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 |
| … | |||
| 2016 | S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop) | San Francisco County Office of Education | 38.9 |
| 2016 | Shasta County Juvenile Court | Shasta County Office of Education | 38.9 |
| 2021 | Insight @ San Joaquin | New Jerusalem Elementary | 39.0 |
| 2022 | TRACE | San Diego Unified | 39.1 |
| 2023 | San Antonio High (Continuation) | Petaluma Joint Union High | 39.2 |
| 2024 | Endeavor Alternative | Ceres Unified | 39.5 |
| 2024 | Grossmont Middle College High | Grossmont Union High | 39.5 |
| 2024 | El Puente | Salinas Union High | 39.5 |
| 2024 | eCademy Charter at Crane | Turlock Unified | 39.5 |
| 2028 | Jack London Community Day | Los Angeles Unified | 40.0 |
| 2028 | Zane Grey Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 40.0 |
| 2028 | Mendocino County Community | Mendocino County Office of Education | 40.0 |
| 2028 | OUSD Community Day | Orange Unified | 40.0 |
| 2028 | Future Bound Independent Study Secondary | Ramona City Unified | 40.0 |
| 2028 | Rare Earth High (Continuation) | Southern Kern Unified | 40.0 |
| 2034 | Puente Hills High | Hacienda la Puente Unified | 40.4 |
| 2035 | McClellan High (Continuation) | Center Joint Unified | 40.5 |
| 2035 | Kern County Juvenile Court | Kern County Office of Education | 40.5 |
| 2035 | Monterey Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 40.5 |
| 2035 | Gateway to College at Laney College | Oakland Unified | 40.5 |
| 2039 | Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center | Modesto City High | 40.7 |
| 2040 | Crescent View West Public Charter | Fresno County Office of Education | 40.9 |
| 2040 | La Vista Center | San Juan Unified | 40.9 |
| 2042 | Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter | Mono County Office of Education | 41.1 |
| 2043 | Maine Prairie High (Continuation) | Dixon Unified | 41.2 |
| 2043 | Mountain View High (Continuation) | Fall River Joint Unified | 41.2 |
| 2045 | Renaissance High Continuation | Pajaro Valley Unified | 41.5 |
| 2046 | Educational Training Center | Needles Unified | 41.7 |
| 2046 | Alta Vista Academy | Sweetwater Union High | 41.7 |
| 2048 | Amelia Earhart Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 41.8 |
| 2049 | Valley Merced Community | Merced County Office of Education | 41.9 |
| 2049 | Costanoa Continuation High | Santa Cruz City High | 41.9 |
| 2051 | The Education Corps | Inyo County Office of Education | 42.0 |
| 2051 | Elinor Lincoln Hickey Jr./Sr. High | Sacramento County Office of Education | 42.0 |
| 2051 | Options for Youth-San Juan | San Juan Unified | 42.0 |
| 2054 | California Connections Academy@Central | Alpaugh Unified | 42.1 |
| 2055 | San Antonio Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 42.2 |
| 2056 | Renaissance County Community | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 42.3 |
| 2056 | Ocean Shores High (Continuation) | Oceanside Unified | 42.3 |
| 2056 | Options for Youth-San Bernardino | San Bernardino City Unified | 42.3 |
| 2059 | San Joaquin County Community | San Joaquin County Office of Education | 42.7 |
| 2060 | High Desert Premier Academy | Apple Valley Unified | 42.9 |
| 2060 | Whitman Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 42.9 |
| 2060 | Monroe High (Continuation) | Tehachapi Unified | 42.9 |
| 2060 | Providence | Ventura County Office of Education | 42.9 |
| 2064 | Berkeley Technology Academy | Berkeley Unified | 43.2 |
| 2065 | Metropolitan Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 43.6 |
| 2066 | S.F. County Civic Center Secondary | San Francisco County Office of Education | 43.8 |
| 2066 | Sierra High (Continuation) | Tahoe-Truckee Unified | 43.8 |
| 2068 | Madrone High Continuation | San Rafael City High | 44.2 |
| 2069 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | Shasta County Office of Education | 44.3 |
| … | |||
| 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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