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 | -- | |
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