San Francisco Sun

Leadership High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year decreased by 60.5% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 4.3%, 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
…
469	Huntington Beach High School	1.6	1.6
469	Cathedral City High School	1.6	2.4
469	Ramona High School	1.6	1.3
469	Casa Roble Fundamental High School	1.6	2.9
469	Eastlake High School	1.6	3.2
469	Carlmont High School	1.6	1.7
469	San Marcos Senior High School	1.6	6
469	Central Valley High School	1.6	3.5
469	Hector G. Godinez	1.6	1.3
469	Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Environmental Science High School	1.6	2.2
469	Shadow Hills High School	1.6	1.1
469	Da Vinci Design	1.6	3.2
469	Joseph A. Gregori High School	1.6	1.7
469	PUC Lakeview Charter High School	1.6	2.6
469	Samueli Academy	1.6	1.7
491	Washington High School	1.7	3.2
491	Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation)	1.7	8.2
491	Robert Fulton College Preparatory	1.7	4.7
491	Tamalpais High School	1.7	3
491	Laguna Creek High School	1.7	3.4
491	Galt High School	1.7	3
491	Delta High School	1.7	5.4
491	Rancho Cucamonga High School	1.7	1.3
491	Sultana High School	1.7	0.2
491	Upland High School	1.7	3.3
491	Leadership High School	1.7	4.3
491	Westmont High School	1.7	2.9
491	West Valley High School	1.7	1.9
491	Live Oak High School	1.7	3.8
491	Red Bluff High School	1.7	2.2
491	Woodland Senior High School	1.7	5.8
491	Martin Luther King Jr. High School	1.7	1.7
491	John H. Pitman High School	1.7	1.3
491	Otay Ranch Senior High School	1.7	1.8
491	West Ranch High School	1.7	0.5
491	Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex	1.7	0
491	Segerstrom High School	1.7	0.4
491	KIPP King Collegiate High School	1.7	1.5
491	Visalia Technical Early College	1.7	0
491	School for Entrepreneurship and Technology	1.7	11.5
491	Calero High School	1.7	14.5
491	Da Vinci Communications High School	1.7	1.4
518	Irvington High School	1.8	4
518	Arcata High School	1.8	1.7
518	Mountain View High School	1.8	4.1
518	El Rancho High School	1.8	2.8
518	Capistrano Valley High School	1.8	1.9
518	El Camino Fundamental High School	1.8	1.4
518	Natomas Charter	1.8	0.9
518	Coast Union High School	1.8	0
518	Anderson High School	1.8	5
…
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