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 | |
| … | ||||
| 709 | Del Norte High School | 2.9 | 0.6 | |
| 709 | McKinleyville High School | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 709 | Azusa High School | 2.9 | 2.8 | |
| 709 | King/Drew Medical Magnet High School | 2.9 | 3.6 | |
| 709 | Woodcreek High School | 2.9 | 5.3 | |
| 709 | Arroyo Grande High School | 2.9 | 3.4 | |
| 709 | Santa Barbara Senior High School | 2.9 | 4.9 | |
| 709 | Fall River Junior-Senior High School | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 709 | Healdsburg High School | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 709 | Sierra Vista High School (Continuation) | 2.9 | 4.5 | |
| 709 | Buena High School | 2.9 | 2.1 | |
| 709 | Preuss School UCSD | 2.9 | 4.1 | |
| 709 | Alameda Community Learning Center | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 709 | Desert Mirage High School | 2.9 | 6.1 | |
| 709 | Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High School | 2.9 | 6.4 | |
| 709 | Lakeside High School | 2.9 | 3.2 | |
| 709 | Citrus Hill High School | 2.9 | 2.3 | |
| 709 | Liberty Ranch High School | 2.9 | 1 | |
| 709 | Century Academy | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
| 709 | Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice Humanitas Academy | 2.9 | 2.7 | |
| 709 | Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Academy of Scientific Exploration (ASE) | 2.9 | 7 | |
| 709 | Rancho Dominguez Preparatory | 2.9 | 7.1 | |
| 709 | Summit Public School: Shasta | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 709 | Tehama eLearning Academy | 2.9 | 11.1 | |
| 735 | American High School | 3 | 0.8 | |
| 735 | Oroville High School | 3 | 1 | |
| 735 | Alhambra Senior High School | 3 | 1.2 | |
| 735 | Washington High School | 3 | 1.7 | |
| 735 | Estancia High School | 3 | 0.7 | |
| 735 | Orange County Special Education | 3 | 8.6 | |
| 735 | La Sierra High School | 3 | 3.3 | |
| 735 | Mesa Verde High School | 3 | 4.9 | |
| 735 | Montclair High School | 3 | 5.5 | |
| 735 | Ceres High School | 3 | 4.3 | |
| 735 | Valley Center High School | 3 | 0.4 | |
| 735 | City Honors College Preparatory Academy | 3 | 1.1 | |
| 735 | Mission Oak High School | 3 | 3.7 | |
| 735 | Calero High School | 3 | 1.7 | |
| 735 | Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Jr. Educational Complex | 3 | 6.1 | |
| 735 | Alliance Alice M. Baxter College-Ready High School | 3 | 6.3 | |
| 735 | Ernest S. McBride Sr. High School | 3 | 4.7 | |
| 752 | New Technology High School | 3.1 | 1.2 | |
| 752 | Garden Grove High School | 3.1 | 4.1 | |
| 752 | Hesperia High School | 3.1 | 3.8 | |
| 752 | Apple Valley High School | 3.1 | 3.2 | |
| 752 | Balboa High School | 3.1 | 5.2 | |
| 752 | El Molino High School | 3.1 | 0.7 | |
| 752 | Mountain Heights Academy | 3.1 | 9.5 | |
| 752 | Los Osos High School | 3.1 | 2.8 | |
| 752 | High Tech LA | 3.1 | 3.8 | |
| 752 | Eastside High School | 3.1 | 3.8 | |
| … | ||||
| 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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