San Diego City Wire

Health Sciences High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year decreased by 50% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 1.2%, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).

CDE data of graduation and dropout rates confirms there is a growing achievement gap between Latino, Black, and English learner students. The achievement gap refers to the disparities in academic performance associated with race and class.

According to data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics in 2018, of the 48 states where data was collected, Black males remain at the bottom of four-year high school graduation rates.

Closing the achievement gap earlier in the schooling process, such as during elementary school, can improve high school graduation rates and decrease dropout rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that is proposed to accomplish this.

In The Long-Term Impact of Systemic Student Support in Elementary School: Reducing High School Dropout, Terrence J. Lee-St. John, a Biostatistician at the Research Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, says, “Students often fail to complete high school for complex reasons that often manifest long before they reach high school. Individually tailored student support during elementary school can lead to lasting and meaningful effects.”

Ranking	School	Drop-out rate	2017-18 Drop-out rate
1	Millennium High Alternative	0	0
1	Piedmont High School	0	0
1	Amador County Special Education	0	--
1	Biggs High School	0	6.5
1	Durham High School	0	1.2
1	Maxwell Sr High School	0	3.4
1	Pierce High School	0	1
1	Mid Valley High School (Continuation)	0	11.8
1	Miramonte High School	0	0.7
1	Middle College High School	0	0
1	California High School	0	0.2
1	Monte Vista High School	0	0.5
1	Kingsburg High School	0	0.8
1	Parlier High School	0	1.5
1	Sierra High School	0	0
1	Hamilton High School	0	0
1	Princeton Junior-Senior High School	0	--
1	McKinleyville High School	0	4.7
1	Hoopa Valley High School	0	0
1	South Fork Junior - Senior High School	0	2.7
1	Ferndale High School	0	0
1	Big Pine High School	0	--
1	Bishop Union High School	0	1.5
1	Boron Junior-Senior High School	0	2.4
1	Desert Junior-Senior High School	0	0
…
244	Corcoran High School	0.6	1.3
244	Covina High School	0.6	0.6
244	La Canada High School	0.6	0.6
244	Whittier High School	0.6	2.6
244	Walnut High School	0.6	1
244	Redondo Union High School	0.6	1.1
244	Fountain Valley High School	0.6	1.9
244	Trabuco Hills High School	0.6	0.9
244	Los Alamitos High School	0.6	0.5
244	Poway High School	0.6	1.3
244	San Diego SCPA	0.6	1.4
244	La Jolla High School	0.6	1.3
244	San Luis Obispo High School	0.6	0.3
244	Mills High School	0.6	3.4
244	Cabrillo High School	0.6	8.3
244	Saratoga High School	0.6	0.6
244	Los Altos High School	0.6	0.9
244	Redwood High School	0.6	1.3
244	Steele Canyon High School	0.6	2.5
244	Vista Murrieta High School	0.6	0
244	Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High School	0.6	0
244	University Preparatory	0.6	0
244	High Tech High Chula Vista	0.6	1.9
244	Oak Hills High School	0.6	0.3
244	Palmdale Aerospace Academy	0.6	0.9
244	Health Sciences High School	0.6	1.2
272	Dublin High School	0.7	0
272	Ponderosa High School	0.7	1.2
272	Sanger High School	0.7	0.8
272	Riverdale High School	0.7	2.9
272	San Gabriel High School	0.7	1.2
272	Bonita High School	0.7	0.2
272	Granada Hills Charter High School	0.7	1.6
272	La Mirada High School	0.7	1
272	La Puente High School	0.7	0.7
272	Fort Bragg High School	0.7	2.9
272	Hilmar High School	0.7	0
272	Estancia High School	0.7	1.1
272	El Dorado High School	0.7	0.8
272	Del Oro High School	0.7	0.7
272	Helix High School	0.7	1.5
272	Linden High School	0.7	0
272	Cupertino High School	0.7	0.5
272	El Molino High School	0.7	2.3
272	Clovis East High School	0.7	0.2
272	Nuview Bridge Early College High School	0.7	2.4
272	Technology High School	0.7	2.4
272	Arnold O. Beckman High School	0.7	0.6
272	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex	0.7	0.8
272	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep	0.7	0
272	Orcutt Academy Charter	0.7	5.7
…
2150	Santa Cruz County Court	74.3	36.6
2151	S.F. County Special Education	75	--
2152	San Diego County Court	75.3	78.3
2153	San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center	75.7	68.9
2154	Highlands Community Charter	76.2	60.9
2155	Solano County Community	76.5	78.9
2156	MethodSchools	77.8	45.8
2157	Center for Alternative Learning	78.9	78.9
2158	Gateway College and Career Academy	81.6	40.4
2159	Clovis Community Day Secondary School	83.3	--
2160	Sonoma County Court	84.6	67.6
2161	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	85.3	63.5
2162	Dan Jacobs	86.7	--
2162	Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	86.7	--
2164	SIATech Academy South	87.7	55.2
2165	Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs	88.9	36.4
2166	Opportunity Youth Academy	89.1	42.6
2167	Hart-Ransom Academic Charter	89.5	4.5
2168	Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	90.1	90.1
2168	Santa Clara County Special Education	90.1	20.3
2170	Siskiyou County Special Education	90.9	--
2170	Oroville High Community Day	90.9	90.9
2172	Family First Charter	92.7	71.6
2173	Civicorps Corpsmember Academy	93.3	31.8
2174	New Opportunities Charter	96.5	93.8