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 |
| … | |||
| 1540 | North Area Community | Sacramento County Office of Education | 14.1 |
| 1543 | J. E. Young Academic Center | Fresno Unified | 14.2 |
| 1544 | ABC Secondary (Alternative) | ABC Unified | 14.3 |
| 1544 | Baker High | Baker Valley Unified | 14.3 |
| 1544 | Colusa Alternative High (Continuation) | Colusa Unified | 14.3 |
| 1544 | Napa Valley Independent Studies | Napa Valley Unified | 14.3 |
| 1544 | Richland Continuation High | Orange Unified | 14.3 |
| 1544 | Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon | Oro Grande | 14.3 |
| 1544 | Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara | SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara | 14.3 |
| 1544 | Warner Junior/Senior High | Warner Unified | 14.3 |
| 1552 | West Adams Preparatory High | Los Angeles Unified | 14.4 |
| 1552 | Rancho Vista High | Temecula Valley Unified | 14.4 |
| 1554 | Bell Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 14.5 |
| 1554 | James Monroe High | Los Angeles Unified | 14.5 |
| 1554 | Wheatland Union High | Wheatland Union High | 14.5 |
| 1557 | Latino College Preparatory Academy | East Side Union High | 14.6 |
| 1557 | Gateway to College at Laney College | Oakland Unified | 14.6 |
| 1559 | Oakview High (Alternative) | Anderson Union High | 14.7 |
| 1559 | Slover Mountain High (Continuation) | Colton Joint Unified | 14.7 |
| 1559 | Pioneer High (Continuation) | Gustine Unified | 14.7 |
| 1559 | Camino Nuevo Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 14.7 |
| 1559 | Summit View Independent Study | Riverside Unified | 14.7 |
| 1559 | New Valley Continuation High | Santa Clara Unified | 14.7 |
| 1559 | Adelanto High | Victor Valley Union High | 14.7 |
| 1566 | Island High (Continuation) | Alameda Unified | 14.8 |
| 1566 | Captain John Continuation High | Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified | 14.8 |
| 1566 | Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy School of Technology Business and Education | Los Angeles Unified | 14.8 |
| 1569 | Thomas Jefferson Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 14.9 |
| 1569 | East Stanislaus High | Oakdale Joint Unified | 14.9 |
| 1571 | Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise | Los Angeles Unified | 15 |
| 1571 | Merced Scholars Charter | Merced County Office of Education | 15 |
| 1571 | North Valley High (Continuation) | Orland Joint Unified | 15 |
| 1571 | Quincy Junior/Senior High | Plumas Unified | 15 |
| 1571 | Olive Grove Charter - Buellton | SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Buellton | 15 |
| 1576 | Yosemite High (Continuation) | Merced Union High | 15.1 |
| 1576 | Citrus High | Porterville Unified | 15.1 |
| 1578 | Hearthstone School | Butte County Office of Education | 15.2 |
| 1578 | eCademy Charter at Crane | Turlock Unified | 15.2 |
| 1580 | Columbus (Christopher) High | Downey Unified | 15.3 |
| 1580 | Pinnacle Academy Charter - Independent Study | South Monterey County Joint Union High | 15.3 |
| 1582 | Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center | Los Angeles Unified | 15.4 |
| 1582 | Portola-Butler Continuation High | South Monterey County Joint Union High | 15.4 |
| 1584 | Independence Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 15.5 |
| 1584 | Independence High | San Francisco Unified | 15.5 |
| 1586 | Mt. Madonna High | Gilroy Unified | 15.6 |
| 1586 | Robert H. Lewis Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 15.6 |
| 1586 | OCCS:CHEP/PCHS | Orange County Department of Education | 15.6 |
| 1586 | Silverado High | Saddleback Valley Unified | 15.6 |
| 1590 | Mission Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 15.7 |
| 1590 | Val Verde High | Val Verde Unified | 15.7 |
| 1592 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 15.8 |
| … | |||
| 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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