1998-99 Public Retentions by Grade

State of Maine
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

1998-99 RETENTIONS BY GRADE
Public Schools

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

Elementary Special Ed	1,805	837	2,642	7	11	18	0.39%	1.31%	0.68%
4-Year-Olds Programs	400	462	862	8	7	15	2.00%	1.52%	1.74%
Pre-K	123	51	174	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Kindergarten	7,767	7,102	14,869	288	111	399	3.71%	1.56%	2.68%
Transitional Grade 1	131	85	216	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Grade 1	8,206	7,623	15,829	223	134	357	2.72%	1.76%	2.26%
Grade 2	8,030	7,869	15,899	93	66	159	1.16%	0.84%	1.00%
Grade 3	8,376	8,015	16,391	56	37	93	0.67%	0.46%	0.57%
Grade 4	8,425	8,024	16,449	27	22	49	0.32%	0.27%	0.30%
Grade 5	8,575	8,159	16,734	30	8	38	0.35%	0.10%	0.23%
Grade 6	8,506	8,114	16,620	53	31	84	0.62%	0.38%	0.51%
Grade 7	8,941	8,479	17,420	103	53	156	1.15%	0.63%	0.90%
Grade 8	8,987	8,364	17,351	139	86	225	1.55%	1.03%	1.30%

TOTAL ELEMENTARY	78,272	73,184	151,456	1,027	566	1,593	1.31%	0.77%	1.05%

Grade 9	8,420	8,049	16,469	420	256	676	4.99%	3.18%	4.10%
Grade 10	7,721	7,465	15,186	249	135	384	3.22%	1.81%	2.53%
Grade 11	6,787	6,830	13,617	147	80	227	2.17%	1.17%	1.67%
Grade 12	6,512	6,431	12,943	112	43	155	1.72%	0.67%	1.20%
Secondary Special Ed	1,057	499	1,556	14	5	19	1.32%	1.00%	1.22%

TOTAL SECONDARY	30,497	29,274	59,771	942	519	1,461	3.09%	1.77%	2.44%

STATE TOTALS	108,769	102,458	211,227	1,969	1,085	3,054	1.81%	1.06%	1.45%


Enrollment as reported on the EF-M-35 Year End Report for School Systems/Selected
Private Schools as of June 30, 1999.

Expulsions as reported on the EF-M-35 Year End Report for School Systems/Selected
Private Schools as of June 30, 1999.