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Grade-Level Retention, by Race/Ethnicity, Economic Status, Gender, and Grade,
Texas Public Schools, 2016-17

Group Grade Retained Students Rate (%)
African American Grade K 704 44,408 1.6
Grade 1 2,009 48,000 4.2
Grade 2 1,308 50,023 2.6
Grade 3 899 50,212 1.8
Grade 4 505 50,604 1.0
Grade 5 424 49,209 0.9
Grade 6 382 48,774 0.8
Grade 7 462 48,870 0.9
Grade 8 331 48,216 0.7
Grade 9 6,245 53,153 11.7
Grade 10 3,667 47,420 7.7
Grade 11 2,425 42,527 5.7
Grade 12 2,036 43,754 4.7
 
Total 21,397 625,170 3.4
 
American Indian Grade K 37 1,300 2.8
Grade 1 60 2,053 2.9
Grade 2 33 1,738 1.9
Grade 3 20 1,530 1.3
Grade 4 9 1,465 0.6
Grade 5 12 1,417 0.8
Grade 6 6 1,390 0.4
Grade 7 7 1,308 0.5
Grade 8 11 1,422 0.8
Grade 9 154 1,510 10.2
Grade 10 94 1,396 6.7
Grade 11 62 1,224 5.1
Grade 12 60 1,298 4.6
 
Total 565 19,051 3.0
 
Asian Grade K 158 16,022 1.0
Grade 1 151 16,643 0.9
Grade 2 110 16,754 0.7
Grade 3 69 17,334 0.4
Grade 4 40 16,769 0.2
Grade 5 40 16,402 0.2
Grade 6 18 16,584 0.1
Grade 7 25 16,761 0.1
Grade 8 32 16,497 0.2
Grade 9 334 16,772 2.0
Grade 10 206 16,263 1.3
Grade 11 167 15,261 1.1
Grade 12 426 14,405 3.0
 
Total 1,776 212,467 0.8
 
Hispanic Grade K 4,048 190,945 2.1
Grade 1 9,067 203,902 4.4
Grade 2 5,609 213,950 2.6
Grade 3 3,406 215,835 1.6
Grade 4 1,516 214,435 0.7
Grade 5 1,495 207,075 0.7
Grade 6 1,197 206,111 0.6
Grade 7 1,563 205,354 0.8
Grade 8 1,388 201,340 0.7
Grade 9 22,519 216,721 10.4
Grade 10 13,019 195,268 6.7
Grade 11 8,257 169,939 4.9
Grade 12 8,457 171,111 4.9
 
Total 81,541 2,611,986 3.1
 
Pacific Islander Grade K 10 556 1.8
Grade 1 20 577 3.5
Grade 2 12 544 2.2
Grade 3 4 533 0.8
Grade 4 9 569 1.6
Grade 5 2 564 0.4
Grade 6 3 524 0.6
Grade 7 6 508 1.2
Grade 8 2 533 0.4
Grade 9 46 580 7.9
Grade 10 32 549 5.8
Grade 11 24 513 4.7
Grade 12 23 547 4.2
 
Total 193 7,097 2.7
 
White Grade K 3,064 103,752 3.0
Grade 1 2,857 107,972 2.6
Grade 2 1,355 109,389 1.2
Grade 3 808 110,532 0.7
Grade 4 445 111,150 0.4
Grade 5 554 108,983 0.5
Grade 6 424 109,927 0.4
Grade 7 496 111,076 0.4
Grade 8 557 111,334 0.5
Grade 9 5,349 116,358 4.6
Grade 10 3,574 111,083 3.2
Grade 11 2,216 105,465 2.1
Grade 12 3,350 108,359 3.1
 
Total 25,049 1,425,380 1.8
 
Multiracial Grade K 209 9,665 2.2
Grade 1 241 9,705 2.5
Grade 2 125 9,684 1.3
Grade 3 83 9,611 0.9
Grade 4 37 9,213 0.4
Grade 5 45 8,632 0.5
Grade 6 52 8,286 0.6
Grade 7 39 8,232 0.5
Grade 8 34 7,672 0.4
Grade 9 503 7,652 6.6
Grade 10 307 7,079 4.3
Grade 11 200 6,410 3.1
Grade 12 207 6,449 3.2
 
Total 2,082 108,290 1.9
 
Economically disadvantaged Grade K 5,532 228,197 2.4
Grade 1 11,918 245,724 4.9
Grade 2 7,250 256,140 2.8
Grade 3 4,408 256,962 1.7
Grade 4 2,109 254,240 0.8
Grade 5 2,066 244,037 0.8
Grade 6 1,679 238,511 0.7
Grade 7 2,123 234,553 0.9
Grade 8 1,802 226,751 0.8
Grade 9 27,371 239,623 11.4
Grade 10 15,493 207,814 7.5
Grade 11 9,508 175,419 5.4
Grade 12 9,539 174,737 5.5
 
Total 100,798 2,982,708 3.4
 
Not economically disadvantaged Grade K 2,698 138,451 1.9
Grade 1 2,487 143,128 1.7
Grade 2 1,302 145,942 0.9
Grade 3 881 148,625 0.6
Grade 4 452 149,965 0.3
Grade 5 506 148,245 0.3
Grade 6 403 153,085 0.3
Grade 7 475 157,556 0.3
Grade 8 553 160,263 0.3
Grade 9 7,779 173,123 4.5
Grade 10 5,406 171,244 3.2
Grade 11 3,843 165,920 2.3
Grade 12 5,020 171,186 2.9
 
Total 31,805 2,026,733 1.6
 
Female Grade K 2,931 178,023 1.6
Grade 1 5,907 188,859 3.1
Grade 2 3,766 196,109 1.9
Grade 3 2,345 197,660 1.2
Grade 4 1,092 196,674 0.6
Grade 5 1,098 191,443 0.6
Grade 6 665 190,253 0.3
Grade 7 894 191,290 0.5
Grade 8 919 188,788 0.5
Grade 9 13,014 198,392 6.6
Grade 10 8,109 185,847 4.4
Grade 11 5,206 169,294 3.1
Grade 12 5,856 172,158 3.4
 
Total 51,802 2,444,790 2.1
 
Male Grade K 5,299 188,625 2.8
Grade 1 8,498 199,993 4.2
Grade 2 4,786 205,973 2.3
Grade 3 2,944 207,927 1.4
Grade 4 1,469 207,531 0.7
Grade 5 1,474 200,839 0.7
Grade 6 1,417 201,343 0.7
Grade 7 1,704 200,819 0.8
Grade 8 1,436 198,226 0.7
Grade 9 22,136 214,354 10.3
Grade 10 12,790 193,211 6.6
Grade 11 8,145 172,045 4.7
Grade 12 8,703 173,765 5.0
 
Total 80,801 2,564,651 3.2
 

 
Note. 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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