San Diego City Wire

San Diego Metro Career and Tech is ranked 630th among California schools in the 2019-20 school year with a dropout rate of three percent, 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 Centre for Education Statistics in 2018, of the 48 states where data was collected, Black males remain at the bottom of 4-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.”

Rank	School	District	Drop-Out rate
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High	ABC Unified	0
1	Alameda Science and Technology Institute	Alameda Unified	0
1	Nea Community Learning Center	Alameda Unified	0
1	Amador County Special Education	Amador County Office of Education	0
1	Oxford Academy	Anaheim Union High	0
1	Anderson New Technology High	Anderson Union High	0
1	Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High	Anderson Valley Unified	0
1	SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)	Antelope Valley Union High	0
1	Academy for Academic Excellence	Apple Valley Unified	0
1	Mayfair High	Bellflower Unified	0
1	Golden Sierra Junior Senior High	Black Oak Mine Unified	0
1	Clarksville Charter	Buckeye Union Elementary	0
1	Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation)	Cabrillo Unified	0
1	Calistoga Junior-Senior High	Calistoga Joint Unified	0
1	Minarets High	Chawanakee Unified	0
1	Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista	Chula Vista Elementary	0
1	NOVA Academy - Coachella	Coachella Valley Unified	0
1	Compton Early College High	Compton Unified	0
1	Contra Costa School of Performing Arts	Contra Costa County Office of Education	0
1	Technology High	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	0
1	South Hills High	Covina-Valley Unified	0
1	Da Vinci Charter Academy	Davis Joint Unified	0
1	Davis School for Independent Study	Davis Joint Unified	0
1	California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley	Duarte Unified	0
1	Durham High	Durham Unified	0
…
616	Atascadero High	Atascadero Unified	2.4
616	Big Bear High	Bear Valley Unified	2.4
616	Fullerton Union High	Fullerton Joint Union High	2.4
616	Ridgeview High	Kern High	2.4
616	Village Oaks High	Lincoln Unified	2.4
616	El Capitan High	Merced Union High	2.4
616	Pacific Coast High (Continuation)	Northern Humboldt Union High	2.4
616	Palmdale Aerospace Academy	Palmdale Elementary	2.4
616	Casa Grande High	Petaluma Joint Union High	2.4
616	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer	San Francisco Unified	2.4
616	La Sierra High	Tulare County Office of Education	2.4
616	El Camino High	Ventura Unified	2.4
616	Da Vinci Science	Wiseburn Unified	2.4
616	Yosemite High	Yosemite Unified	2.4
630	Coast Union High	Coast Unified	2.5
630	Dos Palos High	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	2.5
630	La Quinta High	Garden Grove Unified	2.5
630	Tranquillity High	Golden Plains Unified	2.5
630	West Valley High	Hemet Unified	2.5
630	Birmingham Community Charter High	Los Angeles Unified	2.5
630	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies - Arts/Theatre/Entertain Mag	Los Angeles Unified	2.5
630	Magnolia Science Academy 4	Los Angeles Unified	2.5
630	Applied Technology Center	Montebello Unified	2.5
630	Monterey High	Monterey Peninsula Unified	2.5
630	Natomas Charter	Natomas Unified	2.5
630	San Diego Metro Career and Tech	San Diego Unified	2.5
630	Malibu High	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	2.5
630	Soledad High	Soledad Unified	2.5
630	Sonoma Valley High	Sonoma Valley Unified	2.5
630	Sonora High	Sonora Union High	2.5
630	Will C. Wood High	Vacaville Unified	2.5
647	Katella High	Anaheim Union High	2.6
647	Atascadero Choices in Education (ACE)	Atascadero Unified	2.6
647	Colusa High	Colusa Unified	2.6
647	Corning High	Corning Union High	2.6
647	Laguna Creek High	Elk Grove Unified	2.6
647	Central Valley High	Gateway Unified	2.6
647	Orange Cove High	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	2.6
647	Pride Continuation	Linden Unified	2.6
647	Live Oak High	Live Oak Unified	2.6
647	Lodi High	Lodi Unified	2.6
647	Magnolia Science Academy 2	Los Angeles County Office of Education	2.6
647	El Camino Real Charter High	Los Angeles Unified	2.6
647	Milpitas High	Milpitas Unified	2.6
647	Ygnacio Valley High	Mt. Diablo Unified	2.6
647	Arcata High	Northern Humboldt Union High	2.6
647	Oxnard High	Oxnard Union High	2.6
647	Palo Alto High	Palo Alto Unified	2.6
647	Redlands Senior High	Redlands Unified	2.6
647	Casa Roble Fundamental High	San Juan Unified	2.6
647	Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	2.6
…
2169	Oroville High Community Day	Oroville Union High	81.8
2171	Gould Educational Center	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	82.4
2172	Come Back Charter	Merced County Office of Education	83.7
2173	Gateway High (Continuation)	Chowchilla Union High	84.6
2174	Tulare County Court	Tulare County Office of Education	85.7
2175	Dan Jacobs	Yolo County Office of Education	88.9
2176	Matrix for Success Academy	Los Angeles Unified	89.6
2177	Violet Heintz Education Academy	Fresno County Office of Education	90
2177	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	Nevada County Office of Education	90
2179	Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	East Side Union High	90.2
2180	Independence Charter Academy	Helendale Elementary	90.3
2181	Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's)	San Francisco Unified	91.4
2182	Highlands Community Charter	Twin Rivers Unified	91.6
2183	S.F. County Special Education	San Francisco County Office of Education	91.7
2184	SIATech Academy South	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	92.1
2185	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	San Francisco Unified	92.4
2186	Clear Passage Educational Center	Long Beach Unified	92.9
2187	Boron Junior-Senior High	Muroc Joint Unified	93.2
2188	Laytonville High	Laytonville Unified	93.8
2189	Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's)	San Francisco Unified	95.5
2190	San Bernardino County Special Education	San Bernardino County Office of Education	96.1
2191	Shasta County Independent Study Charter	Shasta County Office of Education	97.3
2192	Family First Charter	Centinela Valley Union High	98
2193	New Opportunities Charter	Centinela Valley Union High	98.2
2194	Special Education	Tulare County Office of Education	98.6