CDE data shows that graduation and dropout rates continue to confirm that 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 drop-out rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that has been 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 Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| … | |||
| 2088 | San Bernardino County Special Education | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 47.4 |
| 2089 | William J. Johnston Community Day | Los Angeles Unified | 47.6 |
| 2090 | Santa Cruz County Community | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 47.8 |
| 2091 | Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano | Capistrano Unified | 48.6 |
| 2092 | Cesar Chavez Community | Yolo County Office of Education | 49.1 |
| 2093 | Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy | San Bernardino City Unified | 49.3 |
| 2094 | Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning | East Side Union High | 50.0 |
| 2094 | Lighthouse Community Day | Fort Bragg Unified | 50.0 |
| 2094 | Simon Rodia Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 50.0 |
| 2094 | Compass Charter Schools of San Diego | Mountain Empire Unified | 50.0 |
| 2094 | Solano County Juvenile Detention Facility - Evergreen Academy | Solano County Office of Education | 50.0 |
| 2099 | Sem Yeto Continuation High | Fairfield-Suisun Unified | 51.3 |
| 2100 | Ingenuity Charter | San Diego Unified | 51.4 |
| 2101 | Whitney Young Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 51.7 |
| 2102 | Valley Oak High | Napa Valley Unified | 52.4 |
| 2103 | Community School/Independent Alternative Education | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 52.9 |
| 2103 | John F. Cruikshank Jr. | San Joaquin County Office of Education | 52.9 |
| 2105 | Kern County Community | Kern County Office of Education | 53.4 |
| 2105 | Highland Park Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 53.4 |
| 2107 | Feather River Academy | Sutter County Office of Education | 53.6 |
| 2108 | Tulare County Community | Tulare County Office of Education | 53.8 |
| 2109 | John Muir Charter | Nevada County Office of Education | 53.9 |
| 2110 | Tulare County Court | Tulare County Office of Education | 54.1 |
| 2111 | Aurora High (Continuation) | Calexico Unified | 55.0 |
| 2112 | Orchard View | Twin Hills Union Elementary | 55.2 |
| 2113 | Come Back Butte Charter | Butte County Office of Education | 55.4 |
| 2113 | Success One! | Glenn County Office of Education | 55.4 |
| 2113 | Pacific View Charter | Oceanside Unified | 55.4 |
| 2116 | Palmiter Special Education | Sacramento County Office of Education | 55.6 |
| 2117 | Esperanza High (Continuation) | Gridley Unified | 56.3 |
| 2118 | Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day | Los Angeles Unified | 56.4 |
| 2119 | ACCESS Juvenile Hall | Orange County Department of Education | 56.9 |
| 2120 | Riverside County Community | Riverside County Office of Education | 57.6 |
| 2121 | Independence High (Alternative) | Roseville Joint Union High | 57.9 |
| 2122 | Imperial Pathways Charter | Imperial County Office of Education | 58.0 |
| 2123 | Goodwill High | Victor Valley Union High | 59.1 |
| 2123 | Harry P B Carden | Yuba County Office of Education | 59.1 |
| 2125 | East High (Continuation) | Fortuna Union High | 59.3 |
| 2126 | Enterprise High | Kerman Unified | 60.0 |
| 2126 | Nidorf Barry J. | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 60.0 |
| 2128 | Stanislaus County West Campus | Stanislaus County Office of Education | 60.4 |
| 2129 | Santa Clara County Community | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 60.6 |
| 2130 | Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court | Santa Barbara County Office of Education | 61.0 |
| 2131 | Desert Winds Continuation High | Antelope Valley Union High | 61.3 |
| 2132 | SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy | Twin Rivers Unified | 61.6 |
| 2133 | New Village Girls Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 61.9 |
| 2134 | Alice M. Worsley | Fresno County Office of Education | 63.0 |
| 2135 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 63.3 |
| 2136 | West Hollywood Opportunity | Los Angeles Unified | 64.0 |
| 2137 | Berenece Carlson Home Hospital | Los Angeles Unified | 64.3 |
| 2138 | Empower Generations | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 64.7 |
| … | |||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 |
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