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 | |
| … | ||||
| 518 | Henry J. Kaiser High School | 1.8 | 1.5 | |
| 518 | Middle College High School | 1.8 | 0 | |
| 530 | Acalanes High School | 1.9 | 0.6 | |
| 530 | Taft Union High School | 1.9 | 1.3 | |
| 530 | Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center | 1.9 | 6.3 | |
| 530 | Marina High School | 1.9 | 2.4 | |
| 530 | Polytechnic High School | 1.9 | 8.3 | |
| 530 | Norco High School | 1.9 | 1.6 | |
| 530 | Hemet High School | 1.9 | 2.4 | |
| 530 | Etiwanda High School | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| 530 | Ruben S. Ayala High School | 1.9 | 0.6 | |
| 530 | San Gorgonio High School | 1.9 | 3.2 | |
| 530 | Yucaipa High School | 1.9 | 2.2 | |
| 530 | Serra High School | 1.9 | 0.3 | |
| 530 | Point Loma High School | 1.9 | 0.5 | |
| 530 | Ripon High School | 1.9 | 0.5 | |
| 530 | Petaluma High School | 1.9 | 1.4 | |
| 530 | Nordhoff High School | 1.9 | 1.2 | |
| 530 | University High School | 1.9 | 2.7 | |
| 530 | Lemoore Middle College High School | 1.9 | 5.5 | |
| 530 | Clovis North High School | 1.9 | 0.3 | |
| 530 | Encore Jr./Sr. High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | 1.9 | 4 | |
| 530 | Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School | 1.9 | 2.5 | |
| 551 | Willows High School | 2 | 4.6 | |
| 551 | Stockdale High School | 2 | 1.1 | |
| 551 | Middletown High School | 2 | 1.8 | |
| 551 | San Dimas High School | 2 | 1.2 | |
| 551 | Tamiscal High (Alternative) | 2 | 0 | |
| 551 | Valencia High School | 2 | 1 | |
| 551 | California School for the Deaf-Riverside | 2 | 2.8 | |
| 551 | Centennial High School | 2 | 2 | |
| 551 | Cordova High School | 2 | 1.1 | |
| 551 | Needles High School | 2 | 8.3 | |
| 551 | Etna Union High School | 2 | 0 | |
| 551 | Woodbridge High School | 2 | 1.3 | |
| 551 | Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy | 2 | 4.7 | |
| 551 | School of Engineering & Sciences | 2 | 4.1 | |
| 551 | California Preparatory Academy | 2 | 0 | |
| 566 | Calaveras High School | 2.1 | 0.5 | |
| 566 | Concord High School | 2.1 | 5.9 | |
| 566 | Burroughs High School | 2.1 | 0.7 | |
| 566 | Gladstone High School | 2.1 | 5.7 | |
| 566 | Arroyo High School | 2.1 | 0.9 | |
| 566 | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies | 2.1 | 2.3 | |
| 566 | Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center | 2.1 | 4.5 | |
| 566 | Santa Fe High School | 2.1 | 1.2 | |
| 566 | Sheldon High School | 2.1 | 2.6 | |
| 566 | Bella Vista High School | 2.1 | 1.4 | |
| 566 | Fontana High School | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| 566 | Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High School | 2.1 | 6.5 | |
| 566 | Buena High School | 2.1 | 3 | |
| … | ||||
| 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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