Monterey Times

North Monterey County Center for Independent Study's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 35.9% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 15.3%, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).

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
…
1681	Oakland International High School	19.8	22
1684	Street Academy (Alternative)	20	37
1684	Buena Vista High School	20	16.1
1684	Napa County Community	20	17.6
1684	Vantage Point Charter	20	6.3
1684	Daylor (William) High School (Continuation)	20	23.5
1684	Sonoma County Special Education	20	25
1684	Johanna Echols-Hansen High School (Continuation)	20	--
1684	Kaweah High School	20	30
1684	Los Angeles High School of the Arts	20	7.7
1684	NOVA Academy - Coachella	20	6.1
1684	Augustus F. Hawkins High B Community Health Advocates	20	17.1
1684	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice	20	16.4
1684	Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles	20	24.1
1697	Summit High School (Continuation)	20.2	10
1697	Will Rogers Continuation	20.2	18.3
1699	Lincoln High School (Continuation)	20.4	19
1700	David Starr Jordan Senior High School	20.5	25
1700	Twin Palms Continuation	20.5	17.2
1700	Independence	20.5	28.4
1700	Castlemont High School	20.5	22.5
1700	Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College	20.5	12.3
1705	Rancho Vista High School	20.7	19.2
1705	California Connections Academy @ North Bay	20.7	21.7
1707	Culver Park High School	20.8	4.3
1707	North Monterey County Center for Independent Study	20.8	15.3
1709	Los Angeles Senior High School	20.9	17.5
1709	Rio Cazadero High School (Continuation)	20.9	26.8
1711	Fair View High School (Continuation)	21.1	11.5
1711	Windsor Oaks Academy	21.1	19.6
1711	Napa Valley Independent Studies	21.1	20.3
1714	Mt. San Jacinto High School	21.2	24
1714	Cache Creek High School (Continuation)	21.2	18.6
1714	Castle Rock	21.2	37.5
1714	Camino Nuevo Charter High School	21.2	13.9
1718	Jamison (Donald C.) High School (Continuation)	21.3	22.4
1718	Cesar Chavez Continuation High School	21.3	26.7
1718	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex	21.3	8.9
1721	San Andreas High School (Continuation)	21.4	11.8
1721	Silverado High School	21.4	14.1
1721	Foothills High School	21.4	3.8
1721	Country High School	21.4	18.1
1721	Pacific Collegiate Charter	21.4	3.9
1721	La Vida Charter	21.4	38.5
1727	Prospects High (Alternative)	21.6	22.3
1727	Major General Raymond Murray High School	21.6	34.1
1727	Peninsula High School (Continuation)	21.6	--
1730	Plumas Charter	21.7	6.4
1730	Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	21.7	21.9
1732	Del Valle Continuation High School	21.9	32.1
1732	Augustus F. Hawkins High C Responsible Indigenous Social Entrepreneurship	21.9	13.6
…
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