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 | -- | |
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