1995-96 Public Retentions by Grade

State of Maine
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

1995-96 RETENTIONS BY GRADE
Public Schools

	Enrollment			Retentions			Percentage
Grade	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total

Elementary Special Ed	1,180	540	1,720	5	9	14	0.42%	1.67%	0.81%
4-Year-Olds Programs	257	261	518	9	4	13	3.50%	1.53%	2.51%
Pre-K	139	90	229	1	1	2	0.72%	1.11%	0.87%
Kindergarten	8,758	8,077	16,835	294	117	411	3.36%	1.45%	2.44%
Transitional Grade 1	150	123	273	2	0	2	1.33%	0.00%	0.73%
Grade 1	8,707	8,161	16,868	225	145	370	2.58%	1.78%	2.19%
Grade 2	8,823	8,257	17,080	122	92	214	1.38%	1.11%	1.25%
Grade 3	8,502	7,997	16,499	79	46	125	0.93%	0.58%	0.76%
Grade 4	9,010	8,434	17,444	48	27	75	0.53%	0.32%	0.43%
Grade 5	9,066	8,340	17,406	33	10	43	0.36%	0.12%	0.25%
Grade 6	8,754	8,391	17,145	65	26	91	0.74%	0.31%	0.53%
Grade 7	8,753	8,284	17,037	128	45	173	1.46%	0.54%	1.02%
Grade 8	8,420	8,239	16,659	91	67	158	1.08%	0.81%	0.95%

TOTAL ELEMENTARY	80,519	75,194	155,713	1,102	589	1,691	1.37%	0.78%	1.09%

Grade 9	7,928	7,566	15,494	340	211	551	4.29%	2.79%	3.56%
Grade 10	7,439	6,920	14,359	244	104	348	3.28%	1.50%	2.42%
Grade 11	6,776	6,603	13,379	156	81	237	2.30%	1.23%	1.77%
Grade 12	6,401	6,171	12,572	157	47	204	2.45%	0.76%	1.62%
Secondary Special Ed	611	270	881	10	8	18	1.64%	2.96%	2.04%

TOTAL SECONDARY	29,155	27,530	56,685	907	451	1,358	3.11%	1.64%	2.40%

STATE TOTALS	109,674	102,724	212,398	2,009	1,040	3,049	1.83%	1.01%	1.44%


Enrollment as reported on the EF-M-35 Year End Report for School Systems/Selected
Private Schools as of June 30, 1996.

Expulsions as reported on the EF-M-35 Year End Report for School Systems/Selected
Private Schools as of June 30, 1996.