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 | District | Drop-out rate | 2018-19 Drop-out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedmont City Unified | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Emery Unified | 0 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Amador County Office of Education | 0 | 19 |
| 1 | Durham Unified | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Williams Unified | 0 | 2.9 |
| 1 | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Princeton Joint Unified | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ferndale Unified | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | El Tejon Unified | 0 | 3.8 |
| 1 | El Segundo Unified | 0 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Hawthorne | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | La Canada Unified | 0 | 0.6 |
| 1 | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Laguna Beach Unified | 0 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Nuview Union | 0 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Menifee Union Elementary | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Templeton Unified | 0 | 1.4 |
| 1 | Redding Elementary | 0 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Scott Valley Unified | 0 | 1.6 |
| 1 | Twin Hills Union Elementary | 0 | 55.2 |
| 1 | Nuestro Elementary | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mountain Valley Unified | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oak Park Unified | 0 | 0.9 |
| 25 | Manhattan Beach Unified | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| … | |||
| 406 | Winters Joint Unified | 13.9 | 6.1 |
| 407 | Oro Grande | 14 | 18.3 |
| 408 | Baker Valley Unified | 14.3 | -- |
| 408 | SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara | 14.3 | -- |
| 410 | Trinity Alps Unified | 14.7 | 4.4 |
| 411 | Coalinga-Huron Unified | 14.9 | 14.3 |
| 412 | Washington Unified | 15 | 12.5 |
| 412 | Morongo Unified | 15 | 8 |
| 412 | Wheatland Union High | 15 | 3.5 |
| 412 | SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Buellton | 15 | -- |
| 416 | Palmdale Elementary | 15.3 | 12.9 |
| 417 | East Side Union High | 15.6 | 17.8 |
| 418 | Lakeside Union Elementary | 15.8 | 9.3 |
| 419 | Armona Union Elementary | 16 | 24.8 |
| 420 | Bishop Unified | 16.1 | 4 |
| 421 | Duarte Unified | 16.5 | 16.1 |
| 421 | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 16.5 | 27.5 |
| 423 | Mendocino Unified | 16.7 | 12.1 |
| 423 | Willits Unified | 16.7 | 19.5 |
| 423 | Butte Valley Unified | 16.7 | 19 |
| 426 | Mendota Unified | 16.9 | 18.4 |
| 427 | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 18.2 | 89.5 |
| 428 | Kit Carson Union Elementary | 18.5 | 24.3 |
| 428 | Konocti Unified | 18.5 | 10.2 |
| 430 | Victor Valley Union High | 18.8 | 17.1 |
| 430 | Dunsmuir Joint Union High | 18.8 | 11.8 |
| 430 | Piner-Olivet Union Elementary | 18.8 | 5.6 |
| 433 | Denair Unified | 19.1 | 11.5 |
| 434 | Sutter County Office of Education | 19.6 | 31.3 |
| 435 | Del Norte County Office of Education | 19.8 | 22.8 |
| 436 | San Gabriel Unified | 20 | 21.3 |
| 436 | New Jerusalem Elementary | 20 | 22 |
| 436 | SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria | 20 | -- |
| 439 | Cloverdale Unified | 20.2 | 4.8 |
| 440 | Bonsall Unified | 20.5 | 19.4 |
| 440 | Sacramento County Office of Education | 20.5 | 33.1 |
| 442 | Westside Elementary | 20.9 | 34.4 |
| 443 | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 21.2 | 9.5 |
| 443 | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 21.2 | 49.3 |
| 445 | Mountain Empire Unified | 21.3 | 22.7 |
| 446 | Robla Elementary | 21.7 | 18.5 |
| 446 | Ripon Unified | 21.7 | 16.2 |
| 448 | Twin Rivers Unified | 21.9 | 28.3 |
| 449 | El Dorado County Office of Education | 22.1 | 22.5 |
| 450 | San Mateo County Office of Education | 22.2 | 20.8 |
| 451 | Butte County Office of Education | 22.4 | 20.9 |
| 452 | Baldwin Park Unified | 22.6 | 24.3 |
| 452 | Ventura County Office of Education | 22.6 | 24.9 |
| 454 | Lucerne Valley Unified | 23.4 | 19.7 |
| 454 | Vallejo City Unified | 23.4 | 20.9 |
| 456 | Gorman Joint | 23.5 | 10 |
| … | |||
| 502 | Meridian Elementary | 53.1 | 48.3 |
| 503 | Mono County Office of Education | 53.4 | 39.6 |
| 504 | Solano County Office of Education | 53.6 | 71 |
| 505 | Yuba County Office of Education | 53.8 | 47.2 |
| 506 | Centinela Valley Union High | 56.7 | 38.7 |
| 507 | California School for the Deaf-Fremont (State Special Schl) | 57.4 | 2.6 |
| 508 | Mattole Unified | 58.3 | 18.5 |
| 509 | Inyo County Office of Education | 58.6 | 41.8 |
| 510 | Orange Center | 60 | 32.6 |
| 511 | Adelanto Elementary | 61.5 | 43.9 |
| 512 | Glenn County Office of Education | 61.6 | 52.1 |
| 513 | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 62.1 | 29.2 |
| 514 | Vallecitos Elementary | 64.3 | 15.2 |
| 515 | San Francisco County Office of Education | 65.2 | 52.6 |
| 516 | Yolo County Office of Education | 67.4 | 65.5 |
| 517 | Imperial County Office of Education | 67.7 | 54.2 |
| 518 | Nevada County Office of Education | 70.2 | 61.9 |
| 519 | Oak Grove Union Elementary | 72.2 | 37.6 |
| 520 | Trona Joint Unified | 79.7 | 68.8 |
| 521 | Marin County Office of Education | 83.6 | 42.6 |
| 522 | Bradley Union Elementary | 86.4 | 82.1 |
| 523 | Guerneville Elementary | 86.5 | 60.7 |
| 524 | Cuyama Joint Unified | 89.9 | 79 |
| 525 | Laytonville Unified | 93.8 | 3.2 |
| 525 | Shasta County Office of Education | 93.8 | 45.1 |
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