K-12 Dropouts and Graduation Rates

Parent: The Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles

eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for July through October, 2026

ItemTitleTotal requestsDownloadView-only%Dnld
58p2c3wpWhy Students Drop Out of School and What Can Be Done1,24428396122.7%
4x44w1qhLosing Our Future: How Minority Youth are Being Left Behind by the Graduation Rate Crisis37526910671.7%
0hx1v4cwRevisiting the Myth of the Texas Miracle in Education: Lessons about Dropout Research and Dropout Prevention1982217611.1%
4ps2m2rfThe Dropout/Graduation Crisis Among American Indian and Alaska Native Students1964215421.4%
2jf1g204High School Dropout, Race-Ethnicity and Social Background from the 1970s to the 1990s1824513724.7%
48m0122wConnecting Entrance and Departure: The Transition to Ninth Grade and High School Dropout1722714515.7%
3z4802zqDropping Out of High School: The Role of School Organization and Structure1691036660.9%
9rw5h1c8Proposition 227 in California: A Long-Term Appraisal of Its Impact on Language Minority Student Achievement1634511827.6%
0g10k4nzEssential Components of High School Dropout Prevention Reforms1605610435.0%
09h2q55pThe National Dropout Data Collection System: Assessing Consistency114397534.2%
6wx120ptHow Many Central City High Schools Have A Severe Dropout Problem, Where Are They Located, and Who Attends Them? Initial Estimates Using the Common Core of Data114258921.9%
0ds627znDropouts in the South: Confronting the Graduation Rate Crisis100217921.0%
4h66294mConfronting the Graduation Rate Crisis in California97306730.9%
5w70228vDo Higher State Test Scores In Texas Make For Better High School Outcomes?96326433.3%
26m5j3drEasing the Transition to High School: An Investigation of Reform Practices to Promote Ninth Grade Success93385540.9%
2902g0q3The Grade Retention Fallacy88196921.6%
30j264wjMaking School Completion Integral to School Purpose and Design84255929.8%
20p0b765Are Dropout Decisions Related to Safety Concerns, Social Isolation, and Teacher Disparagement?72274537.5%
26g6r1f5Making Do With Less: Interpreting the Evidence from Recent Federal Evaluations of Dropout-Prevention Programs69244534.8%
40s4j031Career Academy Impacts for Students at High Risk of Dropping Out69234633.3%

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