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.”
| Rank | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Biggs Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Durham Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Ferndale Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Geyserville Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Hawthorne | 0.0 |
| 1 | La Honda-Pescadero Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Loomis Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Maxwell Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Menifee Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Mountain Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Muroc Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Nuestro Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Princeton Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | SBE - New West Charter | 0.0 |
| 1 | SBE - The School of Arts and Enterprise | 0.0 |
| 1 | Sierra Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tulelake Basin Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 23 | Manhattan Beach Unified | 0.2 |
| 24 | Arcadia Unified | 0.3 |
| 24 | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | 0.3 |
| … | ||
| 232 | Julian Union High | 4.9 |
| 232 | Live Oak Elementary | 4.9 |
| 232 | Redlands Unified | 4.9 |
| 236 | Central Unified | 5.0 |
| 236 | Newport-Mesa Unified | 5.0 |
| 236 | Wasco Union High | 5.0 |
| 239 | Santa Ynez Valley Union High | 5.1 |
| 239 | Sweetwater Union High | 5.1 |
| 241 | Alvord Unified | 5.2 |
| 241 | Eureka City Schools | 5.2 |
| 241 | Moorpark Unified | 5.2 |
| 241 | Rialto Unified | 5.2 |
| 245 | Mesa Union Elementary | 5.3 |
| 245 | Monterey Peninsula Unified | 5.3 |
| 245 | Orange Unified | 5.3 |
| 245 | Santa Maria Joint Union High | 5.3 |
| 245 | Woodlake Unified | 5.3 |
| 245 | Woodland Joint Unified | 5.3 |
| 251 | Central Union High | 5.4 |
| 251 | Farmersville Unified | 5.4 |
| 251 | Oroville Union High | 5.4 |
| 251 | Turlock Unified | 5.4 |
| 255 | Madera Unified | 5.5 |
| 255 | Orland Joint Unified | 5.5 |
| 255 | Santa Ana Unified | 5.5 |
| 255 | Summerville Union High | 5.5 |
| 259 | Golden Valley Unified | 5.6 |
| 259 | Hemet Unified | 5.6 |
| 259 | Piner-Olivet Union Elementary | 5.6 |
| 259 | Sequoia Union High | 5.6 |
| 263 | Anderson Valley Unified | 5.7 |
| 263 | El Monte Union High | 5.7 |
| 263 | Hesperia Unified | 5.7 |
| 263 | San Leandro Unified | 5.7 |
| 263 | Santa Clara Unified | 5.7 |
| 263 | Windsor Unified | 5.7 |
| 269 | Escondido Union High | 5.8 |
| 269 | Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary | 5.8 |
| 269 | Middletown Unified | 5.8 |
| 272 | Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools | 5.9 |
| 273 | Grossmont Union High | 6.0 |
| 273 | Pittsburg Unified | 6.0 |
| 275 | Azusa Unified | 6.1 |
| 275 | Burbank Unified | 6.1 |
| 275 | Kern High | 6.1 |
| 275 | Lemoore Union High | 6.1 |
| 275 | Los Molinos Unified | 6.1 |
| 275 | Montebello Unified | 6.1 |
| 275 | Whitmore Union Elementary | 6.1 |
| 275 | Winters Joint Unified | 6.1 |
| 283 | Anaheim Union High | 6.2 |
| … | ||
| 507 | Adelanto Elementary | 43.9 |
| 508 | Merced County Office of Education | 44.6 |
| 509 | Shasta County Office of Education | 45.1 |
| 510 | Riverside County Office of Education | 45.9 |
| 511 | Yuba County Office of Education | 47.2 |
| 512 | Meridian Elementary | 48.3 |
| 513 | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 49.3 |
| 513 | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 49.3 |
| 515 | San Diego County Office of Education | 50.7 |
| 516 | Glenn County Office of Education | 52.1 |
| 517 | San Francisco County Office of Education | 52.6 |
| 518 | Imperial County Office of Education | 54.2 |
| 519 | Santa Barbara County Office of Education | 54.5 |
| 520 | Twin Hills Union Elementary | 55.2 |
| 521 | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 57.7 |
| 522 | Guerneville Elementary | 60.7 |
| 523 | Nevada County Office of Education | 61.9 |
| 524 | Lake County Office of Education | 63.6 |
| 525 | Yolo County Office of Education | 65.5 |
| 526 | Sonoma County Office of Education | 68.4 |
| 527 | Trona Joint Unified | 68.8 |
| 528 | Solano County Office of Education | 71.0 |
| 529 | Cuyama Joint Unified | 79.0 |
| 530 | Bradley Union Elementary | 82.1 |
| 531 | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 |
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