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 |
| … | |||
| 1810 | La Familia Continuation High | Coachella Valley Unified | 25.3 |
| 1810 | Vista Real Charter High | Ventura County Office of Education | 25.3 |
| 1812 | Dr. Maya Angelou Community High | Los Angeles Unified | 25.4 |
| 1812 | Helen Bernstein High | Los Angeles Unified | 25.4 |
| 1814 | Lorin Griset Academy | Santa Ana Unified | 25.5 |
| 1815 | Thurgood Marshall | Compton Unified | 25.6 |
| 1815 | Amistad High (Continuation) | Desert Sands Unified | 25.6 |
| 1817 | Calaveras Hills | Milpitas Unified | 25.7 |
| 1817 | Silver Springs High (Continuation) | Nevada Joint Union High | 25.7 |
| 1819 | El Monte Union High School Community Day | El Monte Union High | 25.8 |
| 1819 | Mesquite Continuation High | Sierra Sands Unified | 25.8 |
| 1821 | OUSD Home Sch | Orange Unified | 25.9 |
| 1821 | Wells (Ida B.) High | San Francisco Unified | 25.9 |
| 1823 | Shadow Ridge | Hesperia Unified | 26.0 |
| 1824 | Live Oak High (Continuation) | Antioch Unified | 26.1 |
| 1824 | King (Martin Luther) High (Continuation) | Davis Joint Unified | 26.1 |
| 1824 | New School Community Day | Pajaro Valley Unified | 26.1 |
| 1827 | Oakview High (Alternative) | Anderson Union High | 26.2 |
| 1827 | J. E. Young Academic Center | Fresno Unified | 26.2 |
| 1827 | Yolo High | Washington Unified | 26.2 |
| 1830 | Kirby Dorothy Camp | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 26.3 |
| 1830 | Riley/New Dawn | San Diego Unified | 26.3 |
| 1832 | Brenkwitz High | Hayward Unified | 26.4 |
| 1832 | Madera County Independent Academy | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 26.4 |
| 1832 | California Pacific Charter - San Diego | Warner Unified | 26.4 |
| 1835 | Community Collaborative Charter | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 26.5 |
| 1835 | Mountain Lakes High | Gateway Unified | 26.5 |
| 1835 | Central Valley High (Continuation) | Kern High | 26.5 |
| 1835 | Back Bay High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 26.5 |
| 1839 | Phoenix High Community Day | Antelope Valley Union High | 26.7 |
| 1839 | Centinela Valley Independent Study | Centinela Valley Union High | 26.7 |
| 1839 | Enterprise Alternative | Clovis Unified | 26.7 |
| 1839 | Esperanza High | Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified | 26.7 |
| 1839 | Valley Los Banos Community | Merced County Office of Education | 26.7 |
| 1839 | California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin | New Jerusalem Elementary | 26.7 |
| 1839 | North Coastal Consortium Schools | San Diego County Office of Education | 26.7 |
| 1846 | Corona-Norco Alternative | Corona-Norco Unified | 26.8 |
| 1847 | Independent Study Sojourner Truth | Oakland Unified | 26.9 |
| 1847 | Capital City Independent Study | Sacramento City Unified | 26.9 |
| 1847 | Olive Grove Charter | SBE - Olive Grove Charter | 26.9 |
| 1850 | View Park Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 27.0 |
| 1851 | Mission Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 27.1 |
| 1851 | California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II | Trinity County Office of Education | 27.1 |
| 1853 | Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park | Baldwin Park Unified | 27.2 |
| 1854 | Del Norte Community | Del Norte County Office of Education | 27.3 |
| 1854 | Harbor Springs Charter | Julian Union Elementary | 27.3 |
| 1854 | Mt. Tallac High | Lake Tahoe Unified | 27.3 |
| 1854 | School of Extended Educational Options | Pomona Unified | 27.3 |
| 1854 | Gerber Jr./Sr. High | Sacramento County Office of Education | 27.3 |
| 1854 | Sierra High | San Bernardino City Unified | 27.3 |
| 1854 | Insight @ San Diego | Spencer Valley Elementary | 27.3 |
| … | |||
| 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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