Parents of school-aged children (aged 6 and older) were asked if their children had repeated one or more grades since starting school. Overall, 11.3 percent of children aged 6-17 had repeated a grade.

Boys are more likely to repeat a grade than girls. Of school-aged boys, 13.4 percent were reported to have repeated at least one grade, compared to 9.1 percent of girls. (Data not shown.)

The likelihood of repeating a grade also increases with age. Of children aged 6-11, 8.7 percent were reported to have repeated a grade, compared to 13.7 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds.

Low-income children are also more likely to repeat a grade. Of school-aged children with family incomes below the poverty level, 22.2 percent were reported to have repeated at least one grade, compared to 14.9 percent children with family incomes between 100 and 199 percent of poverty. Of children with family incomes between 200 and 399 percent of FPL, 8.1 percent have repeated a grade, as have 5.3 percent of children with family incomes of 400 percent of FPL or more.