Merced Times

Minarets High School's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year remains unchanged compared to the previous school year, 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	2018-19 Drop-out rate
1	Millennium High Alternative	0	0
1	Piedmont High School	0	0
1	Emery Secondary School	0	2.7
1	Amador County Special Education	0	0
1	Durham High School	0	0
1	Mid Valley High School (Continuation)	0	0
1	Williams Junior/Senior High School	0	3.4
1	Freedom High School	0	1.4
1	Middle College High School	0	0
1	Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School	0	2.5
1	Kingsburg High School	0	0
1	Oasis Continuation High School	0	--
1	Princeton Junior-Senior High School	0	0
1	Ferndale High School	0	0
1	Desert Junior-Senior High School	0	0
1	Frazier Mountain High School	0	3.8
1	Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation)	0	1.7
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High School	0	0
1	Mayfair High School	0	1.2
1	South Hills High School	0	0
1	Arena High School (Continuation)	0	11.1
1	El Segundo High School	0	0
1	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School	0	0
1	La Canada High School	0	0.6
1	Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12	0	0
…
1	University Preparatory	0	0
1	Sacramento County SH Special Education	0	4.5
1	Canyon Crest Academy	0	0.2
1	Alameda Science and Technology Institute	0	0
1	Nova Academy	0	0
1	Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex	0	1.7
1	Kearny Digital Media & Design	0	0
1	Kearny College Connections	0	0
1	Design Science Middle College High School	0	0
1	Creative Connections Arts Academy	0	0
1	Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High School	0	0.8
1	Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High School	0	0.6
1	Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School	0	3.2
1	Santa Rosa Academy	0	0
1	Public Safety Academy	0	0
1	Early College High School	0	0
1	SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)	0	0
1	William & Marian Ghidotti High School	0	3
1	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep	0	0.7
1	University Preparatory Academy Charter	0	0
1	Riverside Preparatory	0	0.8
1	Bitney Prep High School	0	5
1	University High School	0	1.9
1	Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies	0	6.3
1	KIPP San Jose Collegiate	0	0
1	Minarets High School	0	0
1	Alliance Morgan McKinzie High School	0	2.2
1	Aspire Langston Hughes Academy	0	1.3
1	Nea Community Learning Center	0	6.7
1	Da Vinci Charter Academy	0	0
1	Stockton Early College Academy	0	0
1	Visalia Technical Early College	0	1.7
1	Western Center Academy	0	0
1	Joseph A. Gregori High School	0	1.6
1	NOVA Academy - Coachella	0	20
1	Health Careers Academy	0	1.3
1	Pacific Law Academy	0	2.4
1	Heritage Valley Independent Study	0	6.3
1	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	0	0
1	Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High School	0	2.6
1	Public Safety Academy	0	0
1	Leroy Greene Academy	0	1.3
1	Reedley Middle College High School	0	0
1	Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science	0	0
1	Silver Oak High Public Montessori Charter	0	0
1	Da Vinci Communications High School	0	1.7
1	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	0	11.3
1	Konocti Education Center	0	0
1	Compton Early College High School	0	--
1	Sutter Peak Charter Academy	0	0
1	Contra Costa School of Performing Arts	0	--
…
2167	Oroville High Community Day	81.8	90.9
2169	Gould Educational Center	82.4	17.2
2170	Come Back Charter	83.7	--
2171	Gateway High School (Continuation)	84.6	36.4
2172	Tulare County Court	85.7	54.1
2173	Dan Jacobs	88.9	86.7
2174	Matrix for Success Academy	89.6	--
2175	Violet Heintz Education Academy	90	66.7
2175	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	90	85.3
2177	Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	90.2	90.1
2178	Independence Charter Academy	90.3	6.3
2179	Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's)	91.4	73.8
2180	Highlands Community Charter	91.6	76.2
2181	S.F. County Special Education	91.7	75
2182	SIATech Academy South	92.1	87.7
2183	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	92.4	24.8
2184	Clear Passage Educational Center	92.9	--
2185	Boron Junior-Senior High School	93.2	0
2186	Laytonville High School	93.8	3.2
2187	Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's)	95.5	63.3
2188	San Bernardino County Special Education	96.1	47.4
2189	Shasta County Independent Study Charter	97.3	44.3
2190	Family First Charter	98	92.7
2191	New Opportunities Charter	98.2	96.5
2192	Special Education	98.6	--