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 | |
| … | ||||
| 2101 | Central High School (Continuation) | 51.2 | 34.4 | |
| 2104 | Valley Academy | 51.3 | 25 | |
| 2105 | Pacific View Charter | 51.5 | 55.4 | |
| 2106 | Ramona Opportunity High School | 52.6 | 22.2 | |
| 2106 | S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop) | 52.6 | 38.9 | |
| 2108 | Kern County Community | 53.6 | 53.4 | |
| 2108 | Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court | 53.6 | 61 | |
| 2110 | El Puente | 53.8 | 39.5 | |
| 2111 | Phoenix Continuation | 54.3 | 30.2 | |
| 2112 | Santa Cruz County Court | 54.5 | 74.3 | |
| 2113 | Phoenix High School (Continuation) | 54.8 | 18.9 | |
| 2114 | John Finney High School (Continuation) | 55.3 | 46.6 | |
| 2114 | Pioneer Technical Center | 55.3 | 30.9 | |
| 2116 | Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning | 55.6 | 50 | |
| 2116 | Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto | 55.6 | 36.8 | |
| 2118 | Come Back Butte Charter | 55.9 | 55.4 | |
| 2119 | Goodwill High School | 56.3 | 59.1 | |
| 2119 | Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter | 56.3 | 41.1 | |
| 2119 | County Collaborative Charter | 56.3 | 38 | |
| 2122 | EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship) | 56.5 | 37.5 | |
| 2123 | ACCESS Juvenile Hall | 56.6 | 56.9 | |
| 2124 | Central Juvenile Hall | 56.8 | 68.9 | |
| 2125 | Juvenile Hall (Endeavor/Voyager Secondary) | 57.1 | -- | |
| 2126 | California School for the Deaf-Fremont | 57.4 | 2.6 | |
| 2127 | Whitney Young Continuation | 57.5 | 51.7 | |
| 2128 | Community Collaborative Charter | 57.8 | 36.4 | |
| 2129 | Riverside County Community | 58.2 | 57.6 | |
| 2130 | Golden Gate Community Charter | 58.9 | 37.5 | |
| 2131 | Sonoma County Court | 60 | 84.6 | |
| 2132 | SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy | 60.9 | 61.6 | |
| 2132 | IvyTech Charter | 60.9 | 13.5 | |
| 2134 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | 61.1 | 88.9 | |
| 2135 | Southern Humboldt Community | 61.5 | -- | |
| 2136 | California Virtual Academy at Fresno | 62.2 | -- | |
| 2136 | Goodwill Independent Study | 62.2 | -- | |
| 2138 | La Vista Center | 62.5 | 40.9 | |
| 2139 | Deep Creek Academy | 63.3 | 30.6 | |
| 2140 | Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert | 63.6 | 18.2 | |
| 2141 | Thurgood Marshall | 64.2 | 25.6 | |
| 2142 | S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Ctr | 64.3 | 44.4 | |
| 2143 | Community School/Independent Alternative Education | 64.9 | 52.9 | |
| 2144 | Estrellita Continuation High School | 65.4 | 14.3 | |
| 2145 | Learning Works | 65.5 | 36.1 | |
| 2146 | Stanislaus County West Campus | 66.7 | 60.4 | |
| 2146 | Esperanza High School | 66.7 | 1.4 | |
| 2146 | Pivot Charter School - North Bay | 66.7 | -- | |
| 2149 | Imperial Pathways Charter | 67 | 58 | |
| 2150 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | 67.1 | 86.7 | |
| 2151 | Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court | 67.5 | 65.6 | |
| 2152 | San Diego County Court | 67.8 | 75.3 | |
| 2153 | San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center | 69.4 | 75.7 | |
| … | ||||
| 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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