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 Centre for Education Statistics in 2018, of the 48 states where data was collected, Black males remain at the bottom of 4-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.”
Top 100 Schools Ranked by Dropout Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Nea Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Anderson New Technology High | Anderson Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High | Anderson Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Mayfair High | Bellflower Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High | Black Oak Mine Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation) | Cabrillo Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Minarets High | Chawanakee Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista | Chula Vista Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | NOVA Academy - Coachella | Coachella Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Compton Early College High | Compton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Contra Costa School of Performing Arts | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Technology High | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | 0 |
| 1 | South Hills High | Covina-Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Da Vinci Charter Academy | Davis Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Davis School for Independent Study | Davis Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley | Duarte Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Durham High | Durham Unified | 0 |
| … | |||
| 975 | Indian Springs High | San Bernardino City Unified | 4.8 |
| 975 | Lincoln (Abraham) High | San Francisco Unified | 4.8 |
| 975 | Venture (Alternative) | San Ramon Valley Unified | 4.8 |
| 975 | Theodore Bird High | Sonora Union High | 4.8 |
| 975 | Summerville High | Summerville Union High | 4.8 |
| 975 | Castle Park Senior High | Sweetwater Union High | 4.8 |
| 975 | Mar Vista Senior High | Sweetwater Union High | 4.8 |
| 975 | Tehachapi High | Tehachapi Unified | 4.8 |
| 975 | Wasco High | Wasco Union High | 4.8 |
| 993 | West Valley High | Anderson Union High | 4.9 |
| 993 | Glendale High | Glendale Unified | 4.9 |
| 993 | Herbert Hoover High | Glendale Unified | 4.9 |
| 993 | Westminster High | Huntington Beach Union High | 4.9 |
| 993 | North Hollywood Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 4.9 |
| 993 | Napa High | Napa Valley Unified | 4.9 |
| 993 | Mt. Whitney High | Visalia Unified | 4.9 |
| 1000 | Washington High | Fremont Unified | 5 |
| 1000 | Encore Jr./Sr. High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Hesperia Unified | 5 |
| 1000 | Crossroads High | Mt. Diablo Unified | 5 |
| 1000 | Marin Oaks High | Novato Unified | 5 |
| 1000 | John A. Rowland High | Rowland Unified | 5 |
| 1000 | Sacramento Charter High | Sacramento City Unified | 5 |
| 1000 | Del Amigo High (Continuation) | San Ramon Valley Unified | 5 |
| 1007 | Colony High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 5.1 |
| 1007 | Jefferson High | Jefferson Union High | 5.1 |
| 1007 | CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. | Los Angeles Unified | 5.1 |
| 1007 | Modesto High | Modesto City High | 5.1 |
| 1007 | Seaside High | Monterey Peninsula Unified | 5.1 |
| 1007 | Novato High | Novato Unified | 5.1 |
| 1007 | Paso Robles High | Paso Robles Joint Unified | 5.1 |
| 1007 | Santa Clara High | Santa Clara Unified | 5.1 |
| 1007 | Heritage Peak Charter | Twin Rivers Unified | 5.1 |
| 1016 | Encinal Junior/Senior High | Alameda Unified | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Norte Vista High | Alvord Unified | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Hawthorne High | Centinela Valley Union High | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Lawndale High | Centinela Valley Union High | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Leuzinger High | Centinela Valley Union High | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Fontana A. B. Miller High | Fontana Unified | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice | Los Angeles Unified | 5.2 |
| 1016 | San Pedro Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Lynwood High | Lynwood Unified | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Thomas Downey High | Modesto City High | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Murrieta Canyon Academy | Murrieta Valley Unified | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Independence High | Paso Robles Joint Unified | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Abraham Lincoln High | San Jose Unified | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Santa Ana High | Santa Ana Unified | 5.2 |
| 1016 | Highlands High | Twin Rivers Unified | 5.2 |
| 1032 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 5.3 |
| 1032 | Valhalla High | Grossmont Union High | 5.3 |
| 1032 | South High | Kern High | 5.3 |
| … | |||
| 2169 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 81.8 |
| 2171 | Gould Educational Center | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 82.4 |
| 2172 | Come Back Charter | Merced County Office of Education | 83.7 |
| 2173 | Gateway High (Continuation) | Chowchilla Union High | 84.6 |
| 2174 | Tulare County Court | Tulare County Office of Education | 85.7 |
| 2175 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2176 | Matrix for Success Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 89.6 |
| 2177 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | Fresno County Office of Education | 90 |
| 2177 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 90 |
| 2179 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.2 |
| 2180 | Independence Charter Academy | Helendale Elementary | 90.3 |
| 2181 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 91.4 |
| 2182 | Highlands Community Charter | Twin Rivers Unified | 91.6 |
| 2183 | S.F. County Special Education | San Francisco County Office of Education | 91.7 |
| 2184 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 92.1 |
| 2185 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 92.4 |
| 2186 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 92.9 |
| 2187 | Boron Junior-Senior High | Muroc Joint Unified | 93.2 |
| 2188 | Laytonville High | Laytonville Unified | 93.8 |
| 2189 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 95.5 |
| 2190 | San Bernardino County Special Education | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 96.1 |
| 2191 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | Shasta County Office of Education | 97.3 |
| 2192 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98 |
| 2193 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98.2 |
| 2194 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 98.6 |
Alerts Sign-up