Merced Times

Golden Valley High School's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year decreased by 47.7% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 4.4%, 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
…
575	Laton High School	2.2	10.5
575	Quartz Hill High School	2.2	1.2
575	Santa Fe High School	2.2	2.1
575	Laguna Hills High School	2.2	4.6
575	Placer High School	2.2	1
575	Hemet High School	2.2	1.9
575	Bonita Vista Senior High School	2.2	2.2
575	Carlsbad High School	2.2	1.1
575	El Camino High School	2.2	2.7
575	San Marcos High School	2.2	0.8
575	Morro Bay High School	2.2	1.5
575	El Camino High School	2.2	2.7
575	High Tech High Media Arts	2.2	1.1
575	High Tech High North County	2.2	0
575	Everest Public High School	2.2	6.8
575	Stockton Collegiate International Secondary School	2.2	0
575	Jurupa Hills High School	2.2	3.3
575	San Marino High School	2.2	0.3
575	Ivy Academia	2.2	0
575	New Millennium Secondary School	2.2	12
597	Selma High School	2.3	1.4
597	Rancho Learning Center (Alternative)	2.3	11.5
597	Claremont High School	2.3	2.8
597	University High School Charter	2.3	7.4
597	John H. Glenn High School	2.3	2.4
597	Golden Valley High School	2.3	4.4
597	Paloma Valley High School	2.3	2.8
597	Natomas High School	2.3	4.4
597	Tokay High School	2.3	6.2
597	Half Moon Bay High School	2.3	0.8
597	Santa Cruz High School	2.3	2.9
597	Shasta High School	2.3	1
597	Thousand Oaks High School	2.3	2.3
597	University High School	2.3	1.9
597	Hillcrest High School	2.3	2.1
597	Ednovate - East College Prep	2.3	--
597	San Pasqual Valley High School	2.3	10.3
597	Middle College High School	2.3	0
597	Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep	2.3	4
616	Pacific Coast High School (Continuation)	2.4	4.2
616	Ridgeview High School	2.4	1.4
616	Yosemite High School	2.4	3.9
616	Fullerton Union High School	2.4	0.8
616	Big Bear High School	2.4	3.6
616	Village Oaks High School	2.4	7.4
616	Atascadero High School	2.4	1.5
616	Casa Grande High School	2.4	5.4
616	El Camino High School	2.4	2.7
616	La Sierra High School	2.4	3.3
616	Da Vinci Science	2.4	4.2
616	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer	2.4	3.6
…
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	--