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Grade-Level Retention, by Race/Ethnicity, Economic Status, Gender, and Grade, 2011-12,
Texas Public Schools

Group Grade Retained Students Rate (%)
African American Grade K 1,011 44,949 2.2
Grade 1 2,621 46,874 5.6
Grade 2 1,793 45,848 3.9
Grade 3 1,352 46,004 2.9
Grade 4 - <46,000 1.4
Grade 5 - <46,400 0.7
Grade 6 - <46,400 0.9
Grade 7 647 46,583 1.4
Grade 8 - <46,300 0.9
Grade 9 6,481 49,387 13.1
Grade 10 3,431 42,211 8.1
Grade 11 2,802 39,744 7.1
Grade 12 2,527 40,202 6.3
 
Total 24,485 586,727 4.2
 
American Indian Grade K 38 1,690 2.2
Grade 1 89 1,519 5.9
Grade 2 48 1,437 3.3
Grade 3 18 1,409 1.3
Grade 4 - <1,600 1.0
Grade 5 - <1,600 0.8
Grade 6 - <1,500 0.6
Grade 7 9 1,627 0.6
Grade 8 - <1,700 1.2
Grade 9 169 1,752 9.6
Grade 10 90 1,513 5.9
Grade 11 78 1,517 5.1
Grade 12 74 1,486 5.0
 
Total 670 20,034 3.3
 
Asian Grade K 153 12,573 1.2
Grade 1 187 13,453 1.4
Grade 2 117 13,692 0.9
Grade 3 71 13,714 0.5
Grade 4 - <13,300 0.3
Grade 5 - <13,300 0.2
Grade 6 - <13,200 0.2
Grade 7 20 12,354 0.2
Grade 8 - <12,300 0.2
Grade 9 444 13,332 3.3
Grade 10 234 12,331 1.9
Grade 11 250 11,694 2.1
Grade 12 368 11,169 3.3
 
Total 1,958 166,100 1.2
 
Hispanic Grade K 4,808 197,226 2.4
Grade 1 11,636 204,562 5.7
Grade 2 7,245 198,394 3.7
Grade 3 4,783 194,193 2.5
Grade 4 - <190,500 1.2
Grade 5 - <190,600 0.6
Grade 6 - <185,400 0.8
Grade 7 2,132 180,447 1.2
Grade 8 - <176,000 1.0
Grade 9 23,692 185,570 12.8
Grade 10 11,053 155,140 7.1
Grade 11 9,634 141,304 6.8
Grade 12 9,904 138,547 7.1
 
Total 91,389 2,337,716 3.9
 
Pacific Islander Grade K 14 485 2.9
Grade 1 27 498 5.4
Grade 2 13 438 3.0
Grade 3 13 447 2.9
Grade 4 - <500 0.7
Grade 5 - <500 0.2
Grade 6 - <400 0.3
Grade 7 6 434 1.4
Grade 8 - <500 0.5
Grade 9 40 485 8.2
Grade 10 19 417 4.6
Grade 11 29 391 7.4
Grade 12 27 415 6.5
 
Total 195 5,645 3.5
 
White Grade K 3,569 108,696 3.3
Grade 1 3,528 111,341 3.2
Grade 2 1,773 109,339 1.6
Grade 3 1,123 109,913 1.0
Grade 4 - <110,500 0.6
Grade 5 - <111,300 0.4
Grade 6 - <113,200 0.5
Grade 7 756 113,837 0.7
Grade 8 - <112,400 0.6
Grade 9 6,035 116,295 5.2
Grade 10 3,640 110,030 3.3
Grade 11 2,855 104,681 2.7
Grade 12 3,658 108,360 3.4
 
Total 29,333 1,439,618 2.0
 
Multiracial Grade K 235 7,148 3.3
Grade 1 226 6,842 3.3
Grade 2 150 7,067 2.1
Grade 3 120 6,529 1.8
Grade 4 - <6,300 0.7
Grade 5 - <6,100 0.4
Grade 6 - <6,000 0.6
Grade 7 48 5,959 0.8
Grade 8 - <5,800 0.6
Grade 9 389 5,754 6.8
Grade 10 253 5,357 4.7
Grade 11 182 4,886 3.7
Grade 12 151 4,956 3.0
 
Total 1,893 78,612 2.4
 
Economically disadvantaged Grade K 7,041 245,689 2.9
Grade 1 15,612 254,443 6.1
Grade 2 9,640 244,749 3.9
Grade 3 6,487 239,372 2.7
Grade 4 3,126 235,204 1.3
Grade 5 1,608 234,099 0.7
Grade 6 2,011 225,191 0.9
Grade 7 2,933 217,769 1.3
Grade 8 2,230 209,265 1.1
Grade 9 28,686 213,534 13.4
Grade 10 13,469 173,857 7.7
Grade 11 11,157 155,137 7.2
Grade 12 10,638 146,784 7.2
 
Total 114,638 2,795,093 4.1
 
Female Grade K 3,399 180,696 1.9
  Grade 1 7,101 185,677 3.8
  Grade 2 4,769 183,366 2.6
  Grade 3 3,276 181,405 1.8
  Grade 4 1,480 179,454 0.8
  Grade 5 745 180,173 0.4
  Grade 6 760 178,576 0.4
  Grade 7 1,166 176,585 0.7
  Grade 8 1,027 172,372 0.6
  Grade 9 13,667 179,268 7.6
  Grade 10 6,869 160,079 4.3
  Grade 11 6,086 149,905 4.1
  Grade 12 7,405 151,403 4.9
 
  Total 57,750 2,258,959 2.6
 
Male Grade K 6,429 192,071 3.3
  Grade 1 11,213 199,412 5.6
  Grade 2 6,370 192,849 3.3
  Grade 3 4,204 190,804 2.2
  Grade 4 2,170 188,875 1.1
  Grade 5 1,259 189,222 0.7
  Grade 6 1,721 187,143 0.9
  Grade 7 2,452 184,656 1.3
  Grade 8 1,873 182,190 1.0
  Grade 9 23,583 193,307 12.2
  Grade 10 11,851 166,920 7.1
  Grade 11 9,744 154,312 6.3
  Grade 12 9,304 153,732 6.1
 
  Total 92,173 2,375,493 3.9

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. A dot (.) indicates there were no students in the group or, in rare cases, that a reporting anomaly prevented calculation of the rate.

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