CDE data shows that graduation and dropout rates continue to confirm that 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 drop-out rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that has been 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 Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| … | |||
| 861 | Indio High | Desert Sands Unified | 3.9 |
| 861 | Rosemead High | El Monte Union High | 3.9 |
| 861 | Florin High | Elk Grove Unified | 3.9 |
| 861 | La Entrada High | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | 3.9 |
| 861 | Porterville High | Porterville Unified | 3.9 |
| 861 | Rialto High | Rialto Unified | 3.9 |
| 861 | San Diego Science and Technology | San Diego Unified | 3.9 |
| 861 | Pinole Valley High | West Contra Costa Unified | 3.9 |
| 861 | Yosemite High | Yosemite Unified | 3.9 |
| 873 | Alta Loma High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 4.0 |
| 873 | Kelseyville High | Kelseyville Unified | 4.0 |
| 873 | South High | Kern High | 4.0 |
| 873 | North Valley Military Institute College Preparatory Academy | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 4.0 |
| 873 | Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep | Los Angeles Unified | 4.0 |
| 873 | Moreno Valley High | Moreno Valley Unified | 4.0 |
| 873 | Canyon High | Orange Unified | 4.0 |
| 873 | Adolfo Camarillo High | Oxnard Union High | 4.0 |
| 873 | Diamond Ranch High | Pomona Unified | 4.0 |
| 873 | Wilmer Amina Carter High | Rialto Unified | 4.0 |
| 873 | El Toro High | Saddleback Valley Unified | 4.0 |
| 873 | Saint Helena High | Saint Helena Unified | 4.0 |
| 873 | Alisal High | Salinas Union High | 4.0 |
| 873 | East Village High | San Diego Unified | 4.0 |
| 873 | Renaissance High | Santa Paula Unified | 4.0 |
| 873 | Grossmont Secondary | SBE - Grossmont Secondary | 4.0 |
| 873 | North County Trade Tech High | Vista Unified | 4.0 |
| 890 | Valley High | Elk Grove Unified | 4.1 |
| 890 | Garden Grove High | Garden Grove Unified | 4.1 |
| 890 | Rubidoux High | Jurupa Unified | 4.1 |
| 890 | Twentynine Palms High | Morongo Unified | 4.1 |
| 890 | Newport Harbor High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 4.1 |
| 890 | Oakland Technical High | Oakland Unified | 4.1 |
| 890 | Paso Robles High | Paso Robles Joint Unified | 4.1 |
| 890 | Abraxas Continuation High | Poway Unified | 4.1 |
| 890 | Preuss School UCSD | San Diego Unified | 4.1 |
| 890 | Pioneer Valley High | Santa Maria Joint Union High | 4.1 |
| 890 | Menlo-Atherton High | Sequoia Union High | 4.1 |
| 890 | Wasco High | Wasco Union High | 4.1 |
| 890 | Santa Clarita Valley International | William S. Hart Union High | 4.1 |
| 903 | Prospect High | Campbell Union High | 4.2 |
| 903 | Lovell High | Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified | 4.2 |
| 903 | Westminster High | Huntington Beach Union High | 4.2 |
| 903 | Magnolia Science Academy 4 | Los Angeles Unified | 4.2 |
| 903 | Nipomo High | Lucia Mar Unified | 4.2 |
| 903 | Valley View Charter Prep | New Jerusalem Elementary | 4.2 |
| 903 | Pacific Coast High (Continuation) | Northern Humboldt Union High | 4.2 |
| 903 | Granite Hills High | Porterville Unified | 4.2 |
| 903 | John A. Rowland High | Rowland Unified | 4.2 |
| 903 | Literacy First Charter | San Diego County Office of Education | 4.2 |
| 903 | Gabrielino High | San Gabriel Unified | 4.2 |
| 903 | Hillview High (Continuation) | Tustin Unified | 4.2 |
| … | |||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 |
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