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 |
| … | |||
| 1408 | Vineyard Alternative | Livermore Valley Joint Unified | 11.3 |
| 1408 | Plaza Robles Continuation High | Lodi Unified | 11.3 |
| 1408 | Los Angeles Leadership Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 11.3 |
| 1408 | Ulysses S. Grant Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 11.3 |
| 1408 | Roselawn High | Turlock Unified | 11.3 |
| 1408 | Sequoia High | Visalia Unified | 11.3 |
| 1408 | Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy | West Contra Costa Unified | 11.3 |
| 1417 | Rancho Learning Center (Alternative) | Arcadia Unified | 11.5 |
| 1417 | Creekside High | Irvine Unified | 11.5 |
| 1417 | Boyle Heights STEM High | Los Angeles Unified | 11.5 |
| 1417 | Huntington Park Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 11.5 |
| 1417 | ICEF View Park Preparatory Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 11.5 |
| 1417 | Ralph J. Bunche High | Oakland Unified | 11.5 |
| 1417 | San Juan High | San Juan Unified | 11.5 |
| 1424 | Oakland High | Oakland Unified | 11.6 |
| 1424 | Silverado High | Victor Valley Union High | 11.6 |
| 1426 | Fairfield High | Fairfield-Suisun Unified | 11.7 |
| 1426 | Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 11.7 |
| 1426 | New Vision High | Manteca Unified | 11.7 |
| 1426 | McClymonds High | Oakland Unified | 11.7 |
| 1426 | Oakland Unity High | Oakland Unified | 11.7 |
| 1426 | Harbor High | Santa Cruz City High | 11.7 |
| 1432 | Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) | ABC Unified | 11.8 |
| 1432 | Moreno High (Continuation) | Beverly Hills Unified | 11.8 |
| 1432 | Sunset High | Del Norte County Unified | 11.8 |
| 1432 | Dunsmuir High | Dunsmuir Joint Union High | 11.8 |
| 1432 | El Cajon Valley High | Grossmont Union High | 11.8 |
| 1432 | Coronado High (Continuation) | West Covina Unified | 11.8 |
| 1438 | Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 11.9 |
| 1438 | George and Evelyn Stein Continuation | Tracy Joint Unified | 11.9 |
| 1440 | Century High | Alhambra Unified | 12.0 |
| 1440 | Academy of the Redwoods | Fortuna Union High | 12.0 |
| 1440 | Mirus Secondary | Hesperia Unified | 12.0 |
| 1440 | Morningside High | Inglewood Unified | 12.0 |
| 1440 | Ambassador-Global Leadership | Los Angeles Unified | 12.0 |
| 1440 | New Millennium Secondary | Los Angeles Unified | 12.0 |
| 1440 | Mt. Diablo High | Mt. Diablo Unified | 12.0 |
| 1440 | Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy | Oakland Unified | 12.0 |
| 1440 | Kit Carson International Academy | Sacramento City Unified | 12.0 |
| 1449 | Sky Mountain Charter | Lucerne Valley Unified | 12.1 |
| 1450 | Franklin High | Stockton Unified | 12.2 |
| 1451 | Oak Grove High | East Side Union High | 12.3 |
| 1451 | Keith McCarthy Academy | Lake Elsinore Unified | 12.3 |
| 1451 | Canoga Park Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 12.3 |
| 1451 | Adelanto High | Victor Valley Union High | 12.3 |
| 1451 | Vista High (Alternative) | West Contra Costa Unified | 12.3 |
| 1451 | Horizon Charter | Western Placer Unified | 12.3 |
| 1457 | Gardena Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 12.4 |
| 1458 | Alpaugh -Senior High | Alpaugh Unified | 12.5 |
| 1458 | New Horizon High | Banning Unified | 12.5 |
| 1458 | Kings Lake Education Center | Corcoran Joint Unified | 12.5 |
| … | |||
| 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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