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.”
Top 100 Schools Ranked by Dropout Rate
| 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 |
| … | |||
| 1313 | Upper Lake High | Upper Lake Unified | 8.8 |
| 1313 | Visalia Charter Independent Study | Visalia Unified | 8.8 |
| 1325 | Andrew P. Hill High | East Side Union High | 8.9 |
| 1325 | San Diego Virtual | Mountain Empire Unified | 8.9 |
| 1327 | Glen View High | Beaumont Unified | 9 |
| 1327 | Somerset Continuation High | Bellflower Unified | 9 |
| 1327 | Compton High | Compton Unified | 9 |
| 1327 | Credo High | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | 9 |
| 1327 | Herbert Hoover High | Fresno Unified | 9 |
| 1327 | Granite Hills High | Grossmont Union High | 9 |
| 1327 | Abraham Lincoln Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 9 |
| 1327 | Mojave River Academy - National Trails | Oro Grande | 9 |
| 1327 | Futures High | Twin Rivers Unified | 9 |
| 1336 | North Star Independent Study | Amador County Unified | 9.1 |
| 1336 | MARC High | Caruthers Unified | 9.1 |
| 1336 | Armijo High | Fairfield-Suisun Unified | 9.1 |
| 1336 | Hamilton High | Hemet Unified | 9.1 |
| 1336 | Dunlap Leadership Academy | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 9.1 |
| 1336 | Keith McCarthy Academy | Lake Elsinore Unified | 9.1 |
| 1336 | East Valley Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 9.1 |
| 1336 | Laurel Tree Charter | Northern Humboldt Union High | 9.1 |
| 1344 | Paloma Creek High | Atascadero Unified | 9.2 |
| 1344 | Calvine High | Elk Grove Unified | 9.2 |
| 1344 | Le Grand High | Le Grand Union High | 9.2 |
| 1344 | Del Valle Continuation High | Livermore Valley Joint Unified | 9.2 |
| 1344 | Oakland Charter High | Oakland Unified | 9.2 |
| 1344 | Liberty High (Continuation) | Paso Robles Joint Unified | 9.2 |
| 1344 | City Arts and Tech High | San Francisco Unified | 9.2 |
| 1344 | Gold Rush Charter | Summerville Union High | 9.2 |
| 1344 | Jesse M. Bethel High | Vallejo City Unified | 9.2 |
| 1353 | Avalon K-12 | Long Beach Unified | 9.3 |
| 1353 | Elizabeth Learning Center | Los Angeles Unified | 9.3 |
| 1353 | Inspire Charter School - Kern | Maricopa Unified | 9.3 |
| 1353 | Visions In Education | San Juan Unified | 9.3 |
| 1353 | New West Charter | SBE - New West Charter | 9.3 |
| 1358 | Yerba Buena High | East Side Union High | 9.4 |
| 1358 | Julian Charter | Julian Union Elementary | 9.4 |
| 1358 | TEACH Tech Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 9.4 |
| 1358 | Briones (Alternative) | Martinez Unified | 9.4 |
| 1358 | El Sereno Alternative Education | San Juan Unified | 9.4 |
| 1358 | Vista High (Alternative) | West Contra Costa Unified | 9.4 |
| 1364 | Redwood Continuation High | Castro Valley Unified | 9.5 |
| 1364 | Pacific Coast Academy | Dehesa Elementary | 9.5 |
| 1364 | El Capitan High | Grossmont Union High | 9.5 |
| 1364 | Lindsay Community Day | Lindsay Unified | 9.5 |
| 1364 | Ralph J. Bunche High | Oakland Unified | 9.5 |
| 1364 | Happy Camp High | Siskiyou Union High | 9.5 |
| 1370 | Berkeley High | Berkeley Unified | 9.6 |
| 1370 | Oakland Unity High | Oakland Unified | 9.6 |
| 1370 | Grossmont Secondary | SBE - Grossmont Secondary | 9.6 |
| 1373 | Century High | Alhambra Unified | 9.7 |
| … | |||
| 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 |
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