Campus Variation in Grade Retention and Course Failure Rates After Attending Summer School in Houston ISD

The Houston Independent School District conducts a summer education program that provides students at risk of grade retention the opportunity to repeat the required grade and be promoted to the next one. The program also gives students who have failed a course they need for graduation the opportunity to retake the course. This brief examines summer school retention and course failure rates at schools throughout the district to determine which schools have higher rates relative to others. It also assesses what characteristics are associated with a student being retained after summer school and failing a course in summer school.