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 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 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.”
| Ranking | School | Drop-out rate | 2016-17 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 | |
| … | ||||
| 935 | Golden Valley High School | 4.4 | 2.6 | |
| 935 | Canyon Springs High School | 4.4 | 3.1 | |
| 935 | Natomas High School | 4.4 | 6.4 | |
| 935 | Boynton High School | 4.4 | 7 | |
| 935 | Thomas Downey High School | 4.4 | 4.6 | |
| 935 | Marysville High School | 4.4 | 2 | |
| 935 | Buhach Colony High School | 4.4 | 1.8 | |
| 935 | LIFE Academy | 4.4 | 9.2 | |
| 935 | William J. (Pete) Knight High School | 4.4 | 4.9 | |
| 935 | Golden Valley High School | 4.4 | 2.6 | |
| 935 | John C. Kimball High School | 4.4 | 4.6 | |
| 948 | Gold Strike High School | 4.5 | 26.7 | |
| 948 | Imperial Ave. Holbrook High School | 4.5 | 6.1 | |
| 948 | Lemoore High School | 4.5 | 7 | |
| 948 | El Monte High School | 4.5 | 7.8 | |
| 948 | Shandon High School | 4.5 | 7.1 | |
| 948 | Templeton Independent Study High School | 4.5 | 2.9 | |
| 948 | Maria Carrillo High School | 4.5 | 3.1 | |
| 948 | Keyes to Learning Charter | 4.5 | 0 | |
| 948 | Sierra Vista High School (Continuation) | 4.5 | 0 | |
| 948 | Oakland School for the Arts | 4.5 | 0.9 | |
| 948 | Roseland Charter | 4.5 | 2.9 | |
| 948 | Pajaro Valley High School | 4.5 | 5.4 | |
| 948 | Sacramento County SH Special Education | 4.5 | 18.2 | |
| 948 | Northridge Academy High School | 4.5 | 2 | |
| 948 | Magnolia Science Academy 3 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| 963 | Sun Valley Magnet | 4.6 | 4 | |
| 963 | Laguna Hills High School | 4.6 | 1 | |
| 963 | Norte Vista High School | 4.6 | 4.9 | |
| 963 | Rancho Cotate High School | 4.6 | 5.1 | |
| 963 | Oxnard High School | 4.6 | 4.5 | |
| 963 | Envision Academy for Arts & Technology | 4.6 | 4.9 | |
| 963 | American Canyon High School | 4.6 | 2.4 | |
| 963 | Excelsior Charter | 4.6 | 12 | |
| 971 | Centennial High School | 4.7 | 2 | |
| 971 | Nevada Union High School | 4.7 | 1.8 | |
| 971 | Lincoln High School | 4.7 | 2.7 | |
| 971 | John J. Cairns Continuation | 4.7 | 6.8 | |
| 971 | Rio Mesa High School | 4.7 | 4.9 | |
| 971 | Sunnyside High School | 4.7 | 5.3 | |
| 971 | Animo South Los Angeles Charter | 4.7 | 9.2 | |
| 971 | Marina High School | 4.7 | 2.4 | |
| 971 | Ceiba College Preparatory Academy | 4.7 | 3.4 | |
| 971 | Sweetwater Secondary School | 4.7 | 0 | |
| 971 | Ernest S. McBride Sr. High School | 4.7 | 4 | |
| 982 | Redondo Shores High School (Continuation) | 4.8 | 13.9 | |
| 982 | Santa Ana High School | 4.8 | 6.3 | |
| 982 | Orange Glen High School | 4.8 | 2.6 | |
| 982 | Santa Clara High School | 4.8 | 2.7 | |
| 982 | Vista del Lago High School | 4.8 | 4.3 | |
| 982 | The MET | 4.8 | 9.1 | |
| … | ||||
| 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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