Grade retention by district
Students held back a grade (all grades). 2025 compared with 2024. Good ●●●
Select a column heading to sort. Blank means the publisher did not report that area; "suppressed" means the publisher withheld a small number; "not shown" means this site withheld it (fewer than 30 survey respondents).
The county column comes from the district-to-county table, for reading county measures alongside district ones. State charter schools and other statewide units have no single county.
| District | County | 2025 | 2024 | Change | Years with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | Appling County | 1.7% | 1.8% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Atkinson County | Atkinson County | 2.2% | 3.2% | -1.0% | 8 |
| Atlanta Public Schools | Fulton County | 1.8% | 1.9% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Bacon County | Bacon County | 2.7% | 3.4% | -0.7% | 8 |
| Baker County | Baker County | suppressed | suppressed | 8 | |
| Baldwin County | Baldwin County | 4.4% | 3.7% | +0.8% | 8 |
| Banks County | Banks County | 0.5% | 0.7% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Barrow County | Barrow County | 1.4% | 2.2% | -0.8% | 8 |
| Bartow County | Bartow County | 1.4% | 1.3% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Ben Hill County | Ben Hill County | 4.6% | 5.3% | -0.7% | 8 |
| Berrien County | Berrien County | 2.4% | 2.6% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Bibb County | Bibb County | 2.5% | 2.7% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Bleckley County | Bleckley County | 1.6% | 1.6% | -0.0% | 8 |
| Brantley County | Brantley County | 3.3% | 2.9% | +0.4% | 8 |
| Bremen City | Haralson County | 0.9% | 0.8% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Brooks County | Brooks County | 0.8% | 0.6% | +0.2% | 8 |
| Bryan County | Bryan County | 1.4% | 1.5% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Buford City | Gwinnett County | 0.5% | 0.6% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Bulloch County | Bulloch County | 2.1% | 2.3% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Burke County | Burke County | 2.4% | 4.1% | -1.6% | 8 |
| Butts County | Butts County | 2.4% | 1.7% | +0.6% | 8 |
| Calhoun City | Gordon County | 0.3% | 0.3% | +0.0% | 8 |
| Calhoun County | Calhoun County | 4.2% | suppressed | 8 | |
| Camden County | Camden County | 1.8% | 2.2% | -0.4% | 8 |
| Candler County | Candler County | suppressed | suppressed | 8 | |
| Carroll County | Carroll County | 1.4% | 1.7% | -0.3% | 8 |
| Carrollton City | Carroll County | 1.3% | 1.6% | -0.3% | 8 |
| Cartersville City | Bartow County | 1.8% | 1.5% | +0.3% | 8 |
| Catoosa County | Catoosa County | 1.1% | 1.1% | +0.0% | 8 |
| Charlton County | Charlton County | 2.4% | 2.5% | -0.0% | 8 |
| Chatham County | Chatham County | 1 | |||
| Chattahoochee County | Chattahoochee County | 2.9% | 2.3% | +0.6% | 8 |
| Chattooga County | Chattooga County | 3.4% | 1.9% | +1.4% | 8 |
| Cherokee County | Cherokee County | 1.1% | 1.7% | -0.7% | 8 |
| Chickamauga City | Walker County | suppressed | suppressed | 8 | |
| City Schools of Decatur | statewide unit | 0.2% | 0.4% | -0.1% | 4 |
| Clarke County | Clarke County | 3.7% | 3.1% | +0.6% | 8 |
| Clay County | Clay County | suppressed | suppressed | 8 | |
| Clayton County | Clayton County | 2.4% | 3.0% | -0.6% | 8 |
| Clinch County | Clinch County | 1.8% | 3.9% | -2.1% | 8 |
| Cobb County | Cobb County | 2.3% | 2.5% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Coffee County | Coffee County | 2.4% | 2.3% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Colquitt County | Colquitt County | 1.3% | 1.1% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Columbia County | Columbia County | 1.5% | 1.7% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Commerce City | Jackson County | 2.5% | 2.9% | -0.4% | 8 |
| Commission Charter Schools- Atlanta Heights Charter School | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| Commission Charter Schools- Brookhaven Innovation Academy | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| Commission Charter Schools- CCAT School | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| Commission Charter Schools- Cirrus Charter Academy | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| Commission Charter Schools- Coweta Charter Academy | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| Commission Charter Schools- Fulton Leadership Academy | 3 | ||||
| Commission Charter Schools- Ivy Preparatory Academy School | 1 | ||||
| Commission Charter Schools- Liberty Tech Charter Academy | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| Commission Charter Schools- Pataula Charter Academy | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| Commission Charter Schools- Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| Cook County | Cook County | 2.9% | 3.0% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Coweta County | Coweta County | 3.1% | 3.1% | +0.0% | 8 |
| Crawford County | Crawford County | 2.1% | suppressed | 8 | |
| Crisp County | Crisp County | 6.0% | 4.2% | +1.8% | 8 |
| Dade County | Dade County | 3.7% | 3.4% | +0.3% | 8 |
| Dalton City | Whitfield County | 1 | |||
| Dalton Public Schools | Whitfield County | 1.0% | 0.9% | +0.1% | 7 |
| Dawson County | Dawson County | 2.3% | 1.8% | +0.5% | 8 |
| DeKalb County | DeKalb County | 3.0% | 3.4% | -0.5% | 8 |
| Decatur City | statewide unit | 4 | |||
| Decatur County | Decatur County | 3.2% | 3.1% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Department of Juvenile Justice | statewide unit | 5 | |||
| Dodge County | Dodge County | 3.3% | 2.9% | +0.4% | 8 |
| Dooly County | Dooly County | suppressed | suppressed | 8 | |
| Dougherty County | Dougherty County | 2.9% | 3.8% | -1.0% | 8 |
| Douglas County | Douglas County | 2.0% | 2.2% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Dublin City | Laurens County | 3.6% | 3.8% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Early County | Early County | 1.1% | 1.4% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Echols County | Echols County | 2.2% | 2.7% | -0.5% | 8 |
| Effingham County | Effingham County | 2.1% | 2.3% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Elbert County | Elbert County | 3.1% | 2.7% | +0.4% | 8 |
| Emanuel County | Emanuel County | 2.9% | 2.8% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Evans County | Evans County | 2.1% | 1.6% | +0.5% | 8 |
| Fannin County | Fannin County | 1.1% | 1.1% | +0.0% | 8 |
| Fayette County | Fayette County | 1.4% | 1.6% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Floyd County | Floyd County | 2.0% | 2.8% | -0.8% | 8 |
| Forsyth County | Forsyth County | 0.8% | 0.6% | +0.2% | 8 |
| Franklin County | Franklin County | 3.0% | 1.5% | +1.5% | 8 |
| Fulton County | Fulton County | 1.7% | 1.6% | +0.0% | 8 |
| Gainesville City | Hall County | 3.6% | 3.0% | +0.6% | 8 |
| Gilmer County | Gilmer County | 0.3% | 0.4% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Glascock County | Glascock County | 3.3% | 2.6% | +0.7% | 8 |
| Glynn County | Glynn County | 2.9% | 2.8% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Gordon County | Gordon County | 0.8% | 0.5% | +0.3% | 8 |
| Grady County | Grady County | 4.3% | 3.1% | +1.2% | 8 |
| Greene County | Greene County | 1.3% | 1.3% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Griffin-Spalding County | Spalding County | 1.8% | 5.2% | -3.4% | 7 |
| Gwinnett County | Gwinnett County | 2.4% | 2.5% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Habersham County | Habersham County | 1.1% | 1.1% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Hall County | Hall County | 3.1% | 3.0% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Hancock County | Hancock County | 2.6% | 1.8% | +0.8% | 8 |
| Haralson County | Haralson County | 0.5% | 0.6% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Harris County | Harris County | 1.8% | 1.5% | +0.3% | 8 |
| Hart County | Hart County | 1.2% | 1.4% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Heard County | Heard County | 1.1% | 1.0% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Henry County | Henry County | 2.3% | 2.5% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Houston County | Houston County | 1.4% | 2.2% | -0.8% | 8 |
| Irwin County | Irwin County | 1.2% | 1.1% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Jackson County | Jackson County | 1.3% | 0.8% | +0.5% | 8 |
| Jasper County | Jasper County | 3.3% | 4.0% | -0.7% | 8 |
| Jeff Davis County | Jeff Davis County | 1.0% | 1.4% | -0.3% | 8 |
| Jefferson City | Jackson County | 0.6% | 0.8% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Jefferson County | Jefferson County | 1.8% | 0.7% | +1.1% | 8 |
| Jenkins County | Jenkins County | 1.3% | 3.0% | -1.7% | 8 |
| Johnson County | Johnson County | 1.0% | 1.8% | -0.8% | 8 |
| Jones County | Jones County | 2.5% | 2.9% | -0.4% | 8 |
| Lamar County | Lamar County | 0.4% | 0.8% | -0.4% | 8 |
| Lanier County | Lanier County | 3.0% | 3.1% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Laurens County | Laurens County | 2.5% | 2.6% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Lee County | Lee County | 2.3% | 2.9% | -0.6% | 8 |
| Liberty County | Liberty County | 2.7% | 2.6% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Lincoln County | Lincoln County | 0.8% | 1.5% | -0.7% | 8 |
| Long County | Long County | 0.9% | 1.0% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Lowndes County | Lowndes County | 3.1% | 3.4% | -0.3% | 8 |
| Lumpkin County | Lumpkin County | 3.2% | 3.3% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Macon County | Macon County | 3.0% | 5.1% | -2.2% | 8 |
| Madison County | Madison County | 2.4% | 2.4% | +0.0% | 8 |
| Marietta City | Cobb County | 4.0% | 2.7% | +1.2% | 8 |
| Marion County | Marion County | 2.8% | 2.2% | +0.6% | 8 |
| McDuffie County | McDuffie County | 3.2% | 4.3% | -1.1% | 8 |
| McIntosh County | McIntosh County | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3% | 8 |
| Meriwether County | Meriwether County | 1.7% | 1.4% | +0.3% | 8 |
| Miller County | Miller County | 1.6% | 1.9% | -0.3% | 8 |
| Mitchell County | Mitchell County | 3.0% | 3.0% | -0.0% | 8 |
| Monroe County | Monroe County | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 8 |
| Montgomery County | Montgomery County | 1.9% | 2.9% | -1.0% | 8 |
| Morgan County | Morgan County | 0.5% | 0.5% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Murray County | Murray County | 0.7% | 0.5% | +0.2% | 8 |
| Muscogee County | Muscogee County | 2.2% | 2.2% | +0.0% | 8 |
| Newton County | Newton County | 1.9% | 1.8% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Oconee County | Oconee County | 0.8% | 0.9% | -0.0% | 8 |
| Oglethorpe County | Oglethorpe County | 1.8% | 1.9% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Paulding County | Paulding County | 1.7% | 1.6% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Peach County | Peach County | 2.0% | 2.4% | -0.3% | 8 |
| Pelham City | Mitchell County | 3.9% | 3.3% | +0.5% | 8 |
| Pickens County | Pickens County | 2.1% | 1.8% | +0.3% | 8 |
| Pierce County | Pierce County | 2.4% | 2.0% | +0.4% | 8 |
| Pike County | Pike County | 2.1% | 2.2% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Polk County | Polk County | 3.8% | 4.1% | -0.3% | 8 |
| Pulaski County | Pulaski County | 4.8% | 2.7% | +2.0% | 8 |
| Putnam County | Putnam County | 1.8% | 2.0% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Quitman County | Quitman County | suppressed | suppressed | 8 | |
| Rabun County | Rabun County | 2.5% | 2.6% | -0.0% | 8 |
| Randolph County | Randolph County | 6.6% | 5.9% | +0.7% | 8 |
| Richmond County | Richmond County | 3.0% | 3.3% | -0.3% | 8 |
| Rockdale County | Rockdale County | 2.5% | 2.2% | +0.3% | 8 |
| Rome City | Floyd County | 3.0% | 2.9% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Savannah-Chatham County | Chatham County | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6% | 7 |
| Schley County | Schley County | 1.3% | 1.3% | -0.0% | 8 |
| Screven County | Screven County | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9% | 8 |
| Seminole County | Seminole County | 1.4% | suppressed | 8 | |
| Social Circle City | Walton County | suppressed | 1.3% | 8 | |
| Spalding County | Spalding County | 1 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Academy For Classical Ed | statewide unit | 0.6% | 1.1% | -0.5% | 3 |
| State Charter Schools II- Academy For Classical Education | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Amana Academy West Atlan | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 3 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter | statewide unit | 2.4% | 2 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter School | statewide unit | 2 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Atlanta SMART Academy | statewide unit | suppressed | 2 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- Atlanta Unbound Academy | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 5 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Baconton Community Chart | statewide unit | 1.8% | 2 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- Baconton Community Charter School | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Brookhaven Innovation Ac | statewide unit | suppressed | 2 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- Brookhaven Innovation Academy | statewide unit | 2 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Cirrus Charter Academy | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 5 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Coweta Charter Academy | statewide unit | suppressed | 4 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 5 | |
| State Charter Schools II- DeKalb Brilliance Academ | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 3 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Destinations Career Acad | statewide unit | 2.4% | suppressed | 3 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Ethos Classical Charter | statewide unit | suppressed | 2 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- Ethos Classical Charter School | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Fulton Leadership Academ | suppressed | 2 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Fulton Leadership Academy | 2 | ||||
| State Charter Schools II- Furlow Charter School | statewide unit | 3.6% | 4 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- Genesis Innovation Acade | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 3 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Genesis Innovation Acade | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 3 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy for Boys | statewide unit | 4 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy for Girls | statewide unit | 4 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Georgia Fugees Academy C | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 3 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School | statewide unit | 2 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Harriet Tubman School of Science & Technology | 1 | ||||
| State Charter Schools II- International Academy of | statewide unit | suppressed | 2 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- International Academy of Smyrna | statewide unit | 4 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- International Charter Ac | statewide unit | suppressed | 2 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- International Charter Academy of Georgia | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Liberation Academy | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 2 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Liberty Tech Charter Aca | statewide unit | suppressed | 1 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- Liberty Tech Charter Academy | statewide unit | 2 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Miles Ahead Charter Scho | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 2 | |
| State Charter Schools II- PEACE Academy Charter Sc | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 2 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Pataula Charter Academy | statewide unit | suppressed | 4 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- RISE Preparatory Charter | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 2 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Resurgence Hall Charter | statewide unit | suppressed | 1 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- Resurgence Hall Charter School | statewide unit | 4 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Resurgence Hall Middle A | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 3 | |
| State Charter Schools II- SAIL Charter Academy - S | statewide unit | suppressed | 2 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning | statewide unit | 4 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- SLAM Academy of Atlanta | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 6 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Sankofa Montessori | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 2 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy | statewide unit | 2 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Spring Creek Charter Aca | statewide unit | suppressed | 1 | ||
| State Charter Schools II- Spring Creek Charter Academy | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Statesboro STEAM Academy | statewide unit | 2 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- The Anchor School | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 2 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Yi Hwang Academy of Lang | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 3 | |
| State Charter Schools II- Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence | statewide unit | 2 | |||
| State Charter Schools II- Zest Preparatory Academy | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 2 | |
| State Charter Schools- Cherokee Charter Academy | suppressed | 7 | |||
| State Charter Schools- Coastal Plains Charter High | statewide unit | 78.4% | 1 | ||
| State Charter Schools- Coastal Plains Charter High School - Candler Campus | statewide unit | 4 | |||
| State Charter Schools- Dubois Integrity Academy | statewide unit | suppressed | 2 | ||
| State Charter Schools- Dubois Integrity Academy I | statewide unit | 5 | |||
| State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Madison Campus) | statewide unit | 5 | |||
| State Charter Schools- Georgia Connections Academy | statewide unit | 5 | |||
| State Charter Schools- Georgia Cyber Academy | statewide unit | 4.1% | 6 | ||
| State Charter Schools- Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics | statewide unit | 5 | |||
| State Charter Schools- International Charter Schoo | statewide unit | suppressed | 2 | ||
| State Charter Schools- International Charter School of Atlanta | statewide unit | 5 | |||
| State Charter Schools- Ivy Prep Academy at Kirkwoo | statewide unit | suppressed | 1 | ||
| State Charter Schools- Ivy Prep Academy at Kirkwood for Girls School | statewide unit | 5 | |||
| State Charter Schools- Mountain Education Center School | statewide unit | 5 | |||
| State Charter Schools- Mountain Education High Sch | statewide unit | 87.2% | 2 | ||
| State Charter Schools- Odyssey Charter School | statewide unit | 2.8% | 1 | ||
| State Charter Schools- Odyssey School | statewide unit | 5 | |||
| State Charter Schools- Provost Academy Georgia | 1 | ||||
| State Charter Schools- Scintilla Charter Academy | statewide unit | 5 | |||
| State Charter Schools- Utopian Academy for the Art | suppressed | 2 | |||
| State Charter Schools- Utopian Academy for the Art | statewide unit | suppressed | suppressed | 2 | |
| State Charter Schools- Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School | 5 | ||||
| State Schools | statewide unit | 3 | |||
| State Schools- Atlanta Area School for the Deaf | 2 | ||||
| State Schools- Georgia Academy for the Blind | 2 | ||||
| State Schools- Georgia School for the Deaf | 2 | ||||
| Stephens County | Stephens County | 0.7% | 0.5% | +0.2% | 8 |
| Stewart County | Stewart County | suppressed | suppressed | 8 | |
| Sumter County | Sumter County | 4.6% | 3.2% | +1.4% | 8 |
| Talbot County | Talbot County | suppressed | suppressed | 8 | |
| Taliaferro County | Taliaferro County | suppressed | suppressed | 8 | |
| Tattnall County | Tattnall County | 2.5% | 2.4% | +0.0% | 8 |
| Taylor County | Taylor County | 2.3% | 1.9% | +0.5% | 8 |
| Telfair County | Telfair County | 4.7% | 3.5% | +1.1% | 8 |
| Terrell County | Terrell County | 2.3% | 3.4% | -1.1% | 8 |
| Thomas County | Thomas County | 2.9% | 3.5% | -0.5% | 8 |
| Thomaston-Upson County | Upson County | 2.4% | 1.7% | +0.7% | 8 |
| Thomasville City | Thomas County | 3.0% | 2.4% | +0.5% | 8 |
| Tift County | Tift County | 3.6% | 3.4% | +0.2% | 8 |
| Toombs County | Toombs County | 1.6% | 2.1% | -0.5% | 8 |
| Towns County | Towns County | 2.4% | 1.9% | +0.5% | 8 |
| Treutlen County | Treutlen County | 2.4% | 2.5% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Trion City | Chattooga County | 1.0% | suppressed | 8 | |
| Troup County | Troup County | 2.5% | 2.7% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Turner County | Turner County | suppressed | suppressed | 8 | |
| Twiggs County | Twiggs County | 4.3% | 5.8% | -1.5% | 8 |
| Union County | Union County | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 8 |
| Valdosta City | Lowndes County | 5.5% | 5.1% | +0.4% | 8 |
| Vidalia City | Toombs County | 0.8% | 1.0% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Walker County | Walker County | 2.5% | 2.6% | -0.0% | 8 |
| Walton County | Walton County | 1.6% | 1.8% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Ware County | Ware County | 3.1% | 3.1% | +0.0% | 8 |
| Warren County | Warren County | suppressed | 1.9% | 8 | |
| Washington County | Washington County | 1.9% | 1.4% | +0.5% | 8 |
| Wayne County | Wayne County | 2.5% | 2.5% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Webster County | Webster County | 4.7% | 4.2% | +0.5% | 8 |
| Wheeler County | Wheeler County | 3.3% | 2.7% | +0.6% | 8 |
| White County | White County | 1.3% | 1.4% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Whitfield County | Whitfield County | 1.8% | 1.8% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Wilcox County | Wilcox County | 2.6% | 2.7% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Wilkes County | Wilkes County | 1.9% | 2.0% | -0.0% | 8 |
| Wilkinson County | Wilkinson County | 2.1% | 2.0% | +0.2% | 8 |
| Worth County | Worth County | 3.0% | 2.4% | +0.6% | 8 |
Source: GOEWS downloadable data, Retained files. Share of enrolled students retained, from the state's published counts in its Retained files (the same counts behind the Report Card figure the scoping report names).