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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1368 | California City High School | 10.5 | 12.4 | |
| 1373 | Benjamin Franklin Senior High School | 10.6 | 9.9 | |
| 1373 | Jefferson High School | 10.6 | 2.5 | |
| 1373 | Prospect High School (Continuation) | 10.6 | 42.9 | |
| 1376 | Desert Valley High School (Continuation) | 10.7 | 4.6 | |
| 1376 | Yreka High School | 10.7 | 2.8 | |
| 1376 | Oakland Charter High School | 10.7 | 4.9 | |
| 1376 | Sierra Vista Charter High School | 10.7 | 23.5 | |
| 1376 | Vista Oaks Charter | 10.7 | 15.6 | |
| 1376 | Accelerated Charter High School | 10.7 | 14.5 | |
| 1382 | New Technology High School | 10.8 | 0 | |
| 1382 | Magnolia Science Academy 2 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| 1382 | Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy School of Technology Business and Education | 10.8 | 13 | |
| 1385 | Valley High School | 10.9 | 10.9 | |
| 1385 | Rancho Alamitos High School | 10.9 | 8 | |
| 1385 | Heritage Peak Charter | 10.9 | 7.4 | |
| 1388 | Grover Cleveland Charter High School | 11 | 9.2 | |
| 1388 | Hollywood Senior High School | 11 | 7.4 | |
| 1388 | Roseville High School | 11 | 4.8 | |
| 1391 | San Joaquin High School (Continuation) | 11.1 | 36.8 | |
| 1391 | Arena High School (Continuation) | 11.1 | 0 | |
| 1391 | Modoc High School | 11.1 | 10.9 | |
| 1391 | Black Rock Alternative/Continuation | 11.1 | 12.2 | |
| 1391 | Liberty High School | 11.1 | 1.2 | |
| 1391 | Sierra High School | 11.1 | 0 | |
| 1391 | Carter G. Woodson Public Charter | 11.1 | 30.2 | |
| 1391 | Ronald E. McNair High School | 11.1 | 14.2 | |
| 1391 | River Springs Charter | 11.1 | 16.7 | |
| 1391 | Lincoln High School | 11.1 | 2.7 | |
| 1391 | San Pasqual Academy | 11.1 | 9.5 | |
| 1391 | Sonia Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Academies | 11.1 | 8.8 | |
| 1391 | Empire Springs Charter | 11.1 | 6.7 | |
| 1391 | Tehama eLearning Academy | 11.1 | 3 | |
| 1391 | Pathways Charter | 11.1 | 2.1 | |
| 1391 | Community Collaborative Virtual - Keppel Partnership Academy | 11.1 | -- | |
| 1407 | Animo College Preparatory Academy | 11.2 | 25.4 | |
| 1408 | Vineyard Alternative | 11.3 | 17.2 | |
| 1408 | Kern Valley High School | 11.3 | 7.8 | |
| 1408 | Ulysses S. Grant Senior High School | 11.3 | 10.7 | |
| 1408 | Alvord Continuation High School | 11.3 | 13.2 | |
| 1408 | Plaza Robles Continuation High School | 11.3 | 22 | |
| 1408 | Roselawn High School | 11.3 | 19.8 | |
| 1408 | Sequoia High School | 11.3 | 5.7 | |
| 1408 | Los Angeles Leadership Academy | 11.3 | 7.7 | |
| 1408 | Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy | 11.3 | 4.2 | |
| 1417 | Rancho Learning Center (Alternative) | 11.5 | 3.1 | |
| 1417 | Huntington Park Senior High School | 11.5 | 10 | |
| 1417 | San Juan High School | 11.5 | 14.2 | |
| 1417 | Creekside High School | 11.5 | 8.1 | |
| 1417 | ICEF View Park Preparatory Charter High School | 11.5 | 12.1 | |
| 1417 | Ralph J. Bunche High School | 11.5 | 13.1 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | |
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