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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1741 | Coronado High School (Continuation) | 20.9 | 11.8 | |
| 1741 | Alessandro High School | 20.9 | 18.6 | |
| 1744 | Rudsdale Continuation | 21 | 8.4 | |
| 1745 | Esperanza High School (Continuation) | 21.1 | 56.3 | |
| 1745 | California Virtual Academy at Kings | 21.1 | 31 | |
| 1747 | San Andreas Continuation High School | 21.2 | 29.4 | |
| 1748 | Brenkwitz High School | 21.3 | 26.4 | |
| 1749 | Sonoma County Special Education | 21.4 | 20 | |
| 1749 | Tulare Technical Preparatory High School | 21.4 | 34.8 | |
| 1749 | Life Learning Academy Charter | 21.4 | 23.1 | |
| 1752 | Marie L. Hare High School | 21.5 | 15.8 | |
| 1752 | School of Extended Educational Options | 21.5 | 27.3 | |
| 1754 | Tri-C Community Day | 21.7 | 32.3 | |
| 1755 | Prospects High (Alternative) | 21.8 | 21.6 | |
| 1755 | New Designs Charter School-Watts | 21.8 | 31.5 | |
| 1757 | Independence High (Alternative) | 21.9 | 16.2 | |
| 1757 | Oak Glen High School | 21.9 | 18.8 | |
| 1759 | Foothills High School | 22 | 21.4 | |
| 1760 | Communication and Technology at Diego Rivera Learning Complex | 22.1 | 12.7 | |
| 1761 | HomeTech Charter | 22.2 | 29.2 | |
| 1761 | Chaparral High School (Continuation) | 22.2 | 24.1 | |
| 1761 | Insight @ San Diego | 22.2 | 27.3 | |
| 1761 | MERIT Academy | 22.2 | 30 | |
| 1765 | John R. Wooden High School | 22.4 | 15.7 | |
| 1766 | Crescent Valley Public Charter II | 22.5 | 23.6 | |
| 1767 | School of Unlimited Learning | 22.7 | 46.8 | |
| 1767 | McClellan High School (Continuation) | 22.7 | 40.5 | |
| 1767 | Big Picture Educational Academy | 22.7 | 15.8 | |
| 1767 | Riverside County Education Academy | 22.7 | 17 | |
| 1767 | Northern United - Siskiyou Charter | 22.7 | -- | |
| 1767 | Vista Real Charter High School | 22.7 | 25.3 | |
| 1773 | John F. Kennedy High School | 22.8 | 2.4 | |
| 1774 | Independence High (Alternative) | 22.9 | 16.2 | |
| 1775 | San Antonio Continuation | 23 | 42.2 | |
| 1775 | Citrus High School (Continuation) | 23 | 33.3 | |
| 1775 | Abraxas Continuation High School | 23 | 4.1 | |
| 1778 | Monroe High School (Continuation) | 23.1 | 42.9 | |
| 1778 | Hillside Junior/Senior High School | 23.1 | -- | |
| 1778 | Mountain View High School (Continuation) | 23.1 | 41.2 | |
| 1778 | Stanislaus County Special Education | 23.1 | 23.5 | |
| 1782 | Valley View High School (Continuation) | 23.2 | 37.4 | |
| 1782 | Tierra Del Sol Continuation High School | 23.2 | 23.3 | |
| 1784 | Diego Hills Central Public Charter | 23.3 | 28.6 | |
| 1784 | Independent Study Sojourner Truth | 23.3 | 26.9 | |
| 1786 | Capital City Independent Study | 23.4 | 26.9 | |
| 1787 | Elsie Allen High School | 23.5 | 18.2 | |
| 1787 | Gorman Learning Center | 23.5 | 10 | |
| 1787 | San Jose Conservation Corps Charter | 23.5 | 45.1 | |
| 1790 | Vista High School | 23.7 | 9 | |
| 1790 | Bidwell Continuation High School | 23.7 | 29.9 | |
| 1792 | Silver Springs High School (Continuation) | 23.8 | 25.7 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | -- | |
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