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 Ranking Compared to California Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate | CA Drop-out rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| … | ||||
| 446 | Atascadero High | Atascadero Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Carmel High | Carmel Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Buchanan High | Clovis Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Palm Desert High | Desert Sands Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | San Pasqual High | Escondido Union High | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Kerman High | Kerman Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Temescal Canyon High | Lake Elsinore Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | South Tahoe High | Lake Tahoe Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Animo Leadership High | Lennox | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High | Los Angeles Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Sylmar Biotech Health Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | College Park High | Mt. Diablo Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Inderkum High | Natomas Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Costa Mesa High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | San Marin High | Novato Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Mira Mesa High | San Diego Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | City Arts and Tech High | San Francisco Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Morro Bay High | San Luis Coastal Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Soledad High | Soledad Unified | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | Olympian High | Sweetwater Union High | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 446 | William S. Hart High | William S. Hart Union High | 1.5 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Sierra Vista High | Baldwin Park Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Burbank High | Burbank Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Shadow Hills High | Desert Sands Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Warren (Earl) High | Downey Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Central Valley High | Gateway Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Huntington Beach High | Huntington Beach Union High | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Environmental Science High | Los Angeles Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Palisades Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | PUC Lakeview Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Livingston High | Merced Union High | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Joseph A. Gregori High | Modesto City High | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Seaside High | Monterey Peninsula Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Samueli Academy | Orange County Department of Education | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Cathedral City High | Palm Springs Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Ramona High | Riverside Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Casa Roble Fundamental High | San Juan Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Hector G. Godinez | Santa Ana Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | San Marcos Senior High | Santa Barbara Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Carlmont High | Sequoia Union High | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Eastlake High | Sweetwater Union High | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Saugus High | William S. Hart Union High | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 469 | Da Vinci Design | Wiseburn Unified | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 491 | West Valley High | Anderson Union High | 1.7 | 9.6 |
| 491 | Westmont High | Campbell Union High | 1.7 | 9.6 |
| 491 | Rancho Cucamonga High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 1.7 | 9.6 |
| 491 | Calero High | East Side Union High | 1.7 | 9.6 |
| 491 | Laguna Creek High | Elk Grove Unified | 1.7 | 9.6 |
| 491 | Washington High | Fremont Unified | 1.7 | 9.6 |
| 491 | Galt High | Galt Joint Union High | 1.7 | 9.6 |
| 491 | Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation) | Hanford Joint Union High | 1.7 | 9.6 |
| … | ||||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 | 9.6 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 | 9.6 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 | 9.6 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 | 9.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 | 9.6 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 | 9.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 | 9.6 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 | 9.6 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 | 9.6 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 | 9.6 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 | 9.6 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 | 9.6 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 | 9.6 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 | 9.6 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 | 9.6 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 | 9.6 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 | 9.6 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
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