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 | |
| … | ||||
| 514 | River Valley High School | 1.9 | 3.7 | |
| 514 | Family Partnership Home Study Charter | 1.9 | 14.5 | |
| 514 | San Juan Hills High School | 1.9 | 1 | |
| 514 | Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science | 1.9 | -- | |
| 514 | Accelerated Charter High School | 1.9 | 10.7 | |
| 514 | Maywood Center for Enriched Studies | 1.9 | -- | |
| 537 | Castro Valley High School | 2 | 1 | |
| 537 | Pierce High School | 2 | 0 | |
| 537 | Buchanan High School | 2 | 1.5 | |
| 537 | Norwalk High School | 2 | 1.4 | |
| 537 | West High School | 2 | 6.3 | |
| 537 | Tamiscal High (Alternative) | 2 | 2 | |
| 537 | Ocean View High School | 2 | 5 | |
| 537 | Mission Viejo High School | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 537 | Corona High School | 2 | 2.2 | |
| 537 | Redlands East Valley High School | 2 | 2.2 | |
| 537 | San Gorgonio High School | 2 | 1.9 | |
| 537 | Branham High School | 2 | 1.4 | |
| 537 | Leland High School | 2 | 0.8 | |
| 537 | Adolfo Camarillo High School | 2 | 4 | |
| 537 | Chino Hills High School | 2 | 0.8 | |
| 537 | Renaissance High School for the Arts | 2 | 4.9 | |
| 537 | Whitney High School | 2 | 0 | |
| 537 | Animo Jackie Robinson High School | 2 | 8.2 | |
| 537 | Summit Preparatory Charter High School | 2 | 1 | |
| 537 | PUC Lakeview Charter High School | 2 | 1.6 | |
| 537 | Summit Public School: Tahoma | 2 | 7.5 | |
| 537 | Bassett Senior High School | 2 | 1.1 | |
| 559 | Bret Harte Union High School | 2.1 | 2.3 | |
| 559 | Madera High School | 2.1 | 2.5 | |
| 559 | Ukiah High School | 2.1 | 2.4 | |
| 559 | Western High School | 2.1 | 2.6 | |
| 559 | Rio Americano High School | 2.1 | 1.3 | |
| 559 | Fontana High School | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| 559 | Ripon High School | 2.1 | 1.9 | |
| 559 | Dinuba High School | 2.1 | 1.3 | |
| 559 | Esparto High School | 2.1 | 1.3 | |
| 559 | Evergreen Valley High School | 2.1 | 2.4 | |
| 559 | Rosemont High School | 2.1 | 3.7 | |
| 559 | Mission Hills High School | 2.1 | 2.8 | |
| 559 | High Tech High International | 2.1 | 0 | |
| 559 | James C. Enochs High School | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
| 559 | High Tech High Chula Vista | 2.1 | 0.6 | |
| 559 | Christopher High School | 2.1 | 0.7 | |
| 575 | Calaveras High School | 2.2 | 2.1 | |
| 575 | Oak Ridge High School | 2.2 | 1.1 | |
| 575 | Laton High School | 2.2 | 10.5 | |
| 575 | Quartz Hill High School | 2.2 | 1.2 | |
| 575 | Santa Fe High School | 2.2 | 2.1 | |
| 575 | Laguna Hills High School | 2.2 | 4.6 | |
| 575 | Placer High School | 2.2 | 1 | |
| … | ||||
| 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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