Wine Country Times

Potter Valley High is ranked 1,889th among California schools in the 2019-20 school year with a dropout rate of 29 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
…
1864	Vista Visions Academy	Vista Unified	26.9
1870	William Tell Aggeler Opportunity High	Los Angeles Unified	27
1870	Alta Vista High (Continuation)	Vista Unified	27
1872	Augustus F. Hawkins High C Responsible Indigenous Social Entrepreneurship	Los Angeles Unified	27.1
1872	Ridgeview High (Continuation)	Paradise Unified	27.1
1872	Wasco Independence High	Wasco Union High	27.1
1875	Valley Alternative High (Continuation)	Hacienda la Puente Unified	27.3
1875	Mountain Park	Monrovia Unified	27.3
1875	Sugarloaf Mountain Juvenile Hall Program	Nevada County Office of Education	27.3
1878	Live Oak High (Continuation)	Antioch Unified	27.6
1879	Pacific View Charter 2.0	Eureka City Schools	27.8
1880	Will Rogers Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	28
1881	Aggeler Community Day	Los Angeles Unified	28.2
1882	Rite of Passage	El Dorado County Office of Education	28.3
1882	Eric Birch High (Continuation)	Fontana Unified	28.3
1882	Evergreen Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	28.3
1882	Alta Vista Innovation High	Lucerne Valley Unified	28.3
1882	American Legion High (Continuation)	Sacramento City Unified	28.3
1887	Desert Sands Charter	Antelope Valley Union High	28.4
1888	Community Collaborative Charter	Twin Rivers Unified	28.5
1889	iLEAD Hybrid	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	28.6
1889	Carmel Valley High	Carmel Unified	28.6
1889	Central High	Los Angeles Unified	28.6
1889	Valley Atwater Community	Merced County Office of Education	28.6
1889	Wellington M. Smith Jr.	Monterey County Office of Education	28.6
1889	Potter Valley High	Potter Valley Community Unified	28.6
1889	Gateway College and Career Academy	Riverside County Office of Education	28.6
1889	ASA Charter	San Bernardino City Unified	28.6
1889	La Entrada Continuation High	San Juan Unified	28.6
1889	Ahwahnee High	Yosemite Unified	28.6
1899	Carter G. Woodson Public Charter	Fresno Unified	28.7
1900	Independence High (Alternative)	Roseville Joint Union High	28.8
1901	Orange County Workforce Innovation High	Orange County Department of Education	28.9
1902	Paseo Grande Charter	Robla Elementary	29.2
1902	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	West Covina Unified	29.2
1904	APEX Academy	Los Angeles Unified	29.3
1904	El Centro Jr./Sr. High	Sacramento County Office of Education	29.3
1906	Oakdale	Chico Unified	29.4
1906	Cesar Chavez Continuation High	Compton Unified	29.4
1906	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - SCUSD	Sacramento City Unified	29.4
1906	Stockton High	Stockton Unified	29.4
1910	Diego Valley East Public Charter	Julian Union Elementary	29.6
1910	Afflerbaugh-Paige Camp	Los Angeles County Office of Education	29.6
1910	North Bay Met Academy	Windsor Unified	29.6
1913	Olympic Continuation High	Mt. Diablo Unified	29.7
1914	Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter	Raisin City Elementary	29.9
1915	Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)	Exeter Unified	30
1915	Richard H. Lewis Alternative	Konocti Unified	30
1915	Merced County Juvenile Court	Merced County Office of Education	30
1915	Scholar Plus Online Learning	Perris Union High	30
1915	Olympic High (Continuation)	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	30
…
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