Kern County Times

Independence High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 71.4% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 1.4%, 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
…
583	Math and Science College Preparatory	2.2	2
601	Bret Harte Union High School	2.3	0.7
601	Caruthers High School	2.3	0.7
601	Highland High School	2.3	3.4
601	Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design	2.3	0
601	Marin Oaks High School	2.3	7.8
601	Los Banos High School	2.3	1.9
601	San Jacinto High School	2.3	1.1
601	Rancho Buena Vista High School	2.3	5.4
601	Abraham Lincoln High School	2.3	2.2
601	Exeter Union High School	2.3	3.8
601	Thousand Oaks High School	2.3	0.9
601	Citrus Hill High School	2.3	1.7
601	Citrus Valley High School	2.3	1.6
614	John F. Kennedy High School	2.4	2
614	Firebaugh High School	2.4	3
614	John H. Glenn High School	2.4	0.9
614	Ukiah High School	2.4	5.2
614	North Salinas High School	2.4	3.6
614	Clairemont High School	2.4	2.3
614	San Lorenzo Valley High School	2.4	0
614	Foothill High School	2.4	1.3
614	Evergreen Valley High School	2.4	2.5
614	Leadership Public Schools: Richmond	2.4	3.4
614	Orthopaedic Hospital	2.4	0.5
614	Independence High School	2.4	12.4
614	Pacheco High School	2.4	1.5
614	Summit Public School: Rainier	2.4	1.1
614	Pacific Law Academy	2.4	0
629	Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School	2.5	7.1
629	Clovis West High School	2.5	0.6
629	Avenal High School	2.5	3
629	Monrovia High School	2.5	3.1
629	West Covina High School	2.5	2.6
629	Madera High School	2.5	1.5
629	Temecula Valley High School	2.5	1.1
629	Center High School	2.5	3
629	Piedmont Hills High School	2.5	4.2
629	Patterson High School	2.5	2.4
629	Lindsay Senior High School	2.5	3.3
629	Monache High School	2.5	3.9
629	Simi Valley High School	2.5	5.4
629	Environmental Charter High School	2.5	6.1
629	Tahquitz High School	2.5	4.6
629	Inspire Charter School - North	2.5	6.7
629	Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics at Legacy High School Complex	2.5	5.2
646	California School for the Deaf-Fremont	2.6	0
646	Argonaut High School	2.6	2.4
646	De Anza High School	2.6	1.7
646	Western High School	2.6	1
646	Laguna Beach High School	2.6	1.6
…
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