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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1818 | Colusa Alternative Home | 25 | 29.6 | |
| 1818 | West Park Charter Academy | 25 | 19 | |
| 1818 | Clover Valley High School (Continuation) | 25 | -- | |
| 1818 | Verdugo Academy | 25 | 7.9 | |
| 1818 | Madrone High Continuation | 25 | 44.2 | |
| 1818 | Kinney High School (Continuation) | 25 | 12.5 | |
| 1818 | San Joaquin County Special Education | 25 | 30.8 | |
| 1818 | Wilson Alternative | 25 | 32.2 | |
| 1818 | Marce Becerra Academy | 25 | 35.7 | |
| 1818 | Don Pedro High School | 25 | -- | |
| 1818 | Palmiter Special Education | 25 | 55.6 | |
| 1818 | Monarch | 25 | 30.4 | |
| 1818 | Mojave River Academy - Rockview Park | 25 | -- | |
| 1818 | Placer County Court Schools | 25 | 38.5 | |
| 1832 | David Starr Jordan Senior High School | 25.3 | 20.5 | |
| 1832 | Buena Vista Continuation High School | 25.3 | 27.6 | |
| 1834 | Dewolf Continuation High School | 25.4 | 35.8 | |
| 1834 | Carle (William C.) High School (Continuation) | 25.4 | 3.6 | |
| 1834 | Albert Einstein Continuation | 25.4 | 32.5 | |
| 1834 | Henry David Thoreau Continuation | 25.4 | 19.6 | |
| 1834 | Monte Vista High School | 25.4 | 0 | |
| 1834 | Back Bay High School | 25.4 | 26.5 | |
| 1834 | B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy | 25.4 | -- | |
| 1834 | Vista Norte Public Charter | 25.4 | -- | |
| 1842 | Owensmouth Continuation | 25.5 | 13.7 | |
| 1843 | Zoe Barnum High School | 25.6 | 15.2 | |
| 1843 | Gilbert High School (Continuation) | 25.6 | 30.8 | |
| 1843 | ACE Charter High School | 25.6 | 23.1 | |
| 1846 | Daylor (William) High School (Continuation) | 25.7 | 20 | |
| 1846 | Mission View Public | 25.7 | 34.1 | |
| 1846 | Pivot Charter School North Valley II | 25.7 | -- | |
| 1849 | Calaveras Hills | 25.8 | 25.7 | |
| 1850 | Pacific Career and Technology High School | 26 | 29.5 | |
| 1851 | MAAC Community Charter | 26.1 | 22.2 | |
| 1851 | High Desert Premier Academy | 26.1 | 42.9 | |
| 1853 | Wells (Ida B.) High School | 26.2 | 25.9 | |
| 1853 | Ark Independent Studies | 26.2 | 18.9 | |
| 1853 | Capistrano Connections Academy | 26.2 | 25.2 | |
| 1853 | California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin | 26.2 | 26.7 | |
| 1857 | Sierra High School | 26.3 | 0 | |
| 1858 | Foothill High School | 26.6 | 1.2 | |
| 1859 | Ivy High School (Continuation) | 26.7 | 16.9 | |
| 1859 | Valley Oak Junior and Senior High School | 26.7 | 31.6 | |
| 1861 | Shadow Ridge | 26.8 | 26 | |
| 1861 | Hillview High School (Continuation) | 26.8 | 4.2 | |
| 1863 | Lincoln High School (Continuation) | 26.9 | 20.4 | |
| 1863 | Enterprise Alternative | 26.9 | 26.7 | |
| 1863 | Lorin Griset Academy | 26.9 | 25.5 | |
| 1863 | Chautauqua High School (Continuation) | 26.9 | 34.6 | |
| 1863 | ACCESS County Community | 26.9 | 32.8 | |
| 1863 | Vista Visions Academy | 26.9 | -- | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | -- | |
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