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 |
| … | |||
| 1923 | North Valley High | Anderson Union High | 30.4 |
| 1923 | Denair Charter Academy | Denair Unified | 30.4 |
| 1923 | Youth Opportunities Unlimited | Los Angeles Unified | 30.4 |
| 1923 | California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II | Trinity County Office of Education | 30.4 |
| 1927 | Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 30.6 |
| 1927 | George S. Patton Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 30.6 |
| 1927 | California Virtual Academy at Sutter | Meridian Elementary | 30.6 |
| 1927 | Canyon Oaks High | Monrovia Unified | 30.6 |
| 1927 | Royal Sunset (Continuation) | San Lorenzo Unified | 30.6 |
| 1932 | Alternatives in Action | Alameda Unified | 30.8 |
| 1932 | Phoenix High | East Side Union High | 30.8 |
| 1932 | Beach High-Intensive Learning Program | Long Beach Unified | 30.8 |
| 1935 | Corona-Norco Alternative | Corona-Norco Unified | 30.9 |
| 1935 | College Bridge Academy | Inyo County Office of Education | 30.9 |
| 1935 | Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center | Modesto City High | 30.9 |
| 1938 | Open Valley Independent Study | Patterson Joint Unified | 31 |
| 1939 | Vallejo High | Vallejo City Unified | 31.1 |
| 1940 | Chaparral High | Grossmont Union High | 31.3 |
| 1940 | Thomas Riley High | Los Angeles Unified | 31.3 |
| 1940 | San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Court | San Luis Obispo County Office of Education | 31.3 |
| 1943 | Santana High (Continuation) | Rowland Unified | 31.5 |
| 1944 | The Education Corps | Inyo County Office of Education | 31.6 |
| 1945 | Kern County Juvenile Court | Kern County Office of Education | 31.7 |
| 1945 | Nidorf Barry J. | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 31.7 |
| 1945 | William J. Johnston Community Day | Los Angeles Unified | 31.7 |
| 1945 | Insight @ San Joaquin | New Jerusalem Elementary | 31.7 |
| 1949 | Pathway Independent Study | Lynwood Unified | 31.9 |
| 1950 | Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park | Baldwin Park Unified | 32.1 |
| 1950 | Jack London Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 32.1 |
| 1950 | Insight School of California | Maricopa Unified | 32.1 |
| 1950 | Sanhedrin Alternative | Willits Unified | 32.1 |
| 1954 | Options for Youth-Acton | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 32.2 |
| 1954 | Marshall (Thurgood) High | San Francisco Unified | 32.2 |
| 1956 | Fremont High | Oakland Unified | 32.3 |
| 1956 | Liberty High (Alternative) | San Jose Unified | 32.3 |
| 1958 | Mission Academy | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 32.4 |
| 1959 | Eureka Community | Humboldt County Office of Education | 32.5 |
| 1960 | Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 32.8 |
| 1960 | Belmont Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 32.8 |
| 1962 | Adelante High (Continuation) | Roseville Joint Union High | 32.9 |
| 1963 | Valley High (Continuation) | Dublin Unified | 33.3 |
| 1963 | Boyle Heights Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 33.3 |
| 1963 | Mt. Lukens Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 33.3 |
| 1963 | Compass Charter Schools of San Diego | Mountain Empire Unified | 33.3 |
| 1963 | Yosemite Falls Education Center | Yosemite Unified | 33.3 |
| 1968 | Options for Youth-Victorville Charter | Victor Valley Union High | 33.4 |
| 1969 | Sem Yeto Continuation High | Fairfield-Suisun Unified | 33.5 |
| 1970 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 33.7 |
| 1971 | Polaris High (Alternative) | Anaheim Union High | 34 |
| 1971 | Mt. McKinley | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 34 |
| 1971 | Reid High | Long Beach Unified | 34 |
| … | |||
| 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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