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 | 2017-18 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Biggs High School | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | Maxwell Sr High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Pierce High School | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.8 | |
| 1 | Miramonte High School | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | California High School | 0 | 0.2 | |
| 1 | Monte Vista High School | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 | Parlier High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Sierra High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Hamilton High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | McKinleyville High School | 0 | 4.7 | |
| 1 | Hoopa Valley High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | South Fork Junior - Senior High School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Big Pine High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Bishop Union High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 2.4 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 614 | Evergreen Valley High School | 2.4 | 2.5 | |
| 614 | Leadership Public Schools: Richmond | 2.4 | 3.4 | |
| 614 | Orthopaedic Hospital | 2.4 | 0.5 | |
| 614 | Independence High School | 2.4 | 12.4 | |
| 614 | Pacheco High School | 2.4 | 1.5 | |
| 614 | Summit Public School: Rainier | 2.4 | 1.1 | |
| 614 | Pacific Law Academy | 2.4 | 0 | |
| 629 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School | 2.5 | 7.1 | |
| 629 | Clovis West High School | 2.5 | 0.6 | |
| 629 | Avenal High School | 2.5 | 3 | |
| 629 | Monrovia High School | 2.5 | 3.1 | |
| 629 | West Covina High School | 2.5 | 2.6 | |
| 629 | Madera High School | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| 629 | Temecula Valley High School | 2.5 | 1.1 | |
| 629 | Center High School | 2.5 | 3 | |
| 629 | Piedmont Hills High School | 2.5 | 4.2 | |
| 629 | Patterson High School | 2.5 | 2.4 | |
| 629 | Lindsay Senior High School | 2.5 | 3.3 | |
| 629 | Monache High School | 2.5 | 3.9 | |
| 629 | Simi Valley High School | 2.5 | 5.4 | |
| 629 | Environmental Charter High School | 2.5 | 6.1 | |
| 629 | Tahquitz High School | 2.5 | 4.6 | |
| 629 | Inspire Charter School - North | 2.5 | 6.7 | |
| 629 | Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics at Legacy High School Complex | 2.5 | 5.2 | |
| 646 | California School for the Deaf-Fremont | 2.6 | 0 | |
| 646 | Argonaut High School | 2.6 | 2.4 | |
| 646 | De Anza High School | 2.6 | 1.7 | |
| 646 | Western High School | 2.6 | 1 | |
| 646 | Laguna Beach High School | 2.6 | 1.6 | |
| 646 | Homestead High School | 2.6 | 2 | |
| 646 | Summerville High School | 2.6 | 13.5 | |
| 646 | Santa Susana High School | 2.6 | 4.1 | |
| 646 | Union Mine High School | 2.6 | 2.2 | |
| 646 | Shasta Charter Academy | 2.6 | 1.2 | |
| 646 | Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts | 2.6 | 3.9 | |
| 646 | Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High School | 2.6 | 4.4 | |
| 646 | Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High School | 2.6 | -- | |
| 646 | Mojave Jr./Sr. High School | 2.6 | -- | |
| 660 | Emery Secondary School | 2.7 | 5.4 | |
| 660 | Amador High School | 2.7 | 2.8 | |
| 660 | Downtown Business High School | 2.7 | 4.3 | |
| 660 | Buena Park High School | 2.7 | 1.5 | |
| 660 | Beaumont Senior High School | 2.7 | 1.4 | |
| 660 | Elk Grove High School | 2.7 | 2.1 | |
| 660 | El Camino High School | 2.7 | 3.7 | |
| 660 | Hillsdale High School | 2.7 | 3.9 | |
| 660 | San Mateo High School | 2.7 | 9.2 | |
| 660 | East Nicolaus High School | 2.7 | 3.6 | |
| 660 | CORE Charter | 2.7 | 2.2 | |
| 660 | Animo Pat Brown | 2.7 | 2.9 | |
| 660 | Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice Humanitas Academy | 2.7 | 3.8 | |
| … | ||||
| 2150 | Santa Cruz County Court | 74.3 | 36.6 | |
| 2151 | S.F. County Special Education | 75 | -- | |
| 2152 | San Diego County Court | 75.3 | 78.3 | |
| 2153 | San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center | 75.7 | 68.9 | |
| 2154 | Highlands Community Charter | 76.2 | 60.9 | |
| 2155 | Solano County Community | 76.5 | 78.9 | |
| 2156 | MethodSchools | 77.8 | 45.8 | |
| 2157 | Center for Alternative Learning | 78.9 | 78.9 | |
| 2158 | Gateway College and Career Academy | 81.6 | 40.4 | |
| 2159 | Clovis Community Day Secondary School | 83.3 | -- | |
| 2160 | Sonoma County Court | 84.6 | 67.6 | |
| 2161 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 85.3 | 63.5 | |
| 2162 | Dan Jacobs | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2162 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2164 | SIATech Academy South | 87.7 | 55.2 | |
| 2165 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | 88.9 | 36.4 | |
| 2166 | Opportunity Youth Academy | 89.1 | 42.6 | |
| 2167 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | 89.5 | 4.5 | |
| 2168 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.1 | 90.1 | |
| 2168 | Santa Clara County Special Education | 90.1 | 20.3 | |
| 2170 | Siskiyou County Special Education | 90.9 | -- | |
| 2170 | Oroville High Community Day | 90.9 | 90.9 | |
| 2172 | Family First Charter | 92.7 | 71.6 | |
| 2173 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | 93.3 | 31.8 | |
| 2174 | New Opportunities Charter | 96.5 | 93.8 | |
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