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 |
| … | |||
| 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 |
| 731 | LPS Oakland R & D Campus | Oakland Unified | 3.1 |
| 731 | Henry M. Gunn High | Palo Alto Unified | 3.1 |
| 731 | Rocklin Independent Charter Academy | Rocklin Unified | 3.1 |
| 731 | Mira Loma High | San Juan Unified | 3.1 |
| 731 | Ernest Righetti High | Santa Maria Joint Union High | 3.1 |
| 731 | El Camino High | South San Francisco Unified | 3.1 |
| 731 | Tulare Western High | Tulare Joint Union High | 3.1 |
| 746 | Apple Valley High | Apple Valley Unified | 3.2 |
| 746 | Denair High | Denair Unified | 3.2 |
| 746 | West Valley High | Hemet Unified | 3.2 |
| 746 | Lakeside High | Lake Elsinore Unified | 3.2 |
| 746 | Laytonville High | Laytonville Unified | 3.2 |
| 746 | Los Gatos High | Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High | 3.2 |
| 746 | Weston Ranch High | Manteca Unified | 3.2 |
| 746 | CIS Academy | Pasadena Unified | 3.2 |
| 746 | Redlands Senior High | Redlands Unified | 3.2 |
| 746 | Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High | Sacramento City Unified | 3.2 |
| 746 | George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science | Sacramento City Unified | 3.2 |
| 746 | Del Campo High | San Juan Unified | 3.2 |
| 746 | Heartland High (Continuation) | Selma Unified | 3.2 |
| 759 | La Sierra High | Alvord Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | North Park Continuation High | Baldwin Park Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Burney Junior-Senior High | Fall River Joint Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Jurupa Hills High | Fontana Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Bullard High | Fresno Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Gridley High | Gridley Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Mountain House High | Lammersville Joint Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Reseda Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Verdugo Hills Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Orange High | Orange Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Desert Hot Springs High | Palm Springs Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Arlington High | Riverside Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Arroyo Valley High | San Bernardino City Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | OCSA | Santa Ana Unified | 3.3 |
| 759 | Sonoma Valley High | Sonoma Valley Unified | 3.3 |
| 775 | Bellflower High | Bellflower Unified | 3.4 |
| 775 | Chino High | Chino Valley Unified | 3.4 |
| 775 | Fillmore Senior High | Fillmore Unified | 3.4 |
| 775 | Kings Canyon Continuation | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 3.4 |
| 775 | Central City Value | Los Angeles Unified | 3.4 |
| 775 | John F. Kennedy High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.4 |
| 775 | Arroyo Grande High | Lucia Mar Unified | 3.4 |
| 775 | Villa Park High | Orange Unified | 3.4 |
| 775 | Mountain Valley Academy | Ramona City Unified | 3.4 |
| 775 | John W. North High | Riverside Unified | 3.4 |
| 775 | KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory | San Francisco Unified | 3.4 |
| 775 | Middle College High | San Jose Unified | 3.4 |
| … | |||
| 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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