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 |
| … | |||
| 300 | Golden West High | Visalia Unified | 0.8 |
| 300 | California High | Whittier Union High | 0.8 |
| 300 | La Serna High | Whittier Union High | 0.8 |
| 300 | Canyon High | William S. Hart Union High | 0.8 |
| 300 | Woodlake High | Woodlake Unified | 0.8 |
| 325 | Alameda High | Alameda Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Brea-Olinda High | Brea-Olinda Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Northview High | Covina-Valley Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Los Altos High | Hacienda la Puente Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Elsinore High | Lake Elsinore Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Livermore High | Livermore Valley Joint Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies | Los Angeles Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Milpitas High | Milpitas Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Oakdale High | Oakdale Joint Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Ramona High | Ramona City Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Western Sierra Collegiate Academy | Rocklin Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Learning Choice Academy | San Diego Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Madison High | San Diego Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | San Dieguito High Academy | San Dieguito Union High | 0.9 |
| 325 | Dos Pueblos Senior High | Santa Barbara Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Adrian Wilcox High | Santa Clara Unified | 0.9 |
| 325 | Great Oak High | Temecula Valley Unified | 0.9 |
| 342 | Gahr (Richard) High | ABC Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Campolindo High | Acalanes Union High | 1.0 |
| 342 | Mark Keppel High | Alhambra Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | San Juan Hills High | Capistrano Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Castro Valley High | Castro Valley Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Newbury Park High | Conejo Valley Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Franklin High | Elk Grove Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Erma Duncan Polytechnical High | Fresno Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Liberty Ranch High | Galt Joint Union High | 1.0 |
| 342 | Gonzales High | Gonzales Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | William Workman High | Hacienda la Puente Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Hanford High | Hanford Joint Union High | 1.0 |
| 342 | Frontier High | Kern High | 1.0 |
| 342 | Liberty High | Kern High | 1.0 |
| 342 | Granada High | Livermore Valley Joint Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | PUC Community Charter Middle and PUC Community Charter Early College High | Los Angeles Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Lathrop High | Manteca Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Oroville High | Oroville Union High | 1.0 |
| 342 | California Military Institute | Perris Union High | 1.0 |
| 342 | Placer High | Placer Union High | 1.0 |
| 342 | Henry High | San Diego Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | San Diego International Studies | San Diego Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Torrey Pines High | San Dieguito Union High | 1.0 |
| 342 | Summit Preparatory Charter High | Sequoia Union High | 1.0 |
| 342 | Shasta High | Shasta Union High | 1.0 |
| 342 | South High | Torrance Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Tustin High | Tustin Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Rancho Verde High | Val Verde Unified | 1.0 |
| 342 | Diamond Bar High | Walnut Valley Unified | 1.0 |
| … | |||
| 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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