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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1 | Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High School | 0 | 0.6 | |
| 1 | Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School | 0 | 3.2 | |
| 1 | Santa Rosa Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Public Safety Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Early College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | William & Marian Ghidotti High School | 0 | 3 | |
| 1 | Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | University Preparatory Academy Charter | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Riverside Preparatory | 0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 | Bitney Prep High School | 0 | 5 | |
| 1 | University High School | 0 | 1.9 | |
| 1 | Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 1 | KIPP San Jose Collegiate | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Minarets High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Alliance Morgan McKinzie High School | 0 | 2.2 | |
| 1 | Aspire Langston Hughes Academy | 0 | 1.3 | |
| 1 | Nea Community Learning Center | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 1 | Da Vinci Charter Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Stockton Early College Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Visalia Technical Early College | 0 | 1.7 | |
| 1 | Western Center Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Joseph A. Gregori High School | 0 | 1.6 | |
| 1 | NOVA Academy - Coachella | 0 | 20 | |
| 1 | Health Careers Academy | 0 | 1.3 | |
| 1 | Pacific Law Academy | 0 | 2.4 | |
| 1 | Heritage Valley Independent Study | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 1 | Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High School | 0 | 2.6 | |
| 1 | Public Safety Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Leroy Greene Academy | 0 | 1.3 | |
| 1 | Reedley Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Silver Oak High Public Montessori Charter | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Da Vinci Communications High School | 0 | 1.7 | |
| 1 | Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy | 0 | 11.3 | |
| 1 | Konocti Education Center | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Compton Early College High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Sutter Peak Charter Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Contra Costa School of Performing Arts | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Aspire East Palo Alto Charter | 0 | 14.7 | |
| 1 | California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Triton Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Stellar Charter | 0 | 14.3 | |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Coastal Academy Charter | 0 | 3.6 | |
| 1 | Phoenix Charter Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Heartland Charter | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | San Jacinto Valley Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Sutter County Special Education | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 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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