Central Alameda News

Conservatory of Vocal/Instrumental Arts High School's dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year remains unchanged compared to the previous school year, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).

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	2018-19 Drop-out rate
1	Millennium High Alternative	0	0
1	Piedmont High School	0	0
1	Emery Secondary School	0	2.7
1	Amador County Special Education	0	0
1	Durham High School	0	0
1	Mid Valley High School (Continuation)	0	0
1	Williams Junior/Senior High School	0	3.4
1	Freedom High School	0	1.4
1	Middle College High School	0	0
1	Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School	0	2.5
1	Kingsburg High School	0	0
1	Oasis Continuation High School	0	--
1	Princeton Junior-Senior High School	0	0
1	Ferndale High School	0	0
1	Desert Junior-Senior High School	0	0
1	Frazier Mountain High School	0	3.8
1	Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation)	0	1.7
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High School	0	0
1	Mayfair High School	0	1.2
1	South Hills High School	0	0
1	Arena High School (Continuation)	0	11.1
1	El Segundo High School	0	0
1	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School	0	0
1	La Canada High School	0	0.6
1	Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12	0	0
…
1	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	0	11.3
1	Konocti Education Center	0	0
1	Compton Early College High School	0	--
1	Sutter Peak Charter Academy	0	0
1	Contra Costa School of Performing Arts	0	--
1	Aspire East Palo Alto Charter	0	14.7
1	California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley	0	--
1	Triton Academy	0	0
1	Stellar Charter	0	14.3
1	Clarksville Charter	0	0
1	Coastal Academy Charter	0	3.6
1	Phoenix Charter Academy	0	0
1	Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista	0	--
1	Heartland Charter	0	--
1	San Jacinto Valley Academy	0	0
1	Sutter County Special Education	0	0
1	EDUHSD Virtual Academy at Shenandoah	0	0
1	Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy	0	0.7
1	Kearny Eng Innov & Design	0	0
1	Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science	0	0
1	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	0	0
1	University Preparatory High School	0	0
1	Architecture Construction & Engineering Charter High (ACE)	0	3.6
1	e3 Civic High School	0	0
1	Valley View Charter Prep	0	4.2
1	Conservatory of Vocal/Instrumental Arts High School	0	0
1	Inspire Charter School - Central	0	--
179	Eleanor Roosevelt High School	0.1	0.8
180	Cerritos High School	0.2	0
180	Bonita High School	0.2	0.7
180	Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School	0.2	1.5
180	La Serna High School	0.2	0.8
180	Los Altos High School	0.2	0.9
180	Mira Costa High School	0.2	0.2
180	Redwood High School	0.2	1.4
180	Edison High School	0.2	5.1
180	Murrieta Valley High School	0.2	0.2
180	Santiago High School	0.2	8.1
180	University City High School	0.2	0.5
180	Monta Vista High School	0.2	0.5
180	Palos Verdes High School	0.2	0.2
180	Vista del Lago High School	0.2	4.8
180	Cosumnes Oaks High School	0.2	0.4
180	Yorba Linda High School	0.2	0
196	Campolindo High School	0.3	1
196	Hanford High School	0.3	1
196	Bellflower High School	0.3	3.4
196	San Dimas High School	0.3	2
196	Diamond Ranch High School	0.3	4
196	California High School	0.3	0
196	Cypress High School	0.3	0.8
…
2167	Oroville High Community Day	81.8	90.9
2169	Gould Educational Center	82.4	17.2
2170	Come Back Charter	83.7	--
2171	Gateway High School (Continuation)	84.6	36.4
2172	Tulare County Court	85.7	54.1
2173	Dan Jacobs	88.9	86.7
2174	Matrix for Success Academy	89.6	--
2175	Violet Heintz Education Academy	90	66.7
2175	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	90	85.3
2177	Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	90.2	90.1
2178	Independence Charter Academy	90.3	6.3
2179	Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's)	91.4	73.8
2180	Highlands Community Charter	91.6	76.2
2181	S.F. County Special Education	91.7	75
2182	SIATech Academy South	92.1	87.7
2183	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	92.4	24.8
2184	Clear Passage Educational Center	92.9	--
2185	Boron Junior-Senior High School	93.2	0
2186	Laytonville High School	93.8	3.2
2187	Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's)	95.5	63.3
2188	San Bernardino County Special Education	96.1	47.4
2189	Shasta County Independent Study Charter	97.3	44.3
2190	Family First Charter	98	92.7
2191	New Opportunities Charter	98.2	96.5
2192	Special Education	98.6	--