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 |
| … | ||||
| 192 | Canyon Crest Academy | San Dieguito Union High | 0.2 | 9.6 |
| 192 | San Ramon Valley High | San Ramon Valley Unified | 0.2 | 9.6 |
| 208 | Artesia High | ABC Unified | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 208 | Sage Creek High | Carlsbad Unified | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 208 | Vista del Lago High | Folsom-Cordova Unified | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 208 | Crescenta Valley High | Glendale Unified | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 208 | Heritage High | Liberty Union High | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 208 | Sierra High | Manteca Unified | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 208 | Palos Verdes Peninsula High | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 208 | Amador Valley High | Pleasanton Unified | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 208 | San Marino High | San Marino Unified | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 208 | Dougherty Valley High | San Ramon Valley Unified | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 208 | Tulare Union High | Tulare Joint Union High | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 208 | Pioneer High | Whittier Union High | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 220 | Robert F. Kennedy High | Delano Joint Union High | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 220 | Cosumnes Oaks High | Elk Grove Unified | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 220 | La Habra High | Fullerton Joint Union High | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 220 | Edison High | Huntington Beach Union High | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 220 | Imperial High | Imperial Unified | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 220 | Murrieta Mesa High | Murrieta Valley Unified | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 220 | Lowell High | San Francisco Unified | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 220 | West High | Torrance Unified | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 220 | Valley Center High | Valley Center-Pauma Unified | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 220 | Foothill Technology High | Ventura Unified | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 220 | Analy High | West Sonoma County Union High | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 231 | Benicia High | Benicia Unified | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 231 | La Quinta High | Desert Sands Unified | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 231 | Duarte High | Duarte Unified | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 231 | Eureka Senior High | Eureka City Schools | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 231 | Monta Vista High | Fremont Union High | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 231 | Lassen High | Lassen Union High | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 231 | McFarland High | McFarland Unified | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 231 | Orestimba High | Newman-Crows Landing Unified | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 231 | Oak Park High | Oak Park Unified | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 231 | University City High | San Diego Unified | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 231 | Templeton High | Templeton Unified | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 231 | Edgewood High | West Covina Unified | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 231 | Valencia High | William S. Hart Union High | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 244 | Corcoran High | Corcoran Joint Unified | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 244 | Covina High | Covina-Valley Unified | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 244 | Del Norte High | Del Norte County Unified | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 244 | Fowler High | Fowler Unified | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 244 | Steele Canyon High | Grossmont Union High | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 244 | Oak Hills High | Hesperia Unified | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 244 | Fountain Valley High | Huntington Beach Union High | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 244 | La Canada High | La Canada Unified | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 244 | Cabrillo High | Lompoc Unified | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 244 | Los Alamitos High | Los Alamitos Unified | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 244 | Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High | Los Angeles Unified | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 244 | Saratoga High | Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 244 | Los Altos High | Mountain View-Los Altos Union High | 0.6 | 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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