San Joaquin Times

Vista High (Continuation) is ranked 1,985th among California schools in the 2019-20 school year with a dropout rate of 35 percent, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).

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.”

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
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1960	Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy	Los Angeles Unified	32.8
1960	Belmont Senior High	Los Angeles Unified	32.8
1962	Adelante High (Continuation)	Roseville Joint Union High	32.9
1963	Valley High (Continuation)	Dublin Unified	33.3
1963	Boyle Heights Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	33.3
1963	Mt. Lukens Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	33.3
1963	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego	Mountain Empire Unified	33.3
1963	Yosemite Falls Education Center	Yosemite Unified	33.3
1968	Options for Youth-Victorville Charter	Victor Valley Union High	33.4
1969	Sem Yeto Continuation High	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	33.5
1970	Opportunity Youth Academy	Santa Clara County Office of Education	33.7
1971	Polaris High (Alternative)	Anaheim Union High	34
1971	Mt. McKinley	Contra Costa County Office of Education	34
1971	Reid High	Long Beach Unified	34
1974	Alta Vista High	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	34.2
1975	Puente Hills High	Hacienda la Puente Unified	34.5
1975	SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)	Saddleback Valley Unified	34.5
1977	Feather River Academy	Sutter County Office of Education	34.6
1978	Central High (Continuation)	Barstow Unified	34.7
1978	Daily (Allan F.) High (Continuation)	Glendale Unified	34.7
1980	Avalon High	Los Angeles Unified	34.9
1981	Sunrise High (Continuation)	Reef-Sunset Unified	35
1981	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego	Spencer Valley Elementary	35
1983	Crescent View West Public Charter	Fresno County Office of Education	35.1
1983	California Connections Academy @ North Bay	Middletown Unified	35.1
1985	Vista High (Continuation)	Escalon Unified	35.3
1985	J. C. Montgomery	Kings County Office of Education	35.3
1987	Moneta Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	35.5
1987	New Village Girls Academy	Los Angeles Unified	35.5
1987	Odyssey Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	35.5
1987	Cesar Chavez Community	Yolo County Office of Education	35.5
1991	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter	Washington Unified	35.6
1992	Mountain Lakes High	Gateway Unified	35.7
1992	California Virtual Academy San Mateo	Jefferson Elementary	35.7
1992	San Luis Obispo County Community	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	35.7
1995	Santa Clara County Court	Santa Clara County Office of Education	36.1
1996	S. William Abel Community	Colusa County Office of Education	36.4
1996	Kings Lake Education Center	Corcoran Joint Unified	36.4
1996	Vista Continuation High	Kern High	36.4
1996	San Joaquin High (Continuation)	McFarland Unified	36.4
1996	OUSD Home Sch	Orange Unified	36.4
1996	Placer County Community Schools	Placer County Office of Education	36.4
1996	Valley Center Prep	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	36.4
2003	Zane Grey Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	36.5
2004	Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano	Capistrano Unified	36.8
2004	Castlemont High	Oakland Unified	36.8
2006	Sunset High (Continuation)	San Dieguito Union High	37
2007	Stanislaus Alternative Charter	Stanislaus County Office of Education	37.2
2008	Simon Rodia Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	37.4
2009	Kirby Dorothy Camp	Los Angeles County Office of Education	37.5
2009	Hillcrest at Youth Services Center	San Mateo County Office of Education	37.5
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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