Kings County Times

Lemoore Middle College High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year decreased by 65.5% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 5.5%, 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 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	2017-18 Drop-out rate
1	Millennium High Alternative	0	0
1	Piedmont High School	0	0
1	Amador County Special Education	0	--
1	Biggs High School	0	6.5
1	Durham High School	0	1.2
1	Maxwell Sr High School	0	3.4
1	Pierce High School	0	1
1	Mid Valley High School (Continuation)	0	11.8
1	Miramonte High School	0	0.7
1	Middle College High School	0	0
1	California High School	0	0.2
1	Monte Vista High School	0	0.5
1	Kingsburg High School	0	0.8
1	Parlier High School	0	1.5
1	Sierra High School	0	0
1	Hamilton High School	0	0
1	Princeton Junior-Senior High School	0	--
1	McKinleyville High School	0	4.7
1	Hoopa Valley High School	0	0
1	South Fork Junior - Senior High School	0	2.7
1	Ferndale High School	0	0
1	Big Pine High School	0	--
1	Bishop Union High School	0	1.5
1	Boron Junior-Senior High School	0	2.4
1	Desert Junior-Senior High School	0	0
…
518	Capistrano Valley High School	1.8	1.9
518	El Camino Fundamental High School	1.8	1.4
518	Natomas Charter	1.8	0.9
518	Coast Union High School	1.8	0
518	Anderson High School	1.8	5
518	Enterprise High School	1.8	10.3
518	Henry J. Kaiser High School	1.8	1.5
518	Middle College High School	1.8	0
530	Acalanes High School	1.9	0.6
530	Taft Union High School	1.9	1.3
530	Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center	1.9	6.3
530	Marina High School	1.9	2.4
530	Polytechnic High School	1.9	8.3
530	Norco High School	1.9	1.6
530	Hemet High School	1.9	2.4
530	Etiwanda High School	1.9	1.9
530	Ruben S. Ayala High School	1.9	0.6
530	San Gorgonio High School	1.9	3.2
530	Yucaipa High School	1.9	2.2
530	Serra High School	1.9	0.3
530	Point Loma High School	1.9	0.5
530	Ripon High School	1.9	0.5
530	Petaluma High School	1.9	1.4
530	Nordhoff High School	1.9	1.2
530	University High School	1.9	2.7
530	Lemoore Middle College High School	1.9	5.5
530	Clovis North High School	1.9	0.3
530	Encore Jr./Sr. High School for the Performing and Visual Arts	1.9	4
530	Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School	1.9	2.5
551	Willows High School	2	4.6
551	Stockdale High School	2	1.1
551	Middletown High School	2	1.8
551	San Dimas High School	2	1.2
551	Tamiscal High (Alternative)	2	0
551	Valencia High School	2	1
551	California School for the Deaf-Riverside	2	2.8
551	Centennial High School	2	2
551	Cordova High School	2	1.1
551	Needles High School	2	8.3
551	Etna Union High School	2	0
551	Woodbridge High School	2	1.3
551	Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy	2	4.7
551	School of Engineering & Sciences	2	4.1
551	California Preparatory Academy	2	0
566	Calaveras High School	2.1	0.5
566	Concord High School	2.1	5.9
566	Burroughs High School	2.1	0.7
566	Gladstone High School	2.1	5.7
566	Arroyo High School	2.1	0.9
566	Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	2.1	2.3
566	Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center	2.1	4.5
…
2150	Santa Cruz County Court	74.3	36.6
2151	S.F. County Special Education	75	--
2152	San Diego County Court	75.3	78.3
2153	San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center	75.7	68.9
2154	Highlands Community Charter	76.2	60.9
2155	Solano County Community	76.5	78.9
2156	MethodSchools	77.8	45.8
2157	Center for Alternative Learning	78.9	78.9
2158	Gateway College and Career Academy	81.6	40.4
2159	Clovis Community Day Secondary School	83.3	--
2160	Sonoma County Court	84.6	67.6
2161	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	85.3	63.5
2162	Dan Jacobs	86.7	--
2162	Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	86.7	--
2164	SIATech Academy South	87.7	55.2
2165	Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs	88.9	36.4
2166	Opportunity Youth Academy	89.1	42.6
2167	Hart-Ransom Academic Charter	89.5	4.5
2168	Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	90.1	90.1
2168	Santa Clara County Special Education	90.1	20.3
2170	Siskiyou County Special Education	90.9	--
2170	Oroville High Community Day	90.9	90.9
2172	Family First Charter	92.7	71.6
2173	Civicorps Corpsmember Academy	93.3	31.8
2174	New Opportunities Charter	96.5	93.8