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2015-16 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 18.2 15.5 15.9 18.2 11.4 26.5 19.5 16.7 17.6
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 25.0
Black or African American 0.0 9.1
Hispanic or Latino 16.2 17.6 11.6 20.5 12.5 16.7 22.6 10.3 15.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 20.0
White 33.3 12.5 23.8 21.1 4.3 41.7 0.0 38.5 23.0
High Needs 12.2 14.3 17.6 15.2 11.5 25.6 25.8 19.6 17.2
English Learners 12.5 14.3 14.8 21.1 20.7 17.4 20.0 12.5 16.7
Economically Disadvantaged 6.7 13.9 17.5 12.8 7.3 25.0 25.0 18.5 15.2
Students with Disabilities 33.3 16.7 33.3 16.7 25.0 42.9 37.5 26.6
Female 21.7 17.9 19.4 19.4 5.7 33.3 23.8 20.7 19.4
Male 15.6 13.3 13.2 16.7 15.9 22.7 15.0 12.0 16.0

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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