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 | District | Drop-out rate | 2018-19 Drop-out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedmont City Unified | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Emery Unified | 0 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Amador County Office of Education | 0 | 19 |
| 1 | Durham Unified | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Williams Unified | 0 | 2.9 |
| 1 | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Princeton Joint Unified | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ferndale Unified | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | El Tejon Unified | 0 | 3.8 |
| 1 | El Segundo Unified | 0 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Hawthorne | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | La Canada Unified | 0 | 0.6 |
| 1 | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Laguna Beach Unified | 0 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Nuview Union | 0 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Menifee Union Elementary | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Templeton Unified | 0 | 1.4 |
| 1 | Redding Elementary | 0 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Scott Valley Unified | 0 | 1.6 |
| 1 | Twin Hills Union Elementary | 0 | 55.2 |
| 1 | Nuestro Elementary | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mountain Valley Unified | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oak Park Unified | 0 | 0.9 |
| 25 | Manhattan Beach Unified | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| … | |||
| 446 | Robla Elementary | 21.7 | 18.5 |
| 446 | Ripon Unified | 21.7 | 16.2 |
| 448 | Twin Rivers Unified | 21.9 | 28.3 |
| 449 | El Dorado County Office of Education | 22.1 | 22.5 |
| 450 | San Mateo County Office of Education | 22.2 | 20.8 |
| 451 | Butte County Office of Education | 22.4 | 20.9 |
| 452 | Baldwin Park Unified | 22.6 | 24.3 |
| 452 | Ventura County Office of Education | 22.6 | 24.9 |
| 454 | Lucerne Valley Unified | 23.4 | 19.7 |
| 454 | Vallejo City Unified | 23.4 | 20.9 |
| 456 | Gorman Joint | 23.5 | 10 |
| 456 | Napa County Office of Education | 23.5 | 19.3 |
| 458 | Julian Union Elementary | 23.6 | 22.5 |
| 459 | Vista Unified | 23.9 | 20 |
| 460 | Borrego Springs Unified | 24 | 24.7 |
| 461 | Maricopa Unified | 24.8 | 28.9 |
| 462 | West Park Elementary | 25 | 19 |
| 462 | Kings County Office of Education | 25 | 43.5 |
| 462 | Round Valley Unified | 25 | 12.1 |
| 462 | Potter Valley Community Unified | 25 | 15.4 |
| 466 | Stone Corral Elementary | 25.2 | 29.4 |
| 467 | Orange County Department of Education | 26.9 | 30.1 |
| 468 | San Joaquin County Office of Education | 27.9 | 32 |
| 469 | Helendale Elementary | 28.2 | 28.8 |
| 470 | Placer County Office of Education | 28.3 | 17.9 |
| 471 | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 28.6 | 36.6 |
| 471 | Alpaugh Unified | 28.6 | 34.1 |
| 473 | Spencer Valley Elementary | 29.8 | 21.1 |
| 474 | Westwood Unified | 30.8 | 40.9 |
| 475 | San Francisco Unified | 30.9 | 11.2 |
| 476 | Muroc Joint Unified | 31.8 | 0 |
| 476 | Warner Unified | 31.8 | 23.8 |
| 478 | Monterey County Office of Education | 31.9 | 12.2 |
| 479 | Kern County Office of Education | 32.5 | 37.8 |
| 480 | Humboldt County Office of Education | 32.6 | 34 |
| 481 | Trinity County Office of Education | 33.3 | 27.1 |
| 482 | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 35 | 27.2 |
| 482 | Dehesa Elementary | 35 | 32.1 |
| 484 | Alameda County Office of Education | 35.2 | 36.2 |
| 485 | Jefferson Elementary | 35.7 | 37.1 |
| 486 | Riverside County Office of Education | 36.1 | 45.9 |
| 487 | Colusa County Office of Education | 36.4 | 35.7 |
| 488 | SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc | 39 | -- |
| 489 | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 39.6 | 57.7 |
| 490 | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 40 | 49.3 |
| 491 | Fresno County Office of Education | 40.8 | 43.3 |
| 492 | Raisin City Elementary | 41.5 | 42.1 |
| 493 | San Diego County Office of Education | 41.7 | 50.7 |
| 494 | Merced County Office of Education | 43.6 | 44.6 |
| 495 | Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools | 47.1 | 5.9 |
| 496 | Mendocino County Office of Education | 47.4 | 38.9 |
| … | |||
| 502 | Meridian Elementary | 53.1 | 48.3 |
| 503 | Mono County Office of Education | 53.4 | 39.6 |
| 504 | Solano County Office of Education | 53.6 | 71 |
| 505 | Yuba County Office of Education | 53.8 | 47.2 |
| 506 | Centinela Valley Union High | 56.7 | 38.7 |
| 507 | California School for the Deaf-Fremont (State Special Schl) | 57.4 | 2.6 |
| 508 | Mattole Unified | 58.3 | 18.5 |
| 509 | Inyo County Office of Education | 58.6 | 41.8 |
| 510 | Orange Center | 60 | 32.6 |
| 511 | Adelanto Elementary | 61.5 | 43.9 |
| 512 | Glenn County Office of Education | 61.6 | 52.1 |
| 513 | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 62.1 | 29.2 |
| 514 | Vallecitos Elementary | 64.3 | 15.2 |
| 515 | San Francisco County Office of Education | 65.2 | 52.6 |
| 516 | Yolo County Office of Education | 67.4 | 65.5 |
| 517 | Imperial County Office of Education | 67.7 | 54.2 |
| 518 | Nevada County Office of Education | 70.2 | 61.9 |
| 519 | Oak Grove Union Elementary | 72.2 | 37.6 |
| 520 | Trona Joint Unified | 79.7 | 68.8 |
| 521 | Marin County Office of Education | 83.6 | 42.6 |
| 522 | Bradley Union Elementary | 86.4 | 82.1 |
| 523 | Guerneville Elementary | 86.5 | 60.7 |
| 524 | Cuyama Joint Unified | 89.9 | 79 |
| 525 | Laytonville Unified | 93.8 | 3.2 |
| 525 | Shasta County Office of Education | 93.8 | 45.1 |
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