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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1625 | Amistad High School (Continuation) | 17.2 | 25.6 | |
| 1625 | Summit High School (Continuation) | 17.2 | 20.2 | |
| 1625 | California Virtual Academy at Maricopa | 17.2 | -- | |
| 1628 | Mendota High School | 17.3 | 18.1 | |
| 1628 | East High School (Continuation) | 17.3 | 59.3 | |
| 1628 | Independence | 17.3 | 20.5 | |
| 1631 | Kings County Special Education | 17.4 | 0 | |
| 1631 | Trona High School | 17.4 | 5.3 | |
| 1631 | San Pasqual Academy | 17.4 | 11.1 | |
| 1634 | John C. Fremont Senior High School | 17.5 | 15.1 | |
| 1634 | San Andreas High School (Continuation) | 17.5 | 21.4 | |
| 1634 | Jordan (June) School for Equity | 17.5 | 3.8 | |
| 1634 | Los Angeles High School of the Arts | 17.5 | 20 | |
| 1634 | Synergy Quantum Academy | 17.5 | 6.3 | |
| 1639 | Tioga High School | 17.6 | 0 | |
| 1639 | Silver Valley Academy | 17.6 | -- | |
| 1641 | Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School | 17.7 | 24.1 | |
| 1641 | Castle Rock | 17.7 | 21.2 | |
| 1641 | Kings Valley Academy II | 17.7 | 23.1 | |
| 1644 | Pegasus High School | 17.8 | 14 | |
| 1644 | Salinas Community | 17.8 | 12.7 | |
| 1644 | Sierra Charter | 17.8 | 15.7 | |
| 1644 | Da Vinci Design | 17.8 | 1.6 | |
| 1644 | Crenshaw Science Technology Engineering Math and Medicine Magnet | 17.8 | 15 | |
| 1649 | Amelia Earhart Continuation | 17.9 | 41.8 | |
| 1649 | Adelante High School | 17.9 | 15.4 | |
| 1649 | Oakland International High School | 17.9 | 19.8 | |
| 1649 | Aspire Pacific Academy | 17.9 | -- | |
| 1653 | Eagle Tree Continuation | 18.2 | 45.2 | |
| 1653 | George Washington Preparatory High School | 18.2 | 23.1 | |
| 1653 | Central Bay High School (Continuation) | 18.2 | 16.7 | |
| 1653 | Discovery High School | 18.2 | 10 | |
| 1653 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | 18.2 | 89.5 | |
| 1653 | Salisbury High School (Continuation) | 18.2 | 7.6 | |
| 1653 | Valley Charter High School | 18.2 | 14.3 | |
| 1653 | Tustin Connect | 18.2 | 29.4 | |
| 1653 | CIS Academy | 18.2 | 3.2 | |
| 1662 | Black Diamond High School (Continuation) | 18.3 | 18.6 | |
| 1662 | River Springs Charter | 18.3 | 11.1 | |
| 1662 | Butterfield Charter High School | 18.3 | 14.6 | |
| 1662 | Augustus F. Hawkins High B Community Health Advocates | 18.3 | 20 | |
| 1666 | Thornton High School | 18.4 | 14.9 | |
| 1666 | Cache Creek High School (Continuation) | 18.4 | 21.2 | |
| 1666 | Learning for Life Charter | 18.4 | 34.6 | |
| 1666 | one.Charter | 18.4 | 32 | |
| 1670 | Crossroads High (Alternative) | 18.5 | 16.7 | |
| 1670 | Desert Oasis High School (Continuation) | 18.5 | 29.7 | |
| 1670 | Academy for Multilingual Arts and Science at Mervyn M. Dymally High School | 18.5 | 19.3 | |
| 1673 | Fusion Charter | 18.6 | 22.4 | |
| 1673 | Desert Learning Academy | 18.6 | 17.1 | |
| 1675 | Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School | 18.7 | 18.7 | |
| … | ||||
| 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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