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 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 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.”
Top 100 Schools Ranked by Dropout Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Nea Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Anderson New Technology High | Anderson Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High | Anderson Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Mayfair High | Bellflower Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High | Black Oak Mine Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation) | Cabrillo Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Minarets High | Chawanakee Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista | Chula Vista Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | NOVA Academy - Coachella | Coachella Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Compton Early College High | Compton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Contra Costa School of Performing Arts | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Technology High | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | 0 |
| 1 | South Hills High | Covina-Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Da Vinci Charter Academy | Davis Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Davis School for Independent Study | Davis Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley | Duarte Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Durham High | Durham Unified | 0 |
| … | |||
| 1 | Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation) | Hanford Joint Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Hawthorne Math and Science Academy | Hawthorne | 0 |
| 1 | Silver Oak High Public Montessori Charter | Hayward Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Western Center Academy | Hemet Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Hilmar High | Hilmar Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Coast High | Huntington Beach Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Reedley Middle College High | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Kingsburg High | Kingsburg Joint Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Oasis Continuation High | Kingsburg Joint Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Konocti Education Center | Konocti Unified | 0 |
| 1 | La Canada High | La Canada Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Laguna Beach High | Laguna Beach Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy | Lennox | 0 |
| 1 | Freedom High | Liberty Union High | 0 |
| 1 | John J. Cairns Continuation | Lindsay Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Live Oak Alternative | Live Oak Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Valley Oak Continuation High | Live Oak Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy | Lodi Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Middle College High | Lodi Unified | 0 |
| 1 | North Valley Military Institute College Preparatory Academy | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Alliance Morgan McKinzie High | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Charles Leroy Lowman Special Education and Career Transition Center | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Foshay Learning Center | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Preparatory and Transition Center | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Renaissance Arts Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts | Los Angeles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Heartland Charter | Maricopa Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Mariposa County High | Mariposa County Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts | Marysville Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Santa Rosa Academy | Menifee Union Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Joseph A. Gregori High | Modesto City High | 0 |
| 1 | Hayfork High | Mountain Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High | Muroc Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Leroy Greene Academy | Natomas Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep | Natomas Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Needles High | Needles Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Bitney Prep High | Nevada County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning | Nevada Joint Union High | 0 |
| 1 | William & Marian Ghidotti High | Nevada Joint Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Valley View Charter Prep | New Jerusalem Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Orestimba High | Newman-Crows Landing Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Early College High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Sutter Peak Charter Academy | Nuestro Elementary | 0 |
| … | |||
| 2169 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 81.8 |
| 2171 | Gould Educational Center | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 82.4 |
| 2172 | Come Back Charter | Merced County Office of Education | 83.7 |
| 2173 | Gateway High (Continuation) | Chowchilla Union High | 84.6 |
| 2174 | Tulare County Court | Tulare County Office of Education | 85.7 |
| 2175 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2176 | Matrix for Success Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 89.6 |
| 2177 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | Fresno County Office of Education | 90 |
| 2177 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 90 |
| 2179 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.2 |
| 2180 | Independence Charter Academy | Helendale Elementary | 90.3 |
| 2181 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 91.4 |
| 2182 | Highlands Community Charter | Twin Rivers Unified | 91.6 |
| 2183 | S.F. County Special Education | San Francisco County Office of Education | 91.7 |
| 2184 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 92.1 |
| 2185 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 92.4 |
| 2186 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 92.9 |
| 2187 | Boron Junior-Senior High | Muroc Joint Unified | 93.2 |
| 2188 | Laytonville High | Laytonville Unified | 93.8 |
| 2189 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 95.5 |
| 2190 | San Bernardino County Special Education | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 96.1 |
| 2191 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | Shasta County Office of Education | 97.3 |
| 2192 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98 |
| 2193 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98.2 |
| 2194 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 98.6 |
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