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 Center for Education Statistics in 2018, of the 48 states where data was collected, Black males remain at the bottom of four 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.”
| Ranking | School | Drop-out rate | 2016-17 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Biggs High School | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | Maxwell Sr High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Pierce High School | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.8 | |
| 1 | Miramonte High School | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | California High School | 0 | 0.2 | |
| 1 | Monte Vista High School | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 | Parlier High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Sierra High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Hamilton High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | McKinleyville High School | 0 | 4.7 | |
| 1 | Hoopa Valley High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | South Fork Junior - Senior High School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Big Pine High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Bishop Union High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 2.4 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 1296 | Mountain View (Alternative) | 8.8 | 18.6 | |
| 1296 | Elizabeth Learning Center | 8.8 | 11.4 | |
| 1296 | O'Connell (John) High School | 8.8 | 11.3 | |
| 1299 | Van Nuys Senior High School | 8.9 | 10.6 | |
| 1299 | Malibu High School | 8.9 | 2.5 | |
| 1299 | San Andreas High School | 8.9 | 8.2 | |
| 1299 | Twin Oaks High School | 8.9 | 6.3 | |
| 1299 | Mission High School | 8.9 | 10.4 | |
| 1299 | Lindhurst High School | 8.9 | 6.7 | |
| 1299 | Horizon | 8.9 | 8.1 | |
| 1299 | OCCS:CHEP/PCHS | 8.9 | 21.4 | |
| 1307 | Berkeley High School | 9 | 8.6 | |
| 1307 | Vista High School | 9 | 14 | |
| 1307 | Coachella Valley High School | 9 | 6.7 | |
| 1307 | Susan H. Nelson | 9 | 8.5 | |
| 1307 | Crawford High School | 9 | 10.7 | |
| 1307 | Rio Valley Charter | 9 | 10.9 | |
| 1313 | Fulton Special Education | 9.1 | 36.4 | |
| 1313 | Chowchilla Union High School | 9.1 | 9.2 | |
| 1313 | Banning High School | 9.1 | 9.1 | |
| 1313 | El Sereno Alternative Education | 9.1 | 13.7 | |
| 1313 | Merrill F. West High School | 9.1 | 9.7 | |
| 1313 | Valley Oaks High (Alternative) | 9.1 | 0 | |
| 1313 | Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School | 9.1 | 9.1 | |
| 1313 | Alpha Charter | 9.1 | -- | |
| 1313 | REACH Academy | 9.1 | 46.2 | |
| 1322 | Fairfax Senior High School | 9.2 | 8.8 | |
| 1322 | WESM Health/Sports Medicine | 9.2 | 9.6 | |
| 1322 | South San Francisco High School | 9.2 | 5.6 | |
| 1325 | El Camino High School | 9.3 | 3.7 | |
| 1326 | Fresno County Special Education Local Plan Area | 9.4 | 9.4 | |
| 1326 | Central Coast High School | 9.4 | 17.4 | |
| 1326 | Mount Miguel High School | 9.4 | 13.3 | |
| 1326 | Visalia Charter Independent Study | 9.4 | 7.9 | |
| 1330 | San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Court | 9.5 | 35.3 | |
| 1330 | Mountain Heights Academy | 9.5 | 1.1 | |
| 1330 | Alta Vista Alternative High School | 9.5 | 15 | |
| 1333 | Ruben Salazar Continuation | 9.7 | 7.9 | |
| 1333 | Nueva Vista Continuation High School | 9.7 | 6.9 | |
| 1333 | Walnutwood High (Independent Study) | 9.7 | 10.2 | |
| 1333 | Escondido Charter High School | 9.7 | 3.6 | |
| 1333 | Alder Grove Charter School 2 | 9.7 | 7.4 | |
| 1338 | Avalon K-12 | 9.8 | 3.6 | |
| 1338 | Mount Toro High School | 9.8 | 11.6 | |
| 1338 | Lifeline Education Charter | 9.8 | 21.1 | |
| 1341 | Somerset Continuation High School | 9.9 | 7.6 | |
| 1341 | Woodrow Wilson Senior High School | 9.9 | 9.3 | |
| 1341 | Mt. Pleasant High School | 9.9 | 11.2 | |
| 1341 | Audeo Charter | 9.9 | 6.6 | |
| 1341 | Inspire School of Arts and Sciences | 9.9 | 0 | |
| 1341 | Humanitas Academy of Art and Technology at Esteban E. Torres High No. 4 | 9.9 | 7 | |
| … | ||||
| 2150 | Santa Cruz County Court | 74.3 | 36.6 | |
| 2151 | S.F. County Special Education | 75 | -- | |
| 2152 | San Diego County Court | 75.3 | 78.3 | |
| 2153 | San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center | 75.7 | 68.9 | |
| 2154 | Highlands Community Charter | 76.2 | 60.9 | |
| 2155 | Solano County Community | 76.5 | 78.9 | |
| 2156 | MethodSchools | 77.8 | 45.8 | |
| 2157 | Center for Alternative Learning | 78.9 | 78.9 | |
| 2158 | Gateway College and Career Academy | 81.6 | 40.4 | |
| 2159 | Clovis Community Day Secondary School | 83.3 | -- | |
| 2160 | Sonoma County Court | 84.6 | 67.6 | |
| 2161 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 85.3 | 63.5 | |
| 2162 | Dan Jacobs | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2162 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2164 | SIATech Academy South | 87.7 | 55.2 | |
| 2165 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | 88.9 | 36.4 | |
| 2166 | Opportunity Youth Academy | 89.1 | 42.6 | |
| 2167 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | 89.5 | 4.5 | |
| 2168 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.1 | 90.1 | |
| 2168 | Santa Clara County Special Education | 90.1 | 20.3 | |
| 2170 | Siskiyou County Special Education | 90.9 | -- | |
| 2170 | Oroville High Community Day | 90.9 | 90.9 | |
| 2172 | Family First Charter | 92.7 | 71.6 | |
| 2173 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | 93.3 | 31.8 | |
| 2174 | New Opportunities Charter | 96.5 | 93.8 | |
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