SE LA Times

South Gate Senior High School's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year decreased by 28.2% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 8.5%, 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
…
1088	William J. (Pete) Knight High School	5.8	4.4
1088	Golden Valley High School	5.8	4.4
1088	Core Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High School	5.8	7.7
1088	Design Tech High School	5.8	7.5
1099	Tsurai High School (Continuation)	5.9	15.4
1099	Wilson High School	5.9	7.3
1099	Centennial High School	5.9	2.8
1099	Carlsbad Seaside Academy	5.9	6.3
1099	Edison High School	5.9	5.1
1099	Ernest Righetti High School	5.9	3.1
1099	Ronald Reagan Academy	5.9	7.4
1099	Six Rivers Charter High School	5.9	0
1099	Guajome Learning Center	5.9	8.7
1108	San Leandro High School	6	3.5
1108	John Muir High School	6	2.2
1108	Terra Linda High School	6	6.7
1108	Foothill High School	6	1.2
1108	Apollo High School	6	13.6
1108	Rancho Cotate High School	6	4.6
1108	Tulare Western High School	6	3.1
1108	Golden Eagle Charter	6	2.7
1116	Hayward High School	6.1	10.1
1116	El Cerrito High School	6.1	7.8
1116	Willows High School	6.1	2
1116	L.A. County High School for the Arts	6.1	6.5
1116	South Gate Senior High School	6.1	8.5
1116	Woodrow Wilson Senior High School	6.1	9.9
1116	Banning High School	6.1	9.1
1116	Milor Continuation High School	6.1	8.4
1116	Fallbrook High School	6.1	6.4
1116	Washington (George) High School	6.1	5.4
1116	Boynton High School	6.1	4.4
1116	Harbor High School	6.1	11.7
1116	Orosi High School	6.1	3.5
1116	Granite Hills High School	6.1	3.5
1116	Clovis Online Charter	6.1	6.8
1116	Kingsburg Independent Study High School	6.1	5.9
1116	Ortega High School	6.1	13.3
1133	Fresno High School	6.2	7.1
1133	Reseda Charter High School	6.2	3.3
1133	Magnolia High School	6.2	6.8
1133	Ontario High School	6.2	8.6
1133	Twin Oaks High School	6.2	8.9
1133	Oak Grove High School	6.2	12.3
1133	Apollo High School	6.2	13.6
1133	Connecting Waters Charter	6.2	3.5
1141	Chico High School	6.3	2.9
1141	Lone Pine High School	6.3	14.8
1141	Nueva Vista Continuation High School	6.3	6.5
1141	Robert Fulton College Preparatory	6.3	1.7
1141	Schurr High School	6.3	5.3
…
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	--