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 |
| … | |||
| 1476 | Coalinga High | Coalinga-Huron Unified | 12.2 |
| 1476 | King (Martin Luther) High (Continuation) | Davis Joint Unified | 12.2 |
| 1476 | Folsom Lake High | Folsom-Cordova Unified | 12.2 |
| 1476 | Huntington Park Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 12.2 |
| 1476 | Van Nuys Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 12.2 |
| 1481 | Mountain Oaks | Calaveras County Office of Education | 12.3 |
| 1481 | Inspire Charter School - South | Dehesa Elementary | 12.3 |
| 1481 | Panorama High | Los Angeles Unified | 12.3 |
| 1484 | Vista Oaks Charter | Byron Union Elementary | 12.4 |
| 1484 | Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 12.4 |
| 1486 | Crossroads Charter | Armona Union Elementary | 12.5 |
| 1486 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 12.5 |
| 1486 | Conejo Valley High (Continuation) | Conejo Valley Unified | 12.5 |
| 1486 | Fairvalley High (Continuation) | Covina-Valley Unified | 12.5 |
| 1486 | The High School at Moorpark College | Moorpark Unified | 12.5 |
| 1486 | Village High | Pleasanton Unified | 12.5 |
| 1486 | Audeo Charter II | SBE - Audeo Charter II | 12.5 |
| 1493 | Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) | ABC Unified | 12.7 |
| 1493 | Liberty High | Lodi Unified | 12.7 |
| 1493 | Piner High | Santa Rosa High | 12.7 |
| 1496 | Los Angeles Leadership Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 12.8 |
| 1496 | King-Chavez Community High | San Diego Unified | 12.8 |
| 1496 | Mission High | San Francisco Unified | 12.8 |
| 1496 | Pacific Beach High | San Luis Coastal Unified | 12.8 |
| 1500 | Chaffey High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 12.9 |
| 1500 | Maywood Academy High | Los Angeles Unified | 12.9 |
| 1500 | School for the Visual Arts and Humanities | Los Angeles Unified | 12.9 |
| 1500 | Heartland High (Continuation) | Selma Unified | 12.9 |
| 1500 | North State Independence High | Shasta Union High | 12.9 |
| 1505 | Butte Valley High | Butte Valley Unified | 13 |
| 1505 | Gateway Educational Options | Gateway Unified | 13 |
| 1505 | Canyon Ridge High | Hesperia Unified | 13 |
| 1505 | Enterprise High | Kerman Unified | 13 |
| 1505 | Augustus F. Hawkins High A Critical Design and Gaming | Los Angeles Unified | 13 |
| 1510 | Pathways Charter | Harmony Union Elementary | 13.1 |
| 1511 | Lee V. Pollard High | Corona-Norco Unified | 13.2 |
| 1511 | Manual Arts Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 13.2 |
| 1511 | Ulysses S. Grant Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 13.2 |
| 1511 | Central Coast High | Monterey Peninsula Unified | 13.2 |
| 1511 | Horizons School: Independent Study | Mt. Diablo Unified | 13.2 |
| 1511 | San Juan High | San Juan Unified | 13.2 |
| 1517 | iLEAD Online | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 13.3 |
| 1517 | South Lindhurst Continuation High | Marysville Joint Unified | 13.3 |
| 1517 | Community High (Continuation) | Pacific Grove Unified | 13.3 |
| 1517 | Alternative Family Education | Santa Cruz City High | 13.3 |
| 1517 | Trinity High | Trinity Alps Unified | 13.3 |
| 1517 | Elwood J. Keema High | Twin Rivers Unified | 13.3 |
| 1523 | Orange Grove High | Corona-Norco Unified | 13.4 |
| 1523 | Plaza Robles Continuation High | Lodi Unified | 13.4 |
| 1523 | Victory High | Rocklin Unified | 13.4 |
| 1526 | Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 13.5 |
| … | |||
| 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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