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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1994 | Kings Lake Education Center | 36.4 | 12.5 | |
| 1994 | Valley Center Prep | 36.4 | 38.5 | |
| 1994 | OUSD Home Sch | 36.4 | 25.9 | |
| 1994 | Placer County Community Schools | 36.4 | 19 | |
| 2001 | Zane Grey Continuation | 36.5 | 40 | |
| 2002 | Castlemont High School | 36.8 | 20.5 | |
| 2002 | Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano | 36.8 | 48.6 | |
| 2004 | Sunset High School (Continuation) | 37 | 32.1 | |
| 2005 | Stanislaus Alternative Charter | 37.2 | 36.9 | |
| 2006 | Simon Rodia Continuation | 37.4 | 50 | |
| 2007 | Hillcrest at Youth Services Center | 37.5 | 37.5 | |
| 2007 | Kirby Dorothy Camp | 37.5 | 26.3 | |
| 2009 | Buena Vista High School | 38.1 | 20 | |
| 2010 | Highland Park Continuation | 38.3 | 53.4 | |
| 2010 | California Connections Academy@Central | 38.3 | 42.1 | |
| 2012 | West Hollywood Opportunity | 38.5 | 64 | |
| 2012 | Tehama Oaks High School | 38.5 | -- | |
| 2012 | Yuba County Special Education | 38.5 | -- | |
| 2015 | Redondo Shores High School (Continuation) | 38.9 | 4.8 | |
| 2015 | iQ Academy California-Los Angeles | 38.9 | 18.5 | |
| 2017 | Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc | 39 | -- | |
| 2018 | Options for Youth San Gabriel | 39.1 | 34.9 | |
| 2018 | New School Community Day | 39.1 | 26.1 | |
| 2018 | Mountain Vista High School | 39.1 | 33.8 | |
| 2021 | Furman (Duane E.) High (Independent Study Program) | 39.5 | 10.4 | |
| 2022 | Frida Kahlo High School | 39.7 | 32.8 | |
| 2023 | Cambridge High School | 40 | 32.4 | |
| 2023 | Wolfskill High School | 40 | 14.3 | |
| 2023 | Mendocino County Community | 40 | 40 | |
| 2023 | Gateway Community | 40 | 27.8 | |
| 2023 | California Connections Academy @ Ripon | 40 | 32.1 | |
| 2028 | Ingenuity Charter | 40.4 | 51.4 | |
| 2029 | Santa Cruz County Community | 40.6 | 47.8 | |
| 2030 | Elm High School | 40.7 | 37.2 | |
| 2031 | Valley Merced Community | 41 | 41.9 | |
| 2031 | Placer County Pathways Charter | 41 | 7.1 | |
| 2033 | John B. Allard | 41.2 | 29.4 | |
| 2033 | Options for Youth-San Juan | 41.2 | 42 | |
| 2035 | Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy | 41.3 | 49.3 | |
| 2036 | Palisade Glacier High School (Continuation) | 41.4 | 5.6 | |
| 2037 | San Diego County Community | 41.5 | 45.5 | |
| 2038 | Pacific High School | 41.6 | 7.9 | |
| 2039 | West Side Valley High School (Continuation) | 41.7 | 18.8 | |
| 2040 | Mountain High School | 41.9 | 44.4 | |
| 2041 | Robertson High School (Continuation) | 42.1 | 15.8 | |
| 2041 | Desert Winds Continuation High School | 42.1 | 61.3 | |
| 2041 | Solano County Community | 42.1 | 76.5 | |
| 2044 | Ellington (Duke) High School (Continuation) | 42.3 | 29.8 | |
| 2044 | San Joaquin County Community | 42.3 | 42.7 | |
| 2046 | Tulare County Community | 42.4 | 53.8 | |
| 2047 | Angel's Gate (Continuation) | 42.9 | 28.9 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | -- | |
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