Wine Country Times

Valley Oak High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 172.9% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 19.2%, 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 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
…
2075	San Jose Conservation Corps Charter	45.1	44.9
2076	Eagle Tree Continuation	45.2	21.6
2076	Marin's Community	45.2	41.4
2078	William Tell Aggeler Opportunity High School	45.3	51.1
2079	San Diego County Community	45.5	50.8
2080	City of Angels	45.9	44.1
2081	Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter	46.1	31.3
2082	John Finney High School (Continuation)	46.6	40.9
2083	School of Unlimited Learning	46.8	26.5
2084	Moneta Continuation	47.1	50
2085	Come Back Kids	47.3	48.6
2086	San Bernardino County Special Education	47.4	28.9
2087	William J. Johnston Community Day	47.6	38.6
2088	Santa Cruz County Community	47.8	22.4
2089	Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano	48.6	21.5
2090	Cesar Chavez Community	49.1	40.6
2091	Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy	49.3	43.9
2092	Simon Rodia Continuation	50	47.4
2092	Lighthouse Community Day	50	--
2092	Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning	50	40.9
2092	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego	50	45.9
2092	Solano County Juvenile Detention Facility - Evergreen Academy	50	31
2097	Sem Yeto Continuation High School	51.3	52.5
2098	Ingenuity Charter	51.4	19.6
2099	Whitney Young Continuation	51.7	40.6
2100	Valley Oak High School	52.4	19.2
2101	Community School/Independent Alternative Education	52.9	62.7
2101	John F. Cruikshank Jr.	52.9	76
2103	Kern County Community	53.4	54.9
2103	Highland Park Continuation	53.4	40
2105	Feather River Academy	53.6	39.6
2106	Tulare County Community	53.8	58.6
2107	John Muir Charter	53.9	50.4
2108	Tulare County Court	54.1	40.7
2109	Aurora High School (Continuation)	55	9.7
2110	Orchard View	55.2	2.7
2111	Pacific View Charter	55.4	36
2111	Success One!	55.4	70.8
2111	Come Back Butte Charter	55.4	68.8
2114	Palmiter Special Education	55.6	28.6
2115	Esperanza High School (Continuation)	56.3	36.4
2116	Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day	56.4	61.9
2117	ACCESS Juvenile Hall	56.9	52.6
2118	Riverside County Community	57.6	62.5
2119	Independence High (Alternative)	57.9	23.9
2120	Imperial Pathways Charter	58	48.6
2121	Goodwill High School	59.1	46
2121	Harry P B Carden	59.1	58.3
2123	East High School (Continuation)	59.3	4.8
2124	Enterprise High School	60	10.3
2124	Nidorf Barry J.	60	55.3
…
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