Merced Times

Gould Educational Center's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 17% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 14.7%, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).

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
…
1586	Independence High (Alternative)	16.2	23.9
1586	Lee V. Pollard High School	16.2	11.6
1586	Encina Preparatory High School	16.2	17
1586	Denair Charter Academy	16.2	10.4
1586	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community	16.2	9.6
1591	Carlsbad Village Academy	16.3	18.6
1591	San Diego Virtual	16.3	16
1593	Crossroads High (Alternative)	16.7	40.5
1593	Central Bay High School (Continuation)	16.7	14.3
1593	Brea Canyon High School (Continuation)	16.7	22.5
1593	Chaffey District Online High School	16.7	11.1
1593	Potter Valley High School	16.7	13.3
1593	CATCH Prep Charter High Inc.	16.7	4.5
1593	Scott Joseph Camp	16.7	25
1600	Zupanic High School	16.9	38
1600	Ivy High School (Continuation)	16.9	22.8
1600	Garfield High School	16.9	14.1
1600	West Adams Preparatory High School	16.9	17.4
1604	Riverside County Education Academy	17	17.9
1604	Decoto School for Independent Study	17	30.2
1606	Sierra Vista High (Alternative)	17.1	16.7
1606	Bay Area Technology	17.1	5.6
1606	Desert Learning Academy	17.1	26.5
1609	North State Independence High School	17.2	10.7
1609	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego	17.2	22.3
1609	Gould Educational Center	17.2	14.7
1612	Willits High School	17.3	9.1
1613	Frontier High School	17.4	24.4
1614	School for the Visual Arts and Humanities	17.5	22.2
1615	Liberty High School (Continuation)	17.6	15.2
1616	Shery (Kurt T.) High School (Continuation)	17.7	11.6
1617	Liberty High (Alternative)	17.8	26.3
1617	Valley Atwater Community	17.8	16.1
1619	Helen Hunt Jackson College Prep High School	17.9	22.3
1619	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter	17.9	36.2
1621	Jack London Continuation	18	20.5
1621	Alvord Alternative Continuation High School	18	16.3
1623	Mendota High School	18.1	17.6
1624	Westwood High School	18.2	7.1
1624	Independence Continuation	18.2	16.4
1624	Elsie Allen High School	18.2	20.6
1624	East Stanislaus High School	18.2	18
1624	Centennial Continuation High School	18.2	21.1
1624	William Finch	18.2	9.1
1624	Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert	18.2	2.1
1624	Antelope Valley Learning Academy	18.2	25.3
1624	San Joaquin Valley High School	18.2	20
1624	Mountain Park	18.2	11.8
1634	Downtown High School	18.3	28.3
1635	Charter Community School Home Study Academy	18.4	22.2
1635	Pioneer Continuation High School	18.4	20.5
…
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