Merced Times

Merced County Juvenile Court's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year decreased by 22.7% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 38.8%, 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
…
1887	Valley Atwater Community	28.6	17.8
1887	ASA Charter	28.6	25
1887	Gateway College and Career Academy	28.6	81.6
1887	iLEAD Hybrid	28.6	8.7
1887	Ahwahnee High School	28.6	--
1887	Potter Valley High School	28.6	16.7
1887	Wellington M. Smith Jr.	28.6	35.7
1897	Carter G. Woodson Public Charter	28.7	11.1
1898	Independence High (Alternative)	28.8	16.2
1899	Orange County Workforce Innovation High School	28.9	24.5
1900	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	29.2	24
1900	Paseo Grande Charter	29.2	25
1902	El Centro Jr./Sr. High School	29.3	37.7
1902	APEX Academy	29.3	14.1
1904	Cesar Chavez Continuation High School	29.4	21.3
1904	Oakdale	29.4	14
1904	Stockton High School	29.4	16.1
1904	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - SCUSD	29.4	--
1908	Afflerbaugh-Paige Camp	29.6	28.8
1908	Diego Valley East Public Charter	29.6	--
1908	North Bay Met Academy	29.6	--
1911	Olympic Continuation High School	29.7	33.9
1912	Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter	29.9	34.3
1913	Richard H. Lewis Alternative	30	13.3
1913	Olympic High School (Continuation)	30	22.9
1913	Merced County Juvenile Court	30	38.8
1913	Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)	30	32.4
1913	Scholar Plus Online Learning	30	29.4
1918	Opportunity Academy	30.1	31.9
1919	Summit High School (Continuation)	30.2	20.2
1919	Eel River Community	30.2	44.8
1921	Youth Opportunities Unlimited	30.4	29.3
1921	Denair Charter Academy	30.4	16.2
1921	California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II	30.4	27.1
1921	North Valley High School	30.4	24.5
1925	Royal Sunset (Continuation)	30.6	31.5
1925	George S. Patton Continuation	30.6	35.2
1925	California Virtual Academy at Sutter	30.6	29.7
1925	Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles	30.6	20
1925	Canyon Oaks High School	30.6	19.2
1930	Phoenix High School	30.8	22.5
1930	Alternatives in Action	30.8	22.9
1930	Beach High-Intensive Learning Program	30.8	28
1933	Corona-Norco Alternative	30.9	26.8
1933	Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center	30.9	40.7
1933	College Bridge Academy	30.9	33.1
1936	Open Valley Independent Study	31	35.3
1937	Vallejo High School	31.1	24.2
1938	Thomas Riley High School	31.3	33.3
1938	Chaparral High School	31.3	1.3
1938	San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Court	31.3	9.5
…
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	--