Oakland City Wire

Ralph J. Bunche High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year decreased by 12.2% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 13.1%, 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
…
1391	Carter G. Woodson Public Charter	11.1	30.2
1391	Ronald E. McNair High School	11.1	14.2
1391	River Springs Charter	11.1	16.7
1391	Lincoln High School	11.1	2.7
1391	San Pasqual Academy	11.1	9.5
1391	Sonia Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Academies	11.1	8.8
1391	Empire Springs Charter	11.1	6.7
1391	Tehama eLearning Academy	11.1	3
1391	Pathways Charter	11.1	2.1
1391	Community Collaborative Virtual - Keppel Partnership Academy	11.1	--
1407	Animo College Preparatory Academy	11.2	25.4
1408	Vineyard Alternative	11.3	17.2
1408	Kern Valley High School	11.3	7.8
1408	Ulysses S. Grant Senior High School	11.3	10.7
1408	Alvord Continuation High School	11.3	13.2
1408	Plaza Robles Continuation High School	11.3	22
1408	Roselawn High School	11.3	19.8
1408	Sequoia High School	11.3	5.7
1408	Los Angeles Leadership Academy	11.3	7.7
1408	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	11.3	4.2
1417	Rancho Learning Center (Alternative)	11.5	3.1
1417	Huntington Park Senior High School	11.5	10
1417	San Juan High School	11.5	14.2
1417	Creekside High School	11.5	8.1
1417	ICEF View Park Preparatory Charter High School	11.5	12.1
1417	Ralph J. Bunche High School	11.5	13.1
1417	Boyle Heights STEM High School	11.5	0
1424	Oakland High School	11.6	15.2
1424	Silverado High School	11.6	14.1
1426	Harbor High School	11.7	7
1426	Fairfield High School	11.7	13.3
1426	Oakland Unity High School	11.7	4.8
1426	McClymonds High School	11.7	16.2
1426	Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy	11.7	7.6
1426	New Vision High School	11.7	21.2
1432	Sunset High School	11.8	8.2
1432	Tracy (Wilbur) High School (Continuation)	11.8	10.7
1432	Moreno High School (Continuation)	11.8	5.3
1432	Coronado High School (Continuation)	11.8	13.4
1432	El Cajon Valley High School	11.8	10.4
1432	Dunsmuir High School	11.8	23.5
1438	George and Evelyn Stein Continuation	11.9	5.8
1438	Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	11.9	17.4
1440	Mt. Diablo High School	12	6.9
1440	Century High School	12	15
1440	Morningside High School	12	14.9
1440	Kit Carson International Academy	12	--
1440	Academy of the Redwoods	12	8.1
1440	Ambassador-Global Leadership	12	19.8
1440	Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy	12	2.7
1440	Mirus Secondary School	12	9.2
…
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