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 | |
| … | ||||
| 660 | Golden Eagle Charter | 2.7 | 0 | |
| 660 | Crossroads Alternative Education Center | 2.7 | 7.7 | |
| 675 | Albany High School | 2.8 | 4 | |
| 675 | Arvin High School | 2.8 | 4.6 | |
| 675 | Centennial High School | 2.8 | 2 | |
| 675 | Azusa High School | 2.8 | 3.2 | |
| 675 | Baldwin Park High School | 2.8 | 1.3 | |
| 675 | Claremont High School | 2.8 | 0.3 | |
| 675 | Monterey High School | 2.8 | 2.7 | |
| 675 | Vintage High School | 2.8 | 3.3 | |
| 675 | NU Tech High School | 2.8 | 2.4 | |
| 675 | Corona del Mar High School | 2.8 | 1.2 | |
| 675 | Paloma Valley High School | 2.8 | 2.6 | |
| 675 | Silver Valley High School | 2.8 | 1.4 | |
| 675 | Valhalla High School | 2.8 | 3.5 | |
| 675 | Morse High School | 2.8 | 2 | |
| 675 | Lompoc High School | 2.8 | 3.9 | |
| 675 | Soquel High School | 2.8 | 1.2 | |
| 675 | High Tech High School | 2.8 | 0 | |
| 675 | Los Osos High School | 2.8 | 2.5 | |
| 675 | Animo Inglewood Charter High School | 2.8 | 4 | |
| 675 | Mission Hills High School | 2.8 | 0.5 | |
| 675 | Vaughn Next Century Learning Center | 2.8 | 4 | |
| 675 | CORE Butte Charter | 2.8 | 2.6 | |
| 697 | Chico High School | 2.9 | 1.6 | |
| 697 | Las Plumas High School | 2.9 | 1.4 | |
| 697 | Clear Lake High School | 2.9 | 1.1 | |
| 697 | Culver City High School | 2.9 | 2.4 | |
| 697 | South El Monte High School | 2.9 | 1.9 | |
| 697 | Herbert Hoover High School | 2.9 | 7.5 | |
| 697 | Joaquin Miller Career and Transition Center | 2.9 | 7.1 | |
| 697 | Granite Bay High School | 2.9 | 4.3 | |
| 697 | Rio Vista High School | 2.9 | 2.1 | |
| 697 | Burlingame High School | 2.9 | 2.2 | |
| 697 | Santa Cruz High School | 2.9 | 3.6 | |
| 697 | Weed High School | 2.9 | 6.3 | |
| 697 | Vacaville High School | 2.9 | 3.4 | |
| 697 | Elise P. Buckingham Charter Magnet High School | 2.9 | 2.2 | |
| 697 | Mt. Whitney High School | 2.9 | 3.7 | |
| 697 | River City High School | 2.9 | 1.9 | |
| 697 | The High School at Moorpark College | 2.9 | 2.4 | |
| 697 | Hamilton High School | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 697 | Summit Charter Academy | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 697 | Antelope High School | 2.9 | 2.3 | |
| 697 | Century Academy | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 718 | Reedley High School | 3 | 1.3 | |
| 718 | Vasquez High School | 3 | 4.5 | |
| 718 | North Monterey County High School | 3 | 2.6 | |
| 718 | Bear River High School | 3 | 0.6 | |
| 718 | Chula Vista Senior High School | 3 | 4.1 | |
| 718 | Capuchino High School | 3 | 3.3 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | |
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