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 |
| … | |||
| 1380 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 9.8 |
| 1380 | Lemoore Middle College High | Lemoore Union High | 9.8 |
| 1380 | East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High No. 2 | Los Angeles Unified | 9.8 |
| 1380 | PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High | Los Angeles Unified | 9.8 |
| 1380 | Calla High | Manteca Unified | 9.8 |
| 1380 | March Mountain High | Moreno Valley Unified | 9.8 |
| 1380 | KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory | San Francisco Unified | 9.8 |
| 1380 | Sweetwater Secondary | SBE - Sweetwater Secondary | 9.8 |
| 1380 | South Fork Junior - Senior High | Southern Humboldt Joint Unified | 9.8 |
| 1390 | NAVA College Preparatory Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 9.9 |
| 1390 | Bayside Community Day | Moreno Valley Unified | 9.9 |
| 1390 | Santa Rosa High | Santa Rosa High | 9.9 |
| 1393 | Winters High | Winters Joint Unified | 10 |
| 1394 | Palmdale High | Antelope Valley Union High | 10.1 |
| 1394 | West Shores High | Coachella Valley Unified | 10.1 |
| 1394 | Jordan High | Long Beach Unified | 10.1 |
| 1394 | Canoga Park Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 10.1 |
| 1394 | Lopez Continuation High | Lucia Mar Unified | 10.1 |
| 1394 | Hueneme High | Oxnard Union High | 10.1 |
| 1394 | North Salinas High | Salinas Union High | 10.1 |
| 1401 | Alpha Cindy Avitia High | East Side Union High | 10.2 |
| 1401 | Monte Vista High | Grossmont Union High | 10.2 |
| 1401 | Hollywood Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 10.2 |
| 1401 | San Antonio High (Continuation) | Petaluma Joint Union High | 10.2 |
| 1401 | Learning Choice Academy | San Diego Unified | 10.2 |
| 1406 | 21st Century Learning Institute | Beaumont Unified | 10.3 |
| 1406 | Julian High | Julian Union High | 10.3 |
| 1406 | Charter School of San Diego | San Diego Unified | 10.3 |
| 1409 | Monterey High (Continuation) | Burbank Unified | 10.4 |
| 1409 | Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 10.4 |
| 1409 | Silverado High | Victor Valley Union High | 10.4 |
| 1412 | Coleville High | Eastern Sierra Unified | 10.5 |
| 1412 | Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) | Hughson Unified | 10.5 |
| 1412 | Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Technology Preparatory Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 10.5 |
| 1412 | Santee Education Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 10.5 |
| 1412 | UCLA Community K-12 | Los Angeles Unified | 10.5 |
| 1412 | Crossroads Alternative Education Center | Los Banos Unified | 10.5 |
| 1412 | Sentinel High | Waterford Unified | 10.5 |
| 1419 | O'Connell (John) High | San Francisco Unified | 10.6 |
| 1420 | Valor Academy High | Los Angeles Unified | 10.7 |
| 1421 | Roosevelt High | Fresno Unified | 10.8 |
| 1421 | Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 10.8 |
| 1421 | School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 10.8 |
| 1421 | Condor High | Oxnard Union High | 10.8 |
| 1421 | East Bay Arts High | San Lorenzo Unified | 10.8 |
| 1421 | Alta Vista Alternative High | Santa Barbara Unified | 10.8 |
| 1427 | Lifeline Education Charter | Compton Unified | 10.9 |
| 1427 | Gardena Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 10.9 |
| 1427 | Social Justice Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High No. 5 | Los Angeles Unified | 10.9 |
| 1427 | La Cuesta Continuation High | Santa Barbara Unified | 10.9 |
| 1427 | Sierra Vista High (Alternative) | Whittier Union High | 10.9 |
| … | |||
| 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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