SE LA Times

Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year decreased by 8.8% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 5.7%, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).

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
…
1000	Encore Jr./Sr. High School for the Performing and Visual Arts	5	1.9
1000	Crossroads High School	5	--
1007	Novato High School	5.1	7.3
1007	Seaside High School	5.1	1.6
1007	Paso Robles High School	5.1	4.1
1007	Jefferson High School	5.1	10.6
1007	Santa Clara High School	5.1	4.8
1007	Modesto High School	5.1	4.9
1007	Colony High School	5.1	7.2
1007	Heritage Peak Charter	5.1	10.9
1007	CATCH Prep Charter High Inc.	5.1	16.7
1016	Hawthorne High School	5.2	6.7
1016	Lawndale High School	5.2	4.9
1016	Leuzinger High School	5.2	4.4
1016	San Pedro Senior High School	5.2	5.8
1016	Lynwood High School	5.2	6.4
1016	Santa Ana High School	5.2	4.8
1016	Norte Vista High School	5.2	4.6
1016	Highlands High School	5.2	7.2
1016	Fontana A. B. Miller High School	5.2	8.1
1016	Abraham Lincoln High School	5.2	2.3
1016	Thomas Downey High School	5.2	4.4
1016	Murrieta Canyon Academy	5.2	7.2
1016	Lighthouse Community Charter High School	5.2	--
1016	Independence High School	5.2	19.1
1016	Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice	5.2	5.7
1016	Encinal Junior/Senior High School	5.2	3.9
1032	Newark Memorial High School	5.3	5
1032	South High School	5.3	4
1032	Verdugo Hills Senior High School	5.3	3.3
1032	Pomona High School	5.3	8.1
1032	C. K. McClatchy High School	5.3	7.5
1032	Valhalla High School	5.3	2.8
1032	San Jose High School	5.3	5
1032	Aptos High School	5.3	3
1032	Peter Johansen High School	5.3	6.6
1032	South East High School	5.3	6.5
1032	Marina High School	5.3	1.9
1032	Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA)	5.3	0
1044	John Swett High School	5.4	7.8
1044	Bullard High School	5.4	3.3
1044	Paramount High School	5.4	5.2
1044	Lincoln High School	5.4	4.7
1044	Susan H. Nelson	5.4	9
1044	Santana High School	5.4	6
1044	Southwest Senior High School	5.4	5.8
1044	Live Oak High School	5.4	5.5
1044	Creekside High School	5.4	13.9
1044	Valley International Preparatory High School	5.4	--
1054	John F. Kennedy High School	5.5	2.4
1054	Willits High School	5.5	17.3
…
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	--