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 | 2017-18 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Biggs High School | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | Maxwell Sr High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Pierce High School | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.8 | |
| 1 | Miramonte High School | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | California High School | 0 | 0.2 | |
| 1 | Monte Vista High School | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 | Parlier High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Sierra High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Hamilton High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | McKinleyville High School | 0 | 4.7 | |
| 1 | Hoopa Valley High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | South Fork Junior - Senior High School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Big Pine High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Bishop Union High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 2.4 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 469 | Da Vinci Design | 1.6 | 3.2 | |
| 469 | Joseph A. Gregori High School | 1.6 | 1.7 | |
| 469 | PUC Lakeview Charter High School | 1.6 | 2.6 | |
| 469 | Samueli Academy | 1.6 | 1.7 | |
| 491 | Washington High School | 1.7 | 3.2 | |
| 491 | Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation) | 1.7 | 8.2 | |
| 491 | Robert Fulton College Preparatory | 1.7 | 4.7 | |
| 491 | Tamalpais High School | 1.7 | 3 | |
| 491 | Laguna Creek High School | 1.7 | 3.4 | |
| 491 | Galt High School | 1.7 | 3 | |
| 491 | Delta High School | 1.7 | 5.4 | |
| 491 | Rancho Cucamonga High School | 1.7 | 1.3 | |
| 491 | Sultana High School | 1.7 | 0.2 | |
| 491 | Upland High School | 1.7 | 3.3 | |
| 491 | Leadership High School | 1.7 | 4.3 | |
| 491 | Westmont High School | 1.7 | 2.9 | |
| 491 | West Valley High School | 1.7 | 1.9 | |
| 491 | Live Oak High School | 1.7 | 3.8 | |
| 491 | Red Bluff High School | 1.7 | 2.2 | |
| 491 | Woodland Senior High School | 1.7 | 5.8 | |
| 491 | Martin Luther King Jr. High School | 1.7 | 1.7 | |
| 491 | John H. Pitman High School | 1.7 | 1.3 | |
| 491 | Otay Ranch Senior High School | 1.7 | 1.8 | |
| 491 | West Ranch High School | 1.7 | 0.5 | |
| 491 | Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex | 1.7 | 0 | |
| 491 | Segerstrom High School | 1.7 | 0.4 | |
| 491 | KIPP King Collegiate High School | 1.7 | 1.5 | |
| 491 | Visalia Technical Early College | 1.7 | 0 | |
| 491 | School for Entrepreneurship and Technology | 1.7 | 11.5 | |
| 491 | Calero High School | 1.7 | 14.5 | |
| 491 | Da Vinci Communications High School | 1.7 | 1.4 | |
| 518 | Irvington High School | 1.8 | 4 | |
| 518 | Arcata High School | 1.8 | 1.7 | |
| 518 | Mountain View High School | 1.8 | 4.1 | |
| 518 | El Rancho High School | 1.8 | 2.8 | |
| 518 | Capistrano Valley High School | 1.8 | 1.9 | |
| 518 | El Camino Fundamental High School | 1.8 | 1.4 | |
| 518 | Natomas Charter | 1.8 | 0.9 | |
| 518 | Coast Union High School | 1.8 | 0 | |
| 518 | Anderson High School | 1.8 | 5 | |
| 518 | Enterprise High School | 1.8 | 10.3 | |
| 518 | Henry J. Kaiser High School | 1.8 | 1.5 | |
| 518 | Middle College High School | 1.8 | 0 | |
| 530 | Acalanes High School | 1.9 | 0.6 | |
| 530 | Taft Union High School | 1.9 | 1.3 | |
| 530 | Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center | 1.9 | 6.3 | |
| 530 | Marina High School | 1.9 | 2.4 | |
| 530 | Polytechnic High School | 1.9 | 8.3 | |
| 530 | Norco High School | 1.9 | 1.6 | |
| 530 | Hemet High School | 1.9 | 2.4 | |
| 530 | Etiwanda High School | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| … | ||||
| 2150 | Santa Cruz County Court | 74.3 | 36.6 | |
| 2151 | S.F. County Special Education | 75 | -- | |
| 2152 | San Diego County Court | 75.3 | 78.3 | |
| 2153 | San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center | 75.7 | 68.9 | |
| 2154 | Highlands Community Charter | 76.2 | 60.9 | |
| 2155 | Solano County Community | 76.5 | 78.9 | |
| 2156 | MethodSchools | 77.8 | 45.8 | |
| 2157 | Center for Alternative Learning | 78.9 | 78.9 | |
| 2158 | Gateway College and Career Academy | 81.6 | 40.4 | |
| 2159 | Clovis Community Day Secondary School | 83.3 | -- | |
| 2160 | Sonoma County Court | 84.6 | 67.6 | |
| 2161 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 85.3 | 63.5 | |
| 2162 | Dan Jacobs | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2162 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2164 | SIATech Academy South | 87.7 | 55.2 | |
| 2165 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | 88.9 | 36.4 | |
| 2166 | Opportunity Youth Academy | 89.1 | 42.6 | |
| 2167 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | 89.5 | 4.5 | |
| 2168 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.1 | 90.1 | |
| 2168 | Santa Clara County Special Education | 90.1 | 20.3 | |
| 2170 | Siskiyou County Special Education | 90.9 | -- | |
| 2170 | Oroville High Community Day | 90.9 | 90.9 | |
| 2172 | Family First Charter | 92.7 | 71.6 | |
| 2173 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | 93.3 | 31.8 | |
| 2174 | New Opportunities Charter | 96.5 | 93.8 | |
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