Merced Times

Merced Scholars Charter is ranked 1,571st among California schools in the 2019-20 school year with a dropout rate of 15 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
…
1544	Napa Valley Independent Studies	Napa Valley Unified	14.3
1544	Richland Continuation High	Orange Unified	14.3
1544	Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon	Oro Grande	14.3
1544	Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara	SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara	14.3
1544	Warner Junior/Senior High	Warner Unified	14.3
1552	West Adams Preparatory High	Los Angeles Unified	14.4
1552	Rancho Vista High	Temecula Valley Unified	14.4
1554	Bell Senior High	Los Angeles Unified	14.5
1554	James Monroe High	Los Angeles Unified	14.5
1554	Wheatland Union High	Wheatland Union High	14.5
1557	Latino College Preparatory Academy	East Side Union High	14.6
1557	Gateway to College at Laney College	Oakland Unified	14.6
1559	Oakview High (Alternative)	Anderson Union High	14.7
1559	Slover Mountain High (Continuation)	Colton Joint Unified	14.7
1559	Pioneer High (Continuation)	Gustine Unified	14.7
1559	Camino Nuevo Charter High	Los Angeles Unified	14.7
1559	Summit View Independent Study	Riverside Unified	14.7
1559	New Valley Continuation High	Santa Clara Unified	14.7
1559	Adelanto High	Victor Valley Union High	14.7
1566	Island High (Continuation)	Alameda Unified	14.8
1566	Captain John Continuation High	Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified	14.8
1566	Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy School of Technology Business and Education	Los Angeles Unified	14.8
1569	Thomas Jefferson Senior High	Los Angeles Unified	14.9
1569	East Stanislaus High	Oakdale Joint Unified	14.9
1571	Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise	Los Angeles Unified	15
1571	Merced Scholars Charter	Merced County Office of Education	15
1571	North Valley High (Continuation)	Orland Joint Unified	15
1571	Quincy Junior/Senior High	Plumas Unified	15
1571	Olive Grove Charter - Buellton	SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Buellton	15
1576	Yosemite High (Continuation)	Merced Union High	15.1
1576	Citrus High	Porterville Unified	15.1
1578	Hearthstone School	Butte County Office of Education	15.2
1578	eCademy Charter at Crane	Turlock Unified	15.2
1580	Columbus (Christopher) High	Downey Unified	15.3
1580	Pinnacle Academy Charter - Independent Study	South Monterey County Joint Union High	15.3
1582	Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center	Los Angeles Unified	15.4
1582	Portola-Butler Continuation High	South Monterey County Joint Union High	15.4
1584	Independence Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	15.5
1584	Independence High	San Francisco Unified	15.5
1586	Mt. Madonna High	Gilroy Unified	15.6
1586	Robert H. Lewis Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	15.6
1586	OCCS:CHEP/PCHS	Orange County Department of Education	15.6
1586	Silverado High	Saddleback Valley Unified	15.6
1590	Mission Continuation	Los Angeles Unified	15.7
1590	Val Verde High	Val Verde Unified	15.7
1592	Academies of the Antelope Valley	Antelope Valley Union High	15.8
1592	Washington High	Colton Joint Unified	15.8
1592	Venice Senior High	Los Angeles Unified	15.8
1595	Central Valley High (Continuation)	Kern High	15.9
1595	Delta Keys Charter #2	New Jerusalem Elementary	15.9
1595	Mt. San Jacinto High	Palm Springs Unified	15.9
…
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