Grade-Level Retention, 2019-20

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The links below听provide access to grade-level retention data听for Grades K-12 by , gender, , program participation (, , , , , , and ) and other student characteristics (, , , , , , , , and ). The Division of Research and Analysis some data to comply with federal regulations concerning student privacy, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Definition

Comparing a student's grade level in the spring of one school year to the student's grade level in the fall of the next school year determines grade-level retention. The grade-level retention rate for 2019-20 is the percentage of students who attended in 2019-20 and were retained in grade in the fall of 2020. The grade-level retention rate equation is:

Grade-level retention rate equals the number of students enrolled in the same grade from one school year to the next divided by the number of students enrolled from one school year who return the next

For more information on听the retention rate听calculation, please see .

Data Dashboard

Statewide grade-level retention data by race/ethnicity, gender, economic status, and other student groups (e.g., at-risk, English learners, special education) are available through an interactive data dashboard.听

Data Search

Select from the following to view or download a report for a statewide report or a single campus, district, or education service center (ESC) region.听




Data Download

The Excel (.xlsx) files below include grade-level retention data by race/ethnicity, gender, economic status, and other student groups (e.g., at-risk and English learners) for all campuses, districts, or counties in the state. Each file includes three worksheets that can be accessed using the tabs at the bottom of the workbook. In addition to the dataset, each workbook also provides an overview of the data as well as a data dictionary that defines the variable names in the dataset. To download an Excel file, please click one of the following links.听

Campus-level data
District-level data
County-level data


This page last updated September 2021

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