Kern County Times

Shafter High School's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year decreased by 64.9% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 3.7%, 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	2018-19 Drop-out rate
1	Millennium High Alternative	0	0
1	Piedmont High School	0	0
1	Emery Secondary School	0	2.7
1	Amador County Special Education	0	0
1	Durham High School	0	0
1	Mid Valley High School (Continuation)	0	0
1	Williams Junior/Senior High School	0	3.4
1	Freedom High School	0	1.4
1	Middle College High School	0	0
1	Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School	0	2.5
1	Kingsburg High School	0	0
1	Oasis Continuation High School	0	--
1	Princeton Junior-Senior High School	0	0
1	Ferndale High School	0	0
1	Desert Junior-Senior High School	0	0
1	Frazier Mountain High School	0	3.8
1	Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation)	0	1.7
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High School	0	0
1	Mayfair High School	0	1.2
1	South Hills High School	0	0
1	Arena High School (Continuation)	0	11.1
1	El Segundo High School	0	0
1	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School	0	0
1	La Canada High School	0	0.6
1	Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12	0	0
…
342	Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High School	1.1	3.3
342	Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet	1.1	6.5
342	Rancho Mirage High School	1.1	2.1
368	Foothill High School	1.2	1.2
368	Brawley Union High School	1.2	0.8
368	Alhambra High School	1.2	1.5
368	Burroughs High School	1.2	2.1
368	South High School	1.2	4
368	West Covina High School	1.2	2.5
368	Whittier High School	1.2	0.6
368	Valencia High School	1.2	0.5
368	John F. Kennedy High School	1.2	2.4
368	Trabuco Hills High School	1.2	0.6
368	Palm Springs High School	1.2	1.2
368	Arlington High School	1.2	3.3
368	Rancho Cucamonga High School	1.2	1.7
368	Lincoln High School	1.2	4.7
368	Redwood High School	1.2	1.4
368	Union Mine High School	1.2	2.6
368	Shasta Charter Academy	1.2	2.6
368	Franklin High School	1.2	12.2
368	University Preparatory	1.2	0
368	Clovis North High School	1.2	1.9
388	Clovis High School	1.3	1.3
388	Sierra High School	1.3	0
388	Shafter High School	1.3	3.7
388	San Jacinto High School	1.3	2.3
388	San Dieguito High Academy	1.3	0.9
388	East Union High School	1.3	3.5
388	Santa Teresa High School	1.3	3.5
388	Foothill High School	1.3	1.2
388	East Nicolaus High School	1.3	2.7
388	Lindsay Senior High School	1.3	2.5
388	Nordhoff High School	1.3	1.9
388	Northwood High School	1.3	0.2
388	Downtown College Preparatory	1.3	3.6
388	Animo Leadership High School	1.3	1.5
388	Westview High School	1.3	0
388	Summit Charter Academy	1.3	2.9
388	Making Waves Academy	1.3	5.6
388	Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet	1.3	1.3
388	Math and Science College Preparatory	1.3	2.2
407	Northgate High School	1.4	2.2
407	Kings Canyon Continuation	1.4	3.4
407	Kerman High School	1.4	1.5
407	Desert Valley High School (Continuation)	1.4	10.7
407	Holtville High School	1.4	0.8
407	Artesia High School	1.4	0.3
407	Beverly Hills High School	1.4	1.1
407	Shery (Kurt T.) High School (Continuation)	1.4	17.7
407	Diamond Bar High School	1.4	1
…
2167	Oroville High Community Day	81.8	90.9
2169	Gould Educational Center	82.4	17.2
2170	Come Back Charter	83.7	--
2171	Gateway High School (Continuation)	84.6	36.4
2172	Tulare County Court	85.7	54.1
2173	Dan Jacobs	88.9	86.7
2174	Matrix for Success Academy	89.6	--
2175	Violet Heintz Education Academy	90	66.7
2175	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	90	85.3
2177	Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	90.2	90.1
2178	Independence Charter Academy	90.3	6.3
2179	Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's)	91.4	73.8
2180	Highlands Community Charter	91.6	76.2
2181	S.F. County Special Education	91.7	75
2182	SIATech Academy South	92.1	87.7
2183	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	92.4	24.8
2184	Clear Passage Educational Center	92.9	--
2185	Boron Junior-Senior High School	93.2	0
2186	Laytonville High School	93.8	3.2
2187	Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's)	95.5	63.3
2188	San Bernardino County Special Education	96.1	47.4
2189	Shasta County Independent Study Charter	97.3	44.3
2190	Family First Charter	98	92.7
2191	New Opportunities Charter	98.2	96.5
2192	Special Education	98.6	--