CDE data shows that graduation and dropout rates continue to confirm that 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 drop-out rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that has been 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 Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| … | |||
| 1 | Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning | Nevada Joint Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Humphreys College Academy of Business Law and Education | New Jerusalem Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Early College High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | McKinleyville High | Northern Humboldt Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Six Rivers Charter High | Northern Humboldt Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Sutter Peak Charter Academy | Nuestro Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oak Park Independent | Oak Park Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Coliseum College Prep Academy | Oakland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Conservatory of Vocal/Instrumental Arts High | Oakland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | MetWest High | Oakland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Community High (Continuation) | Pacific Grove Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Rancho del Mar High (Continuation) | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Parlier High | Parlier Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Carpe Diem High (Continuation) | Petaluma Joint Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Sonoma Mountain High (Continuation) | Petaluma Joint Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | Piedmont City Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Piedmont High | Piedmont City Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Pierce High | Pierce Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Parkview | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Yorba Linda High | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Colfax High | Placer Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Foresthill High | Placer Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Chester Junior/Senior High | Plumas Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Palomares Academy of Health Science | Pomona Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Harmony Magnet Academy | Porterville Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Del Norte High | Poway Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Mt. Carmel High | Poway Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Westview High | Poway Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High | Princeton Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Riverside STEM Academy | Riverside Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitney High | Rocklin Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | West Campus | Sacramento City Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Middle College High | San Bernardino City Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Public Safety Academy | San Bernardino City Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | e3 Civic High | San Diego Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Gompers Preparatory Academy | San Diego Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | High Tech High International | San Diego Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | iHigh Virtual Academy | San Diego Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Kearny College Connections | San Diego Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Kearny Digital Media & Design | San Diego Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Kearny Eng Innov & Design | San Diego Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Kearny SCT | San Diego Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Mission Bay High | San Diego Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Mt. Everest Academy | San Diego Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | The O'Farrell Charter | San Diego Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Mountain View High | San Jacinto Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | San Jacinto Valley Academy | San Jacinto Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | SLVUSD Charter | San Lorenzo Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | San Mateo County Special Education | San Mateo County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | California High | San Ramon Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Monte Vista High | San Ramon Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| … | |||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 |
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