CDE data shows that graduation and dropout rates continue to confirm that 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 drop-out rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that has been 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 Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| … | |||
| 1440 | Morningside High | Inglewood Unified | 12.0 |
| 1440 | Ambassador-Global Leadership | Los Angeles Unified | 12.0 |
| 1440 | New Millennium Secondary | Los Angeles Unified | 12.0 |
| 1440 | Mt. Diablo High | Mt. Diablo Unified | 12.0 |
| 1440 | Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy | Oakland Unified | 12.0 |
| 1440 | Kit Carson International Academy | Sacramento City Unified | 12.0 |
| 1449 | Sky Mountain Charter | Lucerne Valley Unified | 12.1 |
| 1450 | Franklin High | Stockton Unified | 12.2 |
| 1451 | Oak Grove High | East Side Union High | 12.3 |
| 1451 | Keith McCarthy Academy | Lake Elsinore Unified | 12.3 |
| 1451 | Canoga Park Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 12.3 |
| 1451 | Adelanto High | Victor Valley Union High | 12.3 |
| 1451 | Vista High (Alternative) | West Contra Costa Unified | 12.3 |
| 1451 | Horizon Charter | Western Placer Unified | 12.3 |
| 1457 | Gardena Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 12.4 |
| 1458 | Alpaugh -Senior High | Alpaugh Unified | 12.5 |
| 1458 | New Horizon High | Banning Unified | 12.5 |
| 1458 | Kings Lake Education Center | Corcoran Joint Unified | 12.5 |
| 1458 | Kinney High (Continuation) | Folsom-Cordova Unified | 12.5 |
| 1458 | East Bay Arts High | San Lorenzo Unified | 12.5 |
| 1463 | San Diego Business/Leadership | San Diego Unified | 12.6 |
| 1463 | Broadway High | San Jose Unified | 12.6 |
| 1463 | Palomar High | Sweetwater Union High | 12.6 |
| 1466 | Conejo Valley High (Continuation) | Conejo Valley Unified | 12.7 |
| 1466 | Communication and Technology at Diego Rivera Learning Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 12.7 |
| 1466 | Salinas Community | Monterey County Office of Education | 12.7 |
| 1466 | Richland Continuation High | Orange Unified | 12.7 |
| 1470 | Yerba Buena High | East Side Union High | 12.8 |
| 1470 | Twain High | San Diego Unified | 12.8 |
| 1470 | Ridgway High (Continuation) | Santa Rosa High | 12.8 |
| 1473 | ABC Secondary (Alternative) | ABC Unified | 12.9 |
| 1473 | William C. Overfelt High | East Side Union High | 12.9 |
| 1473 | Fortuna Union High | Fortuna Union High | 12.9 |
| 1473 | SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative) | Saddleback Valley Unified | 12.9 |
| 1473 | Stagg Senior High | Stockton Unified | 12.9 |
| 1478 | Westside High | Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified | 13.0 |
| 1478 | Andrew P. Hill High | East Side Union High | 13.0 |
| 1478 | James Lick High | East Side Union High | 13.0 |
| 1478 | Dunlap Leadership Academy | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 13.0 |
| 1478 | Lower Lake High | Konocti Unified | 13.0 |
| 1478 | Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 13.0 |
| 1478 | Santee Education Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 13.0 |
| 1478 | Briones (Alternative) | Martinez Unified | 13.0 |
| 1478 | Ocean Grove Charter | San Lorenzo Valley Unified | 13.0 |
| 1478 | Mt. Shasta High | Siskiyou Union High | 13.0 |
| 1488 | Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity | Central Unified | 13.2 |
| 1489 | Herlong High | Fort Sage Unified | 13.3 |
| 1489 | Vista Alternative | Fremont Unified | 13.3 |
| 1489 | Richard H. Lewis Alternative | Konocti Unified | 13.3 |
| 1489 | Ortega High | Lake Elsinore Unified | 13.3 |
| 1489 | Engineering and Technology Academy at Esteban E. Torres High No. 3 | Los Angeles Unified | 13.3 |
| … | |||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 |
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