Merced Times

Merced High is ranked 837th among California schools in the 2019-20 school year with a dropout rate of four percent, 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 Centre for Education Statistics in 2018, of the 48 states where data was collected, Black males remain at the bottom of 4-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.”

Rank	School	District	Drop-Out rate
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High	ABC Unified	0
1	Alameda Science and Technology Institute	Alameda Unified	0
1	Nea Community Learning Center	Alameda Unified	0
1	Amador County Special Education	Amador County Office of Education	0
1	Oxford Academy	Anaheim Union High	0
1	Anderson New Technology High	Anderson Union High	0
1	Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High	Anderson Valley Unified	0
1	SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)	Antelope Valley Union High	0
1	Academy for Academic Excellence	Apple Valley Unified	0
1	Mayfair High	Bellflower Unified	0
1	Golden Sierra Junior Senior High	Black Oak Mine Unified	0
1	Clarksville Charter	Buckeye Union Elementary	0
1	Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation)	Cabrillo Unified	0
1	Calistoga Junior-Senior High	Calistoga Joint Unified	0
1	Minarets High	Chawanakee Unified	0
1	Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista	Chula Vista Elementary	0
1	NOVA Academy - Coachella	Coachella Valley Unified	0
1	Compton Early College High	Compton Unified	0
1	Contra Costa School of Performing Arts	Contra Costa County Office of Education	0
1	Technology High	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	0
1	South Hills High	Covina-Valley Unified	0
1	Da Vinci Charter Academy	Davis Joint Unified	0
1	Davis School for Independent Study	Davis Joint Unified	0
1	California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley	Duarte Unified	0
1	Durham High	Durham Unified	0
…
810	Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High	Los Angeles Unified	3.5
810	Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine	Los Angeles Unified	3.5
810	Pacheco High	Los Banos Unified	3.5
810	Atwater High	Merced Union High	3.5
810	Canyon Springs High	Moreno Valley Unified	3.5
810	Granite Bay High	Roseville Joint Union High	3.5
810	Hilltop Senior High	Sweetwater Union High	3.5
810	Woodlake High	Woodlake Unified	3.5
822	Brea-Olinda High	Brea-Olinda Unified	3.6
822	Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center	Calaveras Unified	3.6
822	Bloomington High	Colton Joint Unified	3.6
822	Silver Creek High	East Side Union High	3.6
822	Centennial High	Kern High	3.6
822	Highland High	Kern High	3.6
822	Agoura High	Las Virgenes Unified	3.6
822	PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High	Los Angeles Unified	3.6
822	Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics at Legacy High School Complex	Los Angeles Unified	3.6
822	Moreno Valley High	Moreno Valley Unified	3.6
822	North Monterey County High	North Monterey County Unified	3.6
822	Twin Palms Continuation	Palo Verde Unified	3.6
822	Rosamond High Early College Campus	Southern Kern Unified	3.6
822	Sweetwater High	Sweetwater Union High	3.6
822	John H. Pitman High	Turlock Unified	3.6
837	Dozier-Libbey Medical High	Antioch Unified	3.7
837	Imperial High	Imperial Unified	3.7
837	Merced High	Merced Union High	3.7
837	Oakdale High	Oakdale Joint Unified	3.7
837	Oakland School for the Arts	Oakland Unified	3.7
837	Oakland Technical High	Oakland Unified	3.7
837	Excelsior Charter	San Bernardino County Office of Education	3.7
837	Pioneer High	San Jose Unified	3.7
837	Santa Susana High	Simi Valley Unified	3.7
846	Barstow High	Barstow Unified	3.8
846	Dana Hills High	Capistrano Unified	3.8
846	Pleasant Valley High	Chico Unified	3.8
846	Sierra High	Fillmore Unified	3.8
846	Whitcomb Continuation High	Glendora Unified	3.8
846	Keyes to Learning Charter	Keyes Union	3.8
846	Clear Lake High	Lakeport Unified	3.8
846	Lemoore High	Lemoore Union High	3.8
846	Modoc High	Modoc Joint Unified	3.8
846	Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy	Oakland Unified	3.8
846	Orland High	Orland Joint Unified	3.8
846	Foresthill High	Placer Union High	3.8
846	High Tech High	San Diego Unified	3.8
846	Kings River High (Continuation)	Sanger Unified	3.8
846	Simi Valley High	Simi Valley Unified	3.8
846	King City High	South Monterey County Joint Union High	3.8
846	Butte View High	Sutter Union High	3.8
846	Temecula Preparatory	Temecula Valley Unified	3.8
846	Tustin High	Tustin Unified	3.8
…
2169	Oroville High Community Day	Oroville Union High	81.8
2171	Gould Educational Center	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	82.4
2172	Come Back Charter	Merced County Office of Education	83.7
2173	Gateway High (Continuation)	Chowchilla Union High	84.6
2174	Tulare County Court	Tulare County Office of Education	85.7
2175	Dan Jacobs	Yolo County Office of Education	88.9
2176	Matrix for Success Academy	Los Angeles Unified	89.6
2177	Violet Heintz Education Academy	Fresno County Office of Education	90
2177	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	Nevada County Office of Education	90
2179	Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	East Side Union High	90.2
2180	Independence Charter Academy	Helendale Elementary	90.3
2181	Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's)	San Francisco Unified	91.4
2182	Highlands Community Charter	Twin Rivers Unified	91.6
2183	S.F. County Special Education	San Francisco County Office of Education	91.7
2184	SIATech Academy South	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	92.1
2185	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	San Francisco Unified	92.4
2186	Clear Passage Educational Center	Long Beach Unified	92.9
2187	Boron Junior-Senior High	Muroc Joint Unified	93.2
2188	Laytonville High	Laytonville Unified	93.8
2189	Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's)	San Francisco Unified	95.5
2190	San Bernardino County Special Education	San Bernardino County Office of Education	96.1
2191	Shasta County Independent Study Charter	Shasta County Office of Education	97.3
2192	Family First Charter	Centinela Valley Union High	98
2193	New Opportunities Charter	Centinela Valley Union High	98.2
2194	Special Education	Tulare County Office of Education	98.6