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 |
| … | |||
| 1063 | Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High | Los Angeles Unified | 5.6 |
| 1063 | James J. McBride Special Education Center | Los Angeles Unified | 5.6 |
| 1063 | Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy | Oakland Unified | 5.6 |
| 1063 | Northwest Prep Charter | Piner-Olivet Union Elementary | 5.6 |
| 1063 | Pacific Beach High | San Luis Coastal Unified | 5.6 |
| 1063 | Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 5.6 |
| 1063 | Montgomery High | Santa Rosa High | 5.6 |
| 1063 | East Palo Alto Academy | Sequoia Union High | 5.6 |
| 1075 | Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center | Calaveras Unified | 5.7 |
| 1075 | Dominguez High | Compton Unified | 5.7 |
| 1075 | La Quinta High | Garden Grove Unified | 5.7 |
| 1075 | Glendale High | Glendale Unified | 5.7 |
| 1075 | Whitcomb Continuation High | Glendora Unified | 5.7 |
| 1075 | Millikan High | Long Beach Unified | 5.7 |
| 1075 | El Camino Real Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 5.7 |
| 1075 | Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice | Los Angeles Unified | 5.7 |
| 1075 | Napa High | Napa Valley Unified | 5.7 |
| 1075 | Serrano High | Snowline Joint Unified | 5.7 |
| 1075 | Richmond High | West Contra Costa Unified | 5.7 |
| 1086 | Independence High (Continuation) | Amador County Unified | 5.8 |
| 1086 | PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) | Los Angeles Unified | 5.8 |
| 1086 | San Pedro Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 5.8 |
| 1086 | South Sutter Charter | Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary | 5.8 |
| 1086 | Southwest Senior High | Sweetwater Union High | 5.8 |
| 1091 | Barstow High | Barstow Unified | 5.9 |
| 1091 | Corning High | Corning Union High | 5.9 |
| 1091 | Pacifica High | Garden Grove Unified | 5.9 |
| 1091 | Kingsburg Independent Study High | Kingsburg Joint Union High | 5.9 |
| 1091 | Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine | Los Angeles Unified | 5.9 |
| 1091 | Oakmont High | Roseville Joint Union High | 5.9 |
| 1091 | John F. Kennedy High | Sacramento City Unified | 5.9 |
| 1091 | Dario Cassina High | Sonora Union High | 5.9 |
| 1099 | Santana High | Grossmont Union High | 6.0 |
| 1099 | Sylmar Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.0 |
| 1099 | Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts A Public School | San Francisco Unified | 6.0 |
| 1099 | Gunderson High | San Jose Unified | 6.0 |
| 1099 | Woodside High | Sequoia Union High | 6.0 |
| 1099 | Rosamond High Early College Campus | Southern Kern Unified | 6.0 |
| 1105 | Desert Mirage High | Coachella Valley Unified | 6.1 |
| 1105 | Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Jr. Educational Complex | Colton Joint Unified | 6.1 |
| 1105 | Coronado High | Coronado Unified | 6.1 |
| 1105 | Polytechnic High | Long Beach Unified | 6.1 |
| 1105 | Los Molinos High | Los Molinos Unified | 6.1 |
| 1105 | Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy | Summerville Union High | 6.1 |
| 1111 | Valley Oaks Charter | Kern County Office of Education | 6.2 |
| 1111 | Tokay High | Lodi Unified | 6.2 |
| 1111 | Channel Islands High | Oxnard Union High | 6.2 |
| 1114 | Atascadero Choices in Education (ACE) | Atascadero Unified | 6.3 |
| 1114 | Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation) | Cabrillo Unified | 6.3 |
| 1114 | Carlsbad Seaside Academy | Carlsbad Unified | 6.3 |
| 1114 | Heritage Valley Independent Study | Fillmore Unified | 6.3 |
| … | |||
| 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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