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 | |
| … | ||||
| 971 | Animo South Los Angeles Charter | 4.7 | 9.2 | |
| 971 | Marina High School | 4.7 | 2.4 | |
| 971 | Ceiba College Preparatory Academy | 4.7 | 3.4 | |
| 971 | Sweetwater Secondary School | 4.7 | 0 | |
| 971 | Ernest S. McBride Sr. High School | 4.7 | 4 | |
| 982 | Redondo Shores High School (Continuation) | 4.8 | 13.9 | |
| 982 | Santa Ana High School | 4.8 | 6.3 | |
| 982 | Orange Glen High School | 4.8 | 2.6 | |
| 982 | Santa Clara High School | 4.8 | 2.7 | |
| 982 | Vista del Lago High School | 4.8 | 4.3 | |
| 982 | The MET | 4.8 | 9.1 | |
| 982 | Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School | 4.8 | 6 | |
| 982 | Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High School | 4.8 | 1 | |
| 990 | San Lorenzo High School | 4.9 | 5 | |
| 990 | Venture (Alternative) | 4.9 | 1.2 | |
| 990 | Palmdale High School | 4.9 | 5.7 | |
| 990 | Lawndale High School | 4.9 | 4.5 | |
| 990 | Chatsworth Charter High School | 4.9 | 5.8 | |
| 990 | North Hollywood Senior High School | 4.9 | 4.2 | |
| 990 | Mesa Verde High School | 4.9 | 3.9 | |
| 990 | West Hills High School | 4.9 | 4.7 | |
| 990 | Julian High School | 4.9 | 2.5 | |
| 990 | Santa Barbara Senior High School | 4.9 | 9.2 | |
| 990 | Santa Ynez Valley Union High School | 4.9 | 3.4 | |
| 990 | Modesto High School | 4.9 | 2.8 | |
| 990 | Riverbank High School | 4.9 | 2.3 | |
| 990 | Renaissance High School for the Arts | 4.9 | 4.8 | |
| 990 | Aveson Global Leadership Academy | 4.9 | 10.4 | |
| 990 | Independence High School | 4.9 | 12.4 | |
| 990 | El Camino High School (Continuation) | 4.9 | 3.6 | |
| 990 | Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High School | 4.9 | 3.5 | |
| 1008 | Mt. Eden High School | 5 | 6.7 | |
| 1008 | Newark Memorial High School | 5 | 6.6 | |
| 1008 | Learning Post High (Alternative) | 5 | 1.6 | |
| 1008 | Ocean View High School | 5 | 5.4 | |
| 1008 | San Benito High School | 5 | 4.8 | |
| 1008 | San Jose High School | 5 | 5.8 | |
| 1008 | Ventura High School | 5 | 8.9 | |
| 1008 | Bitney Prep High School | 5 | 13.6 | |
| 1008 | Mt. Lassen Charter | 5 | 0 | |
| 1017 | Edison High School | 5.1 | 4.7 | |
| 1017 | Lancaster High School | 5.1 | 4.3 | |
| 1017 | Cobalt Institute of Math and Science Academy | 5.1 | 1.3 | |
| 1017 | Galileo High School | 5.1 | 10 | |
| 1017 | Lincoln (Abraham) High School | 5.1 | 5.1 | |
| 1017 | Sequoia High School | 5.1 | 5.7 | |
| 1017 | International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex | 5.1 | 1.9 | |
| 1017 | CHAMPS - Charter HS of Arts-Multimedia & Performing | 5.1 | 6.9 | |
| 1017 | Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy | 5.1 | 5.1 | |
| 1017 | Nova Education Center | 5.1 | 10 | |
| 1027 | Vail High School (Continuation) | 5.2 | 8.7 | |
| … | ||||
| 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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