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 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 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.”
Top 100 Schools Ranked by Dropout Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Nea Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Anderson New Technology High | Anderson Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High | Anderson Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Mayfair High | Bellflower Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High | Black Oak Mine Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation) | Cabrillo Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Minarets High | Chawanakee Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista | Chula Vista Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | NOVA Academy - Coachella | Coachella Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Compton Early College High | Compton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Contra Costa School of Performing Arts | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Technology High | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | 0 |
| 1 | South Hills High | Covina-Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Da Vinci Charter Academy | Davis Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Davis School for Independent Study | Davis Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley | Duarte Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Durham High | Durham Unified | 0 |
| … | |||
| 1108 | Foothill High | Twin Rivers Unified | 6 |
| 1116 | Banning High | Banning Unified | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Boynton High | Campbell Union High | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Clovis Online Charter | Clovis Unified | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Orosi High | Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Fallbrook High | Fallbrook Union High | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Hayward High | Hayward Unified | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Kingsburg Independent Study High | Kingsburg Joint Union High | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Ortega High | Lake Elsinore Unified | 6.1 |
| 1116 | L.A. County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 6.1 |
| 1116 | South Gate Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Woodrow Wilson Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Granite Hills High | Porterville Unified | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Milor Continuation High | Rialto Unified | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Washington (George) High | San Francisco Unified | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Harbor High | Santa Cruz City High | 6.1 |
| 1116 | El Cerrito High | West Contra Costa Unified | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Willows High | Willows Unified | 6.1 |
| 1133 | Magnolia High | Anaheim Union High | 6.2 |
| 1133 | Ontario High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 6.2 |
| 1133 | Oak Grove High | East Side Union High | 6.2 |
| 1133 | Fresno High | Fresno Unified | 6.2 |
| 1133 | Reseda Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.2 |
| 1133 | Twin Oaks High | San Marcos Unified | 6.2 |
| 1133 | Apollo High | Simi Valley Unified | 6.2 |
| 1133 | Connecting Waters Charter | Waterford Unified | 6.2 |
| 1141 | Nueva Vista Continuation High | Bassett Unified | 6.3 |
| 1141 | Chico High | Chico Unified | 6.3 |
| 1141 | Animo Inglewood Charter High | Inglewood Unified | 6.3 |
| 1141 | Lone Pine High | Lone Pine Unified | 6.3 |
| 1141 | Robert Fulton College Preparatory | Los Angeles Unified | 6.3 |
| 1141 | Schurr High | Montebello Unified | 6.3 |
| 1141 | Perris High | Perris Union High | 6.3 |
| 1141 | Portola Junior/Senior High | Plumas Unified | 6.3 |
| 1141 | Point Arena High | Point Arena Joint Union High | 6.3 |
| 1141 | Grove | Redlands Unified | 6.3 |
| 1141 | Abraham Lincoln Continuation | Riverside Unified | 6.3 |
| 1152 | Rosemead High | El Monte Union High | 6.4 |
| 1152 | Academy of the Redwoods | Fortuna Union High | 6.4 |
| 1152 | Gridley High | Gridley Unified | 6.4 |
| 1152 | Chatsworth Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.4 |
| 1152 | Phineas Banning Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.4 |
| 1152 | WESM Health/Sports Medicine | Los Angeles Unified | 6.4 |
| 1152 | Maria Carrillo High | Santa Rosa High | 6.4 |
| 1152 | Menlo-Atherton High | Sequoia Union High | 6.4 |
| 1152 | Santa Clarita Valley International | William S. Hart Union High | 6.4 |
| 1161 | Dominguez High | Compton Unified | 6.5 |
| 1161 | Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 6.5 |
| 1161 | Carson Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.5 |
| 1161 | Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 6.5 |
| 1161 | John H. Francis Polytechnic | Los Angeles Unified | 6.5 |
| … | |||
| 2169 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 81.8 |
| 2171 | Gould Educational Center | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 82.4 |
| 2172 | Come Back Charter | Merced County Office of Education | 83.7 |
| 2173 | Gateway High (Continuation) | Chowchilla Union High | 84.6 |
| 2174 | Tulare County Court | Tulare County Office of Education | 85.7 |
| 2175 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2176 | Matrix for Success Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 89.6 |
| 2177 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | Fresno County Office of Education | 90 |
| 2177 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 90 |
| 2179 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.2 |
| 2180 | Independence Charter Academy | Helendale Elementary | 90.3 |
| 2181 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 91.4 |
| 2182 | Highlands Community Charter | Twin Rivers Unified | 91.6 |
| 2183 | S.F. County Special Education | San Francisco County Office of Education | 91.7 |
| 2184 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 92.1 |
| 2185 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 92.4 |
| 2186 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 92.9 |
| 2187 | Boron Junior-Senior High | Muroc Joint Unified | 93.2 |
| 2188 | Laytonville High | Laytonville Unified | 93.8 |
| 2189 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 95.5 |
| 2190 | San Bernardino County Special Education | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 96.1 |
| 2191 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | Shasta County Office of Education | 97.3 |
| 2192 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98 |
| 2193 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98.2 |
| 2194 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 98.6 |
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