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 |
| … | |||
| 1727 | S.F. International High | San Francisco Unified | 20.2 |
| 1727 | Sequoia High | Visalia Unified | 20.2 |
| 1732 | Charter Community School Home Study Academy | El Dorado County Office of Education | 20.3 |
| 1733 | Ambassador-Global Leadership | Los Angeles Unified | 20.5 |
| 1733 | George and Evelyn Stein Continuation | Tracy Joint Unified | 20.5 |
| 1735 | Sierra High | Azusa Unified | 20.6 |
| 1735 | La Familia Continuation High | Coachella Valley Unified | 20.6 |
| 1735 | Ocean Shores High (Continuation) | Oceanside Unified | 20.6 |
| 1735 | Palomar High | Sweetwater Union High | 20.6 |
| 1739 | North Monterey County Center for Independent Study | North Monterey County Unified | 20.7 |
| 1739 | Del Puerto High | Patterson Joint Unified | 20.7 |
| 1741 | Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity | Central Unified | 20.8 |
| 1742 | Tennyson High | Hayward Unified | 20.9 |
| 1742 | Alessandro High | Hemet Unified | 20.9 |
| 1742 | Coronado High (Continuation) | West Covina Unified | 20.9 |
| 1745 | Rudsdale Continuation | Oakland Unified | 21 |
| 1746 | California Virtual Academy at Kings | Armona Union Elementary | 21.1 |
| 1746 | Esperanza High (Continuation) | Gridley Unified | 21.1 |
| 1748 | San Andreas Continuation High | San Benito High | 21.2 |
| 1749 | Brenkwitz High | Hayward Unified | 21.3 |
| 1750 | Life Learning Academy Charter | San Francisco Unified | 21.4 |
| 1750 | Sonoma County Special Education | Sonoma County Office of Education | 21.4 |
| 1750 | Tulare Technical Preparatory High | Tulare Joint Union High | 21.4 |
| 1753 | Marie L. Hare High | Garden Grove Unified | 21.5 |
| 1753 | School of Extended Educational Options | Pomona Unified | 21.5 |
| 1755 | Tri-C Community Day | Los Angeles Unified | 21.7 |
| 1756 | Prospects High (Alternative) | Antioch Unified | 21.8 |
| 1756 | New Designs Charter School-Watts | Los Angeles Unified | 21.8 |
| 1758 | Independence High (Alternative) | Alhambra Unified | 21.9 |
| 1758 | Oak Glen High | Valley Center-Pauma Unified | 21.9 |
| 1760 | Foothills High | San Marcos Unified | 22 |
| 1761 | Communication and Technology at Diego Rivera Learning Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 22.1 |
| 1762 | Chaparral High (Continuation) | Bonita Unified | 22.2 |
| 1762 | MERIT Academy | Grossmont Union High | 22.2 |
| 1762 | HomeTech Charter | Paradise Unified | 22.2 |
| 1762 | Insight @ San Diego | Spencer Valley Elementary | 22.2 |
| 1766 | John R. Wooden High | Los Angeles Unified | 22.4 |
| 1767 | Crescent Valley Public Charter II | Stone Corral Elementary | 22.5 |
| 1768 | McClellan High (Continuation) | Center Joint Unified | 22.7 |
| 1768 | Big Picture Educational Academy | Fresno County Office of Education | 22.7 |
| 1768 | School of Unlimited Learning | Fresno Unified | 22.7 |
| 1768 | Riverside County Education Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 22.7 |
| 1768 | Northern United - Siskiyou Charter | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 22.7 |
| 1768 | Vista Real Charter High | Ventura County Office of Education | 22.7 |
| 1774 | John F. Kennedy High | West Contra Costa Unified | 22.8 |
| 1775 | Independence High (Alternative) | Merced Union High | 22.9 |
| 1776 | Citrus High (Continuation) | Fontana Unified | 23 |
| 1776 | San Antonio Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 23 |
| 1776 | Abraxas Continuation High | Poway Unified | 23 |
| 1779 | Mountain View High (Continuation) | Fall River Joint Unified | 23.1 |
| 1779 | Hillside Junior/Senior High | Mountain Empire Unified | 23.1 |
| … | |||
| 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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