April 8, 2004 |
2004-R-0391 | |
DROPOUT RATES: 1999-2002 | ||
By: Judith Lohman, Chief Analyst | ||
You asked for the statewide cumulative four-year dropout rates for the classes of 1999 through 2002. You also asked for a district-by district ranking of dropout rates for the Class of 2002.
The information you requested appears below. Data comes from the State Department of Education’s most recent annual report, Profiles of Our Schools: the Condition of Education in Connecticut 2001-02, published in April 2003.
Cumulative four-year dropout data for the graduating classes of 1999-2002 show a statewide decrease from 14. 8% for the Class of 1999 to 10. 8% for the Class of 2002. Cumulative dropout rates for the Class of 2002 in individual school districts (including four charter high schools and the state vocational-technical school system) range from zero in Avon, Litchfield, Weston, and Region 14 (Bethlehem and Woodbury) to 43. 8% for the Explorations Charter School in Winsted. The median is 7. 4%
SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR-YEAR CUMULATIVE DROPOUT RATES
CLASS OF 2002
District |
Dropout % |
Explorations* |
43. 8 |
Bridgeport |
31. 9 |
New London |
30. 8 |
Hartford |
28. 7 |
New Britain |
28. 6 |
Coventry |
22. 7 |
Plainfield |
22. 3 |
Windham |
21. 6 |
Torrington |
20. 9 |
Killingly |
20. 1 |
Windsor Locks |
20. 0 |
Thompson |
19. 0 |
New Haven |
18. 5 |
Meriden |
17. 8 |
Griswold |
17. 5 |
Stamford |
16. 9 |
Ansonia |
16. 7 |
East Windsor |
16. 5 |
Norwich Free Academy |
15. 9 |
-Continued-
District |
Dropout % |
Common Ground* |
15. 4 |
Clinton |
14. 8 |
Danbury |
14. 5 |
Ledyard |
14. 4 |
Region 9 |
14. 4 |
Bridge Academy* |
14. 0 |
Plymouth |
13. 9 |
Stratford |
13. 1 |
Region 4 |
13. 0 |
Gilbert School |
12. 9 |
Windsor |
12. 4 |
Somers |
11. 9 |
Watertown |
11. 9 |
Derby |
11. 8 |
Enfield |
11. 5 |
Hamden |
11. 5 |
Putnam |
11. 4 |
Region 11 |
11. 1 |
Bristol |
10. 8 |
West Haven |
10. 6 |
Lebanon |
10. 3 |
Milford |
10. 3 |
Bloomfield |
10. 1 |
Stonington |
10. 1 |
Naugatuck |
10. 0 |
Vernon |
9. 9 |
East Hartford |
9. 8 |
Manchester |
9. 5 |
Region 12 |
9. 5 |
Seymour |
9. 5 |
Waterbury |
9. 5 |
Tolland |
9. 3 |
Stafford |
9. 2 |
Granby |
9. 1 |
Shelton |
9. 0 |
Thomaston |
8. 9 |
East Granby |
8. 8 |
-Continued-
District |
Dropout % |
Montville |
8. 8 |
Suffield |
8. 8 |
West Hartford |
8. 6 |
North Stonington |
8. 5 |
East Haddam |
8. 2 |
Norwalk |
8. 2 |
Wethersfield |
7. 4 |
Berlin |
7. 2 |
Greenwich |
7. 2 |
Southington |
7. 1 |
North Haven |
6. 9 |
Branford |
6. 8 |
Region 8 |
6. 7 |
South Windsor |
6. 6 |
East Haven |
6. 5 |
Colchester |
5. 5 |
Ellington |
5. 5 |
Region 15 |
5. 5 |
Cheshire |
5. 1 |
Bolton |
5. 0 |
East Lyme |
5. 0 |
Woodstock Academy |
4. 7 |
Region 19 |
4. 6 |
Brookfield |
4. 5 |
Wolcott |
4. 5 |
Wallingford |
4. 4 |
Plainville |
4. 1 |
Farmington |
4. 0 |
Ridgefield |
4. 0 |
Groton |
3. 9 |
North Branford |
3. 7 |
Region 1 |
3. 7 |
Region 5 |
3. 6 |
Region 6 |
3. 6 |
Vo-Tech Schools |
3. 6 |
Westport |
3. 6 |
Fairfield |
3. 5 |
-Continued-
District |
Dropout % |
Guilford |
3. 5 |
Newington |
3. 4 |
Rocky Hill |
3. 4 |
New Fairfield |
3. 2 |
Waterford |
3. 2 |
Bethel |
3. 1 |
Middletown |
3. 0 |
Old Saybrook |
3. 0 |
Region 13 |
3. 0 |
Region 18 |
2. 9 |
Cromwell |
2. 8 |
New Canaan |
2. 8 |
New Milford |
2. 8 |
Westbrook |
2. 8 |
Wilton |
2. 4 |
Madison |
2. 3 |
Newtown |
2. 2 |
East Hampton |
2. 1 |
Region 7 |
2. 0 |
Region 10 |
1. 9 |
Sport Sciences Academy* |
1. 9 |
Glastonbury |
1. 7 |
Darien |
1. 5 |
Portland |
1. 4 |
Simsbury |
1. 4 |
Trumbull |
1. 4 |
Region 17 |
1. 3 |
Monroe |
1. 0 |
Canton |
0. 8 |
Avon |
0 |
Litchfield |
0 |
Region 14 |
0 |
Weston |
0 |
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