Secondary School Completion and Dropouts in Texas Public Schools, 2021-22

Texas Education Agency. 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701. Tel: 512-463-9734; Fax: 512-463-9838; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://tea.texas.gov

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Secondary School Students; Dropouts; Dropout Rate; Graduation Rate; Student Attrition; State Policy; Educational Policy; Progress Monitoring; Accountability; Student Characteristics; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; Public Schools; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; School Districts; Socioeconomic Status; Age Differences; High School Equivalency Programs; Instructional Program Divisions; Students with Disabilities; English Language Learners

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) prepares an annual report on graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools. This report includes state summaries of the annual dropout rate, longitudinal graduation and dropout rates, and state attrition rates. In addition to statewide statistics, the report provides historical information about dropout policy in Texas and the evolution of the dropout definition used for 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 TEA data collection, processing, and reporting is presented, and national requirements for dropout data are described. [For the 2020-21 report, see ED624395.]

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