.2 8.3 6.3
Female 22.5 5.9 2.3 13.5 13.5 11.5
Female 2.3 8.1 8.9 2.3 7.7 5.9
Female 6.3 12.5 3.7 16.7 0.0 7.9
Female 0.0 7.7 0.0 5.9 0.0 2.3
Female 3.3 6.1 3.3 2.9 5.7 5.0 4.5 5.2 2.9 6.5 5.3 3.5 4.5
Female 12.5 7.1
Female 8.0 6.4 3.1 5.9
Female 4.4 3.3 3.8
Male 10.3 9.7 4.2 9.3 7.7 8.5
Male 4.7 4.2 4.8 4.6
Male 7.2 6.2 5.4 4.5 4.8 8.1 3.4 4.5 3.3 4.7 2.9 4.6 5.0
Male 25.7 6.7 4.3 0.0 4.2 9.1
Male 20.4 13.3 8.6 13.0 8.3 13.3
Male 5.2 5.2 5.2
Male 6.3 9.1 9.5 4.8 6.7 7.4
Male 6.7 2.6 7.5 3.8 13.6 6.8
Male 0.0 16.7 0.0 8.3 7.1 7.0
Male 8.1 13.2 16.7 3.7 8.8 10.2
Male 6.5 6.2 6.4
Male 30.0 18.8

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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