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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1624 | Centennial Continuation High School | 18.2 | 21.1 | |
| 1624 | William Finch | 18.2 | 9.1 | |
| 1624 | Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert | 18.2 | 2.1 | |
| 1624 | Antelope Valley Learning Academy | 18.2 | 25.3 | |
| 1624 | San Joaquin Valley High School | 18.2 | 20 | |
| 1624 | Mountain Park | 18.2 | 11.8 | |
| 1634 | Downtown High School | 18.3 | 28.3 | |
| 1635 | Charter Community School Home Study Academy | 18.4 | 22.2 | |
| 1635 | Pioneer Continuation High School | 18.4 | 20.5 | |
| 1635 | Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy | 18.4 | 14.8 | |
| 1635 | Orange Grove High School | 18.4 | 41.4 | |
| 1639 | iQ Academy California-Los Angeles | 18.5 | 27.7 | |
| 1640 | Black Diamond High School (Continuation) | 18.6 | 18 | |
| 1640 | Thomas Jefferson Senior High School | 18.6 | 20.3 | |
| 1640 | Alessandro High School | 18.6 | 21.5 | |
| 1640 | Oak View High School & Education Center | 18.6 | 18.4 | |
| 1640 | Crossroads Charter | 18.6 | 12.2 | |
| 1640 | New Designs Charter | 18.6 | 13 | |
| 1646 | Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School | 18.7 | 24.8 | |
| 1646 | East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High No. 2 | 18.7 | 10.6 | |
| 1646 | Moreno Valley Online Academy | 18.7 | 10.3 | |
| 1649 | Buena Vista High School (Continuation) | 18.8 | 12.5 | |
| 1649 | Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center | 18.8 | 4.5 | |
| 1649 | Las Flores High (Alternative) | 18.8 | 24.7 | |
| 1649 | Slover Mountain High School (Continuation) | 18.8 | 26.3 | |
| 1649 | West Side Valley High School (Continuation) | 18.8 | 0 | |
| 1649 | Soldier Mountain High School (Continuation) | 18.8 | 23.1 | |
| 1649 | San Juan Choices Charter | 18.8 | 13.9 | |
| 1649 | Oak Glen High School | 18.8 | 3.4 | |
| 1649 | Evergreen High School | 18.8 | 6.9 | |
| 1658 | Blair High School | 18.9 | 21.6 | |
| 1658 | Phoenix High School (Continuation) | 18.9 | 12.8 | |
| 1658 | Ark Independent Studies | 18.9 | 23.7 | |
| 1661 | West Park Charter Academy | 19 | 20.9 | |
| 1661 | Manual Arts Senior High School | 19 | 11.8 | |
| 1661 | Bayside Community Day | 19 | 14.1 | |
| 1661 | Butte Valley High School | 19 | 5.9 | |
| 1661 | Butte View High School | 19 | 8.7 | |
| 1661 | Placer County Community Schools | 19 | 18.8 | |
| 1667 | Hillside High School | 19.1 | 19.8 | |
| 1667 | Independence High School | 19.1 | 12.4 | |
| 1667 | Vista Nueva Career and Technology High School | 19.1 | 11.2 | |
| 1670 | Canyon Oaks High School | 19.2 | 22.6 | |
| 1671 | Chaparral High School | 19.3 | 1.1 | |
| 1671 | South Lindhurst Continuation High School | 19.3 | 22.5 | |
| 1671 | Academy for Multilingual Arts and Science at Mervyn M. Dymally High School | 19.3 | 10.8 | |
| 1674 | Independence Continuation | 19.4 | 16.4 | |
| 1674 | Valley Vista High School (Continuation) | 19.4 | 24.5 | |
| 1674 | Del Puerto High School | 19.4 | 26 | |
| 1674 | Albert Powell Continuation | 19.4 | 25 | |
| 1674 | Pacific High School | 19.4 | 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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