Fresno Leader

Sierra Charter's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year increased by 13.4% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 15.7%, 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	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
…
1621	Jane Frederick High School	16.9	22.5
1621	IDEA Center	16.9	3.8
1621	Peninsula High School (Continuation)	16.9	21.6
1624	Frontier High School	17.1	17.4
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
…
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	--