Solano Sun

John Finney High School (Continuation)'s dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 13.9% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 40.9%, 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 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 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.”

Ranking	School	Drop-out rate	2017-18 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
…
2057	San Joaquin County Community	42.7	43.6
2058	Monroe High School (Continuation)	42.9	45.5
2058	Whitman Continuation	42.9	32.4
2058	Providence	42.9	59.1
2058	High Desert Premier Academy	42.9	16
2062	Berkeley Technology Academy	43.2	45.2
2063	Metropolitan Continuation	43.6	35
2064	Sierra High School (Continuation)	43.8	34.3
2064	S.F. County Civic Center Secondary School	43.8	45.7
2066	Madrone High Continuation	44.2	32.6
2067	Shasta County Independent Study Charter	44.3	48.8
2068	Chesnut High School (Continuation)	44.4	58.8
2068	Mountain High School	44.4	23.3
2068	S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Ctr	44.4	31
2071	YouthBuild Charter School of California	44.7	50.6
2072	Eel River Community	44.8	33.3
2072	Stanislaus County Institute of Learning	44.8	62.2
2074	R. Rex Parris High School	45	43.9
2075	San Jose Conservation Corps Charter	45.1	44.9
2076	Eagle Tree Continuation	45.2	21.6
2076	Marin's Community	45.2	41.4
2078	William Tell Aggeler Opportunity High School	45.3	51.1
2079	San Diego County Community	45.5	50.8
2080	City of Angels	45.9	44.1
2081	Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter	46.1	31.3
2082	John Finney High School (Continuation)	46.6	40.9
2083	School of Unlimited Learning	46.8	26.5
2084	Moneta Continuation	47.1	50
2085	Come Back Kids	47.3	48.6
2086	San Bernardino County Special Education	47.4	28.9
2087	William J. Johnston Community Day	47.6	38.6
2088	Santa Cruz County Community	47.8	22.4
2089	Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano	48.6	21.5
2090	Cesar Chavez Community	49.1	40.6
2091	Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy	49.3	43.9
2092	Simon Rodia Continuation	50	47.4
2092	Lighthouse Community Day	50	--
2092	Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning	50	40.9
2092	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego	50	45.9
2092	Solano County Juvenile Detention Facility - Evergreen Academy	50	31
2097	Sem Yeto Continuation High School	51.3	52.5
2098	Ingenuity Charter	51.4	19.6
2099	Whitney Young Continuation	51.7	40.6
2100	Valley Oak High School	52.4	19.2
2101	Community School/Independent Alternative Education	52.9	62.7
2101	John F. Cruikshank Jr.	52.9	76
2103	Kern County Community	53.4	54.9
2103	Highland Park Continuation	53.4	40
2105	Feather River Academy	53.6	39.6
2106	Tulare County Community	53.8	58.6
2107	John Muir Charter	53.9	50.4
…
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