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 Ranking Compared to California Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate | CA Drop-out rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| … | ||||
| 790 | Trinity High | Trinity Alps Unified | 3.5 | 9.6 |
| 790 | Vista High | Vista Unified | 3.5 | 9.6 |
| 790 | Connecting Waters Charter | Waterford Unified | 3.5 | 9.6 |
| 790 | Waterford High | Waterford Unified | 3.5 | 9.6 |
| 790 | Wheatland Union High | Wheatland Union High | 3.5 | 9.6 |
| 808 | Big Bear High | Bear Valley Unified | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 808 | Don Antonio Lugo High | Chino Valley Unified | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 808 | Mueller Charter (Robert L.) | Chula Vista Elementary | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 808 | Carle (William C.) High (Continuation) | Konocti Unified | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 808 | James A. Garfield Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 808 | King/Drew Medical Magnet High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 808 | STEM Academy at Bernstein High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 808 | Moorpark High | Moorpark Unified | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 808 | Coastal Academy Charter | Oceanside Unified | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 808 | Architecture Construction & Engineering Charter High (ACE) | Oxnard Union High | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 808 | Academy (The)- SF @McAteer | San Francisco Unified | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 808 | Downtown College Preparatory | San Jose Unified | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 808 | Arroyo High | San Lorenzo Unified | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High | Anderson Valley Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Bloomington High | Colton Joint Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Shafter High | Kern High | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Granada High | Le Grand Union High | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Arleta High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Maricopa High | Maricopa Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Applied Technology Center | Montebello Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Montebello High | Montebello Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Palo Alto High | Palo Alto Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Pittsburg Senior High | Pittsburg Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Rosemont High | Sacramento City Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Cajon High | San Bernardino City Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Royal High | Simi Valley Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Mission Oak High | Tulare Joint Union High | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | Winters High | Winters Joint Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 821 | River Valley High | Yuba City Unified | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Eastside High | Antelope Valley Union High | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Junipero Serra High | Capistrano Unified | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Colusa High | Colusa Unified | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Cesar E. Chavez High | Delano Joint Union High | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Frazier Mountain High | El Tejon Unified | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Summit High | Fontana Unified | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | IDEA Center | Grossmont Union High | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Academy of Careers and Exploration | Helendale Elementary | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Hesperia High | Hesperia Unified | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Lincoln High | Lincoln Unified | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Birmingham Community Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Eagle Rock High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | High Tech LA | Los Angeles Unified | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Valley View High | Moreno Valley Unified | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Paradise Senior High | Paradise Unified | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| 837 | Heritage High | Perris Union High | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| … | ||||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 | 9.6 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 | 9.6 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 | 9.6 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 | 9.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 | 9.6 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 | 9.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 | 9.6 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 | 9.6 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 | 9.6 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 | 9.6 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 | 9.6 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 | 9.6 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 | 9.6 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 | 9.6 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 | 9.6 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 | 9.6 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 | 9.6 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
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