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 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 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.”
Top 100 Schools Ranked by Dropout Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Nea Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Anderson New Technology High | Anderson Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High | Anderson Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Mayfair High | Bellflower Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High | Black Oak Mine Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation) | Cabrillo Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Minarets High | Chawanakee Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista | Chula Vista Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | NOVA Academy - Coachella | Coachella Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Compton Early College High | Compton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Contra Costa School of Performing Arts | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Technology High | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | 0 |
| 1 | South Hills High | Covina-Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Da Vinci Charter Academy | Davis Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Davis School for Independent Study | Davis Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley | Duarte Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Durham High | Durham Unified | 0 |
| … | |||
| 180 | Redwood High | Tamalpais Union High | 0.2 |
| 180 | La Serna High | Whittier Union High | 0.2 |
| 196 | Campolindo High | Acalanes Union High | 0.3 |
| 196 | Cypress High | Anaheim Union High | 0.3 |
| 196 | Bellflower High | Bellflower Unified | 0.3 |
| 196 | San Dimas High | Bonita Unified | 0.3 |
| 196 | Clovis East High | Clovis Unified | 0.3 |
| 196 | Robert F. Kennedy High | Delano Joint Union High | 0.3 |
| 196 | La Quinta High | Desert Sands Unified | 0.3 |
| 196 | Classical Academy High | Escondido Union High | 0.3 |
| 196 | Troy High | Fullerton Joint Union High | 0.3 |
| 196 | Hanford High | Hanford Joint Union High | 0.3 |
| 196 | Huntington Beach High | Huntington Beach Union High | 0.3 |
| 196 | Diamond Ranch High | Pomona Unified | 0.3 |
| 196 | Lowell High | San Francisco Unified | 0.3 |
| 196 | Dougherty Valley High | San Ramon Valley Unified | 0.3 |
| 196 | Great Oak High | Temecula Valley Unified | 0.3 |
| 196 | Mission Vista High | Vista Unified | 0.3 |
| 196 | California High | Whittier Union High | 0.3 |
| 213 | Folsom High | Folsom-Cordova Unified | 0.4 |
| 213 | Oak Hills High | Hesperia Unified | 0.4 |
| 213 | Fountain Valley High | Huntington Beach Union High | 0.4 |
| 213 | Granada High | Livermore Valley Joint Unified | 0.4 |
| 213 | Northridge Academy High | Los Angeles Unified | 0.4 |
| 213 | Vista Murrieta High | Murrieta Valley Unified | 0.4 |
| 213 | Inderkum High | Natomas Unified | 0.4 |
| 213 | Scripps Ranch High | San Diego Unified | 0.4 |
| 213 | San Ramon Valley High | San Ramon Valley Unified | 0.4 |
| 213 | Foothill Technology High | Ventura Unified | 0.4 |
| 223 | Gahr (Richard) High | ABC Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | Leigh High | Campbell Union High | 0.5 |
| 223 | John F. Kennedy High | Corona-Norco Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | Ponderosa High | El Dorado Union High | 0.5 |
| 223 | Fowler High | Fowler Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | Sonora High | Fullerton Joint Union High | 0.5 |
| 223 | Sunny Hills High | Fullerton Joint Union High | 0.5 |
| 223 | Glendora High | Glendora Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | William Workman High | Hacienda la Puente Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | Sultana High | Hesperia Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | Frontier High | Kern High | 0.5 |
| 223 | Elsinore High | Lake Elsinore Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | Heritage High | Liberty Union High | 0.5 |
| 223 | Orthopaedic Hospital | Los Angeles Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | Murrieta Mesa High | Murrieta Valley Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | Palos Verdes Peninsula High | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | Parlier High | Parlier Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | Polytechnic High | Riverside Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | West Campus | Sacramento City Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | California High | San Ramon Valley Unified | 0.5 |
| 223 | Hector G. Godinez | Santa Ana Unified | 0.5 |
| … | |||
| 2169 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 81.8 |
| 2171 | Gould Educational Center | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 82.4 |
| 2172 | Come Back Charter | Merced County Office of Education | 83.7 |
| 2173 | Gateway High (Continuation) | Chowchilla Union High | 84.6 |
| 2174 | Tulare County Court | Tulare County Office of Education | 85.7 |
| 2175 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2176 | Matrix for Success Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 89.6 |
| 2177 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | Fresno County Office of Education | 90 |
| 2177 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 90 |
| 2179 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.2 |
| 2180 | Independence Charter Academy | Helendale Elementary | 90.3 |
| 2181 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 91.4 |
| 2182 | Highlands Community Charter | Twin Rivers Unified | 91.6 |
| 2183 | S.F. County Special Education | San Francisco County Office of Education | 91.7 |
| 2184 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 92.1 |
| 2185 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 92.4 |
| 2186 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 92.9 |
| 2187 | Boron Junior-Senior High | Muroc Joint Unified | 93.2 |
| 2188 | Laytonville High | Laytonville Unified | 93.8 |
| 2189 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 95.5 |
| 2190 | San Bernardino County Special Education | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 96.1 |
| 2191 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | Shasta County Office of Education | 97.3 |
| 2192 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98 |
| 2193 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98.2 |
| 2194 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 98.6 |
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