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Grade-Level Retention, by Race/Ethnicity, Economic Status, Gender, and Grade,
Texas Public Schools, 2014-15

Group Grade Retained Students Rate (%)
African American Grade K 931 46,493 2.0
Grade 1 2,435 49,412 4.9
Grade 2 1,717 49,733 3.5
Grade 3 1,280 48,511 2.6
Grade 4 690 47,430 1.5
Grade 5 553 47,009 1.2
Grade 6 439 46,814 0.9
Grade 7 541 47,635 1.1
Grade 8 421 48,132 0.9
Grade 9 6,216 52,107 11.9
Grade 10 3,594 45,968 7.8
Grade 11 2,499 40,806 6.1
Grade 12 2,084 41,328 5.0
 
Total 23,400 611,378 3.8
 
American Indian Grade K 57 1,813 3.1
Grade 1 92 1,606 5.7
Grade 2 57 1,513 3.8
Grade 3 27 1,455 1.9
Grade 4 24 1,380 1.7
Grade 5 - <1,300 0.9
Grade 6 - <1,500 0.6
Grade 7 - <1,400 1.3
Grade 8 - <1,500 0.7
Grade 9 176 1,538 11.4
Grade 10 82 1,421 5.8
Grade 11 53 1,309 4.0
Grade 12 54 1,364 4.0
 
Total 668 18,790 3.6
 
Asian Grade K 148 14,566 1.0
Grade 1 186 15,735 1.2
Grade 2 138 15,223 0.9
Grade 3 79 14,996 0.5
Grade 4 38 15,243 0.2
Grade 5 58 15,344 0.4
Grade 6 21 15,164 0.1
Grade 7 29 14,853 0.2
Grade 8 46 14,825 0.3
Grade 9 387 15,229 2.5
Grade 10 206 13,640 1.5
Grade 11 151 13,325 1.1
Grade 12 417 13,418 3.1
 
Total 1,904 191,561 1.0
 
Hispanic Grade K 4,576 204,358 2.2
Grade 1 11,214 216,932 5.2
Grade 2 7,379 214,611 3.4
Grade 3 4,898 206,944 2.4
Grade 4 2,422 202,615 1.2
Grade 5 2,149 200,007 1.1
Grade 6 1,426 196,383 0.7
Grade 7 1,919 196,166 1.0
Grade 8 1,996 198,135 1.0
Grade 9 21,676 206,405 10.5
Grade 10 12,257 178,541 6.9
Grade 11 8,212 155,801 5.3
Grade 12 8,702 155,438 5.6
 
Total 88,826 2,532,336 3.5
 
Pacific Islander Grade K 10 515 1.9
Grade 1 26 542 4.8
Grade 2 11 548 2.0
Grade 3 11 546 2.0
Grade 4 7 477 1.5
Grade 5 - <500 0.9
Grade 6 - <500 0.4
Grade 7 - <500 1.3
Grade 8 - <600 0.4
Grade 9 43 516 8.3
Grade 10 27 505 5.3
Grade 11 19 424 4.5
Grade 12 20 498 4.0
 
Total 188 6,486 2.9
 
White Grade K 3,315 107,904 3.1
Grade 1 3,358 111,858 3.0
Grade 2 1,722 110,776 1.6
Grade 3 1,169 108,824 1.1
Grade 4 635 108,909 0.6
Grade 5 659 108,762 0.6
Grade 6 479 109,943 0.4
Grade 7 592 111,847 0.5
Grade 8 691 113,277 0.6
Grade 9 5,680 119,062 4.8
Grade 10 3,713 111,736 3.3
Grade 11 2,434 103,450 2.4
Grade 12 3,384 106,712 3.2
 
Total 27,831 1,433,060 1.9
 
Multiracial Grade K 228 8,902 2.6
Grade 1 251 8,980 2.8
Grade 2 139 8,655 1.6
Grade 3 106 8,173 1.3
Grade 4 68 7,743 0.9
Grade 5 52 7,636 0.7
Grade 6 34 7,194 0.5
Grade 7 58 6,937 0.8
Grade 8 39 6,808 0.6
Grade 9 466 6,948 6.7
Grade 10 321 6,347 5.1
Grade 11 178 5,646 3.2
Grade 12 188 5,597 3.4
 
Total 2,128 95,566 2.2
 
Economically disadvantaged Grade K 6,430 245,169 2.6
Grade 1 14,669 262,016 5.6
Grade 2 9,452 257,507 3.7
Grade 3 6,383 247,931 2.6
Grade 4 3,220 239,940 1.3
Grade 5 2,857 234,838 1.2
Grade 6 1,958 227,981 0.9
Grade 7 2,516 225,946 1.1
Grade 8 2,501 224,975 1.1
Grade 9 26,537 228,677 11.6
Grade 10 14,567 191,436 7.6
Grade 11 9,478 161,991 5.9
Grade 12 9,479 158,712 6.0
 
Total 110,047 2,907,119 3.8
 
Female Grade K 3,263 187,156 1.7
Grade 1 6,938 196,056 3.5
Grade 2 4,821 194,800 2.5
Grade 3 3,259 189,663 1.7
Grade 4 1,584 186,784 0.8
Grade 5 1,387 185,803 0.7
Grade 6 732 184,035 0.4
Grade 7 1,035 184,429 0.6
Grade 8 1,284 186,755 0.7
Grade 9 12,613 193,369 6.5
Grade 10 7,504 175,908 4.3
Grade 11 5,249 158,210 3.3
Grade 12 6,301 161,197 3.9
 
Total 55,970 2,384,165 2.3
 
Male Grade K 6,002 197,395 3.0
Grade 1 10,624 209,009 5.1
Grade 2 6,342 206,259 3.1
Grade 3 4,311 199,786 2.2
Grade 4 2,300 197,013 1.2
Grade 5 2,099 194,642 1.1
Grade 6 1,677 193,332 0.9
Grade 7 2,127 194,846 1.1
Grade 8 1,921 196,335 1.0
Grade 9 22,031 208,436 10.6
Grade 10 12,696 182,250 7.0
Grade 11 8,297 162,551 5.1
Grade 12 8,548 163,158 5.2
 
Total 88,975 2,505,012 3.6

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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