LAX Leader

Belmont Senior High is ranked 1,960th among California schools in the 2019-20 school year with a dropout rate of 33 percent, 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 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.”

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
…
1935	College Bridge Academy	Inyo County Office of Education	30.9
1935	Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center	Modesto City High	30.9
1938	Open Valley Independent Study	Patterson Joint Unified	31
1939	Vallejo High	Vallejo City Unified	31.1
1940	Chaparral High	Grossmont Union High	31.3
1940	Thomas Riley High	Los Angeles Unified	31.3
1940	San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Court	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	31.3
1943	Santana High (Continuation)	Rowland Unified	31.5
1944	The Education Corps	Inyo County Office of Education	31.6
1945	Kern County Juvenile Court	Kern County Office of Education	31.7
1945	Nidorf Barry J.	Los Angeles County Office of Education	31.7
1945	William J. Johnston Community Day	Los Angeles Unified	31.7
1945	Insight @ San Joaquin	New Jerusalem Elementary	31.7
1949	Pathway Independent Study	Lynwood Unified	31.9
1950	Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park	Baldwin Park Unified	32.1
1950	Jack London Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	32.1
1950	Insight School of California	Maricopa Unified	32.1
1950	Sanhedrin Alternative	Willits Unified	32.1
1954	Options for Youth-Acton	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	32.2
1954	Marshall (Thurgood) High	San Francisco Unified	32.2
1956	Fremont High	Oakland Unified	32.3
1956	Liberty High (Alternative)	San Jose Unified	32.3
1958	Mission Academy	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	32.4
1959	Eureka Community	Humboldt County Office of Education	32.5
1960	Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy	Los Angeles Unified	32.8
1960	Belmont Senior High	Los Angeles Unified	32.8
1962	Adelante High (Continuation)	Roseville Joint Union High	32.9
1963	Valley High (Continuation)	Dublin Unified	33.3
1963	Boyle Heights Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	33.3
1963	Mt. Lukens Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	33.3
1963	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego	Mountain Empire Unified	33.3
1963	Yosemite Falls Education Center	Yosemite Unified	33.3
1968	Options for Youth-Victorville Charter	Victor Valley Union High	33.4
1969	Sem Yeto Continuation High	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	33.5
1970	Opportunity Youth Academy	Santa Clara County Office of Education	33.7
1971	Polaris High (Alternative)	Anaheim Union High	34
1971	Mt. McKinley	Contra Costa County Office of Education	34
1971	Reid High	Long Beach Unified	34
1974	Alta Vista High	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	34.2
1975	Puente Hills High	Hacienda la Puente Unified	34.5
1975	SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)	Saddleback Valley Unified	34.5
1977	Feather River Academy	Sutter County Office of Education	34.6
1978	Central High (Continuation)	Barstow Unified	34.7
1978	Daily (Allan F.) High (Continuation)	Glendale Unified	34.7
1980	Avalon High	Los Angeles Unified	34.9
1981	Sunrise High (Continuation)	Reef-Sunset Unified	35
1981	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego	Spencer Valley Elementary	35
1983	Crescent View West Public Charter	Fresno County Office of Education	35.1
1983	California Connections Academy @ North Bay	Middletown Unified	35.1
1985	Vista High (Continuation)	Escalon Unified	35.3
1985	J. C. Montgomery	Kings County Office of Education	35.3
…
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