Kern County Times

Cesar E. Chavez High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 192.3% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 1.3%, 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
…
821	Bloomington High School	3.7	1.9
821	Cajon High School	3.7	1.7
821	Palo Alto High School	3.7	1.9
821	Royal High School	3.7	6.7
821	Winters High School	3.7	3.2
821	Rosemont High School	3.7	5.3
821	River Valley High School	3.7	3.4
821	Arleta High School	3.7	5.1
821	Mission Oak High School	3.7	2.8
821	Applied Technology Center	3.7	0.7
837	Paradise Senior High School	3.8	3.8
837	Colusa High School	3.8	2.2
837	Frazier Mountain High School	3.8	7.4
837	Birmingham Community Charter High School	3.8	4.3
837	Eagle Rock High School	3.8	3.9
837	Junipero Serra High School	3.8	3.5
837	Tahoe Truckee High School	3.8	2.3
837	Valley View High School	3.8	2.6
837	Hesperia High School	3.8	1.3
837	La Costa Canyon High School	3.8	4.4
837	Options Secondary School	3.8	14.3
837	Lincoln High School	3.8	2.7
837	Grove	3.8	0
837	MIT Academy	3.8	6.7
837	San Ysidro High School	3.8	6.2
837	Cesar E. Chavez High School	3.8	9.1
837	High Tech LA	3.8	3.4
837	Jordan (June) School for Equity	3.8	7.7
837	Summit High School	3.8	2.6
837	Eastside High School	3.8	3.9
837	Heritage High School	3.8	0.3
837	Academy of Careers and Exploration	3.8	0
837	IDEA Center	3.8	6.3
837	PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High School	3.8	0
861	Pinole Valley High School	3.9	4.7
861	Southwest High School	3.9	4.7
861	Rosemead High School	3.9	6.1
861	Yosemite High School	3.9	0
861	La Entrada High School	3.9	7
861	Indio High School	3.9	3
861	Florin High School	3.9	5.7
861	Rialto High School	3.9	5.3
861	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter	3.9	3.2
861	Porterville High School	3.9	1.4
861	San Diego Science and Technology	3.9	2.3
861	Encinal Junior/Senior High School	3.9	3.7
873	South High School	4	4.3
873	Kelseyville High School	4	5.6
873	Diamond Ranch High School	4	3
873	Alisal High School	4	4.9
873	Saint Helena High School	4	3.4
…
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