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 |
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| 709 | Healdsburg High | Healdsburg Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Summit Public School: Shasta | Jefferson Union High | 2.9 |
| 709 | Lakeside High | Lake Elsinore Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Academy of Scientific Exploration (ASE) | Los Angeles Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice Humanitas Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | King/Drew Medical Magnet High | Los Angeles Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Rancho Dominguez Preparatory | Los Angeles Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Arroyo Grande High | Lucia Mar Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | James Logan High | New Haven Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | McKinleyville High | Northern Humboldt Union High | 2.9 |
| 709 | Woodcreek High | Roseville Joint Union High | 2.9 |
| 709 | Preuss School UCSD | San Diego Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Santa Barbara Senior High | Santa Barbara Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Tehama eLearning Academy | Tehama County Department of Education | 2.9 |
| 709 | Citrus Hill High | Val Verde Unified | 2.9 |
| 709 | Buena High | Ventura Unified | 2.9 |
| 735 | La Sierra High | Alvord Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Ceres High | Ceres Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Montclair High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 3 |
| 735 | Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Jr. Educational Complex | Colton Joint Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Calero High | East Side Union High | 3 |
| 735 | American High | Fremont Unified | 3 |
| 735 | City Honors College Preparatory Academy | Inglewood Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Ernest S. McBride Sr. High | Long Beach Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Alliance Alice M. Baxter College-Ready High | Los Angeles Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Alhambra Senior High | Martinez Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Estancia High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Orange County Special Education | Orange County Department of Education | 3 |
| 735 | Oroville High | Oroville Union High | 3 |
| 735 | Mesa Verde High | San Juan Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Mission Oak High | Tulare Joint Union High | 3 |
| 735 | Valley Center High | Valley Center-Pauma Unified | 3 |
| 735 | Washington High | Washington Unified | 3 |
| 752 | Eastside High | Antelope Valley Union High | 3.1 |
| 752 | Apple Valley High | Apple Valley Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Los Osos High | Chaffey Joint Union High | 3.1 |
| 752 | Luis Valdez Leadership Academy | East Side Union High | 3.1 |
| 752 | Garden Grove High | Garden Grove Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Hesperia High | Hesperia Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Environmental Science High | Los Angeles Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | High Tech LA | Los Angeles Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Central Coast New Tech High | Lucia Mar Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | New Technology High | Napa Valley Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy | Oakland Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Coliseum College Prep Academy | Oakland Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Balboa High | San Francisco Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Mountain Heights Academy | San Jacinto Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy | San Juan Unified | 3.1 |
| 752 | Alder Grove Charter School 2 | South Bay Union Elementary | 3.1 |
| 752 | El Molino High | West Sonoma County Union High | 3.1 |
| … | |||
| 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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