Wine Country Times

Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs is ranked 2,136th among California schools in the 2019-20 school year with a dropout rate of 61 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
…
2110	Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court	Santa Barbara County Office of Education	53.6
2112	El Puente	Salinas Union High	53.8
2113	Phoenix Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	54.3
2114	Santa Cruz County Court	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	54.5
2115	Phoenix High (Continuation)	Western Placer Unified	54.8
2116	Pioneer Technical Center	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	55.3
2116	John Finney High (Continuation)	Vallejo City Unified	55.3
2118	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto	Adelanto Elementary	55.6
2118	Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning	East Side Union High	55.6
2120	Come Back Butte Charter	Butte County Office of Education	55.9
2121	Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter	Mono County Office of Education	56.3
2121	County Collaborative Charter	Mountain Empire Unified	56.3
2121	Goodwill High	Victor Valley Union High	56.3
2124	EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship)	Orange County Department of Education	56.5
2125	ACCESS Juvenile Hall	Orange County Department of Education	56.6
2126	Central Juvenile Hall	Los Angeles County Office of Education	56.8
2127	Juvenile Hall (Endeavor/Voyager Secondary)	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	57.1
2128	California School for the Deaf-Fremont	California School for the Deaf-Fremont (State Special Schl)	57.4
2129	Whitney Young Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	57.5
2130	Community Collaborative Charter	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	57.8
2131	Riverside County Community	Riverside County Office of Education	58.2
2132	Golden Gate Community Charter	Contra Costa County Office of Education	58.9
2133	Sonoma County Court	Sonoma County Office of Education	60
2134	IvyTech Charter	Moorpark Unified	60.9
2134	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy	Twin Rivers Unified	60.9
2136	Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs	Sonoma County Office of Education	61.1
2137	Southern Humboldt Community	Humboldt County Office of Education	61.5
2138	California Virtual Academy at Fresno	Orange Center	62.2
2138	Goodwill Independent Study	Victor Valley Union High	62.2
2140	La Vista Center	San Juan Unified	62.5
2141	Deep Creek Academy	Farmersville Unified	63.3
2142	Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert	Hesperia Unified	63.6
2143	Thurgood Marshall	Compton Unified	64.2
2144	S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Ctr	San Francisco County Office of Education	64.3
2145	Community School/Independent Alternative Education	San Bernardino County Office of Education	64.9
2146	Estrellita Continuation High	Galt Joint Union High	65.4
2147	Learning Works	Pasadena Unified	65.5
2148	Esperanza High	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	66.7
2148	Pivot Charter School - North Bay	Oak Grove Union Elementary	66.7
2148	Stanislaus County West Campus	Stanislaus County Office of Education	66.7
2151	Imperial Pathways Charter	Imperial County Office of Education	67
2152	Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	67.1
2153	Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court	Alameda County Office of Education	67.5
2154	San Diego County Court	San Diego County Office of Education	67.8
2155	San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center	San Bernardino County Office of Education	69.4
2156	Success One!	Glenn County Office of Education	69.9
2157	YouthBuild Charter School of California	Inyo County Office of Education	70.5
2158	Empower Generations	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	71.4
2159	Petersen Alternative Center for Education	Stanislaus County Office of Education	73
2160	Alice M. Worsley	Fresno County Office of Education	73.6
2161	Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne	Lucerne Valley Unified	73.7
…
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