Chico Times

Willows Community High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 77.3% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 15.4%, 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
…
1829	Riley/New Dawn	26.3	21.7
1829	Kirby Dorothy Camp	26.3	--
1831	Brenkwitz High School	26.4	37.7
1831	California Pacific Charter - San Diego	26.4	29.3
1831	Madera County Independent Academy	26.4	26.7
1834	Central Valley High School (Continuation)	26.5	7.7
1834	Back Bay High School	26.5	28.3
1834	Mountain Lakes High School	26.5	40
1834	Community Collaborative Charter	26.5	47.3
1838	Enterprise Alternative	26.7	11.1
1838	Esperanza High School	26.7	0.5
1838	Valley Los Banos Community	26.7	18.8
1838	Centinela Valley Independent Study	26.7	38.1
1838	California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin	26.7	31.2
1838	Phoenix High Community Day	26.7	43.8
1838	North Coastal Consortium Schools	26.7	22.2
1845	Corona-Norco Alternative	26.8	13.9
1846	Capital City Independent Study	26.9	35.8
1846	Olive Grove Charter	26.9	8.4
1846	Independent Study Sojourner Truth	26.9	39.1
1849	View Park Continuation	27	52.6
1850	Mission Continuation	27.1	43.1
1850	California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II	27.1	47.2
1852	Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park	27.2	30.4
1853	Mt. Tallac High School	27.3	16.7
1853	Willows Community High School	27.3	15.4
1853	Sierra High School	27.3	0
1853	Long Barn High School	27.3	--
1853	Del Norte Community	27.3	--
1853	Insight @ San Diego	27.3	21
1853	School of Extended Educational Options	27.3	43.4
1853	Gerber Jr./Sr. High School	27.3	23.1
1853	Harbor Springs Charter	27.3	20
1862	Ridgeview High School (Continuation)	27.5	30.5
1862	La Paloma High School (Continuation)	27.5	16.5
1864	Buena Vista Continuation High School	27.6	27.4
1864	Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy	27.6	28.6
1866	Belmont Senior High School	27.8	16.2
1866	Marin County Special Education	27.8	--
1866	Gateway Community	27.8	16.7
1869	Raincross High School (Continuation)	27.9	38.1
1870	Greenwood Academy	28	28.2
1870	Sierra High School	28	0
1870	Beach High-Intensive Learning Program	28	46.9
1873	Gateway to College Academy	28.2	50
1874	Table Mountain	28.6	26.7
1874	Happy Camp High School	28.6	7.1
1874	Diego Hills Central Public Charter	28.6	--
1877	Afflerbaugh-Paige Camp	28.8	24.3
1878	Angel's Gate (Continuation)	28.9	17.6
1878	Eric Birch High School (Continuation)	28.9	21.6
…
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