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What percent of students did not advance to the next grade level?
School Type:All TypesElemMid/Jr HiHighEl/SecState Summary
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The method of calculating retention rates changed in 2004-05. See formula for calculating rates. Also note that 2004-05 was a year of transition to a new retention data collection, and as a result 2004-05 retention data may not be comprehensive. [More]
Retention Rate
Entire State
2007-08 Compared to Prior Years
Summary
  Total Enrollment
(K-12)**
Students who completed the school term Number of Retentions Retention Rate
1996-97 859,130 NA 24,048 2.799%
1997-98 861,871 NA 25,495 2.958%
1998-99 859,080 NA 24,783 2.885%
1999-00 856,598 NA 24,553 2.866%
2000-01 853,693 NA 25,088 2.939%
2001-02 852,926 NA 22,670 2.658%
2002-03 853,193 NA 19,632 2.301%
2003-04 851,595 NA 19,011 2.232%
2004-05 836,051 838,305 25,898 3.089%
2005-06 842,880 839,526 18,049 2.150%
2006-07 841,722 834,379 16,657 1.996%
2007-08 835,917 829,433 15,033 1.812%

* Enrollment counts in this column may cover a narrower grade range if the "view by: grade" option is selected or if counts are for a specific "school type" (e.g. High School). [More]

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