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 |
| … | |||
| 1604 | Decoto School for Independent Study | New Haven Unified | 17.0 |
| 1604 | Riverside County Education Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 17.0 |
| 1606 | Bay Area Technology | Oakland Unified | 17.1 |
| 1606 | Desert Learning Academy | Palm Springs Unified | 17.1 |
| 1606 | Sierra Vista High (Alternative) | Whittier Union High | 17.1 |
| 1609 | Gould Educational Center | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 17.2 |
| 1609 | North State Independence High | Shasta Union High | 17.2 |
| 1609 | California Virtual Academy @ San Diego | Spencer Valley Elementary | 17.2 |
| 1612 | Willits High | Willits Unified | 17.3 |
| 1613 | Frontier High | Oxnard Union High | 17.4 |
| 1614 | School for the Visual Arts and Humanities | Los Angeles Unified | 17.5 |
| 1615 | Liberty High (Continuation) | Paso Robles Joint Unified | 17.6 |
| 1616 | Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) | Torrance Unified | 17.7 |
| 1617 | Valley Atwater Community | Merced County Office of Education | 17.8 |
| 1617 | Liberty High (Alternative) | San Jose Unified | 17.8 |
| 1619 | Helen Hunt Jackson College Prep High | Hemet Unified | 17.9 |
| 1619 | W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter | Washington Unified | 17.9 |
| 1621 | Alvord Alternative Continuation High | Alvord Unified | 18.0 |
| 1621 | Jack London Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 18.0 |
| 1623 | Mendota High | Mendota Unified | 18.1 |
| 1624 | Centennial Continuation High | Corning Union High | 18.2 |
| 1624 | William Finch | Glenn County Office of Education | 18.2 |
| 1624 | Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert | Hesperia Unified | 18.2 |
| 1624 | Independence Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 18.2 |
| 1624 | Mountain Park | Monrovia Unified | 18.2 |
| 1624 | East Stanislaus High | Oakdale Joint Unified | 18.2 |
| 1624 | Antelope Valley Learning Academy | Palmdale Elementary | 18.2 |
| 1624 | San Joaquin Valley High | Parlier Unified | 18.2 |
| 1624 | Elsie Allen High | Santa Rosa High | 18.2 |
| 1624 | Westwood High | Westwood Unified | 18.2 |
| 1634 | Downtown High | San Francisco Unified | 18.3 |
| 1635 | Orange Grove High | Corona-Norco Unified | 18.4 |
| 1635 | Charter Community School Home Study Academy | El Dorado County Office of Education | 18.4 |
| 1635 | Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy | Oakland Unified | 18.4 |
| 1635 | Pioneer Continuation High | Shasta Union High | 18.4 |
| 1639 | iQ Academy California-Los Angeles | Rowland Unified | 18.5 |
| 1640 | Crossroads Charter | Armona Union Elementary | 18.6 |
| 1640 | Alessandro High | Hemet Unified | 18.6 |
| 1640 | New Designs Charter | Los Angeles Unified | 18.6 |
| 1640 | Thomas Jefferson Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 18.6 |
| 1640 | Black Diamond High (Continuation) | Pittsburg Unified | 18.6 |
| 1640 | Oak View High School & Education Center | Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified | 18.6 |
| 1646 | East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High No. 2 | Los Angeles Unified | 18.7 |
| 1646 | Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 18.7 |
| 1646 | Moreno Valley Online Academy | Moreno Valley Unified | 18.7 |
| 1649 | Slover Mountain High (Continuation) | Colton Joint Unified | 18.8 |
| 1649 | Las Flores High (Alternative) | Elk Grove Unified | 18.8 |
| 1649 | Soldier Mountain High (Continuation) | Fall River Joint Unified | 18.8 |
| 1649 | West Side Valley High (Continuation) | Newman-Crows Landing Unified | 18.8 |
| 1649 | San Juan Choices Charter | San Juan Unified | 18.8 |
| 1649 | Buena Vista High (Continuation) | Taft Union High | 18.8 |
| … | |||
| 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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