Merced Times

Independence High School's (Alternative) graduation rate in the 2017-2018 school year was 45.5 percent, an improvement over the previous school year’s graduation rate of 40.9 percent, according to the California Department of Education.

According to CDE data, graduation rates continue to indicate an increase in disproportional academic performance between White, Black, Latino, and English-learning students.

According to the National Centre for Education Statistics, in the 2017-2018 school year, of the 50 states where data was collected, students with disabilities were at the bottom of four-year high school graduation rates by student group.

Angela Johnson, a research scientist at NWEA, says “taken together, prior research suggests that inequities exist in the quality of education experienced by current ELsand non-ELs and that these inequities explain achievement gaps in middle and early high school” in The Effects of English Learner Classification on High School Graduation and College Attendance.

	School	Graduation Rate (2017-2018)	Previous Year Graduation Rate (2016-2017)
1	Oakendell Community	100	100
1	Elk Creek Junior-Senior High School	83.3	100
1	Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts	100	100
1	Templeton Independent Study High School	100	100
1	Gateway High School	95.2	100
1	Middle College High School	98.1	100
1	Accelerated Achievement Academy	75	100
1	Verdugo Academy	96	100
1	Anahuacalmecac International University Preparatory of North America	100	100
1	Desert Oasis High School (Continuation)	100	100
1	Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter	100	100
1	Palisades Charter High School	100	100
1	Noyo High School (Continuation)	100	100
1	Nueva Vista Continuation High School	100	100
1	Enterprise High School	100	100
1	Lincoln High School (Continuation)	97.8	100
1	Twain High School	100	100
1	Mountain Valley Academy	100	100
1	YouthBuild Charter School of California	100	100
1	Dehesa Charter	100	100
1	Palmdale Aerospace Academy	97.3	100
1	Pescadero High School	93.6	100
1	Vista Alternative	81.8	100
1	West Campus	100	100
1	Soldier Mountain High School (Continuation)	100	100
…
2067	Solano County Community	27.3	44.4
2067	Sierra Vista Charter High School	70.7	44.4
2069	Gerber Jr./Sr. High School	63.4	44.1
2070	American Legion High School (Continuation)	53.9	44
2071	Valley Vista High School (Continuation)	41.1	43.9
2071	Park West High School (Continuation)	58	43.9
2073	Ramona Opportunity High School	65	43.8
2073	Creekside High School	100	43.8
2073	Amador County Special Education	38.5	43.8
2073	Esperanza High School	100	43.8
2077	Independent Study Sojourner Truth	68.6	43.7
2078	Vail High School (Continuation)	44.4	43.5
2078	El Monte Union High School School Community Day	100	43.5
2080	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy	53.5	43.4
2080	Gilbert High School (Continuation)	51.2	43.4
2082	Sam Webb Continuation	27.3	42.9
2083	Marie L. Hare High School	63.6	41.9
2083	Deep Creek Academy	66.7	41.9
2083	Gateway to College Academy	15.4	41.9
2086	Pacific High School	55.3	41.8
2086	Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter	47.4	41.8
2088	Street Academy (Alternative)	54.2	41.7
2088	Cambridge High School	48.7	41.7
2088	Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court	40	41.7
2091	Summit High School (Continuation)	48.2	41.1
2092	Independence High School (Alternative)	45.5	40.9
2093	School of Extended Educational Options	43.9	40.7
2093	Kern County Juvenile Court	62	40.7
2095	Pacific Career and Technology High School	57.5	40.6
2096	Providence	50	40.5
2097	Rose City High School (Continuation)	47.2	40.4
2098	Centennial Continuation High School	66.7	40
2098	Options Secondary	66.7	40
2098	California Prep Sutter 8-12	35.7	40
2098	REACH Academy	33.3	40
2098	Divide High School	100	40
2103	Sem Yeto Continuation High School	32.2	39.6
2104	Thurgood Marshall	71.4	39.3
2104	Portola-Butler Continuation High School	26.8	39.3
2106	one.Charter	31.3	39.1
2107	Keith McCarthy Academy	44.8	39
2108	Broadway High School	74	38.9
2109	Carter G. Woodson Public Charter	47.9	38.7
2110	William Tell Aggeler Opportunity High School	35.3	38.5
2110	Alta Vista Academy	33.3	38.5
2110	Central Bay High School (Continuation)	60	38.5
2110	Whitman Continuation	100	38.5
2114	La Vista Center	42.1	38.1
2115	Greenwood Academy	44.6	38
2116	Mountain View (Alternative)	44.3	37.9
2117	Boyle Heights Continuation	63.2	37.5
…
2216	Riverside County Special Education	7	10
2218	Bill M. Manes High School	16.7	9.5
2219	Elinor Lincoln Hickey Jr./Sr. High School	57.1	9.1
2220	Central Juvenile Hall	4.9	8.8
2221	Sanhedrin High School	97	6.3
2222	Sutter County Special Education	1.8	5.5
2223	Berenece Carlson Home Hospital	4.8	5.4
2224	Los Angeles County Special Education	7.3	4.5
2225	Gould Educational Center	14.1	3
2226	San Bernardino County Special Education	0.4	2.4
2227	Saint Helena High School	90.8	1.5
2227	Pathway Independent Study	98.8	1.5
2229	Laurel Ruff Transition	3.1	1
2230	Corning High School	90	0.5
2231	Providence Jr./Sr. High School	100	0
2231	Phoenix Academy	80	0
2231	Aspire East Palo Alto Charter	49.1	0
2231	Sage Creek High School	97.4	0
2231	Humboldt County Office of Education Court	100	0
2231	Cottonwood Community Day	100	0
2231	Public Safety Academy	97.7	0
2231	Mendocino Alternative	100	0
2231	Travis Independent Study	100	0
2231	Conservatory of Vocal/Instrumental Arts High School	33.3	0
2231	Southern Humboldt Community	50	0