CDE data shows that graduation and dropout rates continue to confirm that 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 drop-out rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that has been 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 Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| … | |||
| 1 | Western Center Academy | Hemet Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Summit Public School: Shasta | Jefferson Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Kern County Special Education | Kern County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Wonderful College Prep Academy | Kern County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Reedley Middle College High | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Kings County Special Education | Kings County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Kingsburg High | Kingsburg Joint Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Hoopa Valley High | Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Konocti Education Center | Konocti Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Pescadero High | La Honda-Pescadero Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Pride Continuation | Linden Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Lindsay Community Day | Lindsay Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Valley Oak Continuation High | Live Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy | Lodi Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Magnolia Science Academy | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Bert Corona Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Charles Leroy Lowman Special Education and Career Transition Center | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Ivy Academia | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Preparatory and Transition Center | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Marlton | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Port of Los Angeles High | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Renaissance Arts Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Valor Academy High | Los Angeles Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Mammoth High | Mammoth Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | be.tech | Manteca Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Mariposa County High | Mariposa County Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Maxwell Sr High | Maxwell Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Mendocino High | Mendocino Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Santa Rosa Academy | Menifee Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Hayfork High | Mountain Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Boron Junior-Senior High | Muroc Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High | Muroc Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning | Nevada Joint Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Humphreys College Academy of Business Law and Education | New Jerusalem Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Early College High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | McKinleyville High | Northern Humboldt Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Six Rivers Charter High | Northern Humboldt Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Sutter Peak Charter Academy | Nuestro Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oak Park Independent | Oak Park Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Coliseum College Prep Academy | Oakland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Conservatory of Vocal/Instrumental Arts High | Oakland Unified | 0.0 |
| … | |||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 |
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