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 | 2017-18 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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1114 | Pilarcitos Alternative High School (Continuation) | 6.3 | 31.6 | |
| 1114 | Fremont High School | 6.3 | 5.7 | |
| 1114 | El Camino High School | 6.3 | 3.7 | |
| 1114 | Greater San Diego Academy | 6.3 | 5 | |
| 1114 | Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts | 6.3 | 8 | |
| 1114 | Maywood Academy High School | 6.3 | 7.1 | |
| 1114 | Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies | 6.3 | 2.9 | |
| 1114 | Synergy Quantum Academy | 6.3 | 2.9 | |
| 1114 | Heritage Valley Independent Study | 6.3 | -- | |
| 1114 | Alliance Alice M. Baxter College-Ready High School | 6.3 | -- | |
| 1114 | Independence Charter Academy | 6.3 | 23.5 | |
| 1132 | Washington High School | 6.4 | 3.2 | |
| 1132 | Lynwood High School | 6.4 | 5.9 | |
| 1132 | Ganesha High School | 6.4 | 10.9 | |
| 1132 | Anaheim High School | 6.4 | 11.3 | |
| 1132 | Fallbrook High School | 6.4 | 8.3 | |
| 1132 | Grace M. Davis High School | 6.4 | 6.1 | |
| 1132 | Venture Academy | 6.4 | 6.6 | |
| 1132 | Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High School | 6.4 | 6.4 | |
| 1140 | Del Amigo High School (Continuation) | 6.5 | 11.1 | |
| 1140 | Herbert Hoover High School | 6.5 | 7.5 | |
| 1140 | L.A. County High School for the Arts | 6.5 | 7.2 | |
| 1140 | Nueva Vista Continuation High School | 6.5 | 6.9 | |
| 1140 | San Fernando Senior High School | 6.5 | 5.9 | |
| 1140 | Point Arena High School | 6.5 | 3 | |
| 1140 | Pioneer High School (Continuation) | 6.5 | 4.2 | |
| 1140 | South East High School | 6.5 | 5.8 | |
| 1140 | Mira Monte High School | 6.5 | 4.3 | |
| 1140 | Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet | 6.5 | 3.6 | |
| 1150 | Kings River High School (Continuation) | 6.6 | 7.8 | |
| 1150 | Bakersfield High School | 6.6 | 6.3 | |
| 1150 | Hilltop Senior High School | 6.6 | 5.4 | |
| 1150 | Tracy High School | 6.6 | 6.1 | |
| 1150 | Peter Johansen High School | 6.6 | 4.3 | |
| 1150 | Sacramento Charter High School | 6.6 | 2.1 | |
| 1150 | Cesar Chavez High School | 6.6 | 9.4 | |
| 1150 | Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School | 6.6 | 4.1 | |
| 1158 | Pleasant Valley High School | 6.7 | 3 | |
| 1158 | Calexico High School | 6.7 | 3.8 | |
| 1158 | Monterey High School (Continuation) | 6.7 | 10.8 | |
| 1158 | Hawthorne High School | 6.7 | 8.2 | |
| 1158 | Terra Linda High School | 6.7 | 14.2 | |
| 1158 | Tomales High School | 6.7 | 4.9 | |
| 1158 | Willits Charter | 6.7 | -- | |
| 1158 | Coast High School | 6.7 | 8.5 | |
| 1158 | Dixon High School | 6.7 | 6.2 | |
| 1158 | King-Chavez Community High School | 6.7 | 4.9 | |
| 1158 | Nea Community Learning Center | 6.7 | 20 | |
| 1158 | San Diego Metro Career and Tech | 6.7 | 3 | |
| 1170 | John H. Francis Polytechnic | 6.8 | 6.6 | |
| 1170 | Compton High School | 6.8 | 8.3 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | |
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