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 |
| … | |||
| 1478 | Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 13.0 |
| 1478 | Santee Education Complex | Los Angeles Unified | 13.0 |
| 1478 | Briones (Alternative) | Martinez Unified | 13.0 |
| 1478 | Ocean Grove Charter | San Lorenzo Valley Unified | 13.0 |
| 1478 | Mt. Shasta High | Siskiyou Union High | 13.0 |
| 1488 | Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity | Central Unified | 13.2 |
| 1489 | Herlong High | Fort Sage Unified | 13.3 |
| 1489 | Vista Alternative | Fremont Unified | 13.3 |
| 1489 | Richard H. Lewis Alternative | Konocti Unified | 13.3 |
| 1489 | Ortega High | Lake Elsinore Unified | 13.3 |
| 1489 | Engineering and Technology Academy at Esteban E. Torres High No. 3 | Los Angeles Unified | 13.3 |
| 1489 | Oak View High | Oak Park Unified | 13.3 |
| 1495 | Glen View High | Beaumont Unified | 13.4 |
| 1495 | Mt. Madonna High | Gilroy Unified | 13.4 |
| 1495 | Abraham Lincoln Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 13.4 |
| 1498 | IvyTech Charter | Moorpark Unified | 13.5 |
| 1499 | Vallecito Continuation High | Bret Harte Union High | 13.6 |
| 1499 | Apollo High | East Side Union High | 13.6 |
| 1499 | Vista High (Continuation) | Escalon Unified | 13.6 |
| 1499 | La Vista High (Continuation) | Fullerton Joint Union High | 13.6 |
| 1499 | Nueva Continuation High | Kern High | 13.6 |
| 1499 | Natural High (Continuation) | Lakeport Unified | 13.6 |
| 1505 | Owensmouth Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 13.7 |
| 1505 | UCLA Community K-12 | Los Angeles Unified | 13.7 |
| 1507 | Acalanes Center for Independent Study | Acalanes Union High | 13.8 |
| 1507 | Los Amigos High | Garden Grove Unified | 13.8 |
| 1507 | Venice Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 13.8 |
| 1507 | Portola Junior/Senior High | Plumas Unified | 13.8 |
| 1511 | Piner High | Santa Rosa High | 13.9 |
| 1511 | Creekside High | Sonoma Valley Unified | 13.9 |
| 1513 | Oakdale | Chico Unified | 14.0 |
| 1513 | Pegasus High | East Side Union High | 14.0 |
| 1515 | Bonsall High | Bonsall Unified | 14.1 |
| 1515 | APEX Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 14.1 |
| 1515 | Condor High | Oxnard Union High | 14.1 |
| 1515 | San Rafael High | San Rafael City High | 14.1 |
| 1515 | New Valley Continuation High | Santa Clara Unified | 14.1 |
| 1520 | Sun Valley High | Los Angeles Unified | 14.2 |
| 1520 | Visions In Education | San Juan Unified | 14.2 |
| 1522 | Elk Grove Charter | Elk Grove Unified | 14.3 |
| 1522 | Estrellita Continuation High | Galt Joint Union High | 14.3 |
| 1522 | Stellar Charter | Redding Elementary | 14.3 |
| 1522 | Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy | San Juan Unified | 14.3 |
| 1522 | Taft High | Sanger Unified | 14.3 |
| 1522 | Valley Charter High | Stanislaus County Office of Education | 14.3 |
| 1522 | Ventura County Special Education | Ventura County Office of Education | 14.3 |
| 1522 | John Henry High | West Contra Costa Unified | 14.3 |
| 1522 | Wolfskill High | Winters Joint Unified | 14.3 |
| 1531 | Family Partnership Home Study Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 14.5 |
| 1531 | Futures High | Twin Rivers Unified | 14.5 |
| 1533 | Cabrillo High | Long Beach Unified | 14.6 |
| … | |||
| 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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