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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1 | Strathmore High School | 0 | 1.4 | |
| 1 | Bravo Lake High School | 0 | 35.7 | |
| 1 | Oak Park High School | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Oak View High School | 0 | 13.3 | |
| 1 | Oak Park Independent | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Davis School for Independent Study | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Diamond Technology Institute | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Hallmark Charter | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Redwood Academy of Ukiah | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Yuba City Charter | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Orchard View | 0 | 55.2 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Literacy First Charter | 0 | 4.2 | |
| 1 | Nuview Bridge Early College High School | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Parkview | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Anderson New Technology High School | 0 | 8.6 | |
| 1 | Liberty High School | 0 | 1.1 | |
| 1 | Technology High School | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Hawthorne Math and Science Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | North Valley Military Institute College Preparatory Academy | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 | Renaissance Arts Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | The MET | 0 | 4.8 | |
| 1 | Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Millennium Charter | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | University Preparatory | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Sacramento County SH Special Education | 0 | 4.5 | |
| 1 | Canyon Crest Academy | 0 | 0.2 | |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Nova Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex | 0 | 1.7 | |
| 1 | Kearny Digital Media & Design | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Kearny College Connections | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Design Science Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Creative Connections Arts Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High School | 0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 | Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High School | 0 | 0.6 | |
| 1 | Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School | 0 | 3.2 | |
| 1 | Santa Rosa Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Public Safety Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Early College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | William & Marian Ghidotti High School | 0 | 3 | |
| 1 | Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | University Preparatory Academy Charter | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Riverside Preparatory | 0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 | Bitney Prep High School | 0 | 5 | |
| … | ||||
| 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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