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 |
| … | |||
| 2069 | Renaissance County Community | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 45.5 |
| 2069 | Road to Success Academy at Campus Kilpatrick | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 45.5 |
| 2069 | Sierra High (Continuation) | Tahoe-Truckee Unified | 45.5 |
| 2074 | Jack London Community Day | Los Angeles Unified | 45.8 |
| 2075 | Options for Youth-San Bernardino | San Bernardino City Unified | 46.1 |
| 2076 | Maine Prairie High (Continuation) | Dixon Unified | 46.2 |
| 2076 | Independence Continuation High | Golden Valley Unified | 46.2 |
| 2076 | Eagle Summit Community Day | Snowline Joint Unified | 46.2 |
| 2076 | California Pacific Charter - San Diego | Warner Unified | 46.2 |
| 2076 | Laguna High | West Sonoma County Union High | 46.2 |
| 2081 | Alameda County Community | Alameda County Office of Education | 46.3 |
| 2081 | California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma | Liberty Elementary | 46.3 |
| 2083 | S.F. County Civic Center Secondary | San Francisco County Office of Education | 46.7 |
| 2084 | Costanoa Continuation High | Santa Cruz City High | 46.9 |
| 2085 | Table Mountain | Butte County Office of Education | 47.1 |
| 2086 | El Monte Union High School Community Day | El Monte Union High | 47.4 |
| 2087 | Metropolitan Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 47.6 |
| 2088 | Aurora High (Continuation) | Calexico Unified | 47.9 |
| 2089 | Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter | Yuba County Office of Education | 48 |
| 2090 | Brea Canyon High (Continuation) | Brea-Olinda Unified | 48.1 |
| 2090 | Street Academy (Alternative) | Oakland Unified | 48.1 |
| 2092 | Valley Oak High | Napa Valley Unified | 48.3 |
| 2093 | Solano County Juvenile Detention Facility - Evergreen Academy | Solano County Office of Education | 48.4 |
| 2094 | John Hope Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 48.6 |
| 2095 | John Muir Charter | Nevada County Office of Education | 49 |
| 2096 | Come Back Kids | Riverside County Office of Education | 49.5 |
| 2096 | Riverside County Juvenile Court | Riverside County Office of Education | 49.5 |
| 2098 | Johanna Echols-Hansen High (Continuation) | Cloverdale Unified | 50 |
| 2098 | Monterey Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 50 |
| 2098 | Campo High (Continuation) | Mountain Empire Unified | 50 |
| 2098 | John F. Cruikshank Jr. | San Joaquin County Office of Education | 50 |
| 2102 | R. Rex Parris High | Antelope Valley Union High | 50.2 |
| 2103 | Berenece Carlson Home Hospital | Los Angeles Unified | 51.2 |
| 2103 | Central High (Continuation) | Morgan Hill Unified | 51.2 |
| 2103 | Redwood High | Sequoia Union High | 51.2 |
| 2106 | Valley Academy | Imperial County Office of Education | 51.3 |
| 2107 | Pacific View Charter | Oceanside Unified | 51.5 |
| 2108 | Ramona Opportunity High | Los Angeles Unified | 52.6 |
| 2108 | S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop) | San Francisco County Office of Education | 52.6 |
| 2110 | Kern County Community | Kern County Office of Education | 53.6 |
| 2110 | Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court | Santa Barbara County Office of Education | 53.6 |
| 2112 | El Puente | Salinas Union High | 53.8 |
| 2113 | Phoenix Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 54.3 |
| 2114 | Santa Cruz County Court | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 54.5 |
| 2115 | Phoenix High (Continuation) | Western Placer Unified | 54.8 |
| 2116 | Pioneer Technical Center | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 55.3 |
| 2116 | John Finney High (Continuation) | Vallejo City Unified | 55.3 |
| 2118 | Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto | Adelanto Elementary | 55.6 |
| 2118 | Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning | East Side Union High | 55.6 |
| 2120 | Come Back Butte Charter | Butte County Office of Education | 55.9 |
| 2121 | Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter | Mono County Office of Education | 56.3 |
| … | |||
| 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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