Kern County Times

Rare Earth High School (Continuation)'s dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year increased by 8.8% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 40%, 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
…
2023	Gateway Community	40	27.8
2023	California Connections Academy @ Ripon	40	32.1
2028	Ingenuity Charter	40.4	51.4
2029	Santa Cruz County Community	40.6	47.8
2030	Elm High School	40.7	37.2
2031	Valley Merced Community	41	41.9
2031	Placer County Pathways Charter	41	7.1
2033	John B. Allard	41.2	29.4
2033	Options for Youth-San Juan	41.2	42
2035	Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy	41.3	49.3
2036	Palisade Glacier High School (Continuation)	41.4	5.6
2037	San Diego County Community	41.5	45.5
2038	Pacific High School	41.6	7.9
2039	West Side Valley High School (Continuation)	41.7	18.8
2040	Mountain High School	41.9	44.4
2041	Robertson High School (Continuation)	42.1	15.8
2041	Desert Winds Continuation High School	42.1	61.3
2041	Solano County Community	42.1	76.5
2044	Ellington (Duke) High School (Continuation)	42.3	29.8
2044	San Joaquin County Community	42.3	42.7
2046	Tulare County Community	42.4	53.8
2047	Angel's Gate (Continuation)	42.9	28.9
2048	Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day	43.1	56.4
2049	Stoney Point Continuation	43.3	32.5
2050	City of Angels	43.4	45.9
2051	Rare Earth High School (Continuation)	43.5	40
2051	Broadway High School	43.5	12.6
2053	Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation High School	43.7	30.1
2053	Black Rock Alternative/Continuation	43.7	11.1
2055	Civicorps Corpsmember Academy	43.8	93.3
2055	Phoenix High Community Day	43.8	26.7
2057	View Park Continuation	43.9	27
2058	Yuba City Independence Academy	44	37.1
2059	Opportunities for Learning - Duarte	44.1	30.1
2060	Providence	44.2	42.9
2061	Endeavor Alternative	44.4	39.5
2061	Santa Clara County Community	44.4	60.6
2063	Cambridge Continuation High School	44.6	36.4
2064	Northern United - Humboldt Charter	44.7	--
2065	Windsor Oaks Academy	45	21.1
2066	Opportunities for Learning - Santa Clarita	45.1	37.9
2067	Sierra High School (Continuation)	45.5	43.8
2067	Boys Republic High School	45.5	35.3
2067	Soldier Mountain High School (Continuation)	45.5	18.8
2067	Renaissance County Community	45.5	42.3
2067	Road to Success Academy at Campus Kilpatrick	45.5	--
2072	Jack London Community Day	45.8	40
2073	Options for Youth-San Bernardino	46.1	42.3
2074	Eagle Summit Community Day	46.2	--
2074	Maine Prairie High School (Continuation)	46.2	41.2
2074	Laguna High School	46.2	22
…
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	--