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 | 2018-19 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Emery Secondary School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Williams Junior/Senior High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Freedom High School | 0 | 1.4 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School | 0 | 2.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Oasis Continuation High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Frazier Mountain High School | 0 | 3.8 | |
| 1 | Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation) | 0 | 1.7 | |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mayfair High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | South Hills High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Arena High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.1 | |
| 1 | El Segundo High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | La Canada High School | 0 | 0.6 | |
| 1 | Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 575 | High Tech High North County | 2.2 | 0 | |
| 575 | Everest Public High School | 2.2 | 6.8 | |
| 575 | Stockton Collegiate International Secondary School | 2.2 | 0 | |
| 575 | Jurupa Hills High School | 2.2 | 3.3 | |
| 575 | San Marino High School | 2.2 | 0.3 | |
| 575 | Ivy Academia | 2.2 | 0 | |
| 575 | New Millennium Secondary School | 2.2 | 12 | |
| 597 | Selma High School | 2.3 | 1.4 | |
| 597 | Rancho Learning Center (Alternative) | 2.3 | 11.5 | |
| 597 | Claremont High School | 2.3 | 2.8 | |
| 597 | University High School Charter | 2.3 | 7.4 | |
| 597 | John H. Glenn High School | 2.3 | 2.4 | |
| 597 | Golden Valley High School | 2.3 | 4.4 | |
| 597 | Paloma Valley High School | 2.3 | 2.8 | |
| 597 | Natomas High School | 2.3 | 4.4 | |
| 597 | Tokay High School | 2.3 | 6.2 | |
| 597 | Half Moon Bay High School | 2.3 | 0.8 | |
| 597 | Santa Cruz High School | 2.3 | 2.9 | |
| 597 | Shasta High School | 2.3 | 1 | |
| 597 | Thousand Oaks High School | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| 597 | University High School | 2.3 | 1.9 | |
| 597 | Hillcrest High School | 2.3 | 2.1 | |
| 597 | Ednovate - East College Prep | 2.3 | -- | |
| 597 | San Pasqual Valley High School | 2.3 | 10.3 | |
| 597 | Middle College High School | 2.3 | 0 | |
| 597 | Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep | 2.3 | 4 | |
| 616 | Pacific Coast High School (Continuation) | 2.4 | 4.2 | |
| 616 | Ridgeview High School | 2.4 | 1.4 | |
| 616 | Yosemite High School | 2.4 | 3.9 | |
| 616 | Fullerton Union High School | 2.4 | 0.8 | |
| 616 | Big Bear High School | 2.4 | 3.6 | |
| 616 | Village Oaks High School | 2.4 | 7.4 | |
| 616 | Atascadero High School | 2.4 | 1.5 | |
| 616 | Casa Grande High School | 2.4 | 5.4 | |
| 616 | El Camino High School | 2.4 | 2.7 | |
| 616 | La Sierra High School | 2.4 | 3.3 | |
| 616 | Da Vinci Science | 2.4 | 4.2 | |
| 616 | Academy (The)- SF @McAteer | 2.4 | 3.6 | |
| 616 | Palmdale Aerospace Academy | 2.4 | 0.6 | |
| 616 | El Capitan High School | 2.4 | 7.4 | |
| 630 | Tranquillity High School | 2.5 | 2.2 | |
| 630 | Birmingham Community Charter High School | 2.5 | 3.8 | |
| 630 | Malibu High School | 2.5 | 8.9 | |
| 630 | Dos Palos High School | 2.5 | 1.2 | |
| 630 | Monterey High School | 2.5 | 2.8 | |
| 630 | La Quinta High School | 2.5 | 5.7 | |
| 630 | West Valley High School | 2.5 | 3.2 | |
| 630 | Natomas Charter | 2.5 | 1.8 | |
| 630 | Coast Union High School | 2.5 | 1.8 | |
| 630 | Will C. Wood High School | 2.5 | 3 | |
| 630 | Sonoma Valley High School | 2.5 | 3.3 | |
| … | ||||
| 2167 | Oroville High Community Day | 81.8 | 90.9 | |
| 2169 | Gould Educational Center | 82.4 | 17.2 | |
| 2170 | Come Back Charter | 83.7 | -- | |
| 2171 | Gateway High School (Continuation) | 84.6 | 36.4 | |
| 2172 | Tulare County Court | 85.7 | 54.1 | |
| 2173 | Dan Jacobs | 88.9 | 86.7 | |
| 2174 | Matrix for Success Academy | 89.6 | -- | |
| 2175 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | 90 | 66.7 | |
| 2175 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 90 | 85.3 | |
| 2177 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.2 | 90.1 | |
| 2178 | Independence Charter Academy | 90.3 | 6.3 | |
| 2179 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | 91.4 | 73.8 | |
| 2180 | Highlands Community Charter | 91.6 | 76.2 | |
| 2181 | S.F. County Special Education | 91.7 | 75 | |
| 2182 | SIATech Academy South | 92.1 | 87.7 | |
| 2183 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | 92.4 | 24.8 | |
| 2184 | Clear Passage Educational Center | 92.9 | -- | |
| 2185 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 93.2 | 0 | |
| 2186 | Laytonville High School | 93.8 | 3.2 | |
| 2187 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | 95.5 | 63.3 | |
| 2188 | San Bernardino County Special Education | 96.1 | 47.4 | |
| 2189 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | 97.3 | 44.3 | |
| 2190 | Family First Charter | 98 | 92.7 | |
| 2191 | New Opportunities Charter | 98.2 | 96.5 | |
| 2192 | Special Education | 98.6 | -- | |
Alerts Sign-up