Secondary School Completion and Dropouts in Texas Public Schools: 2017-2018 (open access)

Secondary School Completion and Dropouts in Texas Public Schools: 2017-2018

Report providing annual dropout rates for students Texas public schools in 2017-18; four-year longitudinal graduation and dropout rates for students who were expected to graduate from Texas public schools in 2017-18; and extended longitudinal rates for students expected to graduate in previous years. In addition to statewide statistics, the report provides historical information about dropout policy in Texas and the evolution of the dropout definition used for public school accountability purposes. Common methods of measuring student progress through school are discussed, along with advantages and disadvantages associated with each measure. Extensive background information on Texas Education Agency data collection, processing, and reporting is presented, and national requirements for dropout data are described.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Education Agency. Division of Research and Analysis.
System: The Portal to Texas History