K-12 Dropouts and Graduation Rates

Parent: The Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles

eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for June through September, 2026

ItemTitleTotal requestsDownloadView-only%Dnld
58p2c3wpWhy Students Drop Out of School and What Can Be Done1,3953771,01827.0%
4x44w1qhLosing Our Future: How Minority Youth are Being Left Behind by the Graduation Rate Crisis35224810470.5%
3z4802zqDropping Out of High School: The Role of School Organization and Structure159887155.3%
4ps2m2rfThe Dropout/Graduation Crisis Among American Indian and Alaska Native Students1572613116.6%
2jf1g204High School Dropout, Race-Ethnicity and Social Background from the 1970s to the 1990s1563612023.1%
48m0122wConnecting Entrance and Departure: The Transition to Ninth Grade and High School Dropout1451612911.0%
0hx1v4cwRevisiting the Myth of the Texas Miracle in Education: Lessons about Dropout Research and Dropout Prevention1351611911.9%
0g10k4nzEssential Components of High School Dropout Prevention Reforms134439132.1%
9rw5h1c8Proposition 227 in California: A Long-Term Appraisal of Its Impact on Language Minority Student Achievement103277626.2%
09h2q55pThe National Dropout Data Collection System: Assessing Consistency97316632.0%
5w70228vDo Higher State Test Scores In Texas Make For Better High School Outcomes?96217521.9%
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 Data94177718.1%
26m5j3drEasing the Transition to High School: An Investigation of Reform Practices to Promote Ninth Grade Success87315635.6%
20p0b765Are Dropout Decisions Related to Safety Concerns, Social Isolation, and Teacher Disparagement?80275333.8%
0ds627znDropouts in the South: Confronting the Graduation Rate Crisis73126116.4%
4h66294mConfronting the Graduation Rate Crisis in California70205028.6%
30j264wjMaking School Completion Integral to School Purpose and Design65184727.7%
40s4j031Career Academy Impacts for Students at High Risk of Dropping Out65155023.1%
2902g0q3The Grade Retention Fallacy64135120.3%
26g6r1f5Making Do With Less: Interpreting the Evidence from Recent Federal Evaluations of Dropout-Prevention Programs51153629.4%

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