Victor Valley Times

Sultana High is ranked 223rd among California schools in the 2019-20 school year with a dropout rate of 0.5 percent, 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 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.”

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
…
196	Lowell High	San Francisco Unified	0.3
196	Dougherty Valley High	San Ramon Valley Unified	0.3
196	Great Oak High	Temecula Valley Unified	0.3
196	Mission Vista High	Vista Unified	0.3
196	California High	Whittier Union High	0.3
213	Folsom High	Folsom-Cordova Unified	0.4
213	Oak Hills High	Hesperia Unified	0.4
213	Fountain Valley High	Huntington Beach Union High	0.4
213	Granada High	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	0.4
213	Northridge Academy High	Los Angeles Unified	0.4
213	Vista Murrieta High	Murrieta Valley Unified	0.4
213	Inderkum High	Natomas Unified	0.4
213	Scripps Ranch High	San Diego Unified	0.4
213	San Ramon Valley High	San Ramon Valley Unified	0.4
213	Foothill Technology High	Ventura Unified	0.4
223	Gahr (Richard) High	ABC Unified	0.5
223	Arcadia High	Arcadia Unified	0.5
223	Leigh High	Campbell Union High	0.5
223	John F. Kennedy High	Corona-Norco Unified	0.5
223	Ponderosa High	El Dorado Union High	0.5
223	Fowler High	Fowler Unified	0.5
223	Sonora High	Fullerton Joint Union High	0.5
223	Sunny Hills High	Fullerton Joint Union High	0.5
223	Glendora High	Glendora Unified	0.5
223	William Workman High	Hacienda la Puente Unified	0.5
223	Sultana High	Hesperia Unified	0.5
223	Frontier High	Kern High	0.5
223	Elsinore High	Lake Elsinore Unified	0.5
223	Heritage High	Liberty Union High	0.5
223	Orthopaedic Hospital	Los Angeles Unified	0.5
223	Murrieta Mesa High	Murrieta Valley Unified	0.5
223	Palos Verdes Peninsula High	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	0.5
223	Parlier High	Parlier Unified	0.5
223	Polytechnic High	Riverside Unified	0.5
223	West Campus	Sacramento City Unified	0.5
223	California High	San Ramon Valley Unified	0.5
223	Hector G. Godinez	Santa Ana Unified	0.5
245	Corcoran High	Corcoran Joint Unified	0.6
245	Northview High	Covina-Valley Unified	0.6
245	Delhi High	Delhi Unified	0.6
245	Warren (Earl) High	Downey Unified	0.6
245	Exeter Union High	Exeter Unified	0.6
245	Farmersville High	Farmersville Unified	0.6
245	Firebaugh High	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	0.6
245	Cordova High	Folsom-Cordova Unified	0.6
245	Irvine High	Irvine Unified	0.6
245	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	Los Angeles Unified	0.6
245	Rancho Campana High	Oxnard Union High	0.6
245	Esperanza High	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	0.6
245	Red Bluff High	Red Bluff Joint Union High	0.6
245	Health Sciences High	San Diego Unified	0.6
…
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