Among those in kindergarten through grade 8, a higher percentage of Black students (2.6 percent) than of White and Hispanic students (both 1.5 percent) were retained. In 2016, the percentage of Black students retained in kindergarten through grade 12 (2.7 percent) was higher than the percentage of White students retained (1.7 percent) but was not measurably different from the percentage of Hispanic students retained (1.9 percent). See Digest of Education Statistics 2017, table 225.90. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, October, 2016. Although rounded numbers are displayed, the figures are based on unrounded estimates. Totals include other racial/ethnic categories not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Excludes students who were reported as being in a higher grade the previous year than the given year. NOTE: Data are as of October of the survey year. Percentage of elementary and secondary school students retained in grade, by grade level and race/ethnicity: 2016 The percentage of Hispanic students who were retained was also higher than the percentage of White students retained for most years over the same period, although the percentages of White and Hispanic students retained in 2016 were not measurably different.įigure 15.2. 3 However, in all years between 20, a higher percentage of Black students than of White students were retained. This pattern was observed among White, Black, and Hispanic students. Between 20, the percentage of students retained decreased from 3.1 to 1.9 percent. This percentage was lower than the percentage of students retained in 2015 (2.2 percent).
In 2016, about 1.9 percent of students in kindergarten through grade 12 were retained in the same grade in which they were enrolled in the prior school year. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, October, 2000 through 2016.
NOTE: Data are as of October of each survey year. Percentage of elementary and secondary school students retained in grade, by race/ethnicity: 2000–2016 Retention rates include students in kindergarten through grade 12 in public and private schools.įigure 15.1. The Current Population Survey asks parents to report the grade in which their child is enrolled in October of the current school year, and the grade in which their child was enrolled in October of the prior school year. Retention, however, can be related to both disciplinary and academic issues a student might be retained because of behavioral issues or because the student is not academically ready to progress to the next grade level. 2 Suspensions and expulsions are disciplinary actions taken by a school or district in response to a student’s behavior. Retention, suspension, and expulsion are all associated with negative outcomes, such as an increased risk of dropping out of school. This indicator examines racial/ethnic differences in the percentages of students who were retained in a grade, 1 received one or more out-of-school suspensions, and were expelled by race/ethnicity. Indicator 15: Retention, Suspension, and Expulsionīetween 20, the percentage of students retained in a grade decreased from 3.1 to 1.9 percent. Youth and Young Adults Neither Enrolled in School nor.Snapshot: Attainment of a Bachelor's or Higher Degree.Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Fields.Snapshot: College Participation Rates for Racial/Ethnic.Snapshot: High School Status Dropout Rates for Racial/Ethnic.Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Coursetaking.English Language Learners in Public Schools.Racial/Ethnic Concentration in Public Schools.Early Childcare and Education Arrangements.Snapshot: Children Living in Poverty for Racial/Ethnic.
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