Kern County Times

San Joaquin High School (Continuation)'s dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year decreased by 69.8% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 36.8%, 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
…
1363	South Valley High School (Continuation)	10.4	4.6
1363	Discovery Charter Preparatory School #2	10.4	7.6
1368	Laton High School	10.5	0
1368	Littlerock High School	10.5	6.8
1368	Jordan High School	10.5	8.3
1368	Theodore Bird High School	10.5	2.2
1368	California City High School	10.5	12.4
1373	Benjamin Franklin Senior High School	10.6	9.9
1373	Jefferson High School	10.6	2.5
1373	Prospect High School (Continuation)	10.6	42.9
1376	Desert Valley High School (Continuation)	10.7	4.6
1376	Yreka High School	10.7	2.8
1376	Oakland Charter High School	10.7	4.9
1376	Sierra Vista Charter High School	10.7	23.5
1376	Vista Oaks Charter	10.7	15.6
1376	Accelerated Charter High School	10.7	14.5
1382	New Technology High School	10.8	0
1382	Magnolia Science Academy 2	10.8	0
1382	Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy School of Technology Business and Education	10.8	13
1385	Valley High School	10.9	10.9
1385	Rancho Alamitos High School	10.9	8
1385	Heritage Peak Charter	10.9	7.4
1388	Grover Cleveland Charter High School	11	9.2
1388	Hollywood Senior High School	11	7.4
1388	Roseville High School	11	4.8
1391	San Joaquin High School (Continuation)	11.1	36.8
1391	Arena High School (Continuation)	11.1	0
1391	Modoc High School	11.1	10.9
1391	Black Rock Alternative/Continuation	11.1	12.2
1391	Liberty High School	11.1	1.2
1391	Sierra High School	11.1	0
1391	Carter G. Woodson Public Charter	11.1	30.2
1391	Ronald E. McNair High School	11.1	14.2
1391	River Springs Charter	11.1	16.7
1391	Lincoln High School	11.1	2.7
1391	San Pasqual Academy	11.1	9.5
1391	Sonia Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Academies	11.1	8.8
1391	Empire Springs Charter	11.1	6.7
1391	Tehama eLearning Academy	11.1	3
1391	Pathways Charter	11.1	2.1
1391	Community Collaborative Virtual - Keppel Partnership Academy	11.1	--
1407	Animo College Preparatory Academy	11.2	25.4
1408	Vineyard Alternative	11.3	17.2
1408	Kern Valley High School	11.3	7.8
1408	Ulysses S. Grant Senior High School	11.3	10.7
1408	Alvord Continuation High School	11.3	13.2
1408	Plaza Robles Continuation High School	11.3	22
1408	Roselawn High School	11.3	19.8
1408	Sequoia High School	11.3	5.7
1408	Los Angeles Leadership Academy	11.3	7.7
1408	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	11.3	4.2
…
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