Grade 9 Retention Profile: Rio Grande Valley & Texas

Grade 9 Retention Profile data for
Rio Grande Valley & Texas.

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Grade 9 Retention Profile

The transition from middle school to high school is a critical time for students. To combat the difficult transition from middle school to high school, ongoing research on this topic can continue to illuminate bright spots as well as areas needing improvement.

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2021-2022

9%

2,370 / 25,492

Rio Grande Valley

Grade 9 Retention Rate

2021-2022

8%

31,580 / 420,215

Texas

Grade 9 Retention Rate

Texas grade 9 retention rates were decreasing until pandemic impact.

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Disparities exist in grade 9 retention rates when comparing across household income status in Texas.

Texas grade 9 retention rates by household income status were stable until pandemic impact.

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Grade 9 retention rates vary by race/ethnicity in Texas.

Disparities in grade 9 retention rates by race/ethnicity persist over time in Texas.

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Digging deeper: grade 9 retention rates vary by household income status, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Grade 9 Retention Rate, 2022

About this data:

E3 Alliance relies primarily on data from the University of Texas Education Research Center (ERC). This data allows for a longitudinal understanding of grade 9 retention based on where and when a student attends high school. This data pertains to first-time grade 9 students who were enrolled within the state of Texas during their grade 9 year and the following school year.

Following are items to note:

The year of the data represents the year when students were in grade 9. A student is defined as having been retained in grade 9 if the student is still enrolled in grade 9 in the fall following their first-time grade 9 school year. There is a delay in data availability due to state approval within the ERC and analysis time. As such, if you choose to explore data from Central Texas, the graphs below present grade 9 retention data in the most recent available year in Texas schools.



Outcomes that reference data from 2021, 2022, or 2023 do not include San Marcos CISD, due to a data discrepancy.

The conclusions of this research do not necessarily reflect the opinions or official position of the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or the State of Texas.