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 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 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.”
Top 100 Schools Ranked by Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| … | |||
| 1 | Solano County Special Education | Solano County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Sonora High | Sonora Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | South Fork Junior - Senior High | Southern Humboldt Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Stockton Collegiate International Secondary | Stockton Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Stockton Early College Academy | Stockton Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Sutter County Special Education | Sutter County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Sutter High | Sutter Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | East Hills Academy | Sweetwater Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | North Tahoe High | Tahoe-Truckee Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Temecula Preparatory | Temecula Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Torrance High | Torrance Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Millennium Charter | Tracy Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Vanden High | Travis Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | University Preparatory High | Tulare County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tulelake High | Tulelake Basin Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Creative Connections Arts Academy | Twin Rivers Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Accelerated Achievement Academy | Ukiah Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Redwood Academy of Ukiah | Ukiah Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Ukiah Independent Study Academy | Ukiah Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | River Oaks Academy | Ventura County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Triton Academy | Ventura County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Guajome Park Academy Charter | Vista Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Mission Vista High | Vista Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Middle College High | West Contra Costa Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Phoenix Charter Academy | Whitmore Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academy of the Canyons | William S. Hart Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Mid Valley High (Continuation) | Williams Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Yosemite Falls Education Center | Yosemite Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Yuba City Charter | Yuba City Unified | 0.0 |
| 190 | Troy High | Fullerton Joint Union High | 0.1 |
| 190 | Glendora High | Glendora Unified | 0.1 |
| 192 | Tesoro High | Capistrano Unified | 0.2 |
| 192 | Pleasant Grove High | Elk Grove Unified | 0.2 |
| 192 | Folsom High | Folsom-Cordova Unified | 0.2 |
| 192 | Mission San Jose High | Fremont Unified | 0.2 |
| 192 | Sonora High | Fullerton Joint Union High | 0.2 |
| 192 | Sunny Hills High | Fullerton Joint Union High | 0.2 |
| 192 | Northwood High | Irvine Unified | 0.2 |
| 192 | Mira Costa High | Manhattan Beach Unified | 0.2 |
| 192 | Murrieta Valley High | Murrieta Valley Unified | 0.2 |
| 192 | Palos Verdes High | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | 0.2 |
| 192 | Rancho Bernardo High | Poway Unified | 0.2 |
| 192 | Rocklin High | Rocklin Unified | 0.2 |
| 192 | Mission Viejo High | Saddleback Valley Unified | 0.2 |
| 192 | Scripps Ranch High | San Diego Unified | 0.2 |
| 192 | Canyon Crest Academy | San Dieguito Union High | 0.2 |
| 192 | San Ramon Valley High | San Ramon Valley Unified | 0.2 |
| 208 | Artesia High | ABC Unified | 0.3 |
| 208 | Sage Creek High | Carlsbad Unified | 0.3 |
| 208 | Vista del Lago High | Folsom-Cordova Unified | 0.3 |
| 208 | Crescenta Valley High | Glendale Unified | 0.3 |
| … | |||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 |
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