Fresno Leader

Erma Duncan Polytechnical High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 100% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 0.5%, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).

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
…
300	Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High School	0.8	2.2
300	Eleanor Roosevelt High School	0.8	1.9
300	Riverside Preparatory	0.8	1.3
300	Rancho Campana High School	0.8	--
325	Livermore High School	0.9	2.4
325	Alameda High School	0.9	1.2
325	Northview High School	0.9	0.9
325	Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies	0.9	0.9
325	Los Altos High School	0.9	0.9
325	Brea-Olinda High School	0.9	0.5
325	Elsinore High School	0.9	1.2
325	Ramona High School	0.9	1.3
325	Madison High School	0.9	1.5
325	San Dieguito High Academy	0.9	1.3
325	Dos Pueblos Senior High School	0.9	2.9
325	Adrian Wilcox High School	0.9	2.4
325	Milpitas High School	0.9	1.7
325	Oakdale High School	0.9	1.7
325	Great Oak High School	0.9	0.7
325	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy	0.9	3.7
325	Learning Choice Academy	0.9	7.2
342	Granada High School	1	0.8
342	Castro Valley High School	1	1
342	Oroville High School	1	1.4
342	Campolindo High School	1	0
342	Erma Duncan Polytechnical High School	1	0.5
342	Liberty High School	1	1.2
342	Hanford High School	1	1.2
342	Gahr (Richard) High School	1	0.8
342	Mark Keppel High School	1	1.1
342	South High School	1	4.3
342	William Workman High School	1	3.1
342	Diamond Bar High School	1	0.3
342	Gonzales High School	1	1.2
342	Placer High School	1	0.9
342	Rancho Verde High School	1	1.3
342	Henry High School	1	1
342	Torrey Pines High School	1	1.7
342	Shasta High School	1	1.2
342	Newbury Park High School	1	0.3
342	PUC Community Charter Middle and PUC Community Charter Early College High School	1	2.1
342	Tustin High School	1	0.4
342	Franklin High School	1	11.6
342	California Military Institute	1	0
342	San Diego International Studies	1	1.1
342	Frontier High School	1	24.4
342	Summit Preparatory Charter High School	1	4.3
342	San Juan Hills High School	1	1.2
342	Lathrop High School	1	1.4
342	Liberty Ranch High School	1	1.5
371	Liberty High School	1.1	1.2
…
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