San Diego City Wire

School for Entrepreneurship and Technology is ranked 1,600th among California schools in the 2019-20 school year with a dropout rate of 16 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
…
1576	Citrus High	Porterville Unified	15.1
1578	Hearthstone School	Butte County Office of Education	15.2
1578	eCademy Charter at Crane	Turlock Unified	15.2
1580	Columbus (Christopher) High	Downey Unified	15.3
1580	Pinnacle Academy Charter - Independent Study	South Monterey County Joint Union High	15.3
1582	Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center	Los Angeles Unified	15.4
1582	Portola-Butler Continuation High	South Monterey County Joint Union High	15.4
1584	Independence Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	15.5
1584	Independence High	San Francisco Unified	15.5
1586	Mt. Madonna High	Gilroy Unified	15.6
1586	Robert H. Lewis Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	15.6
1586	OCCS:CHEP/PCHS	Orange County Department of Education	15.6
1586	Silverado High	Saddleback Valley Unified	15.6
1590	Mission Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	15.7
1590	Val Verde High	Val Verde Unified	15.7
1592	Academies of the Antelope Valley	Antelope Valley Union High	15.8
1592	Washington High	Colton Joint Unified	15.8
1592	Venice Senior High	Los Angeles Unified	15.8
1595	Central Valley High (Continuation)	Kern High	15.9
1595	Delta Keys Charter #2	New Jerusalem Elementary	15.9
1595	Mt. San Jacinto High	Palm Springs Unified	15.9
1595	Perris Lake High (Continuation)	Perris Union High	15.9
1599	Vista Alternative	Fremont Unified	16
1600	Culver Park High	Culver City Unified	16.1
1600	PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Los Angeles Unified	16.1
1600	School for Entrepreneurship and Technology	San Diego Unified	16.1
1603	Ernest Kimme Charter Academy for Independent Learning	Vacaville Unified	16.2
1604	Mirus Secondary	Hesperia Unified	16.3
1604	Pivot Charter School - San Diego II	San Marcos Unified	16.3
1604	Yolo High	Washington Unified	16.3
1607	Bonsall High	Bonsall Unified	16.4
1607	College and Career Preparatory Academy	Orange County Department of Education	16.4
1609	ICEF View Park Preparatory Charter High	Los Angeles Unified	16.5
1609	Moreno Valley Online Academy	Moreno Valley Unified	16.5
1611	Greenwood Academy	West Contra Costa Unified	16.6
1612	Acalanes Center for Independent Study	Acalanes Union High	16.7
1612	Berkeley Technology Academy	Berkeley Unified	16.7
1612	Pershing Continuation High	Central Unified	16.7
1612	Arrow High (Continuation)	Charter Oak Unified	16.7
1612	Cheviot Hills Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	16.7
1612	Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy	Modesto City High	16.7
1612	San Juan Choices Charter	San Juan Unified	16.7
1612	All Tribes Charter	Warner Unified	16.7
1620	Delta High	Santa Maria Joint Union High	16.8
1621	IDEA Center	Grossmont Union High	16.9
1621	Peninsula High (Continuation)	San Mateo Union High	16.9
1621	Jane Frederick High	Stockton Unified	16.9
1624	Frontier High	Oxnard Union High	17.1
1625	Amistad High (Continuation)	Desert Sands Unified	17.2
1625	Summit High (Continuation)	Desert Sands Unified	17.2
1625	California Virtual Academy at Maricopa	Maricopa Unified	17.2
…
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