CDE data of graduation and dropout rates confirms 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 Center for Education Statistics in 2018, of the 48 states where data was collected, Black males remain at the bottom of four-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 dropout rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that is 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.”
| Ranking | School | Drop-out rate | 2017-18 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Biggs High School | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | Maxwell Sr High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Pierce High School | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.8 | |
| 1 | Miramonte High School | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | California High School | 0 | 0.2 | |
| 1 | Monte Vista High School | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 | Parlier High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Sierra High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Hamilton High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | McKinleyville High School | 0 | 4.7 | |
| 1 | Hoopa Valley High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | South Fork Junior - Senior High School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Big Pine High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Bishop Union High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 2.4 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 1063 | Making Waves Academy | 5.6 | 0 | |
| 1063 | Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy | 5.6 | 5 | |
| 1063 | Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High School | 5.6 | 5.5 | |
| 1063 | Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock | 5.6 | 6.5 | |
| 1063 | East Palo Alto Academy | 5.6 | 7.2 | |
| 1075 | Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center | 5.7 | 10.4 | |
| 1075 | Richmond High School | 5.7 | 4.5 | |
| 1075 | Glendale High School | 5.7 | 3.9 | |
| 1075 | Whitcomb Continuation High School | 5.7 | 6.1 | |
| 1075 | Millikan High School | 5.7 | 5.8 | |
| 1075 | El Camino Real Charter High School | 5.7 | 3.1 | |
| 1075 | Dominguez High School | 5.7 | 8 | |
| 1075 | Napa High School | 5.7 | 1.5 | |
| 1075 | La Quinta High School | 5.7 | 4 | |
| 1075 | Serrano High School | 5.7 | 7.9 | |
| 1075 | Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice | 5.7 | 9.1 | |
| 1086 | Independence High School (Continuation) | 5.8 | 45.2 | |
| 1086 | San Pedro Senior High School | 5.8 | 7.3 | |
| 1086 | Southwest Senior High School | 5.8 | 8.2 | |
| 1086 | PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) | 5.8 | 2 | |
| 1086 | South Sutter Charter | 5.8 | 5.1 | |
| 1091 | Pacifica High School | 5.9 | 4.9 | |
| 1091 | Oakmont High School | 5.9 | 2.5 | |
| 1091 | John F. Kennedy High School | 5.9 | 2 | |
| 1091 | Barstow High School | 5.9 | 4.4 | |
| 1091 | Corning High School | 5.9 | 8.3 | |
| 1091 | Dario Cassina High School | 5.9 | 7.1 | |
| 1091 | Kingsburg Independent Study High School | 5.9 | 0 | |
| 1091 | Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine | 5.9 | 9.5 | |
| 1099 | Rosamond High Early College Campus | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 1099 | Sylmar Charter High School | 6 | 8.2 | |
| 1099 | Santana High School | 6 | 7.5 | |
| 1099 | Woodside High School | 6 | 3.1 | |
| 1099 | Gunderson High School | 6 | 5.5 | |
| 1099 | Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts A Public School | 6 | 4.8 | |
| 1105 | Polytechnic High School | 6.1 | 8.3 | |
| 1105 | Coronado High School | 6.1 | 3 | |
| 1105 | Los Molinos High School | 6.1 | 10.8 | |
| 1105 | Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy | 6.1 | 4.8 | |
| 1105 | Desert Mirage High School | 6.1 | 8.8 | |
| 1105 | Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Jr. Educational Complex | 6.1 | 3.9 | |
| 1111 | Tokay High School | 6.2 | 7.3 | |
| 1111 | Channel Islands High School | 6.2 | 7 | |
| 1111 | Valley Oaks Charter | 6.2 | 7.1 | |
| 1114 | Roosevelt High School | 6.3 | 8.1 | |
| 1114 | West High School | 6.3 | 8.2 | |
| 1114 | Calabasas High School | 6.3 | 6.1 | |
| 1114 | John Marshall Senior High School | 6.3 | 8.1 | |
| 1114 | Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High School | 6.3 | 6.8 | |
| 1114 | Carlsbad Seaside Academy | 6.3 | 11.1 | |
| 1114 | Atascadero Choices in Education (ACE) | 6.3 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 2150 | Santa Cruz County Court | 74.3 | 36.6 | |
| 2151 | S.F. County Special Education | 75 | -- | |
| 2152 | San Diego County Court | 75.3 | 78.3 | |
| 2153 | San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center | 75.7 | 68.9 | |
| 2154 | Highlands Community Charter | 76.2 | 60.9 | |
| 2155 | Solano County Community | 76.5 | 78.9 | |
| 2156 | MethodSchools | 77.8 | 45.8 | |
| 2157 | Center for Alternative Learning | 78.9 | 78.9 | |
| 2158 | Gateway College and Career Academy | 81.6 | 40.4 | |
| 2159 | Clovis Community Day Secondary School | 83.3 | -- | |
| 2160 | Sonoma County Court | 84.6 | 67.6 | |
| 2161 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 85.3 | 63.5 | |
| 2162 | Dan Jacobs | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2162 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2164 | SIATech Academy South | 87.7 | 55.2 | |
| 2165 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | 88.9 | 36.4 | |
| 2166 | Opportunity Youth Academy | 89.1 | 42.6 | |
| 2167 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | 89.5 | 4.5 | |
| 2168 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.1 | 90.1 | |
| 2168 | Santa Clara County Special Education | 90.1 | 20.3 | |
| 2170 | Siskiyou County Special Education | 90.9 | -- | |
| 2170 | Oroville High Community Day | 90.9 | 90.9 | |
| 2172 | Family First Charter | 92.7 | 71.6 | |
| 2173 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | 93.3 | 31.8 | |
| 2174 | New Opportunities Charter | 96.5 | 93.8 | |
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