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2014-15 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 9.9 10.8 9.3 10.0 9.5 9.9
Asian 15.4
Black or African American 10.0 20.0 27.8 15.8 9.1 17.8
Hispanic or Latino 8.3 3.7 7.9 7.1 7.5 7.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 5.6
White 11.3 11.0 6.3 9.2 9.9 9.5
High Needs 12.0 13.6 11.1 9.3 12.5 11.6
English Learners 14.3 11.1 0.0 20.0 16.7 13.1
Low Income 12.2 13.1 11.0 11.8 14.1 12.5
Students with Disabilities 14.3 10.7 5.6 6.9 8.9
Female 7.1 11.3 7.7 12.1 10.4 9.8
Male 12.2 10.4 10.9 8.1 8.6 9.9

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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