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.”
Top 100 Schools Ranked by Dropout Rate
| 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 |
| … | |||
| 1059 | Hoover High | San Diego Unified | 5.6 |
| 1059 | Baden High (Continuation) | South San Francisco Unified | 5.6 |
| 1059 | East Hills Academy | Sweetwater Union High | 5.6 |
| 1059 | Options Secondary | Sweetwater Union High | 5.6 |
| 1059 | Phoenix | Ventura County Office of Education | 5.6 |
| 1073 | California School for the Deaf-Riverside | California School for the Deaf-Riverside (State Special Schl) | 5.7 |
| 1073 | Chaffey District Online High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 5.7 |
| 1073 | Mueller Charter (Robert L.) | Chula Vista Elementary | 5.7 |
| 1073 | Independence Continuation | El Dorado Union High | 5.7 |
| 1073 | Kaweah High | Exeter Unified | 5.7 |
| 1073 | Hamilton High | Hamilton Unified | 5.7 |
| 1073 | Nipomo High | Lucia Mar Unified | 5.7 |
| 1073 | McClymonds High | Oakland Unified | 5.7 |
| 1073 | Rio Vista High | River Delta Joint Unified | 5.7 |
| 1073 | La Costa Canyon High | San Dieguito Union High | 5.7 |
| 1073 | San Rafael High | San Rafael City High | 5.7 |
| 1073 | Pioneer Valley High | Santa Maria Joint Union High | 5.7 |
| 1073 | Tomales High | Shoreline Unified | 5.7 |
| 1073 | Chaparral High | Snowline Joint Unified | 5.7 |
| 1073 | Tracy High | Tracy Joint Unified | 5.7 |
| 1088 | William J. (Pete) Knight High | Antelope Valley Union High | 5.8 |
| 1088 | Orange Glen High | Escondido Union High | 5.8 |
| 1088 | Golden Valley High | Kern High | 5.8 |
| 1088 | Core Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High | New Haven Unified | 5.8 |
| 1088 | Pacific High | San Bernardino City Unified | 5.8 |
| 1088 | Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High | San Francisco Unified | 5.8 |
| 1088 | Del Campo High | San Juan Unified | 5.8 |
| 1088 | Design Tech High | San Mateo Union High | 5.8 |
| 1088 | Woodside High | Sequoia Union High | 5.8 |
| 1088 | Tahoe Truckee High | Tahoe-Truckee Unified | 5.8 |
| 1088 | Bowman (Jereann) High (Continuation) | William S. Hart Union High | 5.8 |
| 1099 | Carlsbad Seaside Academy | Carlsbad Unified | 5.9 |
| 1099 | Centennial High | Compton Unified | 5.9 |
| 1099 | Ronald Reagan Academy | Dinuba Unified | 5.9 |
| 1099 | Wilson High | Long Beach Unified | 5.9 |
| 1099 | Six Rivers Charter High | Northern Humboldt Union High | 5.9 |
| 1099 | Tsurai High (Continuation) | Northern Humboldt Union High | 5.9 |
| 1099 | Ernest Righetti High | Santa Maria Joint Union High | 5.9 |
| 1099 | Edison High | Stockton Unified | 5.9 |
| 1099 | Guajome Learning Center | Vista Unified | 5.9 |
| 1108 | Rancho Cotate High | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | 6 |
| 1108 | Apollo High | East Side Union High | 6 |
| 1108 | John Muir High | Pasadena Unified | 6 |
| 1108 | San Leandro High | San Leandro Unified | 6 |
| 1108 | Terra Linda High | San Rafael City High | 6 |
| 1108 | Golden Eagle Charter | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 6 |
| 1108 | Tulare Western High | Tulare Joint Union High | 6 |
| 1108 | Foothill High | Twin Rivers Unified | 6 |
| 1116 | Banning High | Banning Unified | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Boynton High | Campbell Union High | 6.1 |
| 1116 | Clovis Online Charter | Clovis Unified | 6.1 |
| … | |||
| 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 |
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