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John R. Wooden High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year decreased by 32% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 23.1%, 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	2017-18 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
…
1546	Hope	15	7.1
1546	Perris Lake High School (Continuation)	15	14.7
1546	Victor Valley High School	15	10.2
1546	New Open World Academy K-12	15	10.9
1546	Crenshaw Science Technology Engineering Math and Medicine Magnet	15	10.7
1552	Redwood Continuation High School	15.1	12.2
1552	John C. Fremont Senior High School	15.1	13
1554	Hearthstone School	15.2	13.2
1554	Zoe Barnum High School	15.2	25
1554	Bell Senior High School	15.2	12
1554	March Mountain High School	15.2	15.6
1554	Elwood J. Keema High School	15.2	15
1554	Mojave High School	15.2	7.1
1554	Folsom Lake High School	15.2	10.5
1561	Colusa Alternative High School (Continuation)	15.4	--
1561	John F. Kennedy High School	15.4	2
1561	Tsurai High School (Continuation)	15.4	7.7
1561	El Camino Real Continuation High School	15.4	10.1
1561	Adelante High School	15.4	9.4
1561	Peninsula High School	15.4	27
1561	21st Century Learning Institute	15.4	12.9
1561	South County Consortium	15.4	--
1569	Selma Independent	15.5	16.4
1569	Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy	15.5	12.3
1571	Inspire Charter School - Kern	15.6	24.3
1572	John R. Wooden High School	15.7	23.1
1572	Sierra Charter	15.7	21
1574	Robertson High School (Continuation)	15.8	25.9
1574	North Star Independent Study	15.8	27.3
1574	Marie L. Hare High School	15.8	10.2
1574	Abraham Lincoln Continuation	15.8	17.2
1574	Big Picture Educational Academy	15.8	20.8
1579	James Monroe High School	15.9	10.5
1579	Pinnacles High School	15.9	15
1581	East Valley Senior High School	16	8.9
1582	Val Verde High School	16.1	15.4
1582	Chaparral High School	16.1	1.1
1582	Stockton High School	16.1	14.7
1582	S.F. International High School	16.1	28.1
1586	Independence High (Alternative)	16.2	23.9
1586	Lee V. Pollard High School	16.2	11.6
1586	Encina Preparatory High School	16.2	17
1586	Denair Charter Academy	16.2	10.4
1586	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community	16.2	9.6
1591	Carlsbad Village Academy	16.3	18.6
1591	San Diego Virtual	16.3	16
1593	Crossroads High (Alternative)	16.7	40.5
1593	Central Bay High School (Continuation)	16.7	14.3
1593	Brea Canyon High School (Continuation)	16.7	22.5
1593	Chaffey District Online High School	16.7	11.1
1593	Potter Valley High School	16.7	13.3
…
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