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 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 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.”
| Ranking | School | Drop-out rate | 2016-17 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Biggs High School | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | Maxwell Sr High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Pierce High School | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.8 | |
| 1 | Miramonte High School | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | California High School | 0 | 0.2 | |
| 1 | Monte Vista High School | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 | Parlier High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Sierra High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Hamilton High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | McKinleyville High School | 0 | 4.7 | |
| 1 | Hoopa Valley High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | South Fork Junior - Senior High School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Big Pine High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Bishop Union High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 2.4 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 821 | Cajon High School | 3.7 | 1.7 | |
| 821 | Palo Alto High School | 3.7 | 1.9 | |
| 821 | Royal High School | 3.7 | 6.7 | |
| 821 | Winters High School | 3.7 | 3.2 | |
| 821 | Rosemont High School | 3.7 | 5.3 | |
| 821 | River Valley High School | 3.7 | 3.4 | |
| 821 | Arleta High School | 3.7 | 5.1 | |
| 821 | Mission Oak High School | 3.7 | 2.8 | |
| 821 | Applied Technology Center | 3.7 | 0.7 | |
| 837 | Paradise Senior High School | 3.8 | 3.8 | |
| 837 | Colusa High School | 3.8 | 2.2 | |
| 837 | Frazier Mountain High School | 3.8 | 7.4 | |
| 837 | Birmingham Community Charter High School | 3.8 | 4.3 | |
| 837 | Eagle Rock High School | 3.8 | 3.9 | |
| 837 | Junipero Serra High School | 3.8 | 3.5 | |
| 837 | Tahoe Truckee High School | 3.8 | 2.3 | |
| 837 | Valley View High School | 3.8 | 2.6 | |
| 837 | Hesperia High School | 3.8 | 1.3 | |
| 837 | La Costa Canyon High School | 3.8 | 4.4 | |
| 837 | Options Secondary School | 3.8 | 14.3 | |
| 837 | Lincoln High School | 3.8 | 2.7 | |
| 837 | Grove | 3.8 | 0 | |
| 837 | MIT Academy | 3.8 | 6.7 | |
| 837 | San Ysidro High School | 3.8 | 6.2 | |
| 837 | Cesar E. Chavez High School | 3.8 | 9.1 | |
| 837 | High Tech LA | 3.8 | 3.4 | |
| 837 | Jordan (June) School for Equity | 3.8 | 7.7 | |
| 837 | Summit High School | 3.8 | 2.6 | |
| 837 | Eastside High School | 3.8 | 3.9 | |
| 837 | Heritage High School | 3.8 | 0.3 | |
| 837 | Academy of Careers and Exploration | 3.8 | 0 | |
| 837 | IDEA Center | 3.8 | 6.3 | |
| 837 | PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High School | 3.8 | 0 | |
| 861 | Pinole Valley High School | 3.9 | 4.7 | |
| 861 | Southwest High School | 3.9 | 4.7 | |
| 861 | Rosemead High School | 3.9 | 6.1 | |
| 861 | Yosemite High School | 3.9 | 0 | |
| 861 | La Entrada High School | 3.9 | 7 | |
| 861 | Indio High School | 3.9 | 3 | |
| 861 | Florin High School | 3.9 | 5.7 | |
| 861 | Rialto High School | 3.9 | 5.3 | |
| 861 | Chula Vista Learning Community Charter | 3.9 | 3.2 | |
| 861 | Porterville High School | 3.9 | 1.4 | |
| 861 | San Diego Science and Technology | 3.9 | 2.3 | |
| 861 | Encinal Junior/Senior High School | 3.9 | 3.7 | |
| 873 | South High School | 4 | 4.3 | |
| 873 | Kelseyville High School | 4 | 5.6 | |
| 873 | Diamond Ranch High School | 4 | 3 | |
| 873 | Alisal High School | 4 | 4.9 | |
| 873 | Saint Helena High School | 4 | 3.4 | |
| 873 | Canyon High School | 4 | 0.8 | |
| … | ||||
| 2150 | Santa Cruz County Court | 74.3 | 36.6 | |
| 2151 | S.F. County Special Education | 75 | -- | |
| 2152 | San Diego County Court | 75.3 | 78.3 | |
| 2153 | San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center | 75.7 | 68.9 | |
| 2154 | Highlands Community Charter | 76.2 | 60.9 | |
| 2155 | Solano County Community | 76.5 | 78.9 | |
| 2156 | MethodSchools | 77.8 | 45.8 | |
| 2157 | Center for Alternative Learning | 78.9 | 78.9 | |
| 2158 | Gateway College and Career Academy | 81.6 | 40.4 | |
| 2159 | Clovis Community Day Secondary School | 83.3 | -- | |
| 2160 | Sonoma County Court | 84.6 | 67.6 | |
| 2161 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 85.3 | 63.5 | |
| 2162 | Dan Jacobs | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2162 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2164 | SIATech Academy South | 87.7 | 55.2 | |
| 2165 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | 88.9 | 36.4 | |
| 2166 | Opportunity Youth Academy | 89.1 | 42.6 | |
| 2167 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | 89.5 | 4.5 | |
| 2168 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.1 | 90.1 | |
| 2168 | Santa Clara County Special Education | 90.1 | 20.3 | |
| 2170 | Siskiyou County Special Education | 90.9 | -- | |
| 2170 | Oroville High Community Day | 90.9 | 90.9 | |
| 2172 | Family First Charter | 92.7 | 71.6 | |
| 2173 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | 93.3 | 31.8 | |
| 2174 | New Opportunities Charter | 96.5 | 93.8 | |
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