2024-25 Mobility/Stability Data Release Summary - District and School Student Mobility Analysis

Oct 15, 2026

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2024-25 Mobility/Stability Data Release Summary presents stability and mobility metrics that describe how often students move between schools or remain within a school or district during the school year. School-level and district-level rates are distinguished to clarify cases where mobility occurs within a district but not across district boundaries. The summary reports minimal stability changes from 2023-24, outlines trends in mobility incidence, and highlights higher-incidence student groups across gender, race/ethnicity, instructional program/service types, and grade levels.

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Overview

Definitions and Metrics

2024-25 Stability Trends

District and School Stability

2024-25 Mobility and Incidence Trends

Mobility Incidence Rate

Student Groups and Differences

Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Instructional Program/Service Type

Grade-Level Patterns

Highly Mobile Students and Support Resources

2024-25 Mobility/Stability Data Release Summary Visit the CDE Mobility/Stability Statistics site for additional information The stability rate and mobility rates provide an analysis of how often students move or remain within a school during a school year. The rates are intended to provide a better understanding of students who remained at a school or district without interruption throughout the school year. • School level rates focus on movement into/out of a school. • District level rates focus on movement into/out of a district. Therefore, a student may be considered mobile for a school but not at the district level if they move between schools in a district. Stability rates have minimal change in 2024-25 Overall, average district stability rates in 2024-25 were consistent with 2023-24 across Colorado. This included: • The average district stability rate slightly increased compared to the prior year. • 114 districts remained the same or improved compared to the prior year. • The average school stability rate increased 0.9% compared to the prior year. • 61% of schools maintained or improved their stability rate compared to the prior year. Average District Stability Rate 87.9% 89.7% 90.1% 90.0% 90.2% 88.9% 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 School Year Mobility & Mobility Incidence Rates Overall, the average school and district rates of mobility and mobility incidence remained consistent in 2024-25, indicating that districts have a stable group of students and student mobility incidents or moves have stabilized. 12.9% 12.2% Average District Mobility Incidence Rate 11.8% 10. 6% 10. 6% 10.3% 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 School Year Student Groups There are multiple student groups that have average mobility incidence rates at much higher rates than the general population and some differences, although minimal by grade level. This includes: American Indian or Alaskan Native, Black or African American, Hawaiian or Other Paciﬁc Islander, Multilingual Learner, Migrant, and Homeless. | 2024-25 Average District Mobility and Mobility Incidence Rates Gender and Race/Ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
10.3%
9.8% | |
10.3%
9.8% |
12.2%

12.0% | | | | |
9.7%
9.3%
| | | | All Students | Female | Male | Non-Binary American Indian or Alaska
Native | | Asian Black or
African
American | | Hispanic or Latino | White | Native Two or More
Hawaiian or Races
Other Pacific
Islander | | | | | | Mobility Rate Mobility Incidence Rate Difference | | | | | | | | 2024-25 Average District Mobility and Mobility Incidence Rates Instructional Program/Service Type (IP/ST) All Students Students with Multilingual Economically Migrant Title 1 Homeless Gifted and Military Connected Disabilities Learner Disadvantaged Talented Mobility Rate Mobility Incidence Rate Difference | | 2024-25 Average District Mobility and Mobility Incidence Rates
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1 15.9%
5.9%
9.1%
8.6% 1 11.1%
0.5% 1 11.1%
0.5% 0.9%
0.4% 0.6%
0.2% 1
1 10.5%
0.0% 1
1 1 0.0%
9.6% 1 9.9%
9.3% 9.2%
8.8% 8.7%
8.3% 1 5.8%
5.5%

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Mobility Rate Mobility Incidence Rate Difference | | Highly Mobile Students CDE works with school districts who run programs to support highly mobile students. A highly mobile student is deﬁned as a student who experiences (or is at risk of experiencing) multiple school moves during their k-12 education outside of regular grade promotion. This includes youth in foster care, those experiencing homelessness, and migrant students. Visit the Highly Mobile Youth Frequently Asked Questions pa

FAQs

What do stability rates and mobility rates measure in 2024-25?

Stability rates measure the share of stable students over the K-12 membership base, while mobility rates measure the share of mobile students. Both summarize how frequently students remain or move during the school year.

How are school-level and district-level mobility rates different?

School-level rates focus on movement into and out of a school, while district-level rates focus on movement into and out of a district. A student may be mobile at the school level but not at the district level if they move between schools within the same district.

What is a highly mobile student, and how is that group defined?

A highly mobile student is defined as a student experiencing (or at risk of experiencing) multiple school moves during k-12 education outside regular grade promotion. The definition includes youth in foster care, students experiencing homelessness, and migrant students.

Oct 15, 2026

Uploaded by Kyle