Merced Times

Furman (Duane E.) High (Independent Study Program) drop-out rate in the 2017-18 school year decreased by 58.9 percent compared to the previous school year’s drop-out rate of 25.3, according to the California Department of Education.

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 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 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.”

Ranking	School	Drop-out rate	2016-17 Drop-out rate
1	Millennium High Alternative	0	0
1	Piedmont High School	0	0
1	Amador County Special Education	0	--
1	Biggs High School	0	6.5
1	Durham High School	0	1.2
1	Maxwell Sr High School	0	3.4
1	Pierce High School	0	1
1	Mid Valley High School (Continuation)	0	11.8
1	Miramonte High School	0	0.7
1	Middle College High School	0	0
1	California High School	0	0.2
1	Monte Vista High School	0	0.5
1	Kingsburg High School	0	0.8
1	Parlier High School	0	1.5
1	Sierra High School	0	0
1	Hamilton High School	0	0
1	Princeton Junior-Senior High School	0	--
1	McKinleyville High School	0	4.7
1	Hoopa Valley High School	0	0
1	South Fork Junior - Senior High School	0	2.7
1	Ferndale High School	0	0
1	Big Pine High School	0	--
1	Bishop Union High School	0	1.5
1	Boron Junior-Senior High School	0	2.4
1	Desert Junior-Senior High School	0	0
…
1338	Lifeline Education Charter	9.8	21.1
1341	Somerset Continuation High School	9.9	7.6
1341	Woodrow Wilson Senior High School	9.9	9.3
1341	Mt. Pleasant High School	9.9	11.2
1341	Audeo Charter	9.9	6.6
1341	Inspire School of Arts and Sciences	9.9	0
1341	Humanitas Academy of Art and Technology at Esteban E. Torres High No. 4	9.9	7
1347	Del Mar High School	10	23.3
1347	Discovery High School	10	11.6
1347	Lucerne Valley High School	10	6.5
1347	Montecito High School (Continuation)	10	0
1347	Armijo High School	10	7.4
1347	Hueneme High School	10	5.5
1347	Gorman Learning Center	10	12.5
1347	Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	10	12.6
1355	Hayward High School	10.1	9.1
1355	Wasco Independence High School	10.1	5
1355	Greenfield High School	10.1	7.1
1355	Grossmont High School	10.1	8.5
1359	East Bakersfield High School	10.2	5
1359	Victory High School	10.2	19.4
1361	Forest Charter	10.3	8.7
1361	San Pasqual Valley High School	10.3	5.3
1363	Inglewood High School	10.4	13.7
1363	Alexander Hamilton Senior High School	10.4	8.1
1363	Furman (Duane E.) High (Independent Study Program)	10.4	25.3
1363	South Valley High School (Continuation)	10.4	4.6
1363	Discovery Charter Preparatory School #2	10.4	7.6
1368	Laton High School	10.5	0
1368	Littlerock High School	10.5	6.8
1368	Jordan High School	10.5	8.3
1368	Theodore Bird High School	10.5	2.2
1368	California City High School	10.5	12.4
1373	Benjamin Franklin Senior High School	10.6	9.9
1373	Jefferson High School	10.6	2.5
1373	Prospect High School (Continuation)	10.6	42.9
1376	Desert Valley High School (Continuation)	10.7	4.6
1376	Yreka High School	10.7	2.8
1376	Oakland Charter High School	10.7	4.9
1376	Sierra Vista Charter High School	10.7	23.5
1376	Vista Oaks Charter	10.7	15.6
1376	Accelerated Charter High School	10.7	14.5
1382	New Technology High School	10.8	0
1382	Magnolia Science Academy 2	10.8	0
1382	Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy School of Technology Business and Education	10.8	13
1385	Valley High School	10.9	10.9
1385	Rancho Alamitos High School	10.9	8
1385	Heritage Peak Charter	10.9	7.4
1388	Grover Cleveland Charter High School	11	9.2
1388	Hollywood Senior High School	11	7.4
1388	Roseville High School	11	4.8
…
2150	Santa Cruz County Court	74.3	36.6
2151	S.F. County Special Education	75	--
2152	San Diego County Court	75.3	78.3
2153	San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center	75.7	68.9
2154	Highlands Community Charter	76.2	60.9
2155	Solano County Community	76.5	78.9
2156	MethodSchools	77.8	45.8
2157	Center for Alternative Learning	78.9	78.9
2158	Gateway College and Career Academy	81.6	40.4
2159	Clovis Community Day Secondary School	83.3	--
2160	Sonoma County Court	84.6	67.6
2161	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	85.3	63.5
2162	Dan Jacobs	86.7	--
2162	Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	86.7	--
2164	SIATech Academy South	87.7	55.2
2165	Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs	88.9	36.4
2166	Opportunity Youth Academy	89.1	42.6
2167	Hart-Ransom Academic Charter	89.5	4.5
2168	Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	90.1	90.1
2168	Santa Clara County Special Education	90.1	20.3
2170	Siskiyou County Special Education	90.9	--
2170	Oroville High Community Day	90.9	90.9
2172	Family First Charter	92.7	71.6
2173	Civicorps Corpsmember Academy	93.3	31.8
2174	New Opportunities Charter	96.5	93.8