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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1522 | Wolfskill High School | 14.3 | 9.5 | |
| 1522 | Valley Charter High School | 14.3 | 13.6 | |
| 1522 | Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy | 14.3 | 0 | |
| 1522 | John Henry High School | 14.3 | -- | |
| 1522 | Stellar Charter | 14.3 | -- | |
| 1522 | Ventura County Special Education | 14.3 | 6.3 | |
| 1531 | Futures High School | 14.5 | 8.1 | |
| 1531 | Family Partnership Home Study Charter | 14.5 | 10.9 | |
| 1533 | Cabrillo High School | 14.6 | 8.3 | |
| 1533 | North Point Academy | 14.6 | 10.5 | |
| 1533 | Butterfield Charter High School | 14.6 | 33.9 | |
| 1536 | Liberty High School | 14.7 | 1.2 | |
| 1536 | Edward R. Roybal Learning Center | 14.7 | 11.2 | |
| 1536 | Aspire East Palo Alto Charter | 14.7 | 8.3 | |
| 1539 | Island High School (Continuation) | 14.8 | 20.8 | |
| 1539 | Lone Pine High School | 14.8 | 8.7 | |
| 1539 | Columbus (Christopher) High School | 14.8 | 8.9 | |
| 1542 | Arrow High School (Continuation) | 14.9 | 20.9 | |
| 1542 | Thornton High School | 14.9 | 3.2 | |
| 1542 | Banning Independent Study | 14.9 | 18 | |
| 1542 | Panorama High School | 14.9 | 13.6 | |
| 1546 | Round Valley High School | 15 | 0 | |
| 1546 | Hope | 15 | 7.1 | |
| 1546 | Perris Lake High School (Continuation) | 15 | 14.7 | |
| 1546 | Victor Valley High School | 15 | 10.2 | |
| 1546 | New Open World Academy K-12 | 15 | 10.9 | |
| 1546 | Crenshaw Science Technology Engineering Math and Medicine Magnet | 15 | 10.7 | |
| 1552 | Redwood Continuation High School | 15.1 | 12.2 | |
| 1552 | John C. Fremont Senior High School | 15.1 | 13 | |
| 1554 | Hearthstone School | 15.2 | 13.2 | |
| 1554 | Zoe Barnum High School | 15.2 | 25 | |
| 1554 | Bell Senior High School | 15.2 | 12 | |
| 1554 | March Mountain High School | 15.2 | 15.6 | |
| 1554 | Elwood J. Keema High School | 15.2 | 15 | |
| 1554 | Mojave High School | 15.2 | 7.1 | |
| 1554 | Folsom Lake High School | 15.2 | 10.5 | |
| 1561 | Colusa Alternative High School (Continuation) | 15.4 | -- | |
| 1561 | John F. Kennedy High School | 15.4 | 2 | |
| 1561 | Tsurai High School (Continuation) | 15.4 | 7.7 | |
| 1561 | El Camino Real Continuation High School | 15.4 | 10.1 | |
| 1561 | Adelante High School | 15.4 | 9.4 | |
| 1561 | Peninsula High School | 15.4 | 27 | |
| 1561 | 21st Century Learning Institute | 15.4 | 12.9 | |
| 1561 | South County Consortium | 15.4 | -- | |
| 1569 | Selma Independent | 15.5 | 16.4 | |
| 1569 | Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy | 15.5 | 12.3 | |
| 1571 | Inspire Charter School - Kern | 15.6 | 24.3 | |
| 1572 | John R. Wooden High School | 15.7 | 23.1 | |
| 1572 | Sierra Charter | 15.7 | 21 | |
| 1574 | Robertson High School (Continuation) | 15.8 | 25.9 | |
| 1574 | North Star Independent Study | 15.8 | 27.3 | |
| … | ||||
| 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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