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 Ranking Compared to California Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate | CA Drop-out rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| … | ||||
| 903 | John A. Rowland High | Rowland Unified | 4.2 | 9.6 |
| 903 | Literacy First Charter | San Diego County Office of Education | 4.2 | 9.6 |
| 903 | Gabrielino High | San Gabriel Unified | 4.2 | 9.6 |
| 903 | Hillview High (Continuation) | Tustin Unified | 4.2 | 9.6 |
| 903 | Hercules High | West Contra Costa Unified | 4.2 | 9.6 |
| 903 | Bowman (Jereann) High (Continuation) | William S. Hart Union High | 4.2 | 9.6 |
| 903 | Da Vinci Science | Wiseburn Unified | 4.2 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Del Mar High | Campbell Union High | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Ceres High | Ceres Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Calvine High | Elk Grove Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Escondido High | Escondido Union High | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Lopez Continuation High | Lucia Mar Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Merced High | Merced Union High | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy | Modesto City High | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Yucca Valley High | Morongo Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Oakdale Charter | Oakdale Joint Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Madison Park Academy 6-12 | Oakland Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Palo Verde High | Palo Verde Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Paradise eLearning Academy | Paradise Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High | San Francisco Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Mission Early College High | Santa Clara Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Val Verde Academy | Val Verde Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Windsor High | Windsor Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 918 | Yuba City High | Yuba City Unified | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| 935 | William J. (Pete) Knight High | Antelope Valley Union High | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 935 | Boynton High | Campbell Union High | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 935 | Leuzinger High | Centinela Valley Union High | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 935 | Highland High | Kern High | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 935 | Marysville High | Marysville Joint Unified | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 935 | Buhach Colony High | Merced Union High | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 935 | Golden Valley High | Merced Union High | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 935 | Thomas Downey High | Modesto City High | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 935 | Canyon Springs High | Moreno Valley Unified | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 935 | Natomas High | Natomas Unified | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 935 | LIFE Academy | Oakland Unified | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 935 | John C. Kimball High | Tracy Joint Unified | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 935 | Golden Valley High | William S. Hart Union High | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Gold Strike High | Calaveras Unified | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Sierra Vista High (Continuation) | Dinuba Unified | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | El Monte High | El Monte Union High | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Imperial Ave. Holbrook High | Imperial Unified | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Keyes to Learning Charter | Keyes Union | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Lemoore High | Lemoore Union High | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Magnolia Science Academy 3 | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Northridge Academy High | Los Angeles Unified | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Oakland School for the Arts | Oakland Unified | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Pajaro Valley High | Pajaro Valley Unified | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Roseland Charter | Roseland | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Sacramento County SH Special Education | Sacramento County Office of Education | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Maria Carrillo High | Santa Rosa High | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 948 | Shandon High | Shandon Joint Unified | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| … | ||||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 | 9.6 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 | 9.6 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 | 9.6 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 | 9.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 | 9.6 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 | 9.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 | 9.6 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 | 9.6 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 | 9.6 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 | 9.6 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 | 9.6 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 | 9.6 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 | 9.6 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 | 9.6 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 | 9.6 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 | 9.6 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 | 9.6 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 | 9.6 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 | 9.6 |
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