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 |
| … | |||
| 1229 | Horizon Charter | Western Placer Unified | 7.4 |
| 1243 | Florin High | Elk Grove Unified | 7.5 |
| 1243 | Bakersfield High | Kern High | 7.5 |
| 1243 | Ann Sobrato High | Morgan Hill Unified | 7.5 |
| 1243 | Discovery High | Natomas Unified | 7.5 |
| 1247 | Mira Monte High | Kern High | 7.6 |
| 1247 | Mountain View (Alternative) | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 7.6 |
| 1247 | Rio Mesa High | Oxnard Union High | 7.6 |
| 1250 | James Lick High | East Side Union High | 7.7 |
| 1250 | Herlong High | Fort Sage Unified | 7.7 |
| 1250 | Galt High | Galt Joint Union High | 7.7 |
| 1250 | Hanford Online Charter | Hanford Joint Union High | 7.7 |
| 1250 | Rio Valley Charter | Lodi Unified | 7.7 |
| 1250 | Loconoma Valley High | Middletown Unified | 7.7 |
| 1250 | Mojave Jr./Sr. High | Mojave Unified | 7.7 |
| 1250 | Twentynine Palms High | Morongo Unified | 7.7 |
| 1250 | Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy | Oakland Unified | 7.7 |
| 1250 | Valley Oaks High (Alternative) | Petaluma Joint Union High | 7.7 |
| 1250 | Harvest High | Ripon Unified | 7.7 |
| 1250 | SLVUSD Charter | San Lorenzo Valley Unified | 7.7 |
| 1250 | Solano County Special Education | Solano County Office of Education | 7.7 |
| 1263 | CHAMPS - Charter HS of Arts-Multimedia & Performing | Los Angeles Unified | 7.8 |
| 1263 | Paradise Senior High | Paradise Unified | 7.8 |
| 1263 | Park West High (Continuation) | Pomona Unified | 7.8 |
| 1263 | Lincoln High | San Diego Unified | 7.8 |
| 1263 | San Lorenzo High | San Lorenzo Unified | 7.8 |
| 1263 | Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 7.8 |
| 1263 | Academia Avance Charter | SBE - Academia Avance Charter | 7.8 |
| 1270 | McLane High | Fresno Unified | 7.9 |
| 1270 | Community Collaborative Virtual - Sage Oak Charter | Helendale Elementary | 7.9 |
| 1270 | Valley Oaks Charter | Kern County Office of Education | 7.9 |
| 1270 | Animo Venice Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 7.9 |
| 1270 | Grace M. Davis High | Modesto City High | 7.9 |
| 1270 | Raincross High (Continuation) | Riverside Unified | 7.9 |
| 1276 | Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 8 |
| 1276 | Spring Hill High (Continuation) | Mariposa County Unified | 8 |
| 1276 | iHigh Virtual Academy | San Diego Unified | 8 |
| 1276 | Pacific Collegiate Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 8 |
| 1280 | Escondido Charter High | Escondido Union High | 8.1 |
| 1280 | Benjamin Franklin Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 8.1 |
| 1280 | Vista High | Vista Unified | 8.1 |
| 1283 | Alvord Continuation High | Alvord Unified | 8.2 |
| 1283 | Junipero Serra High | Capistrano Unified | 8.2 |
| 1283 | East Bakersfield High | Kern High | 8.2 |
| 1283 | River Valley Charter | Lakeside Union Elementary | 8.2 |
| 1283 | Ronald E. McNair High | Lodi Unified | 8.2 |
| 1283 | Mt. Diablo High | Mt. Diablo Unified | 8.2 |
| 1283 | North Point Academy | Nevada Joint Union High | 8.2 |
| 1283 | Ocean Grove Charter | San Lorenzo Valley Unified | 8.2 |
| 1291 | LPS Oakland R & D Campus | Oakland Unified | 8.3 |
| 1291 | Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande | Oro Grande | 8.3 |
| … | |||
| 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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