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 | 2018-19 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Emery Secondary School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Williams Junior/Senior High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Freedom High School | 0 | 1.4 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School | 0 | 2.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Oasis Continuation High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Frazier Mountain High School | 0 | 3.8 | |
| 1 | Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation) | 0 | 1.7 | |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mayfair High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | South Hills High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Arena High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.1 | |
| 1 | El Segundo High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | La Canada High School | 0 | 0.6 | |
| 1 | Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Preparatory and Transition Center | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Charles Leroy Lowman Special Education and Career Transition Center | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center | 0 | 2.1 | |
| 1 | Foshay Learning Center | 0 | 1.3 | |
| 1 | Rancho del Mar High School (Continuation) | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center | 0 | 18.8 | |
| 1 | Pioneer High School | 0 | 0.3 | |
| 1 | Mariposa County High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 3.7 | |
| 1 | Noyo High School (Continuation) | 0 | 30 | |
| 1 | Hilmar High School | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Tulelake High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Coast High School | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 1 | Laguna Beach High School | 0 | 2.6 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Colfax High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Ramona High School | 0 | 1.6 | |
| 1 | Mountain View High School | 0 | 1.8 | |
| 1 | Jessie Baker | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Kit Carson International Academy | 0 | 12 | |
| 1 | Laurel Ruff Transition | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Needles High School | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | Silver Valley High School | 0 | 2.8 | |
| 1 | San Diego SCPA | 0 | 0.6 | |
| 1 | Mt. Everest Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Henry High School | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | The O'Farrell Charter | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Guajome Park Academy Charter | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Templeton Independent Study High School | 0 | 4.5 | |
| 1 | Templeton High School | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | San Mateo County Special Education | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Pilarcitos Alternative High School (Continuation) | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 1 | San Lorenzo Valley High School | 0 | 2.4 | |
| 1 | Scotts Valley High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | Loyalton High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Etna Union High School | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | McCloud High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Yreka High School | 0 | 10.7 | |
| 1 | Travis Education Center | 0 | 2.2 | |
| 1 | Analy High School | 0 | 0.4 | |
| 1 | Carpe Diem High School (Continuation) | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Orestimba High School | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Oakdale Charter | 0 | 4.3 | |
| 1 | Valley Oak Continuation High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Live Oak Alternative | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Sutter High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Hayfork High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | John J. Cairns Continuation | 0 | 4.7 | |
| … | ||||
| 2167 | Marin's Community | 81.8 | 45.2 | |
| 2167 | Oroville High Community Day | 81.8 | 90.9 | |
| 2169 | Gould Educational Center | 82.4 | 17.2 | |
| 2170 | Come Back Charter | 83.7 | -- | |
| 2171 | Gateway High School (Continuation) | 84.6 | 36.4 | |
| 2172 | Tulare County Court | 85.7 | 54.1 | |
| 2173 | Dan Jacobs | 88.9 | 86.7 | |
| 2174 | Matrix for Success Academy | 89.6 | -- | |
| 2175 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | 90 | 66.7 | |
| 2175 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 90 | 85.3 | |
| 2177 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.2 | 90.1 | |
| 2178 | Independence Charter Academy | 90.3 | 6.3 | |
| 2179 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | 91.4 | 73.8 | |
| 2180 | Highlands Community Charter | 91.6 | 76.2 | |
| 2181 | S.F. County Special Education | 91.7 | 75 | |
| 2182 | SIATech Academy South | 92.1 | 87.7 | |
| 2183 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | 92.4 | 24.8 | |
| 2184 | Clear Passage Educational Center | 92.9 | -- | |
| 2185 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 93.2 | 0 | |
| 2186 | Laytonville High School | 93.8 | 3.2 | |
| 2187 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | 95.5 | 63.3 | |
| 2188 | San Bernardino County Special Education | 96.1 | 47.4 | |
| 2189 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | 97.3 | 44.3 | |
| 2190 | Family First Charter | 98 | 92.7 | |
| 2191 | New Opportunities Charter | 98.2 | 96.5 | |
| 2192 | Special Education | 98.6 | -- | |
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