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 | 2018-19 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Emery Secondary School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Williams Junior/Senior High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Freedom High School | 0 | 1.4 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School | 0 | 2.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Oasis Continuation High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Frazier Mountain High School | 0 | 3.8 | |
| 1 | Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation) | 0 | 1.7 | |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mayfair High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | South Hills High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Arena High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.1 | |
| 1 | El Segundo High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | La Canada High School | 0 | 0.6 | |
| 1 | Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 326 | Mission San Jose High School | 1 | 0.2 | |
| 326 | Burbank High School | 1 | 1.6 | |
| 326 | Sir Francis Drake High School | 1 | 1.3 | |
| 326 | Mammoth High School | 1 | 0 | |
| 326 | Del Oro High School | 1 | 0.7 | |
| 326 | John W. North High School | 1 | 3.4 | |
| 326 | Sheldon High School | 1 | 2.1 | |
| 326 | Cobalt Institute of Math and Science Academy | 1 | 5.1 | |
| 326 | Chula Vista Learning Community Charter | 1 | 3.9 | |
| 326 | Poway High School | 1 | 0.6 | |
| 326 | Cupertino High School | 1 | 0.7 | |
| 326 | Newbury Park High School | 1 | 1 | |
| 326 | Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High School | 1 | 0 | |
| 326 | Mountain House High School | 1 | 3.3 | |
| 326 | Impact Academy of Arts & Technology | 1 | -- | |
| 326 | Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High School | 1 | 4.8 | |
| 342 | Arroyo High School | 1.1 | 3.6 | |
| 342 | Clayton Valley Charter High School | 1.1 | 1.3 | |
| 342 | Covina High School | 1.1 | 0.6 | |
| 342 | Duarte High School | 1.1 | 0.5 | |
| 342 | Granada Hills Charter High School | 1.1 | 0.7 | |
| 342 | Monrovia High School | 1.1 | 2.5 | |
| 342 | Marshall Fundamental | 1.1 | 1.4 | |
| 342 | La Puente High School | 1.1 | 0.7 | |
| 342 | Glen A. Wilson High School | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| 342 | Fort Bragg High School | 1.1 | 0.7 | |
| 342 | San Clemente High School | 1.1 | 1.3 | |
| 342 | Rocklin High School | 1.1 | 0.2 | |
| 342 | Cathedral City High School | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
| 342 | Beaumont Senior High School | 1.1 | 2.7 | |
| 342 | Valley View High School | 1.1 | 3.8 | |
| 342 | Bella Vista High School | 1.1 | 2.1 | |
| 342 | Serra High School | 1.1 | 1.9 | |
| 342 | Dos Pueblos Senior High School | 1.1 | 0.9 | |
| 342 | Martin Luther King Jr. High School | 1.1 | 1.7 | |
| 342 | Foothill High School | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
| 342 | Weston Ranch High School | 1.1 | 3.2 | |
| 342 | Segerstrom High School | 1.1 | 1.7 | |
| 342 | Pleasant Grove High School | 1.1 | 0.2 | |
| 342 | Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High School | 1.1 | 3.3 | |
| 342 | Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet | 1.1 | 6.5 | |
| 342 | Rancho Mirage High School | 1.1 | 2.1 | |
| 368 | Foothill High School | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| 368 | Brawley Union High School | 1.2 | 0.8 | |
| 368 | Alhambra High School | 1.2 | 1.5 | |
| 368 | Burroughs High School | 1.2 | 2.1 | |
| 368 | South High School | 1.2 | 4 | |
| 368 | West Covina High School | 1.2 | 2.5 | |
| 368 | Whittier High School | 1.2 | 0.6 | |
| 368 | Valencia High School | 1.2 | 0.5 | |
| 368 | John F. Kennedy High School | 1.2 | 2.4 | |
| … | ||||
| 2167 | Oroville High Community Day | 81.8 | 90.9 | |
| 2169 | Gould Educational Center | 82.4 | 17.2 | |
| 2170 | Come Back Charter | 83.7 | -- | |
| 2171 | Gateway High School (Continuation) | 84.6 | 36.4 | |
| 2172 | Tulare County Court | 85.7 | 54.1 | |
| 2173 | Dan Jacobs | 88.9 | 86.7 | |
| 2174 | Matrix for Success Academy | 89.6 | -- | |
| 2175 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | 90 | 66.7 | |
| 2175 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 90 | 85.3 | |
| 2177 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.2 | 90.1 | |
| 2178 | Independence Charter Academy | 90.3 | 6.3 | |
| 2179 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | 91.4 | 73.8 | |
| 2180 | Highlands Community Charter | 91.6 | 76.2 | |
| 2181 | S.F. County Special Education | 91.7 | 75 | |
| 2182 | SIATech Academy South | 92.1 | 87.7 | |
| 2183 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | 92.4 | 24.8 | |
| 2184 | Clear Passage Educational Center | 92.9 | -- | |
| 2185 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 93.2 | 0 | |
| 2186 | Laytonville High School | 93.8 | 3.2 | |
| 2187 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | 95.5 | 63.3 | |
| 2188 | San Bernardino County Special Education | 96.1 | 47.4 | |
| 2189 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | 97.3 | 44.3 | |
| 2190 | Family First Charter | 98 | 92.7 | |
| 2191 | New Opportunities Charter | 98.2 | 96.5 | |
| 2192 | Special Education | 98.6 | -- | |
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