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 Ranking Compared to California Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate | CA Drop-out rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| … | ||||
| 1685 | NOVA Academy - Coachella | Coachella Valley Unified | 20.0 | 9.6 |
| 1685 | Daylor (William) High (Continuation) | Elk Grove Unified | 20.0 | 9.6 |
| 1685 | Kaweah High | Exeter Unified | 20.0 | 9.6 |
| 1685 | Augustus F. Hawkins High B Community Health Advocates | Los Angeles Unified | 20.0 | 9.6 |
| 1685 | Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice | Los Angeles Unified | 20.0 | 9.6 |
| 1685 | Los Angeles High School of the Arts | Los Angeles Unified | 20.0 | 9.6 |
| 1685 | Napa County Community | Napa County Office of Education | 20.0 | 9.6 |
| 1685 | Street Academy (Alternative) | Oakland Unified | 20.0 | 9.6 |
| 1685 | Buena Vista High | Paramount Unified | 20.0 | 9.6 |
| 1685 | Vantage Point Charter | Penn Valley Union Elementary | 20.0 | 9.6 |
| 1685 | Sonoma County Special Education | Sonoma County Office of Education | 20.0 | 9.6 |
| 1698 | Will Rogers Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 20.2 | 9.6 |
| 1698 | Summit High (Continuation) | Mt. Diablo Unified | 20.2 | 9.6 |
| 1700 | Lincoln High (Continuation) | San Leandro Unified | 20.4 | 9.6 |
| 1701 | Independence | Lodi Unified | 20.5 | 9.6 |
| 1701 | David Starr Jordan Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 20.5 | 9.6 |
| 1701 | Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College | Los Angeles Unified | 20.5 | 9.6 |
| 1701 | Castlemont High | Oakland Unified | 20.5 | 9.6 |
| 1701 | Twin Palms Continuation | Palo Verde Unified | 20.5 | 9.6 |
| 1706 | California Connections Academy @ North Bay | Middletown Unified | 20.7 | 9.6 |
| 1706 | Rancho Vista High | Temecula Valley Unified | 20.7 | 9.6 |
| 1708 | Culver Park High | Culver City Unified | 20.8 | 9.6 |
| 1708 | North Monterey County Center for Independent Study | North Monterey County Unified | 20.8 | 9.6 |
| 1710 | Rio Cazadero High (Continuation) | Elk Grove Unified | 20.9 | 9.6 |
| 1710 | Los Angeles Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 20.9 | 9.6 |
| 1712 | Fair View High (Continuation) | Chico Unified | 21.1 | 9.6 |
| 1712 | Napa Valley Independent Studies | Napa Valley Unified | 21.1 | 9.6 |
| 1712 | Windsor Oaks Academy | Windsor Unified | 21.1 | 9.6 |
| 1715 | Castle Rock | Del Norte County Office of Education | 21.2 | 9.6 |
| 1715 | Camino Nuevo Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 21.2 | 9.6 |
| 1715 | Mt. San Jacinto High | Palm Springs Unified | 21.2 | 9.6 |
| 1715 | Cache Creek High (Continuation) | Woodland Joint Unified | 21.2 | 9.6 |
| 1719 | Cesar Chavez Continuation High | Compton Unified | 21.3 | 9.6 |
| 1719 | Jamison (Donald C.) High (Continuation) | Lemoore Union High | 21.3 | 9.6 |
| 1719 | School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 21.3 | 9.6 |
| 1722 | Silverado High | Saddleback Valley Unified | 21.4 | 9.6 |
| 1722 | Foothills High | San Marcos Unified | 21.4 | 9.6 |
| 1722 | Pacific Collegiate Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 21.4 | 9.6 |
| 1722 | San Andreas High (Continuation) | Tamalpais Union High | 21.4 | 9.6 |
| 1722 | Country High | Vacaville Unified | 21.4 | 9.6 |
| 1722 | La Vida Charter | Willits Unified | 21.4 | 9.6 |
| 1728 | Prospects High (Alternative) | Antioch Unified | 21.6 | 9.6 |
| 1728 | Peninsula High (Continuation) | San Mateo Union High | 21.6 | 9.6 |
| 1728 | Major General Raymond Murray High | Vista Unified | 21.6 | 9.6 |
| 1731 | Kern Workforce 2000 Academy | Kern High | 21.7 | 9.6 |
| 1731 | Plumas Charter | Plumas Unified | 21.7 | 9.6 |
| 1733 | Del Valle Continuation High | Livermore Valley Joint Unified | 21.9 | 9.6 |
| 1733 | Augustus F. Hawkins High C Responsible Indigenous Social Entrepreneurship | Los Angeles Unified | 21.9 | 9.6 |
| 1735 | Summit High (Continuation) | Desert Sands Unified | 22.0 | 9.6 |
| 1735 | La Cuesta Continuation High | Santa Barbara Unified | 22.0 | 9.6 |
| 1735 | Apollo High | Simi Valley Unified | 22.0 | 9.6 |
| … | ||||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 | 9.6 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 | 9.6 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 | 9.6 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 | 9.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 | 9.6 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 | 9.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 | 9.6 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 | 9.6 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 | 9.6 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 | 9.6 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 | 9.6 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 | 9.6 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 | 9.6 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 | 9.6 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 | 9.6 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 | 9.6 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 | 9.6 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
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