Capistrano Valley High School’s dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year decreased by 11.1% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 1.8%, 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 | 2018-19 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Emery Secondary School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Williams Junior/Senior High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Freedom High School | 0 | 1.4 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School | 0 | 2.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Oasis Continuation High School | 0 | — | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Frazier Mountain High School | 0 | 3.8 | |
| 1 | Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation) | 0 | 1.7 | |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mayfair High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | South Hills High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Arena High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.1 | |
| 1 | El Segundo High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | La Canada High School | 0 | 0.6 | |
| 1 | Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 433 | Erma Duncan Polytechnical High School | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 433 | Reedley High School | 1.5 | 3 | |
| 433 | McFarland High School | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| 433 | Mark Keppel High School | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 433 | North High School | 1.5 | 8.5 | |
| 433 | San Marin High School | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 433 | Carmel High School | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 433 | El Dorado High School | 1.5 | 1.4 | |
| 433 | Valencia High School | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| 433 | Don Antonio Lugo High School | 1.5 | 3.6 | |
| 433 | Clairemont High School | 1.5 | 2.4 | |
| 433 | La Jolla High School | 1.5 | 0.6 | |
| 433 | Capuchino High School | 1.5 | 3 | |
| 433 | Lynbrook High School | 1.5 | 0 | |
| 433 | Delta Charter | 1.5 | 7.8 | |
| 433 | Otay Ranch Senior High School | 1.5 | 1.7 | |
| 433 | Edgewood High School | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| 433 | International Polytechnic High School | 1.5 | 2.1 | |
| 433 | ARISE High School | 1.5 | 7.7 | |
| 452 | College Park High School | 1.6 | 1.5 | |
| 452 | El Rancho High School | 1.6 | 1.8 | |
| 452 | Canyon High School | 1.6 | 0.8 | |
| 452 | Tamalpais High School | 1.6 | 1.7 | |
| 452 | Gonzales High School | 1.6 | 1 | |
| 452 | Bear River High School | 1.6 | 3 | |
| 452 | Capistrano Valley High School | 1.6 | 1.8 | |
| 452 | Torrey Pines High School | 1.6 | 1 | |
| 452 | Manteca High School | 1.6 | 3.1 | |
| 452 | LIFE Academy | 1.6 | 4.4 | |
| 452 | Arnold O. Beckman High School | 1.6 | 0.7 | |
| 452 | Monterey Trail High School | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
| 452 | Animo Pat Brown | 1.6 | 2.7 | |
| 452 | Madera South High School | 1.6 | 3 | |
| 452 | Independence High School | 1.6 | 19.1 | |
| 452 | Ceiba College Preparatory Academy | 1.6 | 4.7 | |
| 452 | Gompers Preparatory Academy | 1.6 | 0 | |
| 469 | Albany High School | 1.7 | 2.8 | |
| 469 | Liberty High School | 1.7 | 1.1 | |
| 469 | Delano High School | 1.7 | 3.1 | |
| 469 | Liberty High School | 1.7 | 1.1 | |
| 469 | Culver City High School | 1.7 | 2.9 | |
| 469 | John F. Kennedy High School | 1.7 | 2.4 | |
| 469 | La Mirada High School | 1.7 | 0.7 | |
| 469 | William S. Hart High School | 1.7 | 1.5 | |
| 469 | Los Banos High School | 1.7 | 2.3 | |
| 469 | Buena Park High School | 1.7 | 2.7 | |
| 469 | Pacifica High School | 1.7 | 5.9 | |
| 469 | El Camino Real Continuation High School | 1.7 | 15.4 | |
| 469 | Norco High School | 1.7 | 1.9 | |
| 469 | Center High School | 1.7 | 2.5 | |
| 469 | Mt. Carmel High School | 1.7 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 2167 | Oroville High Community Day | 81.8 | 90.9 | |
| 2169 | Gould Educational Center | 82.4 | 17.2 | |
| 2170 | Come Back Charter | 83.7 | — | |
| 2171 | Gateway High School (Continuation) | 84.6 | 36.4 | |
| 2172 | Tulare County Court | 85.7 | 54.1 | |
| 2173 | Dan Jacobs | 88.9 | 86.7 | |
| 2174 | Matrix for Success Academy | 89.6 | — | |
| 2175 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | 90 | 66.7 | |
| 2175 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 90 | 85.3 | |
| 2177 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.2 | 90.1 | |
| 2178 | Independence Charter Academy | 90.3 | 6.3 | |
| 2179 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff’s) | 91.4 | 73.8 | |
| 2180 | Highlands Community Charter | 91.6 | 76.2 | |
| 2181 | S.F. County Special Education | 91.7 | 75 | |
| 2182 | SIATech Academy South | 92.1 | 87.7 | |
| 2183 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff’s) | 92.4 | 24.8 | |
| 2184 | Clear Passage Educational Center | 92.9 | — | |
| 2185 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 93.2 | 0 | |
| 2186 | Laytonville High School | 93.8 | 3.2 | |
| 2187 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff’s) | 95.5 | 63.3 | |
| 2188 | San Bernardino County Special Education | 96.1 | 47.4 | |
| 2189 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | 97.3 | 44.3 | |
| 2190 | Family First Charter | 98 | 92.7 | |
| 2191 | New Opportunities Charter | 98.2 | 96.5 | |
| 2192 | Special Education | 98.6 | — | |
