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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1341 | Inspire School of Arts and Sciences | 9.9 | 0 | |
| 1341 | Humanitas Academy of Art and Technology at Esteban E. Torres High No. 4 | 9.9 | 7 | |
| 1347 | Del Mar High School | 10 | 23.3 | |
| 1347 | Discovery High School | 10 | 11.6 | |
| 1347 | Lucerne Valley High School | 10 | 6.5 | |
| 1347 | Montecito High School (Continuation) | 10 | 0 | |
| 1347 | Armijo High School | 10 | 7.4 | |
| 1347 | Hueneme High School | 10 | 5.5 | |
| 1347 | Gorman Learning Center | 10 | 12.5 | |
| 1347 | Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex | 10 | 12.6 | |
| 1355 | Hayward High School | 10.1 | 9.1 | |
| 1355 | Wasco Independence High School | 10.1 | 5 | |
| 1355 | Greenfield High School | 10.1 | 7.1 | |
| 1355 | Grossmont High School | 10.1 | 8.5 | |
| 1359 | East Bakersfield High School | 10.2 | 5 | |
| 1359 | Victory High School | 10.2 | 19.4 | |
| 1361 | Forest Charter | 10.3 | 8.7 | |
| 1361 | San Pasqual Valley High School | 10.3 | 5.3 | |
| 1363 | Inglewood High School | 10.4 | 13.7 | |
| 1363 | Alexander Hamilton Senior High School | 10.4 | 8.1 | |
| 1363 | Furman (Duane E.) High (Independent Study Program) | 10.4 | 25.3 | |
| 1363 | South Valley High School (Continuation) | 10.4 | 4.6 | |
| 1363 | Discovery Charter Preparatory School #2 | 10.4 | 7.6 | |
| 1368 | Laton High School | 10.5 | 0 | |
| 1368 | Littlerock High School | 10.5 | 6.8 | |
| 1368 | Jordan High School | 10.5 | 8.3 | |
| 1368 | Theodore Bird High School | 10.5 | 2.2 | |
| 1368 | California City High School | 10.5 | 12.4 | |
| 1373 | Benjamin Franklin Senior High School | 10.6 | 9.9 | |
| 1373 | Jefferson High School | 10.6 | 2.5 | |
| 1373 | Prospect High School (Continuation) | 10.6 | 42.9 | |
| 1376 | Desert Valley High School (Continuation) | 10.7 | 4.6 | |
| 1376 | Yreka High School | 10.7 | 2.8 | |
| 1376 | Oakland Charter High School | 10.7 | 4.9 | |
| 1376 | Sierra Vista Charter High School | 10.7 | 23.5 | |
| 1376 | Vista Oaks Charter | 10.7 | 15.6 | |
| 1376 | Accelerated Charter High School | 10.7 | 14.5 | |
| 1382 | New Technology High School | 10.8 | 0 | |
| 1382 | Magnolia Science Academy 2 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| 1382 | Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy School of Technology Business and Education | 10.8 | 13 | |
| 1385 | Valley High School | 10.9 | 10.9 | |
| 1385 | Rancho Alamitos High School | 10.9 | 8 | |
| 1385 | Heritage Peak Charter | 10.9 | 7.4 | |
| 1388 | Grover Cleveland Charter High School | 11 | 9.2 | |
| 1388 | Hollywood Senior High School | 11 | 7.4 | |
| 1388 | Roseville High School | 11 | 4.8 | |
| 1391 | San Joaquin High School (Continuation) | 11.1 | 36.8 | |
| 1391 | Arena High School (Continuation) | 11.1 | 0 | |
| 1391 | Modoc High School | 11.1 | 10.9 | |
| 1391 | Black Rock Alternative/Continuation | 11.1 | 12.2 | |
| 1391 | Liberty High School | 11.1 | 1.2 | |
| … | ||||
| 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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