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Grade-Level Retention, by Race/Ethnicity, Economic Status, Gender, and Grade, 2009-10,
Texas Public Schools

Group Grade Retained Students Rate (%)
African American Grade K 1,157 43,232 2.7
Grade 1 2,794 46,171 6.1
Grade 2 1,732 45,874 3.8
Grade 3 1,350 45,811 2.9
Grade 4 764 45,726 1.7
Grade 5 789 45,303 1.7
Grade 6 447 44,920 1.0
Grade 7 632 45,317 1.4
Grade 8 746 44,569 1.7
Grade 9 7,042 51,058 13.8
Grade 10 3,597 42,742 8.4
Grade 11 3,033 39,826 7.6
Grade 12 3,071 39,491 7.8
 
Total 27,154 580,040 4.7
 
American Indian Grade K 57 1,532 3.7
Grade 1 93 1,605 5.8
Grade 2 39 1,708 2.3
Grade 3 - <1,800 1.9
Grade 4 - <1,600 1.3
Grade 5 25 1,841 1.4
Grade 6 - <1,800 0.9
Grade 7 - <1,800 1.4
Grade 8 - <1,700 1.1
Grade 9 270 2,086 12.9
Grade 10 100 1,604 6.2
Grade 11 62 1,450 4.3
Grade 12 108 1,540 7.0
 
Total 866 21,786 4.0
 
Asian Grade K 159 12,208 1.3
Grade 1 222 12,790 1.7
Grade 2 166 12,360 1.3
Grade 3 94 12,539 0.7
Grade 4 56 12,304 0.5
Grade 5 70 11,489 0.6
Grade 6 48 11,301 0.4
Grade 7 40 11,725 0.3
Grade 8 78 11,493 0.7
Grade 9 669 12,175 5.5
Grade 10 233 10,710 2.2
Grade 11 212 10,340 2.1
Grade 12 373 10,276 3.6
 
Total 2,420 151,710 1.6
 
Hispanic Grade K 5,132 190,470 2.7
Grade 1 12,045 197,420 6.1
Grade 2 7,021 190,360 3.7
Grade 3 4,711 188,591 2.5
Grade 4 2,480 182,536 1.4
Grade 5 2,913 176,241 1.7
Grade 6 1,594 170,855 0.9
Grade 7 2,159 169,368 1.3
Grade 8 2,692 164,541 1.6
Grade 9 25,048 180,946 13.8
Grade 10 10,399 141,854 7.3
Grade 11 9,107 129,254 7.0
Grade 12 12,077 128,707 9.4
 
Total 97,378 2,211,143 4.4
 
Pacific Islander Grade K 16 433 3.7
Grade 1 16 433 3.7
Grade 2 11 416 2.6
Grade 3 - <500 1.0
Grade 4 - <400 1.0
Grade 5 7 384 1.8
Grade 6 - <400 0.5
Grade 7 - <500 0.7
Grade 8 - <400 0.8
Grade 9 42 452 9.3
Grade 10 15 416 3.6
Grade 11 21 384 5.5
Grade 12 26 384 6.8
 
Total 170 5,239 3.2
 
White Grade K 3,800 108,704 3.5
Grade 1 3,745 111,957 3.3
Grade 2 1,767 111,355 1.6
Grade 3 1,053 111,788 0.9
Grade 4 617 113,244 0.5
Grade 5 856 112,398 0.8
Grade 6 562 111,176 0.5
Grade 7 810 113,229 0.7
Grade 8 918 112,957 0.8
Grade 9 6,788 120,039 5.7
Grade 10 3,898 111,318 3.5
Grade 11 3,320 107,761 3.1
Grade 12 4,334 111,625 3.9
 
Total 32,468 1,457,551 2.2
 
Multiracial Grade K 169 6,407 2.6
Grade 1 223 6,133 3.6
Grade 2 94 5,660 1.7
Grade 3 63 5,738 1.1
Grade 4 47 5,592 0.8
Grade 5 53 5,542 1.0
Grade 6 23 5,287 0.4
Grade 7 43 5,181 0.8
Grade 8 47 5,334 0.9
Grade 9 341 5,457 6.2
Grade 10 194 4,871 4.0
Grade 11 161 4,090 3.9
Grade 12 166 3,957 4.2
 
Total 1,624 69,249 2.3
 
Economically disadvantaged Grade K 5,912 208,069 2.8
Grade 1 13,133 219,036 6.0
Grade 2 7,674 213,835 3.6
Grade 3 5,146 211,679 2.4
Grade 4 2,802 204,770 1.4
Grade 5 3,343 199,375 1.7
Grade 6 1,705 189,311 0.9
Grade 7 2,106 183,415 1.1
Grade 8 2,546 175,510 1.5
Grade 9 21,150 182,381 11.6
Grade 10 9,050 142,274 6.4
Grade 11 8,101 128,067 6.3
Grade 12 10,461 122,452 8.5
 
Total 93,129 2,380,174 3.9
 
Female Grade K 3,548 175,913 2.0
Grade 1 7,281 181,699 4.0
Grade 2 4,537 178,707 2.5
Grade 3 3,168 178,551 1.8
Grade 4 1,698 176,643 1.0
Grade 5 2,199 173,025 1.3
Grade 6 855 168,154 0.5
Grade 7 1,267 168,987 0.7
Grade 8 1,828 166,028 1.1
Grade 9 14,711 177,732 8.3
Grade 10 6,951 153,778 4.5
Grade 11 6,099 144,960 4.2
Grade 12 9,613 146,737 6.6
 
Total 63,755 2,190,914 2.9
 
Male Grade K 6,942 187,073 3.7
Grade 1 11,857 194,810 6.1
Grade 2 6,293 189,026 3.3
Grade 3 4,139 188,027 2.2
Grade 4 2,290 184,688 1.2
Grade 5 2,514 180,173 1.4
Grade 6 1,837 177,482 1.0
Grade 7 2,445 178,038 1.4
Grade 8 2,675 174,881 1.5
Grade 9 25,489 194,481 13.1
Grade 10 11,485 159,737 7.2
Grade 11 9,817 148,145 6.6
Grade 12 10,542 149,243 7.1
 
Total 98,325 2,305,804 4.3

Note. A dash (-) indicates data are not reported to protect student anonymity. When the number of retained students is not reported, the total number of students is presented in such a manner as to provide a general idea of the number of students in the group while maintaining student anonymity.

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