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 |
| … | |||
| 735 | Alhambra Senior High | Martinez Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Estancia High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Orange County Special Education | Orange County Department of Education | 3 |
| 735 | Oroville High | Oroville Union High | 3 |
| 735 | Mesa Verde High | San Juan Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Mission Oak High | Tulare Joint Union High | 3 |
| 735 | Valley Center High | Valley Center-Pauma Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Washington High | Washington Unified | 3 |
| 752 | Eastside High | Antelope Valley Union High | 3.1 |
| 752 | Apple Valley High | Apple Valley Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Los Osos High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 3.1 |
| 752 | Luis Valdez Leadership Academy | East Side Union High | 3.1 |
| 752 | Garden Grove High | Garden Grove Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Hesperia High | Hesperia Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Environmental Science High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | High Tech LA | Los Angeles Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Central Coast New Tech High | Lucia Mar Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | New Technology High | Napa Valley Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy | Oakland Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Coliseum College Prep Academy | Oakland Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Balboa High | San Francisco Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Mountain Heights Academy | San Jacinto Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy | San Juan Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Alder Grove Charter School 2 | South Bay Union Elementary | 3.1 |
| 752 | El Molino High | West Sonoma County Union High | 3.1 |
| 769 | Clovis West High | Clovis Unified | 3.2 |
| 769 | Coronado High | Coronado Unified | 3.2 |
| 769 | Escalon High | Escalon Unified | 3.2 |
| 769 | Gilroy High | Gilroy Unified | 3.2 |
| 769 | Lakewood High | Long Beach Unified | 3.2 |
| 769 | Buhach Colony High | Merced Union High | 3.2 |
| 769 | Desert Hot Springs High | Palm Springs Unified | 3.2 |
| 769 | San Benito High | San Benito High | 3.2 |
| 769 | Mira Mesa High | San Diego Unified | 3.2 |
| 769 | Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts A Public School | San Francisco Unified | 3.2 |
| 769 | Hillsdale High | San Mateo Union High | 3.2 |
| 769 | Mission Early College High | Santa Clara Unified | 3.2 |
| 769 | San Ysidro High | Sweetwater Union High | 3.2 |
| 769 | Golden Valley High | William S. Hart Union High | 3.2 |
| 783 | Las Lomas High | Acalanes Union High | 3.3 |
| 783 | Inspire School of Arts and Sciences | Chico Unified | 3.3 |
| 783 | Elk Grove High | Elk Grove Unified | 3.3 |
| 783 | Hughson High | Hughson Unified | 3.3 |
| 783 | Discovery Charter Preparatory School #2 | Los Angeles Unified | 3.3 |
| 783 | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies | Los Angeles Unified | 3.3 |
| 783 | Fred C. Beyer High | Modesto City High | 3.3 |
| 783 | Los Altos High | Mountain View-Los Altos Union High | 3.3 |
| 783 | La Entrada High | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | 3.3 |
| 783 | Ganesha High | Pomona Unified | 3.3 |
| 783 | Oakmont High | Roseville Joint Union High | 3.3 |
| 783 | San Bernardino High | San Bernardino City Unified | 3.3 |
| … | |||
| 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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