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Discovery Charter Preparatory School #2's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year decreased by 68.3% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 10.4%, 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 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
…
769	Lakewood High School	3.2	5.3
769	Desert Hot Springs High School	3.2	3.3
769	San Benito High School	3.2	5
769	Coronado High School	3.2	6.1
769	Mira Mesa High School	3.2	1.5
769	Escalon High School	3.2	1.1
769	Hillsdale High School	3.2	2.7
769	Gilroy High School	3.2	5.5
769	Buhach Colony High School	3.2	4.4
769	San Ysidro High School	3.2	3.8
769	Golden Valley High School	3.2	4.4
769	Mission Early College High School	3.2	4.3
769	Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts A Public School	3.2	6
783	Las Lomas High School	3.3	1.3
783	De Anza High School	3.3	2.6
783	Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	3.3	2.1
783	Ganesha High School	3.3	6.4
783	La Entrada High School	3.3	3.9
783	Oakmont High School	3.3	5.9
783	Elk Grove High School	3.3	2.7
783	San Bernardino High School	3.3	7
783	Serrano High School	3.3	5.7
783	Los Altos High School	3.3	0.9
783	Fred C. Beyer High School	3.3	3.5
783	Hughson High School	3.3	3.5
783	Discovery Charter Preparatory School #2	3.3	10.4
783	Inspire School of Arts and Sciences	3.3	9.9
797	Biggs High School	3.4	0
797	Willow High School	3.4	22.2
797	Central High East Campus	3.4	2.2
797	Garey High School	3.4	6.9
797	Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design	3.4	2.3
797	South Pasadena Senior High School	3.4	7.2
797	Bolsa Grande High School	3.4	8.6
797	Chula Vista Senior High School	3.4	3
797	Burney Junior-Senior High School	3.4	3.3
797	MIT Academy	3.4	3.8
797	Leadership Public Schools: Richmond	3.4	2.4
797	Gorman Learning Charter San Bernardino/Santa Clarita	3.4	--
797	Dimensions Collaborative	3.4	--
810	Millikan High School	3.5	5.7
810	Vasquez High School	3.5	3
810	Atwater High School	3.5	5.2
810	Granite Bay High School	3.5	2.9
810	Canyon Springs High School	3.5	4.4
810	San Pasqual High School	3.5	1.5
810	Hilltop Senior High School	3.5	6.6
810	Woodlake High School	3.5	0.8
810	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology	3.5	4.6
810	Pacheco High School	3.5	2.4
810	Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine	3.5	5.9
…
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	--