CDE data shows that graduation and dropout rates continue to confirm that 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 Centre for Education Statistics in 2018, of the 48 states where data was collected, Black males remain at the bottom of 4 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 drop-out rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that has been 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.”
Top 100 Schools Ranking Compared to California Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate | CA Drop-out rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| … | ||||
| 1187 | Pacifica High | Oxnard Union High | 7.1 | 9.6 |
| 1187 | Placer County Pathways Charter | Placer County Office of Education | 7.1 | 9.6 |
| 1187 | Riverside Virtual | Riverside Unified | 7.1 | 9.6 |
| 1187 | Monte Vista | Simi Valley Unified | 7.1 | 9.6 |
| 1187 | Montgomery Senior High | Sweetwater Union High | 7.1 | 9.6 |
| 1187 | Tehachapi High | Tehachapi Unified | 7.1 | 9.6 |
| 1187 | La Sierra High | Tulare County Office of Education | 7.1 | 9.6 |
| 1187 | Green Valley High | Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified | 7.1 | 9.6 |
| 1202 | Colony High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 7.2 | 9.6 |
| 1202 | Murrieta Canyon Academy | Murrieta Valley Unified | 7.2 | 9.6 |
| 1202 | Encore High School for the Arts - Riverside | Riverside Unified | 7.2 | 9.6 |
| 1202 | Santa Rosa High | Santa Rosa High | 7.2 | 9.6 |
| 1202 | South Pasadena Senior High | South Pasadena Unified | 7.2 | 9.6 |
| 1202 | Highlands High | Twin Rivers Unified | 7.2 | 9.6 |
| 1208 | Wilson High | Long Beach Unified | 7.3 | 9.6 |
| 1208 | Novato High | Novato Unified | 7.3 | 9.6 |
| 1208 | Watsonville High | Pajaro Valley Unified | 7.3 | 9.6 |
| 1208 | Village High | Pleasanton Unified | 7.3 | 9.6 |
| 1212 | Ronald Reagan Academy | Dinuba Unified | 7.4 | 9.6 |
| 1212 | El Capitan High | Grossmont Union High | 7.4 | 9.6 |
| 1212 | Monte Vista High | Grossmont Union High | 7.4 | 9.6 |
| 1212 | Village Oaks High | Lincoln Unified | 7.4 | 9.6 |
| 1212 | University High School Charter | Los Angeles Unified | 7.4 | 9.6 |
| 1217 | Chawanakee Academy Charter | Chawanakee Unified | 7.5 | 9.6 |
| 1217 | TEACH Tech Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 7.5 | 9.6 |
| 1217 | C. K. McClatchy High | Sacramento City Unified | 7.5 | 9.6 |
| 1217 | Design Tech High | San Mateo Union High | 7.5 | 9.6 |
| 1217 | Summit Public School: Tahoma | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 7.5 | 9.6 |
| 1222 | Taft Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 7.6 | 9.6 |
| 1222 | Salisbury High (Continuation) | Red Bluff Joint Union High | 7.6 | 9.6 |
| 1224 | Borrego Springs High | Borrego Springs Unified | 7.7 | 9.6 |
| 1224 | West Shores High | Coachella Valley Unified | 7.7 | 9.6 |
| 1224 | Coleville High | Eastern Sierra Unified | 7.7 | 9.6 |
| 1224 | Social Justice Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High No. 5 | Los Angeles Unified | 7.7 | 9.6 |
| 1224 | Core Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High | New Haven Unified | 7.7 | 9.6 |
| 1224 | ARISE High | Oakland Unified | 7.7 | 9.6 |
| 1224 | Round Valley Continuation | Round Valley Unified | 7.7 | 9.6 |
| 1224 | Delta High | Santa Maria Joint Union High | 7.7 | 9.6 |
| 1224 | Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana | SBE - Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana | 7.7 | 9.6 |
| 1224 | Baden High (Continuation) | South San Francisco Unified | 7.7 | 9.6 |
| 1224 | Warner Junior/Senior High | Warner Unified | 7.7 | 9.6 |
| 1235 | McLane High | Fresno Unified | 7.8 | 9.6 |
| 1235 | John Swett High | John Swett Unified | 7.8 | 9.6 |
| 1235 | Delta Charter | New Jerusalem Elementary | 7.8 | 9.6 |
| 1235 | Audeo Charter II | SBE - Audeo Charter II | 7.8 | 9.6 |
| 1235 | King City High | South Monterey County Joint Union High | 7.8 | 9.6 |
| 1235 | El Cerrito High | West Contra Costa Unified | 7.8 | 9.6 |
| 1241 | Verdugo Academy | Glendale Unified | 7.9 | 9.6 |
| 1241 | Lodi High | Lodi Unified | 7.9 | 9.6 |
| 1241 | Perris High | Perris Union High | 7.9 | 9.6 |
| 1241 | Pacific High | San Bernardino City Unified | 7.9 | 9.6 |
| … | ||||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 | 9.6 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 | 9.6 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 | 9.6 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 | 9.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 | 9.6 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 | 9.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 | 9.6 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 | 9.6 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 | 9.6 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 | 9.6 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 | 9.6 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 | 9.6 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 | 9.6 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 | 9.6 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 | 9.6 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 | 9.6 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 | 9.6 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
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