CDE data shows that graduation and dropout rates continue to confirm that 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 drop-out rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that has been 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.”
Top 100 Schools Ranked by Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| … | |||
| 1338 | Mount Toro High | Salinas Union High | 9.8 |
| 1341 | Somerset Continuation High | Bellflower Unified | 9.9 |
| 1341 | Inspire School of Arts and Sciences | Chico Unified | 9.9 |
| 1341 | Mt. Pleasant High | East Side Union High | 9.9 |
| 1341 | Humanitas Academy of Art and Technology at Esteban E. Torres High No. 4 | Los Angeles Unified | 9.9 |
| 1341 | Woodrow Wilson Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 9.9 |
| 1341 | Audeo Charter | San Diego Unified | 9.9 |
| 1347 | Armijo High | Fairfield-Suisun Unified | 10.0 |
| 1347 | Gorman Learning Center | Gorman Joint | 10.0 |
| 1347 | Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 10.0 |
| 1347 | Lucerne Valley High | Lucerne Valley Unified | 10.0 |
| 1347 | Discovery High | Natomas Unified | 10.0 |
| 1347 | Hueneme High | Oxnard Union High | 10.0 |
| 1347 | Montecito High (Continuation) | Ramona City Unified | 10.0 |
| 1347 | Del Mar High | San Gabriel Unified | 10.0 |
| 1355 | Grossmont High | Grossmont Union High | 10.1 |
| 1355 | Hayward High | Hayward Unified | 10.1 |
| 1355 | Greenfield High | South Monterey County Joint Union High | 10.1 |
| 1355 | Wasco Independence High | Wasco Union High | 10.1 |
| 1359 | East Bakersfield High | Kern High | 10.2 |
| 1359 | Victory High | Rocklin Unified | 10.2 |
| 1361 | Forest Charter | Nevada County Office of Education | 10.3 |
| 1361 | San Pasqual Valley High | San Pasqual Valley Unified | 10.3 |
| 1363 | Inglewood High | Inglewood Unified | 10.4 |
| 1363 | Alexander Hamilton Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 10.4 |
| 1363 | Discovery Charter Preparatory School #2 | Los Angeles Unified | 10.4 |
| 1363 | Furman (Duane E.) High (Independent Study Program) | Madera Unified | 10.4 |
| 1363 | South Valley High (Continuation) | Ukiah Unified | 10.4 |
| 1368 | Littlerock High | Antelope Valley Union High | 10.5 |
| 1368 | Laton High | Laton Joint Unified | 10.5 |
| 1368 | Jordan High | Long Beach Unified | 10.5 |
| 1368 | California City High | Mojave Unified | 10.5 |
| 1368 | Theodore Bird High | Sonora Union High | 10.5 |
| 1373 | Jefferson High | Jefferson Union High | 10.6 |
| 1373 | Benjamin Franklin Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 10.6 |
| 1373 | Prospect High (Continuation) | Oroville Union High | 10.6 |
| 1376 | Desert Valley High (Continuation) | Brawley Union High | 10.7 |
| 1376 | Vista Oaks Charter | Byron Union Elementary | 10.7 |
| 1376 | Oakland Charter High | Oakland Unified | 10.7 |
| 1376 | Accelerated Charter High | Tulare Joint Union High | 10.7 |
| 1376 | Sierra Vista Charter High | Tulare Joint Union High | 10.7 |
| 1376 | Yreka High | Yreka Union High | 10.7 |
| 1382 | Magnolia Science Academy 2 | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 10.8 |
| 1382 | Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy School of Technology Business and Education | Los Angeles Unified | 10.8 |
| 1382 | New Technology High | Sacramento City Unified | 10.8 |
| 1385 | Valley High | Delano Joint Union High | 10.9 |
| 1385 | Rancho Alamitos High | Garden Grove Unified | 10.9 |
| 1385 | Heritage Peak Charter | Twin Rivers Unified | 10.9 |
| 1388 | Grover Cleveland Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 11.0 |
| 1388 | Hollywood Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 11.0 |
| 1388 | Roseville High | Roseville Joint Union High | 11.0 |
| … | |||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 |
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