San Diego City Wire

Point Loma High School's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year decreased by 52.6% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 1.9%, 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	2018-19 Drop-out rate
1	Millennium High Alternative	0	0
1	Piedmont High School	0	0
1	Emery Secondary School	0	2.7
1	Amador County Special Education	0	0
1	Durham High School	0	0
1	Mid Valley High School (Continuation)	0	0
1	Williams Junior/Senior High School	0	3.4
1	Freedom High School	0	1.4
1	Middle College High School	0	0
1	Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School	0	2.5
1	Kingsburg High School	0	0
1	Oasis Continuation High School	0	--
1	Princeton Junior-Senior High School	0	0
1	Ferndale High School	0	0
1	Desert Junior-Senior High School	0	0
1	Frazier Mountain High School	0	3.8
1	Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation)	0	1.7
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High School	0	0
1	Mayfair High School	0	1.2
1	South Hills High School	0	0
1	Arena High School (Continuation)	0	11.1
1	El Segundo High School	0	0
1	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School	0	0
1	La Canada High School	0	0.6
1	Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12	0	0
…
280	Aragon High School	0.8	1.1
280	Benicia High School	0.8	0.5
280	Vanden High School	0.8	0
280	Henry J. Kaiser High School	0.8	1.8
280	Woodbridge High School	0.8	2
280	Environmental Charter High School	0.8	2.5
280	Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy	0.8	0
280	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex	0.8	0.7
280	Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy	0.8	2
280	Shadow Hills High School	0.8	1.6
280	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy	0.8	0.9
280	Wonderful College Prep Academy	0.8	0
280	Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High School	0.8	0
280	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences	0.8	1.1
280	STEM Academy at Bernstein High School	0.8	3.6
280	Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School	0.8	1.3
308	Alameda High School	0.9	0.9
308	Miramonte High School	0.9	0
308	El Dorado High School	0.9	1.4
308	Eureka Senior High School	0.9	0.5
308	Stockdale High School	0.9	2
308	Middletown High School	0.9	2
308	Crescenta Valley High School	0.9	0.3
308	Ruben S. Ayala High School	0.9	1.9
308	Ramona High School	0.9	1.6
308	Point Loma High School	0.9	1.9
308	Sierra High School	0.9	0
308	Santa Ynez Valley Union High School	0.9	4.9
308	Petaluma High School	0.9	1.9
308	Davis Senior High School	0.9	1.1
308	Woodland Senior High School	0.9	1.7
308	Larchmont Charter	0.9	1.3
308	Harmony Magnet Academy	0.9	0
308	Sage Creek High School	0.9	0.3
326	Mission San Jose High School	1	0.2
326	Burbank High School	1	1.6
326	Sir Francis Drake High School	1	1.3
326	Mammoth High School	1	0
326	Del Oro High School	1	0.7
326	John W. North High School	1	3.4
326	Sheldon High School	1	2.1
326	Cobalt Institute of Math and Science Academy	1	5.1
326	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter	1	3.9
326	Poway High School	1	0.6
326	Cupertino High School	1	0.7
326	Newbury Park High School	1	1
326	Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High School	1	0
326	Mountain House High School	1	3.3
326	Impact Academy of Arts & Technology	1	--
326	Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High School	1	4.8
342	Arroyo High School	1.1	3.6
…
2167	Oroville High Community Day	81.8	90.9
2169	Gould Educational Center	82.4	17.2
2170	Come Back Charter	83.7	--
2171	Gateway High School (Continuation)	84.6	36.4
2172	Tulare County Court	85.7	54.1
2173	Dan Jacobs	88.9	86.7
2174	Matrix for Success Academy	89.6	--
2175	Violet Heintz Education Academy	90	66.7
2175	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	90	85.3
2177	Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	90.2	90.1
2178	Independence Charter Academy	90.3	6.3
2179	Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's)	91.4	73.8
2180	Highlands Community Charter	91.6	76.2
2181	S.F. County Special Education	91.7	75
2182	SIATech Academy South	92.1	87.7
2183	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	92.4	24.8
2184	Clear Passage Educational Center	92.9	--
2185	Boron Junior-Senior High School	93.2	0
2186	Laytonville High School	93.8	3.2
2187	Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's)	95.5	63.3
2188	San Bernardino County Special Education	96.1	47.4
2189	Shasta County Independent Study Charter	97.3	44.3
2190	Family First Charter	98	92.7
2191	New Opportunities Charter	98.2	96.5
2192	Special Education	98.6	--