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 | 2018-19 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Emery Secondary School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Williams Junior/Senior High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Freedom High School | 0 | 1.4 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School | 0 | 2.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Oasis Continuation High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Frazier Mountain High School | 0 | 3.8 | |
| 1 | Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation) | 0 | 1.7 | |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mayfair High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | South Hills High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Arena High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.1 | |
| 1 | El Segundo High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | La Canada High School | 0 | 0.6 | |
| 1 | Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 452 | Monterey Trail High School | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
| 452 | Animo Pat Brown | 1.6 | 2.7 | |
| 452 | Madera South High School | 1.6 | 3 | |
| 452 | Independence High School | 1.6 | 19.1 | |
| 452 | Ceiba College Preparatory Academy | 1.6 | 4.7 | |
| 452 | Gompers Preparatory Academy | 1.6 | 0 | |
| 469 | Albany High School | 1.7 | 2.8 | |
| 469 | Liberty High School | 1.7 | 1.1 | |
| 469 | Delano High School | 1.7 | 3.1 | |
| 469 | Liberty High School | 1.7 | 1.1 | |
| 469 | Culver City High School | 1.7 | 2.9 | |
| 469 | John F. Kennedy High School | 1.7 | 2.4 | |
| 469 | La Mirada High School | 1.7 | 0.7 | |
| 469 | William S. Hart High School | 1.7 | 1.5 | |
| 469 | Los Banos High School | 1.7 | 2.3 | |
| 469 | Buena Park High School | 1.7 | 2.7 | |
| 469 | Pacifica High School | 1.7 | 5.9 | |
| 469 | El Camino Real Continuation High School | 1.7 | 15.4 | |
| 469 | Norco High School | 1.7 | 1.9 | |
| 469 | Center High School | 1.7 | 2.5 | |
| 469 | Mt. Carmel High School | 1.7 | 0 | |
| 469 | San Luis Obispo High School | 1.7 | 0.6 | |
| 469 | Piedmont Hills High School | 1.7 | 2.5 | |
| 469 | Elise P. Buckingham Charter Magnet High School | 1.7 | 2.9 | |
| 469 | Patterson High School | 1.7 | 2.5 | |
| 469 | Central Valley High School | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
| 469 | Tahquitz High School | 1.7 | 2.5 | |
| 469 | School of Engineering & Sciences | 1.7 | 2 | |
| 469 | Academy of Careers and Exploration | 1.7 | 3.8 | |
| 469 | Del Norte High School | 1.7 | 0.6 | |
| 469 | Alliance Ted K. Tajima High School | 1.7 | 3.1 | |
| 469 | Samueli Academy | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
| 469 | Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School | 1.7 | 1.9 | |
| 469 | Orange Vista High School | 1.7 | -- | |
| 469 | Denair High School | 1.7 | 3.2 | |
| 498 | Acalanes High School | 1.8 | 1.9 | |
| 498 | Baldwin Park High School | 1.8 | 2.8 | |
| 498 | Downtown Business High School | 1.8 | 2.7 | |
| 498 | Temescal Canyon High School | 1.8 | 1.5 | |
| 498 | Mission Bay High School | 1.8 | 0 | |
| 498 | Lompoc High School | 1.8 | 2.8 | |
| 498 | Los Gatos High School | 1.8 | 3.2 | |
| 498 | Westlake High School | 1.8 | 1.1 | |
| 498 | Independence High School | 1.8 | 19.1 | |
| 498 | California Military Institute | 1.8 | 1 | |
| 498 | Summit High School | 1.8 | 3.8 | |
| 498 | Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School | 1.8 | 6.6 | |
| 498 | Antelope High School | 1.8 | 2.9 | |
| 498 | Sierra Pacific High School | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| 498 | Riverside STEM Academy | 1.8 | 0 | |
| 498 | California Academy of Mathematics and Science | 1.8 | 1.2 | |
| … | ||||
| 2167 | Oroville High Community Day | 81.8 | 90.9 | |
| 2169 | Gould Educational Center | 82.4 | 17.2 | |
| 2170 | Come Back Charter | 83.7 | -- | |
| 2171 | Gateway High School (Continuation) | 84.6 | 36.4 | |
| 2172 | Tulare County Court | 85.7 | 54.1 | |
| 2173 | Dan Jacobs | 88.9 | 86.7 | |
| 2174 | Matrix for Success Academy | 89.6 | -- | |
| 2175 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | 90 | 66.7 | |
| 2175 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 90 | 85.3 | |
| 2177 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.2 | 90.1 | |
| 2178 | Independence Charter Academy | 90.3 | 6.3 | |
| 2179 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | 91.4 | 73.8 | |
| 2180 | Highlands Community Charter | 91.6 | 76.2 | |
| 2181 | S.F. County Special Education | 91.7 | 75 | |
| 2182 | SIATech Academy South | 92.1 | 87.7 | |
| 2183 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | 92.4 | 24.8 | |
| 2184 | Clear Passage Educational Center | 92.9 | -- | |
| 2185 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 93.2 | 0 | |
| 2186 | Laytonville High School | 93.8 | 3.2 | |
| 2187 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | 95.5 | 63.3 | |
| 2188 | San Bernardino County Special Education | 96.1 | 47.4 | |
| 2189 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | 97.3 | 44.3 | |
| 2190 | Family First Charter | 98 | 92.7 | |
| 2191 | New Opportunities Charter | 98.2 | 96.5 | |
| 2192 | Special Education | 98.6 | -- | |
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