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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1059 | Phoenix | 5.6 | -- | |
| 1059 | Humphreys College Academy of Business Law and Education | 5.6 | 0 | |
| 1073 | Independence Continuation | 5.7 | 19.4 | |
| 1073 | Hamilton High School | 5.7 | 0 | |
| 1073 | San Rafael High School | 5.7 | 14.1 | |
| 1073 | Tomales High School | 5.7 | 6.7 | |
| 1073 | California School for the Deaf-Riverside | 5.7 | 2 | |
| 1073 | Rio Vista High School | 5.7 | 2.9 | |
| 1073 | Chaparral High School | 5.7 | 1.3 | |
| 1073 | Mueller Charter (Robert L.) | 5.7 | 3.6 | |
| 1073 | La Costa Canyon High School | 5.7 | 3.8 | |
| 1073 | Tracy High School | 5.7 | 6.6 | |
| 1073 | Kaweah High School | 5.7 | 20 | |
| 1073 | Nipomo High School | 5.7 | 4.2 | |
| 1073 | Pioneer Valley High School | 5.7 | 4.1 | |
| 1073 | McClymonds High School | 5.7 | 11.7 | |
| 1073 | Chaffey District Online High School | 5.7 | 16.7 | |
| 1088 | Bowman (Jereann) High School (Continuation) | 5.8 | 4.2 | |
| 1088 | Tahoe Truckee High School | 5.8 | 3.8 | |
| 1088 | Del Campo High School | 5.8 | 3.2 | |
| 1088 | Pacific High School | 5.8 | 7.9 | |
| 1088 | Orange Glen High School | 5.8 | 4.8 | |
| 1088 | Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High School | 5.8 | 2.1 | |
| 1088 | Woodside High School | 5.8 | 6 | |
| 1088 | William J. (Pete) Knight High School | 5.8 | 4.4 | |
| 1088 | Golden Valley High School | 5.8 | 4.4 | |
| 1088 | Core Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High School | 5.8 | 7.7 | |
| 1088 | Design Tech High School | 5.8 | 7.5 | |
| 1099 | Tsurai High School (Continuation) | 5.9 | 15.4 | |
| 1099 | Wilson High School | 5.9 | 7.3 | |
| 1099 | Centennial High School | 5.9 | 2.8 | |
| 1099 | Carlsbad Seaside Academy | 5.9 | 6.3 | |
| 1099 | Edison High School | 5.9 | 5.1 | |
| 1099 | Ernest Righetti High School | 5.9 | 3.1 | |
| 1099 | Ronald Reagan Academy | 5.9 | 7.4 | |
| 1099 | Six Rivers Charter High School | 5.9 | 0 | |
| 1099 | Guajome Learning Center | 5.9 | 8.7 | |
| 1108 | San Leandro High School | 6 | 3.5 | |
| 1108 | John Muir High School | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 1108 | Terra Linda High School | 6 | 6.7 | |
| 1108 | Foothill High School | 6 | 1.2 | |
| 1108 | Apollo High School | 6 | 13.6 | |
| 1108 | Rancho Cotate High School | 6 | 4.6 | |
| 1108 | Tulare Western High School | 6 | 3.1 | |
| 1108 | Golden Eagle Charter | 6 | 2.7 | |
| 1116 | Hayward High School | 6.1 | 10.1 | |
| 1116 | El Cerrito High School | 6.1 | 7.8 | |
| 1116 | Willows High School | 6.1 | 2 | |
| 1116 | L.A. County High School for the Arts | 6.1 | 6.5 | |
| 1116 | South Gate Senior High School | 6.1 | 8.5 | |
| 1116 | Woodrow Wilson Senior High School | 6.1 | 9.9 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | -- | |
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