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 |
| … | |||
| 280 | Shadow Hills High | Desert Sands Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Downey High | Downey Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Dublin High | Dublin Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Henry J. Kaiser High | Fontana Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | La Habra High | Fullerton Joint Union High | 0.8 |
| 280 | Helix High | Grossmont Union High | 0.8 |
| 280 | Woodbridge High | Irvine Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Wonderful College Prep Academy | Kern County Office of Education | 0.8 |
| 280 | Environmental Charter High | Lawndale Elementary | 0.8 |
| 280 | Los Alamitos High | Los Alamitos Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 0.8 |
| 280 | Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High | Los Angeles Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High | Los Angeles Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | STEM Academy at Bernstein High | Los Angeles Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences | Los Angeles Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Amador Valley High | Pleasanton Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Riverdale High | Riverdale Joint Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Western Sierra Collegiate Academy | Rocklin Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Aragon High | San Mateo Union High | 0.8 |
| 280 | Chaparral High | Temecula Valley Unified | 0.8 |
| 280 | Vanden High | Travis Unified | 0.8 |
| 308 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.9 |
| 308 | Alameda High | Alameda Unified | 0.9 |
| 308 | Sage Creek High | Carlsbad Unified | 0.9 |
| 308 | Ruben S. Ayala High | Chino Valley Unified | 0.9 |
| 308 | Davis Senior High | Davis Joint Unified | 0.9 |
| 308 | El Dorado High | El Dorado Union High | 0.9 |
| 308 | Eureka Senior High | Eureka City Schools | 0.9 |
| 308 | Crescenta Valley High | Glendale Unified | 0.9 |
| 308 | Stockdale High | Kern High | 0.9 |
| 308 | Larchmont Charter | Los Angeles Unified | 0.9 |
| 308 | Sierra High | Manteca Unified | 0.9 |
| 308 | Middletown High | Middletown Unified | 0.9 |
| 308 | Petaluma High | Petaluma Joint Union High | 0.9 |
| 308 | Harmony Magnet Academy | Porterville Unified | 0.9 |
| 308 | Ramona High | Ramona City Unified | 0.9 |
| 308 | Point Loma High | San Diego Unified | 0.9 |
| 308 | Santa Ynez Valley Union High | Santa Ynez Valley Union High | 0.9 |
| 308 | Woodland Senior High | Woodland Joint Unified | 0.9 |
| 326 | Burbank High | Burbank Unified | 1 |
| 326 | Chula Vista Learning Community Charter | Chula Vista Elementary | 1 |
| 326 | Newbury Park High | Conejo Valley Unified | 1 |
| 326 | Sheldon High | Elk Grove Unified | 1 |
| 326 | Mission San Jose High | Fremont Unified | 1 |
| 326 | Cupertino High | Fremont Union High | 1 |
| 326 | Impact Academy of Arts & Technology | Hayward Unified | 1 |
| 326 | Mountain House High | Lammersville Joint Unified | 1 |
| 326 | Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High | Los Angeles Unified | 1 |
| 326 | Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High | Los Angeles Unified | 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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