Victor Valley Times

Excelsior Charter's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year decreased by 19.6% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 4.6%, 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	2018-19 Drop-out rate
1	Millennium High Alternative	0	0
1	Piedmont High School	0	0
1	Emery Secondary School	0	2.7
1	Amador County Special Education	0	0
1	Durham High School	0	0
1	Mid Valley High School (Continuation)	0	0
1	Williams Junior/Senior High School	0	3.4
1	Freedom High School	0	1.4
1	Middle College High School	0	0
1	Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School	0	2.5
1	Kingsburg High School	0	0
1	Oasis Continuation High School	0	--
1	Princeton Junior-Senior High School	0	0
1	Ferndale High School	0	0
1	Desert Junior-Senior High School	0	0
1	Frazier Mountain High School	0	3.8
1	Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation)	0	1.7
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High School	0	0
1	Mayfair High School	0	1.2
1	South Hills High School	0	0
1	Arena High School (Continuation)	0	11.1
1	El Segundo High School	0	0
1	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School	0	0
1	La Canada High School	0	0.6
1	Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12	0	0
…
810	Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine	3.5	5.9
810	Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High School	3.5	4.9
822	Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center	3.6	5.7
822	Centennial High School	3.6	2.8
822	Highland High School	3.6	4.4
822	Rosamond High Early College Campus	3.6	6
822	Agoura High School	3.6	3.5
822	North Monterey County High School	3.6	3
822	Brea-Olinda High School	3.6	0.9
822	Twin Palms Continuation	3.6	20.5
822	Moreno Valley High School	3.6	4
822	Bloomington High School	3.6	3.7
822	Sweetwater High School	3.6	5.3
822	Silver Creek High School	3.6	5.5
822	John H. Pitman High School	3.6	1.7
822	PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High School	3.6	3.8
822	Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics at Legacy High School Complex	3.6	2.5
837	Oakland Technical High School	3.7	4.1
837	Imperial High School	3.7	0.4
837	Merced High School	3.7	4.3
837	Pioneer High School	3.7	0.3
837	Oakdale High School	3.7	0.9
837	Santa Susana High School	3.7	2.6
837	Oakland School for the Arts	3.7	4.5
837	Dozier-Libbey Medical High School	3.7	0
837	Excelsior Charter	3.7	4.6
846	Pleasant Valley High School	3.8	6.7
846	Kings River High School (Continuation)	3.8	6.6
846	Orland High School	3.8	1.4
846	Lemoore High School	3.8	4.5
846	Clear Lake High School	3.8	2.9
846	Whitcomb Continuation High School	3.8	5.7
846	Modoc High School	3.8	11.1
846	King City High School	3.8	7.8
846	Dana Hills High School	3.8	1.4
846	Rio Linda High School	3.8	3.4
846	Barstow High School	3.8	5.9
846	Rancho Buena Vista High School	3.8	2.3
846	Keyes to Learning Charter	3.8	4.5
846	Butte View High School	3.8	19
846	Sierra High School	3.8	0
846	Simi Valley High School	3.8	2.5
846	River City High School	3.8	2.9
846	Tustin High School	3.8	1
846	High Tech High School	3.8	2.8
846	Temecula Preparatory	3.8	0
846	Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy	3.8	18.4
846	Foresthill High School	3.8	0
846	River Oaks Academy	3.8	0
869	Bishop Union High School	3.9	0
869	Foothill High School	3.9	1.2
…
2167	Oroville High Community Day	81.8	90.9
2169	Gould Educational Center	82.4	17.2
2170	Come Back Charter	83.7	--
2171	Gateway High School (Continuation)	84.6	36.4
2172	Tulare County Court	85.7	54.1
2173	Dan Jacobs	88.9	86.7
2174	Matrix for Success Academy	89.6	--
2175	Violet Heintz Education Academy	90	66.7
2175	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	90	85.3
2177	Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	90.2	90.1
2178	Independence Charter Academy	90.3	6.3
2179	Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's)	91.4	73.8
2180	Highlands Community Charter	91.6	76.2
2181	S.F. County Special Education	91.7	75
2182	SIATech Academy South	92.1	87.7
2183	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	92.4	24.8
2184	Clear Passage Educational Center	92.9	--
2185	Boron Junior-Senior High School	93.2	0
2186	Laytonville High School	93.8	3.2
2187	Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's)	95.5	63.3
2188	San Bernardino County Special Education	96.1	47.4
2189	Shasta County Independent Study Charter	97.3	44.3
2190	Family First Charter	98	92.7
2191	New Opportunities Charter	98.2	96.5
2192	Special Education	98.6	--