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 |
| … | |||
| 675 | Vintage High | Napa Valley Unified | 2.8 |
| 675 | NU Tech High | Nevada Joint Union High | 2.8 |
| 675 | Corona del Mar High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 2.8 |
| 675 | Paloma Valley High | Perris Union High | 2.8 |
| 675 | High Tech High | San Diego Unified | 2.8 |
| 675 | Morse High | San Diego Unified | 2.8 |
| 675 | Mission Hills High | San Marcos Unified | 2.8 |
| 675 | Soquel High | Santa Cruz City High | 2.8 |
| 675 | Silver Valley High | Silver Valley Unified | 2.8 |
| 697 | Summit Charter Academy | Burton Elementary | 2.9 |
| 697 | Chico High | Chico Unified | 2.9 |
| 697 | Century Academy | Conejo Valley Unified | 2.9 |
| 697 | Culver City High | Culver City Unified | 2.9 |
| 697 | South El Monte High | El Monte Union High | 2.9 |
| 697 | Herbert Hoover High | Glendale Unified | 2.9 |
| 697 | Hamilton High | Hemet Unified | 2.9 |
| 697 | Clear Lake High | Lakeport Unified | 2.9 |
| 697 | Joaquin Miller Career and Transition Center | Los Angeles Unified | 2.9 |
| 697 | The High School at Moorpark College | Moorpark Unified | 2.9 |
| 697 | Las Plumas High | Oroville Union High | 2.9 |
| 697 | Rio Vista High | River Delta Joint Unified | 2.9 |
| 697 | Antelope High | Roseville Joint Union High | 2.9 |
| 697 | Granite Bay High | Roseville Joint Union High | 2.9 |
| 697 | Burlingame High | San Mateo Union High | 2.9 |
| 697 | Santa Cruz High | Santa Cruz City High | 2.9 |
| 697 | Weed High | Siskiyou Union High | 2.9 |
| 697 | Elise P. Buckingham Charter Magnet High | Vacaville Unified | 2.9 |
| 697 | Vacaville High | Vacaville Unified | 2.9 |
| 697 | Mt. Whitney High | Visalia Unified | 2.9 |
| 697 | River City High | Washington Unified | 2.9 |
| 718 | Vasquez High | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 3.0 |
| 718 | Angelo Rodriguez High | Fairfield-Suisun Unified | 3.0 |
| 718 | Terra Nova High | Jefferson Union High | 3.0 |
| 718 | Reedley High | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 3.0 |
| 718 | Madera South High | Madera Unified | 3.0 |
| 718 | Bear River High | Nevada Joint Union High | 3.0 |
| 718 | William & Marian Ghidotti High | Nevada Joint Union High | 3.0 |
| 718 | North Monterey County High | North Monterey County Unified | 3.0 |
| 718 | Aptos High | Pajaro Valley Unified | 3.0 |
| 718 | Capuchino High | San Mateo Union High | 3.0 |
| 718 | Chula Vista Senior High | Sweetwater Union High | 3.0 |
| 718 | Turlock High | Turlock Unified | 3.0 |
| 718 | Will C. Wood High | Vacaville Unified | 3.0 |
| 731 | Calipatria High | Calipatria Unified | 3.1 |
| 731 | Central Valley High | Ceres Unified | 3.1 |
| 731 | Delano High | Delano Joint Union High | 3.1 |
| 731 | Jurupa Valley High | Jurupa Unified | 3.1 |
| 731 | Patriot High | Jurupa Unified | 3.1 |
| 731 | Alliance Ted K. Tajima High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.1 |
| 731 | Manteca High | Manteca Unified | 3.1 |
| 731 | James Logan High | New Haven Unified | 3.1 |
| … | |||
| 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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