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 Ranked by Dropout Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Nea Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Anderson New Technology High | Anderson Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High | Anderson Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Mayfair High | Bellflower Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High | Black Oak Mine Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation) | Cabrillo Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Minarets High | Chawanakee Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista | Chula Vista Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | NOVA Academy - Coachella | Coachella Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Compton Early College High | Compton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Contra Costa School of Performing Arts | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Technology High | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | 0 |
| 1 | South Hills High | Covina-Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Da Vinci Charter Academy | Davis Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Davis School for Independent Study | Davis Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley | Duarte Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Durham High | Durham Unified | 0 |
| … | |||
| 1421 | Alta Vista Alternative High | Santa Barbara Unified | 10.8 |
| 1427 | Lifeline Education Charter | Compton Unified | 10.9 |
| 1427 | Gardena Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 10.9 |
| 1427 | Social Justice Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High No. 5 | Los Angeles Unified | 10.9 |
| 1427 | La Cuesta Continuation High | Santa Barbara Unified | 10.9 |
| 1427 | Sierra Vista High (Alternative) | Whittier Union High | 10.9 |
| 1432 | Alvord Alternative Continuation High | Alvord Unified | 11 |
| 1432 | Fairfield High | Fairfield-Suisun Unified | 11 |
| 1432 | Mojave High | Hesperia Unified | 11 |
| 1432 | Audeo Charter | San Diego Unified | 11 |
| 1432 | Montgomery High | Santa Rosa High | 11 |
| 1437 | Borrego Springs High | Borrego Springs Unified | 11.1 |
| 1437 | William C. Overfelt High | East Side Union High | 11.1 |
| 1437 | Natural High (Continuation) | Lakeport Unified | 11.1 |
| 1437 | Sylmar Biotech Health Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 11.1 |
| 1437 | California City High | Mojave Unified | 11.1 |
| 1437 | Sequoia High | Sequoia Union High | 11.1 |
| 1437 | Shandon High | Shandon Joint Unified | 11.1 |
| 1437 | Weed High | Siskiyou Union High | 11.1 |
| 1445 | Edward R. Roybal Learning Center | Los Angeles Unified | 11.2 |
| 1445 | Venture Academy | San Joaquin County Office of Education | 11.2 |
| 1447 | Hoopa Valley High | Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified | 11.3 |
| 1447 | Montebello High | Montebello Unified | 11.3 |
| 1447 | Delta Charter | Santa Cruz City High | 11.3 |
| 1450 | Lancaster High | Antelope Valley Union High | 11.4 |
| 1450 | Mt. Olive Innovation and Technology High | Duarte Unified | 11.4 |
| 1450 | El Cajon Valley High | Grossmont Union High | 11.4 |
| 1453 | Ruben Salazar Continuation | El Rancho Unified | 11.5 |
| 1453 | Elk Grove Charter | Elk Grove Unified | 11.5 |
| 1453 | Kern Valley High | Kern High | 11.5 |
| 1453 | Jane Addams Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 11.5 |
| 1453 | New Open World Academy K-12 | Los Angeles Unified | 11.5 |
| 1453 | Monterey County Home Charter | Monterey County Office of Education | 11.5 |
| 1453 | Blair High | Pasadena Unified | 11.5 |
| 1453 | School of Arts and Enterprise | SBE - The School of Arts and Enterprise | 11.5 |
| 1461 | Boyle Heights STEM High | Los Angeles Unified | 11.6 |
| 1461 | Mendocino High | Mendocino Unified | 11.6 |
| 1461 | Bell Gardens High | Montebello Unified | 11.6 |
| 1461 | TRACE | San Diego Unified | 11.6 |
| 1465 | Engineering and Technology Academy at Esteban E. Torres High No. 3 | Los Angeles Unified | 11.7 |
| 1465 | Cesar E. Chavez High | Santa Ana Unified | 11.7 |
| 1465 | South Valley High (Continuation) | Ukiah Unified | 11.7 |
| 1468 | San Joaquin Valley High | Parlier Unified | 11.8 |
| 1468 | Future Bound Independent Study Secondary | Ramona City Unified | 11.8 |
| 1470 | Cloverdale High | Cloverdale Unified | 11.9 |
| 1470 | Coachella Valley High | Coachella Valley Unified | 11.9 |
| 1470 | Hiram W. Johnson High | Sacramento City Unified | 11.9 |
| 1473 | Morningside High | Inglewood Unified | 12 |
| 1473 | Roseville High | Roseville Joint Union High | 12 |
| 1475 | International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 12.1 |
| 1476 | Coalinga High | Coalinga-Huron Unified | 12.2 |
| … | |||
| 2169 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 81.8 |
| 2171 | Gould Educational Center | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 82.4 |
| 2172 | Come Back Charter | Merced County Office of Education | 83.7 |
| 2173 | Gateway High (Continuation) | Chowchilla Union High | 84.6 |
| 2174 | Tulare County Court | Tulare County Office of Education | 85.7 |
| 2175 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2176 | Matrix for Success Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 89.6 |
| 2177 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | Fresno County Office of Education | 90 |
| 2177 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 90 |
| 2179 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.2 |
| 2180 | Independence Charter Academy | Helendale Elementary | 90.3 |
| 2181 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 91.4 |
| 2182 | Highlands Community Charter | Twin Rivers Unified | 91.6 |
| 2183 | S.F. County Special Education | San Francisco County Office of Education | 91.7 |
| 2184 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 92.1 |
| 2185 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 92.4 |
| 2186 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 92.9 |
| 2187 | Boron Junior-Senior High | Muroc Joint Unified | 93.2 |
| 2188 | Laytonville High | Laytonville Unified | 93.8 |
| 2189 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 95.5 |
| 2190 | San Bernardino County Special Education | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 96.1 |
| 2191 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | Shasta County Office of Education | 97.3 |
| 2192 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98 |
| 2193 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98.2 |
| 2194 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 98.6 |
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