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James A. Garfield Senior High School's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year increased by 22.2% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 3.6%, 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	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
…
900	Alpaugh -Senior High School	4.2	12.5
900	PUC Community Charter Middle and PUC Community Charter Early College High School	4.2	1
900	Arleta High School	4.2	3.7
900	Magnolia Science Academy 3	4.2	4.5
900	Centinela Valley Independent Study	4.2	26.7
900	Trivium Charter	4.2	0
900	Mountain Valley Academy	4.2	3.4
900	New Day Academy	4.2	--
900	Nova Education Center	4.2	5.1
915	Mt. Eden High School	4.3	5
915	Argonaut High School	4.3	2.6
915	Gustine High School	4.3	0
915	Pacific Grove High School	4.3	0.8
915	Costa Mesa High School	4.3	1.5
915	Hope	4.3	15
915	Valley High School	4.3	10.9
915	Grant Union High School	4.3	5.2
915	Colton High School	4.3	8
915	Eisenhower Senior High School	4.3	5.3
915	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High School	4.3	4.3
915	Henry M. Gunn High School	4.3	3.1
915	Dixon High School	4.3	6.7
915	Vacaville High School	4.3	2.9
915	Windsor High School	4.3	4.3
915	Minarets Charter High School	4.3	0
931	James A. Garfield Senior High School	4.4	3.6
931	Gabrielino High School	4.4	4.2
931	Walnutwood High (Independent Study)	4.4	9.7
931	Prospect High School	4.4	4.2
931	Central City Value	4.4	3.4
931	Cesar Chavez High School	4.4	6.6
937	Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center	4.5	1.9
937	Rim of the World Senior High School	4.5	3.5
937	Pescadero High School	4.5	0
937	Westmoor High School	4.5	6.8
937	Tulare Union High School	4.5	0.3
937	Marysville High School	4.5	4.4
937	CORE Charter	4.5	2.7
937	Hercules High School	4.5	4.2
937	Bert Corona Charter High School	4.5	0
937	Chawanakee Academy Charter	4.5	7.5
937	Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy	4.5	23.1
937	Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco	4.5	--
937	South Sutter Charter	4.5	5.8
950	Deer Valley High School	4.6	2.2
950	Avenal High School	4.6	2.5
950	North Park Continuation High School	4.6	3.3
950	Vail High School (Continuation)	4.6	5.2
950	Rancho Alamitos High School	4.6	10.9
950	John F. Kennedy High School	4.6	2.4
950	El Camino Fundamental High School	4.6	1.8
…
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	--