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 Ranking Compared to California Dropout Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate | CA Drop-out rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Nea Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Anderson New Technology High | Anderson Union High | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High | Anderson Valley Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Mayfair High | Bellflower Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High | Black Oak Mine Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation) | Cabrillo Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Minarets High | Chawanakee Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista | Chula Vista Elementary | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | NOVA Academy - Coachella | Coachella Valley Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Compton Early College High | Compton Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Contra Costa School of Performing Arts | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Technology High | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | South Hills High | Covina-Valley Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Da Vinci Charter Academy | Davis Joint Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Davis School for Independent Study | Davis Joint Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley | Duarte Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Durham High | Durham Unified | 0 | 9 |
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| 342 | Beaumont Senior High | Beaumont Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | San Clemente High | Capistrano Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Clayton Valley Charter High | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Covina High | Covina-Valley Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Duarte High | Duarte Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Pleasant Grove High | Elk Grove Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Fort Bragg High | Fort Bragg Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Glen A. Wilson High | Hacienda la Puente Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | La Puente High | Hacienda la Puente Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High | Los Angeles Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet | Los Angeles Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Granada Hills Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Weston Ranch High | Manteca Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Monrovia High | Monrovia Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Valley View High | Moreno Valley Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Cathedral City High | Palm Springs Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Rancho Mirage High | Palm Springs Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Marshall Fundamental | Pasadena Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Martin Luther King Jr. High | Riverside Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Rocklin High | Rocklin Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Serra High | San Diego Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Bella Vista High | San Juan Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Arroyo High | San Lorenzo Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Segerstrom High | Santa Ana Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Dos Pueblos Senior High | Santa Barbara Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 342 | Foothill High | Tustin Unified | 1.1 | 9 |
| 368 | Alhambra High | Alhambra Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | John F. Kennedy High | Anaheim Union High | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Brawley Union High | Brawley Union High | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Burroughs High | Burbank Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Rancho Cucamonga High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Clovis North High | Clovis Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Union Mine High | El Dorado Union High | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Franklin High | Elk Grove Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Lincoln High | Lincoln Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Palm Springs High | Palm Springs Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Foothill High | Pleasanton Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Arlington High | Riverside Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Trabuco Hills High | Saddleback Valley Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Shasta Charter Academy | Shasta Union High | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | South High | Torrance Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | University Preparatory | Victor Valley Union High | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Redwood High | Visalia Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | West Covina High | West Covina Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Whittier High | Whittier Union High | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Valencia High | William S. Hart Union High | 1.2 | 9 |
| 388 | Summit Charter Academy | Burton Elementary | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Clovis High | Clovis Unified | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Making Waves Academy | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | East Nicolaus High | East Nicolaus Joint Union High | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Santa Teresa High | East Side Union High | 1.3 | 9 |
| … | ||||
| 2169 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 81.8 | 9 |
| 2171 | Gould Educational Center | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 82.4 | 9 |
| 2172 | Come Back Charter | Merced County Office of Education | 83.7 | 9 |
| 2173 | Gateway High (Continuation) | Chowchilla Union High | 84.6 | 9 |
| 2174 | Tulare County Court | Tulare County Office of Education | 85.7 | 9 |
| 2175 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 88.9 | 9 |
| 2176 | Matrix for Success Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 89.6 | 9 |
| 2177 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | Fresno County Office of Education | 90 | 9 |
| 2177 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 90 | 9 |
| 2179 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.2 | 9 |
| 2180 | Independence Charter Academy | Helendale Elementary | 90.3 | 9 |
| 2181 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 91.4 | 9 |
| 2182 | Highlands Community Charter | Twin Rivers Unified | 91.6 | 9 |
| 2183 | S.F. County Special Education | San Francisco County Office of Education | 91.7 | 9 |
| 2184 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 92.1 | 9 |
| 2185 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 92.4 | 9 |
| 2186 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 92.9 | 9 |
| 2187 | Boron Junior-Senior High | Muroc Joint Unified | 93.2 | 9 |
| 2188 | Laytonville High | Laytonville Unified | 93.8 | 9 |
| 2189 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 95.5 | 9 |
| 2190 | San Bernardino County Special Education | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 96.1 | 9 |
| 2191 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | Shasta County Office of Education | 97.3 | 9 |
| 2192 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98 | 9 |
| 2193 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98.2 | 9 |
| 2194 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 98.6 | 9 |
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