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 |
| … | |||
| 1114 | Maywood Academy High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.3 |
| 1114 | Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.3 |
| 1114 | Synergy Quantum Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 6.3 |
| 1114 | Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts | Marysville Joint Unified | 6.3 |
| 1114 | Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies | Stockton Unified | 6.3 |
| 1114 | El Camino High | Ventura Unified | 6.3 |
| 1132 | Anaheim High | Anaheim Union High | 6.4 |
| 1132 | Fallbrook High | Fallbrook Union High | 6.4 |
| 1132 | Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.4 |
| 1132 | Lynwood High | Lynwood Unified | 6.4 |
| 1132 | Grace M. Davis High | Modesto City High | 6.4 |
| 1132 | Ganesha High | Pomona Unified | 6.4 |
| 1132 | Venture Academy | San Joaquin County Office of Education | 6.4 |
| 1132 | Washington High | Washington Unified | 6.4 |
| 1140 | Nueva Vista Continuation High | Bassett Unified | 6.5 |
| 1140 | Herbert Hoover High | Fresno Unified | 6.5 |
| 1140 | Pioneer High (Continuation) | Gustine Unified | 6.5 |
| 1140 | Mira Monte High | Kern High | 6.5 |
| 1140 | L.A. County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 6.5 |
| 1140 | Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet | Los Angeles Unified | 6.5 |
| 1140 | San Fernando Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.5 |
| 1140 | South East High | Los Angeles Unified | 6.5 |
| 1140 | Point Arena High | Point Arena Joint Union High | 6.5 |
| 1140 | Del Amigo High (Continuation) | San Ramon Valley Unified | 6.5 |
| 1150 | Bakersfield High | Kern High | 6.6 |
| 1150 | Marco Antonio Firebaugh High | Lynwood Unified | 6.6 |
| 1150 | Peter Johansen High | Modesto City High | 6.6 |
| 1150 | Sacramento Charter High | Sacramento City Unified | 6.6 |
| 1150 | Kings River High (Continuation) | Sanger Unified | 6.6 |
| 1150 | Cesar Chavez High | Stockton Unified | 6.6 |
| 1150 | Hilltop Senior High | Sweetwater Union High | 6.6 |
| 1150 | Tracy High | Tracy Joint Unified | 6.6 |
| 1158 | Nea Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 6.7 |
| 1158 | Monterey High (Continuation) | Burbank Unified | 6.7 |
| 1158 | Calexico High | Calexico Unified | 6.7 |
| 1158 | Hawthorne High | Centinela Valley Union High | 6.7 |
| 1158 | Pleasant Valley High | Chico Unified | 6.7 |
| 1158 | Dixon High | Dixon Unified | 6.7 |
| 1158 | Coast High | Huntington Beach Union High | 6.7 |
| 1158 | King-Chavez Community High | San Diego Unified | 6.7 |
| 1158 | San Diego Metro Career and Tech | San Diego Unified | 6.7 |
| 1158 | Terra Linda High | San Rafael City High | 6.7 |
| 1158 | Tomales High | Shoreline Unified | 6.7 |
| 1158 | Willits Charter | Willits Unified | 6.7 |
| 1170 | Magnolia High | Anaheim Union High | 6.8 |
| 1170 | Clovis Online Charter | Clovis Unified | 6.8 |
| 1170 | Compton High | Compton Unified | 6.8 |
| 1170 | Westmoor High | Jefferson Union High | 6.8 |
| 1170 | John H. Francis Polytechnic | Los Angeles Unified | 6.8 |
| 1170 | NAVA College Preparatory Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 6.8 |
| 1170 | Pacific Coast Charter | Pajaro Valley Unified | 6.8 |
| … | |||
| 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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