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.”
Top 100 Schools Ranked by Dropout Rate
| 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 |
| … | |||
| 684 | Orcutt Academy Charter | Orcutt Union Elementary | 2.8 |
| 684 | Citrus Valley High | Redlands Unified | 2.8 |
| 684 | Redondo Union High | Redondo Beach Unified | 2.8 |
| 684 | Wilmer Amina Carter High | Rialto Unified | 2.8 |
| 684 | Riverside County Special Education | Riverside County Office of Education | 2.8 |
| 684 | Willow Glen High | San Jose Unified | 2.8 |
| 684 | Burlingame High | San Mateo Union High | 2.8 |
| 684 | San Marcos Senior High | Santa Barbara Unified | 2.8 |
| 684 | Burroughs High | Sierra Sands Unified | 2.8 |
| 684 | Pinnacles High | Soledad Unified | 2.8 |
| 684 | Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy | Summerville Union High | 2.8 |
| 684 | Temecula Valley High | Temecula Valley Unified | 2.8 |
| 684 | Upland High | Upland Unified | 2.8 |
| 709 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Azusa High | Azusa Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Desert Mirage High | Coachella Valley Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Century Academy | Conejo Valley Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Del Norte High | Del Norte County Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Sierra Vista High (Continuation) | Dinuba Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Fall River Junior-Senior High | Fall River Joint Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Irvington High | Fremont Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Liberty Ranch High | Galt Joint Union High | 2.9 |
| 709 | Healdsburg High | Healdsburg Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Summit Public School: Shasta | Jefferson Union High | 2.9 |
| 709 | Lakeside High | Lake Elsinore Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Academy of Scientific Exploration (ASE) | Los Angeles Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice Humanitas Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | King/Drew Medical Magnet High | Los Angeles Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Rancho Dominguez Preparatory | Los Angeles Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Arroyo Grande High | Lucia Mar Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | James Logan High | New Haven Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | McKinleyville High | Northern Humboldt Union High | 2.9 |
| 709 | Woodcreek High | Roseville Joint Union High | 2.9 |
| 709 | Preuss School UCSD | San Diego Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Santa Barbara Senior High | Santa Barbara Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Tehama eLearning Academy | Tehama County Department of Education | 2.9 |
| 709 | Citrus Hill High | Val Verde Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Buena High | Ventura Unified | 2.9 |
| 735 | La Sierra High | Alvord Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Ceres High | Ceres Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Montclair High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 3 |
| 735 | Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Jr. Educational Complex | Colton Joint Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Calero High | East Side Union High | 3 |
| 735 | American High | Fremont Unified | 3 |
| 735 | City Honors College Preparatory Academy | Inglewood Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Ernest S. McBride Sr. High | Long Beach Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Alliance Alice M. Baxter College-Ready High | Los Angeles Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Alhambra Senior High | Martinez Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Estancia High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Orange County Special Education | Orange County Department of Education | 3 |
| … | |||
| 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 |
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