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 | |
| … | ||||
| 390 | Palm Springs High School | 1.2 | 0.5 | |
| 390 | Scotts Valley High School | 1.2 | 0 | |
| 390 | Irvine High School | 1.2 | 2.2 | |
| 390 | California Academy of Mathematics and Science | 1.2 | 0 | |
| 390 | Middle College High School | 1.2 | 0 | |
| 402 | Las Lomas High School | 1.3 | 0.5 | |
| 402 | Clayton Valley Charter High School | 1.3 | 0.2 | |
| 402 | Clovis High School | 1.3 | 1.1 | |
| 402 | Burroughs High School | 1.3 | 0.7 | |
| 402 | Foshay Learning Center | 1.3 | 1.6 | |
| 402 | North High School | 1.3 | 4.9 | |
| 402 | Sir Francis Drake High School | 1.3 | 0.8 | |
| 402 | Katella High School | 1.3 | 0.7 | |
| 402 | San Clemente High School | 1.3 | 1 | |
| 402 | Chaparral High School | 1.3 | 1.1 | |
| 402 | Rio Americano High School | 1.3 | 3.1 | |
| 402 | Mountain Empire High School | 1.3 | 0 | |
| 402 | Oceana High School | 1.3 | 0 | |
| 402 | Dinuba High School | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| 402 | Esparto High School | 1.3 | 0 | |
| 402 | Leadership Public Schools - Hayward | 1.3 | 0 | |
| 402 | Larchmont Charter | 1.3 | 0 | |
| 402 | Aspire Langston Hughes Academy | 1.3 | 1.5 | |
| 402 | Sierra Pacific High School | 1.3 | 1 | |
| 402 | Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet | 1.3 | 1.1 | |
| 402 | Health Careers Academy | 1.3 | 0.8 | |
| 402 | Central Coast New Tech High School | 1.3 | 2.2 | |
| 402 | Leroy Greene Academy | 1.3 | 0 | |
| 402 | Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School | 1.3 | 0 | |
| 426 | Freedom High School | 1.4 | 0.7 | |
| 426 | El Dorado High School | 1.4 | 0.8 | |
| 426 | Selma High School | 1.4 | 3.7 | |
| 426 | Orland High School | 1.4 | 1.8 | |
| 426 | Ridgeview High School | 1.4 | 2.9 | |
| 426 | Hanford West High School | 1.4 | 0.3 | |
| 426 | Norwalk High School | 1.4 | 0.9 | |
| 426 | Marshall Fundamental | 1.4 | 1.2 | |
| 426 | Redwood High School | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
| 426 | San Luis High School (Continuation) | 1.4 | 10.9 | |
| 426 | Dana Hills High School | 1.4 | 0.9 | |
| 426 | Esperanza High School | 1.4 | 0.5 | |
| 426 | Carpinteria Senior High School | 1.4 | 0.6 | |
| 426 | Leigh High School | 1.4 | 0.8 | |
| 426 | Branham High School | 1.4 | 0.6 | |
| 426 | Foothill High School | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
| 426 | Strathmore High School | 1.4 | 1.5 | |
| 426 | Village Academy High School at Indian Hill | 1.4 | 1.1 | |
| 426 | Monterey Trail High School | 1.4 | 2.1 | |
| 426 | American Indian Public High School | 1.4 | 14.3 | |
| 446 | College Park High School | 1.5 | 2 | |
| 446 | South Tahoe High School | 1.5 | 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 | |
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