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 | 2017-18 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Biggs High School | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | Maxwell Sr High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Pierce High School | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.8 | |
| 1 | Miramonte High School | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | California High School | 0 | 0.2 | |
| 1 | Monte Vista High School | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 | Parlier High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Sierra High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Hamilton High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | McKinleyville High School | 0 | 4.7 | |
| 1 | Hoopa Valley High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | South Fork Junior - Senior High School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Big Pine High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Bishop Union High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 2.4 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 1408 | Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy | 11.3 | 4.2 | |
| 1417 | Rancho Learning Center (Alternative) | 11.5 | 3.1 | |
| 1417 | Huntington Park Senior High School | 11.5 | 10 | |
| 1417 | San Juan High School | 11.5 | 14.2 | |
| 1417 | Creekside High School | 11.5 | 8.1 | |
| 1417 | ICEF View Park Preparatory Charter High School | 11.5 | 12.1 | |
| 1417 | Ralph J. Bunche High School | 11.5 | 13.1 | |
| 1417 | Boyle Heights STEM High School | 11.5 | 0 | |
| 1424 | Oakland High School | 11.6 | 15.2 | |
| 1424 | Silverado High School | 11.6 | 14.1 | |
| 1426 | Harbor High School | 11.7 | 7 | |
| 1426 | Fairfield High School | 11.7 | 13.3 | |
| 1426 | Oakland Unity High School | 11.7 | 4.8 | |
| 1426 | McClymonds High School | 11.7 | 16.2 | |
| 1426 | Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy | 11.7 | 7.6 | |
| 1426 | New Vision High School | 11.7 | 21.2 | |
| 1432 | Sunset High School | 11.8 | 8.2 | |
| 1432 | Tracy (Wilbur) High School (Continuation) | 11.8 | 10.7 | |
| 1432 | Moreno High School (Continuation) | 11.8 | 5.3 | |
| 1432 | Coronado High School (Continuation) | 11.8 | 13.4 | |
| 1432 | El Cajon Valley High School | 11.8 | 10.4 | |
| 1432 | Dunsmuir High School | 11.8 | 23.5 | |
| 1438 | George and Evelyn Stein Continuation | 11.9 | 5.8 | |
| 1438 | Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex | 11.9 | 17.4 | |
| 1440 | Mt. Diablo High School | 12 | 6.9 | |
| 1440 | Century High School | 12 | 15 | |
| 1440 | Morningside High School | 12 | 14.9 | |
| 1440 | Kit Carson International Academy | 12 | -- | |
| 1440 | Academy of the Redwoods | 12 | 8.1 | |
| 1440 | Ambassador-Global Leadership | 12 | 19.8 | |
| 1440 | Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy | 12 | 2.7 | |
| 1440 | Mirus Secondary School | 12 | 9.2 | |
| 1440 | New Millennium Secondary School | 12 | 17.4 | |
| 1449 | Sky Mountain Charter | 12.1 | 0 | |
| 1450 | Franklin High School | 12.2 | 11.6 | |
| 1451 | Vista High (Alternative) | 12.3 | 6.3 | |
| 1451 | Canoga Park Senior High School | 12.3 | 16.8 | |
| 1451 | Oak Grove High School | 12.3 | 9.9 | |
| 1451 | Keith McCarthy Academy | 12.3 | 15.2 | |
| 1451 | Adelanto High School | 12.3 | 8.3 | |
| 1451 | Horizon Charter | 12.3 | 21.8 | |
| 1457 | Gardena Senior High School | 12.4 | 8.4 | |
| 1458 | Kings Lake Education Center | 12.5 | 20 | |
| 1458 | New Horizon High School | 12.5 | 15.9 | |
| 1458 | Kinney High School (Continuation) | 12.5 | 36.9 | |
| 1458 | Alpaugh -Senior High School | 12.5 | 26.1 | |
| 1458 | East Bay Arts High School | 12.5 | 2.9 | |
| 1463 | Palomar High School | 12.6 | 26 | |
| 1463 | Broadway High School | 12.6 | 14.4 | |
| 1463 | San Diego Business/Leadership | 12.6 | 6.1 | |
| 1466 | Richland Continuation High School | 12.7 | 12.2 | |
| … | ||||
| 2150 | Santa Cruz County Court | 74.3 | 36.6 | |
| 2151 | S.F. County Special Education | 75 | -- | |
| 2152 | San Diego County Court | 75.3 | 78.3 | |
| 2153 | San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center | 75.7 | 68.9 | |
| 2154 | Highlands Community Charter | 76.2 | 60.9 | |
| 2155 | Solano County Community | 76.5 | 78.9 | |
| 2156 | MethodSchools | 77.8 | 45.8 | |
| 2157 | Center for Alternative Learning | 78.9 | 78.9 | |
| 2158 | Gateway College and Career Academy | 81.6 | 40.4 | |
| 2159 | Clovis Community Day Secondary School | 83.3 | -- | |
| 2160 | Sonoma County Court | 84.6 | 67.6 | |
| 2161 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 85.3 | 63.5 | |
| 2162 | Dan Jacobs | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2162 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2164 | SIATech Academy South | 87.7 | 55.2 | |
| 2165 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | 88.9 | 36.4 | |
| 2166 | Opportunity Youth Academy | 89.1 | 42.6 | |
| 2167 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | 89.5 | 4.5 | |
| 2168 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.1 | 90.1 | |
| 2168 | Santa Clara County Special Education | 90.1 | 20.3 | |
| 2170 | Siskiyou County Special Education | 90.9 | -- | |
| 2170 | Oroville High Community Day | 90.9 | 90.9 | |
| 2172 | Family First Charter | 92.7 | 71.6 | |
| 2173 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | 93.3 | 31.8 | |
| 2174 | New Opportunities Charter | 96.5 | 93.8 | |
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