El Toro High’s dropout rate was worse than California’s statewide dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year, 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 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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| 880 | John C. Kimball High | Tracy Joint Unified | 4 | 9 |
| 880 | Inspire Charter School – North | Winship-Robbins | 4 | 9 |
| 880 | Pioneer High | Woodland Joint Unified | 4 | 9 |
| 880 | Yucaipa High | Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified | 4 | 9 |
| 889 | Highland High | Antelope Valley Union High | 4.1 | 9 |
| 889 | Caruthers High | Caruthers Unified | 4.1 | 9 |
| 889 | Central Union High | Central Union High | 4.1 | 9 |
| 889 | Heritage High | Perris Union High | 4.1 | 9 |
| 889 | Pittsburg Senior High | Pittsburg Unified | 4.1 | 9 |
| 889 | Monache High | Porterville Unified | 4.1 | 9 |
| 889 | Porterville High | Porterville Unified | 4.1 | 9 |
| 889 | Rialto High | Rialto Unified | 4.1 | 9 |
| 889 | Gunderson High | San Jose Unified | 4.1 | 9 |
| 889 | Renaissance High | Santa Paula Unified | 4.1 | 9 |
| 889 | Turlock High | Turlock Unified | 4.1 | 9 |
| 900 | Alpaugh -Senior High | Alpaugh Unified | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | Centinela Valley Independent Study | Centinela Valley Union High | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | Edison High | Fresno Unified | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | Magnolia Science Academy 3 | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | Arleta High | Los Angeles Unified | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | PUC Community Charter Middle and PUC Community Charter Early College High | Los Angeles Unified | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | Nova Education Center | Novato Unified | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | Mountain Valley Academy | Ramona City Unified | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | Delta High | River Delta Joint Unified | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | El Toro High | Saddleback Valley Unified | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | Gateway High | San Francisco Unified | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | Adrian Wilcox High | Santa Clara Unified | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | New Day Academy | Whitmore Union Elementary | 4.2 | 9 |
| 900 | Learning Post High (Alternative) | William S. Hart Union High | 4.2 | 9 |
| 915 | Argonaut High | Amador County Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Hope | Anaheim Union High | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Minarets Charter High | Chawanakee Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Colton High | Colton Joint Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Dixon High | Dixon Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Valley High | Elk Grove Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Gustine High | Gustine Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Mt. Eden High | Hayward Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Costa Mesa High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Pacific Grove High | Pacific Grove Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Henry M. Gunn High | Palo Alto Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Eisenhower Senior High | Rialto Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High | San Francisco Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Grant Union High | Twin Rivers Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Vacaville High | Vacaville Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 915 | Windsor High | Windsor Unified | 4.3 | 9 |
| 931 | Prospect High | Campbell Union High | 4.4 | 9 |
| 931 | Walnutwood High (Independent Study) | Folsom-Cordova Unified | 4.4 | 9 |
| 931 | Central City Value | Los Angeles Unified | 4.4 | 9 |
| 931 | James A. Garfield Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 4.4 | 9 |
| 931 | Gabrielino High | San Gabriel Unified | 4.4 | 9 |
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| 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 |
