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 |
| … | |||
| 990 | Venture (Alternative) | San Ramon Valley Unified | 4.9 |
| 990 | Santa Barbara Senior High | Santa Barbara Unified | 4.9 |
| 990 | Santa Ynez Valley Union High | Santa Ynez Valley Union High | 4.9 |
| 1008 | Mt. Lassen Charter | Fort Sage Unified | 5.0 |
| 1008 | Mt. Eden High | Hayward Unified | 5.0 |
| 1008 | Ocean View High | Huntington Beach Union High | 5.0 |
| 1008 | Bitney Prep High | Nevada County Office of Education | 5.0 |
| 1008 | Newark Memorial High | Newark Unified | 5.0 |
| 1008 | San Benito High | San Benito High | 5.0 |
| 1008 | San Jose High | San Jose Unified | 5.0 |
| 1008 | Ventura High | Ventura Unified | 5.0 |
| 1008 | Learning Post High (Alternative) | William S. Hart Union High | 5.0 |
| 1017 | Lancaster High | Antelope Valley Union High | 5.1 |
| 1017 | Edison High | Fresno Unified | 5.1 |
| 1017 | Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 5.1 |
| 1017 | CHAMPS - Charter HS of Arts-Multimedia & Performing | Los Angeles Unified | 5.1 |
| 1017 | International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 5.1 |
| 1017 | Nova Education Center | Novato Unified | 5.1 |
| 1017 | Galileo High | San Francisco Unified | 5.1 |
| 1017 | Lincoln (Abraham) High | San Francisco Unified | 5.1 |
| 1017 | Sequoia High | Sequoia Union High | 5.1 |
| 1017 | Cobalt Institute of Math and Science Academy | Victor Valley Union High | 5.1 |
| 1027 | Savanna High | Anaheim Union High | 5.2 |
| 1027 | Calla High | Manteca Unified | 5.2 |
| 1027 | Atwater High | Merced Union High | 5.2 |
| 1027 | Vail High (Continuation) | Montebello Unified | 5.2 |
| 1027 | Paramount High | Paramount Unified | 5.2 |
| 1027 | Balboa High | San Francisco Unified | 5.2 |
| 1027 | Castle Park Senior High | Sweetwater Union High | 5.2 |
| 1027 | Grant Union High | Twin Rivers Unified | 5.2 |
| 1035 | Golden Valley High | Kern High | 5.3 |
| 1035 | River Valley Charter | Lakeside Union Elementary | 5.3 |
| 1035 | Lakewood High | Long Beach Unified | 5.3 |
| 1035 | Golden Valley Charter | Mesa Union Elementary | 5.3 |
| 1035 | Schurr High | Montebello Unified | 5.3 |
| 1035 | Alta Vista High | Mountain View-Los Altos Union High | 5.3 |
| 1035 | El Modena High | Orange Unified | 5.3 |
| 1035 | Eisenhower Senior High | Rialto Unified | 5.3 |
| 1035 | Woodcreek High | Roseville Joint Union High | 5.3 |
| 1035 | Salinas High | Salinas Union High | 5.3 |
| 1035 | Century High | Santa Ana Unified | 5.3 |
| 1035 | Santa Monica High | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified | 5.3 |
| 1035 | Gold Rush Charter | Summerville Union High | 5.3 |
| 1035 | Sweetwater High | Sweetwater Union High | 5.3 |
| 1035 | Trona High | Trona Joint Unified | 5.3 |
| 1050 | Circle of Independent Learning | Fremont Unified | 5.4 |
| 1050 | Foothill High | Kern High | 5.4 |
| 1050 | Camino Nuevo High #2 | Los Angeles Unified | 5.4 |
| 1050 | Casa Grande High | Petaluma Joint Union High | 5.4 |
| 1050 | Nogales High | Rowland Unified | 5.4 |
| 1050 | Indian Springs High | San Bernardino City Unified | 5.4 |
| … | |||
| 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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