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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1684 | Street Academy (Alternative) | 20 | 37 | |
| 1684 | Buena Vista High School | 20 | 16.1 | |
| 1684 | Napa County Community | 20 | 17.6 | |
| 1684 | Vantage Point Charter | 20 | 6.3 | |
| 1684 | Daylor (William) High School (Continuation) | 20 | 23.5 | |
| 1684 | Sonoma County Special Education | 20 | 25 | |
| 1684 | Johanna Echols-Hansen High School (Continuation) | 20 | -- | |
| 1684 | Kaweah High School | 20 | 30 | |
| 1684 | Los Angeles High School of the Arts | 20 | 7.7 | |
| 1684 | NOVA Academy - Coachella | 20 | 6.1 | |
| 1684 | Augustus F. Hawkins High B Community Health Advocates | 20 | 17.1 | |
| 1684 | Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice | 20 | 16.4 | |
| 1684 | Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles | 20 | 24.1 | |
| 1697 | Summit High School (Continuation) | 20.2 | 10 | |
| 1697 | Will Rogers Continuation | 20.2 | 18.3 | |
| 1699 | Lincoln High School (Continuation) | 20.4 | 19 | |
| 1700 | David Starr Jordan Senior High School | 20.5 | 25 | |
| 1700 | Twin Palms Continuation | 20.5 | 17.2 | |
| 1700 | Independence | 20.5 | 28.4 | |
| 1700 | Castlemont High School | 20.5 | 22.5 | |
| 1700 | Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College | 20.5 | 12.3 | |
| 1705 | Rancho Vista High School | 20.7 | 19.2 | |
| 1705 | California Connections Academy @ North Bay | 20.7 | 21.7 | |
| 1707 | Culver Park High School | 20.8 | 4.3 | |
| 1707 | North Monterey County Center for Independent Study | 20.8 | 15.3 | |
| 1709 | Los Angeles Senior High School | 20.9 | 17.5 | |
| 1709 | Rio Cazadero High School (Continuation) | 20.9 | 26.8 | |
| 1711 | Fair View High School (Continuation) | 21.1 | 11.5 | |
| 1711 | Windsor Oaks Academy | 21.1 | 19.6 | |
| 1711 | Napa Valley Independent Studies | 21.1 | 20.3 | |
| 1714 | Mt. San Jacinto High School | 21.2 | 24 | |
| 1714 | Cache Creek High School (Continuation) | 21.2 | 18.6 | |
| 1714 | Castle Rock | 21.2 | 37.5 | |
| 1714 | Camino Nuevo Charter High School | 21.2 | 13.9 | |
| 1718 | Jamison (Donald C.) High School (Continuation) | 21.3 | 22.4 | |
| 1718 | Cesar Chavez Continuation High School | 21.3 | 26.7 | |
| 1718 | School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex | 21.3 | 8.9 | |
| 1721 | San Andreas High School (Continuation) | 21.4 | 11.8 | |
| 1721 | Silverado High School | 21.4 | 14.1 | |
| 1721 | Foothills High School | 21.4 | 3.8 | |
| 1721 | Country High School | 21.4 | 18.1 | |
| 1721 | Pacific Collegiate Charter | 21.4 | 3.9 | |
| 1721 | La Vida Charter | 21.4 | 38.5 | |
| 1727 | Prospects High (Alternative) | 21.6 | 22.3 | |
| 1727 | Major General Raymond Murray High School | 21.6 | 34.1 | |
| 1727 | Peninsula High School (Continuation) | 21.6 | -- | |
| 1730 | Plumas Charter | 21.7 | 6.4 | |
| 1730 | Kern Workforce 2000 Academy | 21.7 | 21.9 | |
| 1732 | Del Valle Continuation High School | 21.9 | 32.1 | |
| 1732 | Augustus F. Hawkins High C Responsible Indigenous Social Entrepreneurship | 21.9 | 13.6 | |
| 1734 | La Cuesta Continuation High School | 22 | 22 | |
| … | ||||
| 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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