LAX Leader

Augustus F. Hawkins High C Responsible Indigenous Social Entrepreneurship's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 61% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 13.6%, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).

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
…
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
1734	Laguna High School	22	16.7
1734	Apollo High School	22	74.4
1734	Summit High School (Continuation)	22	10
1738	Willow High School	22.2	17.9
1738	Ramona Opportunity High School	22.2	31.8
1738	Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)	22.2	0
1738	Snowline Academy	22.2	--
1738	Redwood High School	22.2	1.3
1738	MAAC Community Charter	22.2	42.2
1738	Alta Vista Innovation High School	22.2	11
1745	Cal Burke High School	22.3	16.2
1746	Canyon Ridge High School	22.4	15
1746	Fusion Charter	22.4	47.2
1746	Assurance Learning Academy	22.4	35
1749	Fairvalley High School (Continuation)	22.5	29.5
1749	Jane Frederick High School	22.5	22
1749	Phoenix High School	22.5	23.7
1752	Educational Partnership High School	22.7	26.1
1752	Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies	22.7	15.2
1754	Harris Newmark Continuation	22.9	27.7
1754	Olympic High School (Continuation)	22.9	27.5
1754	Alternatives in Action	22.9	18.9
1754	Augustus F. Hawkins High A Critical Design and Gaming	22.9	15.9
1758	Ernest Kimme Charter Academy for Independent Learning	23	20.3
…
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