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 |
| … | |||
| 452 | Canyon High | William S. Hart Union High | 1.6 |
| 469 | Albany High | Albany City Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Center High | Center Joint Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Central Valley High | Ceres Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Norco High | Corona-Norco Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Culver City High | Culver City Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Delano High | Delano Joint Union High | 1.7 |
| 469 | Denair High | Denair Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Piedmont Hills High | East Side Union High | 1.7 |
| 469 | Buena Park High | Fullerton Joint Union High | 1.7 |
| 469 | Pacifica High | Garden Grove Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Academy of Careers and Exploration | Helendale Elementary | 1.7 |
| 469 | Tahquitz High | Hemet Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Liberty High | Kern High | 1.7 |
| 469 | Liberty High | Liberty Union High | 1.7 |
| 469 | Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High | Los Angeles Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Alliance Ted K. Tajima High | Los Angeles Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | John F. Kennedy High | Los Angeles Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Los Banos High | Los Banos Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | La Mirada High | Norwalk-La Mirada Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Samueli Academy | Orange County Department of Education | 1.7 |
| 469 | Patterson High | Patterson Joint Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | El Camino Real Continuation High | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Del Norte High | Poway Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Mt. Carmel High | Poway Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | School of Engineering & Sciences | Sacramento City Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | San Luis Obispo High | San Luis Coastal Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Elise P. Buckingham Charter Magnet High | Vacaville Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | Orange Vista High | Val Verde Unified | 1.7 |
| 469 | William S. Hart High | William S. Hart Union High | 1.7 |
| 498 | Acalanes High | Acalanes Union High | 1.8 |
| 498 | Baldwin Park High | Baldwin Park Unified | 1.8 |
| 498 | Westlake High | Conejo Valley Unified | 1.8 |
| 498 | Summit High | Fontana Unified | 1.8 |
| 498 | Sierra Pacific High | Hanford Joint Union High | 1.8 |
| 498 | Temescal Canyon High | Lake Elsinore Unified | 1.8 |
| 498 | Independence High | Liberty Union High | 1.8 |
| 498 | Lompoc High | Lompoc Unified | 1.8 |
| 498 | California Academy of Mathematics and Science | Long Beach Unified | 1.8 |
| 498 | Downtown Business High | Los Angeles Unified | 1.8 |
| 498 | Los Gatos High | Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High | 1.8 |
| 498 | Marco Antonio Firebaugh High | Lynwood Unified | 1.8 |
| 498 | California Military Institute | Perris Union High | 1.8 |
| 498 | Riverside STEM Academy | Riverside Unified | 1.8 |
| 498 | Antelope High | Roseville Joint Union High | 1.8 |
| 498 | Mission Bay High | San Diego Unified | 1.8 |
| 514 | Sierra Vista High | Baldwin Park Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Family Partnership Home Study Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 1.9 |
| 514 | San Juan Hills High | Capistrano Unified | 1.9 |
| 514 | Etiwanda High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 1.9 |
| 514 | Chino High | Chino Valley Unified | 1.9 |
| … | |||
| 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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