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 Ranking Compared to California Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate | CA Drop-out rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| … | ||||
| 1265 | Washington High | Colton Joint Unified | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 1265 | Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) | Hughson Unified | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 1265 | Loma Vista Charter | Lindsay Unified | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 1265 | Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Technology Preparatory Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 1265 | Greenville Junior/Senior High | Plumas Unified | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 1265 | Harvest High | Ripon Unified | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 1265 | Luther Burbank High | Sacramento City Unified | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 1265 | Sentinel High | Waterford Unified | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 1276 | Carson Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 8.4 | 9.6 |
| 1276 | Rudsdale Continuation | Oakland Unified | 8.4 | 9.6 |
| 1276 | Milor Continuation High | Rialto Unified | 8.4 | 9.6 |
| 1279 | Daily (Allan F.) High (Continuation) | Glendale Unified | 8.5 | 9.6 |
| 1279 | North High | Kern High | 8.5 | 9.6 |
| 1279 | South Gate Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 8.5 | 9.6 |
| 1279 | Edison High | Stockton Unified | 8.5 | 9.6 |
| 1279 | Upper Lake High | Upper Lake Unified | 8.5 | 9.6 |
| 1284 | Anderson New Technology High | Anderson Union High | 8.6 | 9.6 |
| 1284 | Ontario High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 8.6 | 9.6 |
| 1284 | Bolsa Grande High | Garden Grove Unified | 8.6 | 9.6 |
| 1284 | Julian Charter | Julian Union Elementary | 8.6 | 9.6 |
| 1284 | Animo Venice Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 8.6 | 9.6 |
| 1284 | Orange County Special Education | Orange County Department of Education | 8.6 | 9.6 |
| 1284 | Glacier High School Charter | Yosemite Unified | 8.6 | 9.6 |
| 1291 | iLEAD Hybrid | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 8.7 | 9.6 |
| 1291 | Independence High | Liberty Union High | 8.7 | 9.6 |
| 1291 | Wallis Annenberg High | Los Angeles Unified | 8.7 | 9.6 |
| 1291 | Bell Gardens High | Montebello Unified | 8.7 | 9.6 |
| 1291 | Guajome Learning Center | Vista Unified | 8.7 | 9.6 |
| 1296 | Mountain View (Alternative) | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 8.8 | 9.6 |
| 1296 | Elizabeth Learning Center | Los Angeles Unified | 8.8 | 9.6 |
| 1296 | O'Connell (John) High | San Francisco Unified | 8.8 | 9.6 |
| 1299 | Horizon | Desert Sands Unified | 8.9 | 9.6 |
| 1299 | Van Nuys Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 8.9 | 9.6 |
| 1299 | Lindhurst High | Marysville Joint Unified | 8.9 | 9.6 |
| 1299 | OCCS:CHEP/PCHS | Orange County Department of Education | 8.9 | 9.6 |
| 1299 | San Andreas High | San Bernardino City Unified | 8.9 | 9.6 |
| 1299 | Mission High | San Francisco Unified | 8.9 | 9.6 |
| 1299 | Twin Oaks High | San Marcos Unified | 8.9 | 9.6 |
| 1299 | Malibu High | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified | 8.9 | 9.6 |
| 1307 | Berkeley High | Berkeley Unified | 9.0 | 9.6 |
| 1307 | Coachella Valley High | Coachella Valley Unified | 9.0 | 9.6 |
| 1307 | Rio Valley Charter | Lodi Unified | 9.0 | 9.6 |
| 1307 | Vista High | Lynwood Unified | 9.0 | 9.6 |
| 1307 | Crawford High | San Diego Unified | 9.0 | 9.6 |
| 1307 | Susan H. Nelson | Temecula Valley Unified | 9.0 | 9.6 |
| 1313 | Banning High | Banning Unified | 9.1 | 9.6 |
| 1313 | Chowchilla Union High | Chowchilla Union High | 9.1 | 9.6 |
| 1313 | Alpha Charter | Elverta Joint Elementary | 9.1 | 9.6 |
| 1313 | Fulton Special Education | Fresno Unified | 9.1 | 9.6 |
| 1313 | REACH Academy | Grossmont Union High | 9.1 | 9.6 |
| 1313 | Alternative Education-San Joaquin High | Irvine Unified | 9.1 | 9.6 |
| … | ||||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 | 9.6 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 | 9.6 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 | 9.6 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 | 9.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 | 9.6 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 | 9.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 | 9.6 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 | 9.6 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 | 9.6 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 | 9.6 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 | 9.6 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 | 9.6 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 | 9.6 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 | 9.6 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 | 9.6 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 | 9.6 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 | 9.6 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
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