In comparison, Petaluma Joint Union High District had a graduation rate of 85.1 percent for the 2017-2018 school year. According to CDE data, graduation rates continue to indicate an increase in disproportional academic performance between white, Black, Latino, and English learner students.
According to the National Centre for Education Statistics, in the 2017-2018 school year, of the 50 states where data was collected, students with disabilities were at the bottom of 4-year high school graduation rates by student group.
Angela Johnson, a research scientist at NWEA, says “taken together, prior research suggests that inequities exist in the quality of education experienced by current ELs and non-ELs and that these inequities explain achievement gaps in middle and early high school” in The Effects of English Learner Classification on High School Graduation and College Attendance.
Schools Ranked with Comparison to Their District's Graduation Rate (2017-2018)
| Rank | School | School Graduation Rate | District Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraham Lincoln Alternative | 100.0 | 91.67 |
| 1 | Academy of the Redwoods | 100.0 | 91.32 |
| 1 | Acalanes Center for Independent Study | 100.0 | 99.01 |
| 1 | ACCESS County Community | 100.0 | 99.52 |
| 1 | Adelante High School | 100.0 | 95.97 |
| 1 | Adelante High School | 100.0 | 98.8 |
| 1 | Aggeler Community Day | 100.0 | 88.53 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | 100.0 | 90.11 |
| 1 | Alps View High School (Continuation) | 100.0 | 97.53 |
| 1 | Antelope Valley Learning Academy | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 | Arbuckle Alternative High School (Continuation) | 100.0 | 91.89 |
| 1 | Arena High School (Continuation) | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 | Aurora High School (Continuation) | 100.0 | 97.98 |
| 1 | Avalon High School | 100.0 | 88.53 |
| 1 | Baker High School | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 | Bell Senior High School | 100.0 | 88.53 |
| 1 | Benjamin Franklin Senior High School | 100.0 | 88.53 |
| 1 | Briones (Alternative) | 100.0 | 97.12 |
| 1 | Buena Vista High School | 100.0 | 94.44 |
| 1 | Burroughs High School | 100.0 | 93.87 |
| 1 | Butte Valley High School | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 | Butte View High School | 100.0 | 99.48 |
| 1 | Cal Burke High School | 100.0 | 88.53 |
| 1 | Calaveras River Academy | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 | Calico Continuation High School | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| … | |||
| 1643 | Valley High School (Continuation) | 50.52 | 86.92 |
| 1644 | Alpine County Opportunity | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| 1644 | Alta Vista High School | 50.0 | 97.08 |
| 1644 | Bridges Community Day | 50.0 | 96.2 |
| 1644 | Eagle Tree Continuation | 50.0 | 88.53 |
| 1644 | Esperanza High School (Continuation) | 50.0 | 79.87 |
| 1644 | Gene Drevno Community Day | 50.0 | 98.36 |
| 1644 | Green Valley Independent Study | 50.0 | 94.06 |
| 1644 | Kelseyville Community Day | 50.0 | 86.76 |
| 1644 | Kings Canyon Continuation | 50.0 | 79.77 |
| 1644 | Mendocino County Community | 50.0 | 80.0 |
| 1644 | Mokelumne High School (Continuation) | 50.0 | 96.55 |
| 1644 | Moneta Continuation | 50.0 | 88.53 |
| 1644 | Monterey High School (Continuation) | 50.0 | 93.87 |
| 1644 | Mountain Oaks High School | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| 1644 | Providence | 50.0 | 75.55 |
| 1644 | Southern Humboldt Community | 50.0 | 69.75 |
| 1660 | Buena Vista High School | 49.45 | 87.06 |
| 1661 | Apollo High School | 49.18 | 85.03 |
| 1662 | Aspire East Palo Alto Charter | 49.09 | 49.09 |
| 1662 | Olympic High School (Continuation) | 49.09 | 91.55 |
| 1664 | Cambridge High School | 48.65 | 79.56 |
| 1665 | Vista Continuation High School | 48.5 | 90.47 |
| 1666 | Canyon Oaks High School | 48.33 | 91.4 |
| 1667 | Summit High School (Continuation) | 48.19 | 88.73 |
| 1668 | San Antonio High School (Continuation) | 48.08 | 85.05 |
| 1669 | Carter G. Woodson Public Charter | 47.93 | 86.82 |
| 1670 | Riverside County Community | 47.92 | 44.47 |
| 1671 | San Joaquin Building Futures Academy | 47.73 | 50.05 |
| 1672 | Independence High School (Continuation) | 47.62 | 92.38 |
| 1673 | Somavia High School | 47.37 | 91.85 |
| 1673 | Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter | 47.37 | 36.23 |
| 1675 | Phoenix High School (Continuation) | 47.17 | 84.64 |
| 1676 | Butterfield Charter High School | 46.94 | 89.22 |
| 1677 | Alta Vista High School (Continuation) | 46.77 | 69.85 |
| 1678 | Boys Republic High School | 46.67 | 91.77 |
| 1678 | Irwin High School (Continuation) | 46.67 | 96.02 |
| 1680 | California School for the Deaf-Fremont | 46.51 | 46.51 |
| 1681 | Prospect High School (Continuation) | 46.43 | 87.62 |
| 1682 | Gateway High School (Continuation) | 46.02 | 90.82 |
| 1683 | Centinela Valley Independent Study | 45.95 | 83.14 |
| 1684 | Gateway to College at Laney College | 45.68 | 85.06 |
| 1685 | Sequoia High School | 45.51 | 91.44 |
| 1686 | Independence High School (Alternative) | 45.45 | 89.45 |
| 1686 | Phoenix Secondary | 45.45 | 86.82 |
| 1688 | Orange Grove High School | 45.31 | 93.89 |
| 1689 | Montebello Community Day | 45.16 | 79.91 |
| 1690 | Salinas Community | 45.13 | 59.63 |
| 1691 | CIS Academy | 45.05 | 77.16 |
| 1692 | Frontier High School (Continuation) | 45.0 | 90.09 |
| 1693 | Plaza Robles Continuation High School | 44.9 | 82.09 |
| … | |||
| 1754 | R. Rex Parris High School | 22.62 | 80.58 |
| 1755 | Maine Prairie High School (Continuation) | 22.45 | 85.85 |
| 1756 | New Horizon High School | 22.22 | 67.88 |
| 1757 | Apollo High School | 21.18 | 84.07 |
| 1758 | Berkeley Technology Academy | 20.45 | 85.86 |
| 1759 | Alessandro | 20.0 | 86.63 |
| 1759 | Blue Ridge | 20.0 | 76.72 |
| 1759 | Gateway High School (Continuation) | 20.0 | 87.26 |
| 1759 | Indian Hills Continuation High School | 20.0 | 89.19 |
| 1763 | Riley/New Dawn | 19.35 | 81.86 |
| 1764 | Bill M. Manes High School | 16.67 | 85.37 |
| 1764 | Burbank USD Community Day | 16.67 | 93.87 |
| 1764 | Dan Jacobs | 16.67 | 57.14 |
| 1764 | H. Glenn Richardson | 16.67 | 80.61 |
| 1768 | Banning Independent Study | 16.28 | 67.88 |
| 1769 | River Bend | 14.29 | 91.44 |
| 1770 | Gould Educational Center | 14.1 | 50.45 |
| 1771 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | 12.5 | 90.82 |
| 1771 | Mountain View High School | 12.5 | 93.42 |
| 1773 | Laurel Tree Charter | 10.0 | 91.12 |
| 1774 | Home & Hosp/Transition Support | 7.69 | 81.86 |
| 1775 | Riverside County Special Education | 7.04 | 44.47 |
| 1776 | East Hills Academy | 6.25 | 82.0 |
| 1777 | Central Juvenile Hall | 4.88 | 69.06 |
| 1778 | Berenece Carlson Home Hospital | 4.76 | 88.53 |
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