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 |
| … | ||||
| 368 | West Covina High | West Covina Unified | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Whittier High | Whittier Union High | 1.2 | 9 |
| 368 | Valencia High | William S. Hart Union High | 1.2 | 9 |
| 388 | Summit Charter Academy | Burton Elementary | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Clovis High | Clovis Unified | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Making Waves Academy | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | East Nicolaus High | East Nicolaus Joint Union High | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Santa Teresa High | East Side Union High | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Northwood High | Irvine Unified | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Shafter High | Kern High | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Animo Leadership High | Lennox | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Lindsay Senior High | Lindsay Unified | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet | Los Angeles Unified | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Math and Science College Preparatory | Los Angeles Unified | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | East Union High | Manteca Unified | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Nordhoff High | Ojai Unified | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Westview High | Poway Unified | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | San Dieguito High Academy | San Dieguito Union High | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | San Jacinto High | San Jacinto Unified | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Downtown College Preparatory | San Jose Unified | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Foothill High | Shasta Union High | 1.3 | 9 |
| 388 | Sierra High | Sierra Unified | 1.3 | 9 |
| 407 | Artesia High | ABC Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Beverly Hills High | Beverly Hills Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Desert Valley High (Continuation) | Brawley Union High | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | California Preparatory Academy | Capistrano Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Tesoro High | Capistrano Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Leadership Public Schools - Hayward | Hayward Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Holtville High | Holtville Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Kerman High | Kerman Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Kings Canyon Continuation | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Linden High | Linden Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Sky Mountain Charter | Lucerne Valley Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Livingston High | Merced Union High | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Mountain Empire High | Mountain Empire Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Northgate High | Mt. Diablo Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Village Academy High School at Indian Hill | Pomona Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Riverbank High | Riverbank Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Cajon High | San Bernardino City Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | San Diego International Studies | San Diego Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Mills High | San Mateo Union High | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Saddleback High | Santa Ana Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Santa Paula High | Santa Paula Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Carlmont High | Sequoia Union High | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Mt. Shasta High | Siskiyou Union High | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) | Torrance Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | Diamond Bar High | Walnut Valley Unified | 1.4 | 9 |
| 407 | West Ranch High | William S. Hart Union High | 1.4 | 9 |
| 433 | Mark Keppel High | Alhambra Unified | 1.5 | 9 |
| 433 | Carmel High | Carmel Unified | 1.5 | 9 |
| 433 | Don Antonio Lugo High | Chino Valley Unified | 1.5 | 9 |
| … | ||||
| 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 |
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