Kern County Times

Cesar E. Chavez High School's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year decreased by 50% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 3.8%, 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	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
…
498	Westlake High School	1.8	1.1
498	Independence High School	1.8	19.1
498	California Military Institute	1.8	1
498	Summit High School	1.8	3.8
498	Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School	1.8	6.6
498	Antelope High School	1.8	2.9
498	Sierra Pacific High School	1.8	1.3
498	Riverside STEM Academy	1.8	0
498	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	1.8	1.2
514	Concord High School	1.9	2.1
514	Sierra Vista High School	1.9	1.6
514	Palomares Academy of Health Science	1.9	0
514	Canyon High School	1.9	0.8
514	El Modena High School	1.9	5.3
514	Etiwanda High School	1.9	1.9
514	Chino High School	1.9	3.4
514	Madison High School	1.9	0.9
514	Terra Nova High School	1.9	3
514	Cabrillo High School	1.9	14.6
514	Enterprise High School	1.9	60
514	Weber Institute	1.9	1.1
514	Steele Canyon High School	1.9	0.6
514	Academy of the Canyons	1.9	0
514	Angelo Rodriguez High School	1.9	3
514	Arroyo Valley High School	1.9	3.3
514	Cesar E. Chavez High School	1.9	19.8
514	River Valley High School	1.9	3.7
514	Family Partnership Home Study Charter	1.9	14.5
514	San Juan Hills High School	1.9	1
514	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	1.9	--
514	Accelerated Charter High School	1.9	10.7
514	Maywood Center for Enriched Studies	1.9	--
537	Castro Valley High School	2	1
537	Pierce High School	2	0
537	Buchanan High School	2	1.5
537	Norwalk High School	2	1.4
537	West High School	2	6.3
537	Tamiscal High (Alternative)	2	2
537	Ocean View High School	2	5
537	Mission Viejo High School	2	0.2
537	Corona High School	2	2.2
537	Redlands East Valley High School	2	2.2
537	San Gorgonio High School	2	1.9
537	Branham High School	2	1.4
537	Leland High School	2	0.8
537	Adolfo Camarillo High School	2	4
537	Chino Hills High School	2	0.8
537	Renaissance High School for the Arts	2	4.9
537	Whitney High School	2	0
537	Animo Jackie Robinson High School	2	8.2
537	Summit Preparatory Charter High School	2	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	--