Anyone middle schools directors to share what your retention looks from grade level to grade level please post below! Also looking for the percentage of students you send from 8th grade to 9th grade. Thanks in advance for sharing!
Re: MS Retention
Posted by ovwrkdnundrpd on 8/22/2025, 7:32 am, in reply to "MS Retention"
We are a 3A school. We are 20 student over the 2A bracket. The last school I was at was a 3A that was in the middle of the bracket. So here is what I plan for and what I have been able to achieve.
My goal as a 3A is to keep 15 students per grade level. At my current job, small 3A we are just now achieving that. I usually start most of the class in beginning band. I usually lose a fourth by the 7th grade and another 4th by the 8th grade. Leaving me with half of what I started. If things go well, I would move up at least 20 kids. Here in the small school we will have that goal of 60 in HS band in two years. At my last school I had over 100 in the HS band still 3A. But I was there for 14 years so I didn't have to build except for the beginning.
So in my perspective, 60 is a good number in 3A. I try to keep at least 15 per class. Usually it goes over 15. But I have learned over the years to not worry about numbers. Just do the best with what you have. Appreciate the kids that have chosen your class.
