West OC Times

Valley Vista High (Continuation) is ranked 1,726th among California schools in the 2019-20 school year with a dropout rate of 20 percent, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).

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.”

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
…
1700	New Vision High	Manteca Unified	19.3
1702	Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Kern High	19.4
1702	Taft High	Sanger Unified	19.4
1704	Rose City High (Continuation)	Pasadena Unified	19.5
1704	Zupanic High	Rialto Unified	19.5
1706	Vicente Martinez High	Martinez Unified	19.6
1706	Valley Los Banos Community	Merced County Office of Education	19.6
1706	Bridgepoint High (Continuation)	Newark Unified	19.6
1709	Encina Preparatory High	San Juan Unified	19.7
1710	Argus High (Continuation)	Ceres Unified	19.8
1710	Cal Burke High	Los Angeles Unified	19.8
1710	Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies	Los Angeles Unified	19.8
1710	Antelope Valley Learning Academy	Palmdale Elementary	19.8
1710	Marconi Learning Academy	Robla Elementary	19.8
1710	Vista Nueva Career and Technology High	Twin Rivers Unified	19.8
1716	Banning Independent Study	Banning Unified	20
1716	New Horizon High	Banning Unified	20
1716	Westside High	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	20
1716	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - EGUSD	Elk Grove Unified	20
1716	Nueva Continuation High	Kern High	20
1716	La Paloma High (Continuation)	Liberty Union High	20
1716	Round Valley High	Round Valley Unified	20
1716	Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria	SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria	20
1716	Crescent View South II	Westside Elementary	20
1716	Evergreen High	Yosemite Unified	20
1726	Valley Vista High (Continuation)	Huntington Beach Union High	20.1
1727	Empire Springs Charter	Helendale Elementary	20.2
1727	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community	Los Angeles Unified	20.2
1727	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice	Los Angeles Unified	20.2
1727	S.F. International High	San Francisco Unified	20.2
1727	Sequoia High	Visalia Unified	20.2
1732	Charter Community School Home Study Academy	El Dorado County Office of Education	20.3
1733	Ambassador-Global Leadership	Los Angeles Unified	20.5
1733	George and Evelyn Stein Continuation	Tracy Joint Unified	20.5
1735	Sierra High	Azusa Unified	20.6
1735	La Familia Continuation High	Coachella Valley Unified	20.6
1735	Ocean Shores High (Continuation)	Oceanside Unified	20.6
1735	Palomar High	Sweetwater Union High	20.6
1739	North Monterey County Center for Independent Study	North Monterey County Unified	20.7
1739	Del Puerto High	Patterson Joint Unified	20.7
1741	Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity	Central Unified	20.8
1742	Tennyson High	Hayward Unified	20.9
1742	Alessandro High	Hemet Unified	20.9
1742	Coronado High (Continuation)	West Covina Unified	20.9
1745	Rudsdale Continuation	Oakland Unified	21
1746	California Virtual Academy at Kings	Armona Union Elementary	21.1
1746	Esperanza High (Continuation)	Gridley Unified	21.1
1748	San Andreas Continuation High	San Benito High	21.2
1749	Brenkwitz High	Hayward Unified	21.3
1750	Life Learning Academy Charter	San Francisco Unified	21.4
1750	Sonoma County Special Education	Sonoma County Office of Education	21.4
…
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