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 |
| … | |||
| 1649 | Aspire Pacific Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 17.9 |
| 1649 | Oakland International High | Oakland Unified | 17.9 |
| 1649 | Adelante High | Riverbank Unified | 17.9 |
| 1653 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 18.2 |
| 1653 | Eagle Tree Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 18.2 |
| 1653 | George Washington Preparatory High | Los Angeles Unified | 18.2 |
| 1653 | Central Bay High (Continuation) | North Monterey County Unified | 18.2 |
| 1653 | CIS Academy | Pasadena Unified | 18.2 |
| 1653 | Salisbury High (Continuation) | Red Bluff Joint Union High | 18.2 |
| 1653 | Valley Charter High | Stanislaus County Office of Education | 18.2 |
| 1653 | Tustin Connect | Tustin Unified | 18.2 |
| 1653 | Discovery High | Yreka Union High | 18.2 |
| 1662 | Augustus F. Hawkins High B Community Health Advocates | Los Angeles Unified | 18.3 |
| 1662 | Black Diamond High (Continuation) | Pittsburg Unified | 18.3 |
| 1662 | Butterfield Charter High | Porterville Unified | 18.3 |
| 1662 | River Springs Charter | Riverside County Office of Education | 18.3 |
| 1666 | Thornton High | Jefferson Union High | 18.4 |
| 1666 | Learning for Life Charter | Monterey Peninsula Unified | 18.4 |
| 1666 | one.Charter | San Joaquin County Office of Education | 18.4 |
| 1666 | Cache Creek High (Continuation) | Woodland Joint Unified | 18.4 |
| 1670 | Desert Oasis High (Continuation) | Central Union High | 18.5 |
| 1670 | Academy for Multilingual Arts and Science at Mervyn M. Dymally High | Los Angeles Unified | 18.5 |
| 1670 | Crossroads High (Alternative) | Newark Unified | 18.5 |
| 1673 | Dewey Academy | Oakland Unified | 18.6 |
| 1673 | Desert Learning Academy | Palm Springs Unified | 18.6 |
| 1673 | Fusion Charter | Turlock Unified | 18.6 |
| 1676 | Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 18.7 |
| 1676 | American Indian Public High | Oakland Unified | 18.7 |
| 1676 | Stagg Senior High | Stockton Unified | 18.7 |
| 1679 | Independence High (Continuation) | Amador County Unified | 18.8 |
| 1679 | Lovell High | Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified | 18.8 |
| 1679 | Dunsmuir High | Dunsmuir Joint Union High | 18.8 |
| 1679 | Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 18.8 |
| 1679 | Los Angeles Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 18.8 |
| 1679 | Pueblo de Los Angeles Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 18.8 |
| 1679 | Decoto School for Independent Study | New Haven Unified | 18.8 |
| 1679 | Prospect High (Continuation) | Oroville Union High | 18.8 |
| 1679 | Northwest Prep Charter | Piner-Olivet Union Elementary | 18.8 |
| 1679 | Victor Valley High | Victor Valley Union High | 18.8 |
| 1689 | Gateway High (Continuation) | Clovis Unified | 18.9 |
| 1689 | Valley High | Delano Joint Union High | 18.9 |
| 1689 | La Vista High (Continuation) | Fullerton Joint Union High | 18.9 |
| 1692 | Jamison (Donald C.) High (Continuation) | Lemoore Union High | 19 |
| 1692 | Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain | Oro Grande | 19 |
| 1692 | Pacific Coast Charter | Pajaro Valley Unified | 19 |
| 1695 | Helen Bernstein High | Los Angeles Unified | 19.1 |
| 1695 | Gerber Jr./Sr. High | Sacramento County Office of Education | 19.1 |
| 1697 | Las Flores High (Alternative) | Elk Grove Unified | 19.2 |
| 1697 | Mojave River Academy - Marble City | Oro Grande | 19.2 |
| 1697 | Abraham Lincoln Alternative | Southern Kern Unified | 19.2 |
| 1700 | Maple High | Lompoc Unified | 19.3 |
| … | |||
| 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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