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 |
| … | |||
| 498 | Los Gatos High | Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High | 1.8 |
| 498 | Marco Antonio Firebaugh High | Lynwood Unified | 1.8 |
| 498 | California Military Institute | Perris Union High | 1.8 |
| 498 | Riverside STEM Academy | Riverside Unified | 1.8 |
| 498 | Antelope High | Roseville Joint Union High | 1.8 |
| 498 | Mission Bay High | San Diego Unified | 1.8 |
| 514 | Sierra Vista High | Baldwin Park Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Family Partnership Home Study Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 1.9 |
| 514 | San Juan Hills High | Capistrano Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Etiwanda High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 1.9 |
| 514 | Chino High | Chino Valley Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Cesar E. Chavez High | Delano Joint Union High | 1.9 |
| 514 | Angelo Rodriguez High | Fairfield-Suisun Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Steele Canyon High | Grossmont Union High | 1.9 |
| 514 | Terra Nova High | Jefferson Union High | 1.9 |
| 514 | Cabrillo High | Lompoc Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science | Long Beach Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Maywood Center for Enriched Studies | Los Angeles Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Concord High | Mt. Diablo Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Canyon High | Orange Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | El Modena High | Orange Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Palomares Academy of Health Science | Pomona Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Arroyo Valley High | San Bernardino City Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Madison High | San Diego Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Enterprise High | Shasta Union High | 1.9 |
| 514 | Weber Institute | Stockton Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Accelerated Charter High | Tulare Joint Union High | 1.9 |
| 514 | Academy of the Canyons | William S. Hart Union High | 1.9 |
| 514 | River Valley High | Yuba City Unified | 1.9 |
| 537 | Bassett Senior High | Bassett Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Branham High | Campbell Union High | 2 |
| 537 | Castro Valley High | Castro Valley Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Chino Hills High | Chino Valley Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Buchanan High | Clovis Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Corona High | Corona-Norco Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Ocean View High | Huntington Beach Union High | 2 |
| 537 | Renaissance High School for the Arts | Long Beach Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Animo Jackie Robinson High | Los Angeles Unified | 2 |
| 537 | PUC Lakeview Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Norwalk High | Norwalk-La Mirada Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Adolfo Camarillo High | Oxnard Union High | 2 |
| 537 | Pierce High | Pierce Joint Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Redlands East Valley High | Redlands Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Whitney High | Rocklin Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Mission Viejo High | Saddleback Valley Unified | 2 |
| 537 | San Gorgonio High | San Bernardino City Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Leland High | San Jose Unified | 2 |
| 537 | Summit Public School: Tahoma | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 2 |
| 537 | Summit Preparatory Charter High | Sequoia Union High | 2 |
| 537 | Tamiscal High (Alternative) | Tamalpais Union High | 2 |
| 537 | West High | Torrance Unified | 2 |
| … | |||
| 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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