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 |
| … | |||
| 1161 | Century High | Santa Ana Unified | 6.5 |
| 1161 | Sandy Bluffs Alternative Education Center | Sierra Unified | 6.5 |
| 1172 | Grover Cleveland Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.6 |
| 1172 | Saint Helena High | Saint Helena Unified | 6.6 |
| 1174 | Antelope Valley High | Antelope Valley Union High | 6.7 |
| 1174 | Audeo Charter School III | Escondido Union High | 6.7 |
| 1174 | Mt. Lassen Charter | Fort Sage Unified | 6.7 |
| 1174 | Fremont High | Fremont Union High | 6.7 |
| 1174 | Grossmont High | Grossmont Union High | 6.7 |
| 1174 | Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.7 |
| 1174 | Marlton | Los Angeles Unified | 6.7 |
| 1174 | Lindhurst High | Marysville Joint Unified | 6.7 |
| 1174 | Madison Park Academy 6-12 | Oakland Unified | 6.7 |
| 1174 | Skyline High | Oakland Unified | 6.7 |
| 1174 | Accelerated Achievement Academy | Ukiah Unified | 6.7 |
| 1174 | Glacier High School Charter | Yosemite Unified | 6.7 |
| 1186 | Rubidoux High | Jurupa Unified | 6.8 |
| 1186 | George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science | Sacramento City Unified | 6.8 |
| 1186 | New Technology High | Sacramento City Unified | 6.8 |
| 1186 | Salinas High | Salinas Union High | 6.8 |
| 1186 | Crawford High | San Diego Unified | 6.8 |
| 1186 | San Diego Business/Leadership | San Diego Unified | 6.8 |
| 1186 | Royal High | Simi Valley Unified | 6.8 |
| 1186 | Green Valley High | Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified | 6.8 |
| 1194 | Inglewood High | Inglewood Unified | 6.9 |
| 1194 | University Preparatory Value High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.9 |
| 1194 | San Luis High (Continuation) | Los Banos Unified | 6.9 |
| 1194 | San Andreas High | San Bernardino City Unified | 6.9 |
| 1194 | Soquel High | Santa Cruz City High | 6.9 |
| 1199 | Loara High | Anaheim Union High | 7 |
| 1199 | Savanna High | Anaheim Union High | 7 |
| 1199 | Southwest High | Central Union High | 7 |
| 1199 | Collegiate Charter High of Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 7 |
| 1199 | Las Plumas High | Oroville Union High | 7 |
| 1199 | South San Francisco High | South San Francisco Unified | 7 |
| 1205 | Centennial Continuation High | Corning Union High | 7.1 |
| 1205 | Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship | Fresno Unified | 7.1 |
| 1205 | Los Amigos High | Garden Grove Unified | 7.1 |
| 1205 | Harold McAlister High (Opportunity) | Los Angeles Unified | 7.1 |
| 1205 | Channel Islands High | Oxnard Union High | 7.1 |
| 1205 | Pajaro Valley High | Pajaro Valley Unified | 7.1 |
| 1205 | Nogales High | Rowland Unified | 7.1 |
| 1205 | Riley/New Dawn | San Diego Unified | 7.1 |
| 1205 | San Diego Science and Technology | San Diego Unified | 7.1 |
| 1205 | San Mateo High | San Mateo Union High | 7.1 |
| 1205 | Dario Cassina High | Sonora Union High | 7.1 |
| 1205 | Montgomery Senior High | Sweetwater Union High | 7.1 |
| 1205 | Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) | Walnut Valley Unified | 7.1 |
| 1205 | Yuba City High | Yuba City Unified | 7.1 |
| 1219 | Antioch High | Antioch Unified | 7.2 |
| 1219 | North High | Kern High | 7.2 |
| … | |||
| 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 |
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