CDE data shows that graduation and dropout rates continue to confirm that 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 drop-out rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that has been 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.”
Top 100 Schools Ranked by Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| … | |||
| 1554 | Hearthstone School | Butte County Office of Education | 15.2 |
| 1554 | Zoe Barnum High | Eureka City Schools | 15.2 |
| 1554 | Folsom Lake High | Folsom-Cordova Unified | 15.2 |
| 1554 | Mojave High | Hesperia Unified | 15.2 |
| 1554 | Bell Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 15.2 |
| 1554 | March Mountain High | Moreno Valley Unified | 15.2 |
| 1554 | Elwood J. Keema High | Twin Rivers Unified | 15.2 |
| 1561 | 21st Century Learning Institute | Beaumont Unified | 15.4 |
| 1561 | Colusa Alternative High (Continuation) | Colusa Unified | 15.4 |
| 1561 | Tsurai High (Continuation) | Northern Humboldt Union High | 15.4 |
| 1561 | South County Consortium | Petaluma City Elementary | 15.4 |
| 1561 | El Camino Real Continuation High | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | 15.4 |
| 1561 | Adelante High | Riverbank Unified | 15.4 |
| 1561 | Peninsula High | San Mateo Union High | 15.4 |
| 1561 | John F. Kennedy High | West Contra Costa Unified | 15.4 |
| 1569 | Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 15.5 |
| 1569 | Selma Independent | Selma Unified | 15.5 |
| 1571 | Inspire Charter School - Kern | Maricopa Unified | 15.6 |
| 1572 | Sierra Charter | Fresno Unified | 15.7 |
| 1572 | John R. Wooden High | Los Angeles Unified | 15.7 |
| 1574 | North Star Independent Study | Amador County Unified | 15.8 |
| 1574 | Robertson High (Continuation) | Fremont Unified | 15.8 |
| 1574 | Big Picture Educational Academy | Fresno County Office of Education | 15.8 |
| 1574 | Marie L. Hare High | Garden Grove Unified | 15.8 |
| 1574 | Abraham Lincoln Continuation | Riverside Unified | 15.8 |
| 1579 | James Monroe High | Los Angeles Unified | 15.9 |
| 1579 | Pinnacles High | Soledad Unified | 15.9 |
| 1581 | East Valley Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 16.0 |
| 1582 | Chaparral High | Ojai Unified | 16.1 |
| 1582 | S.F. International High | San Francisco Unified | 16.1 |
| 1582 | Stockton High | Stockton Unified | 16.1 |
| 1582 | Val Verde High | Val Verde Unified | 16.1 |
| 1586 | Independence High (Alternative) | Alhambra Unified | 16.2 |
| 1586 | Lee V. Pollard High | Corona-Norco Unified | 16.2 |
| 1586 | Denair Charter Academy | Denair Unified | 16.2 |
| 1586 | Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community | Los Angeles Unified | 16.2 |
| 1586 | Encina Preparatory High | San Juan Unified | 16.2 |
| 1591 | Carlsbad Village Academy | Carlsbad Unified | 16.3 |
| 1591 | San Diego Virtual | Mountain Empire Unified | 16.3 |
| 1593 | Brea Canyon High (Continuation) | Brea-Olinda Unified | 16.7 |
| 1593 | Chaffey District Online High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 16.7 |
| 1593 | Scott Joseph Camp | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 16.7 |
| 1593 | CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. | Los Angeles Unified | 16.7 |
| 1593 | Crossroads High (Alternative) | Newark Unified | 16.7 |
| 1593 | Central Bay High (Continuation) | North Monterey County Unified | 16.7 |
| 1593 | Potter Valley High | Potter Valley Community Unified | 16.7 |
| 1600 | Ivy High (Continuation) | Fallbrook Union High | 16.9 |
| 1600 | West Adams Preparatory High | Los Angeles Unified | 16.9 |
| 1600 | Zupanic High | Rialto Unified | 16.9 |
| 1600 | Garfield High | San Diego Unified | 16.9 |
| 1604 | Decoto School for Independent Study | New Haven Unified | 17.0 |
| … | |||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 |
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