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 Ranking Compared to California Dropout Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate | CA Drop-out rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Nea Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Anderson New Technology High | Anderson Union High | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High | Anderson Valley Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Mayfair High | Bellflower Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High | Black Oak Mine Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation) | Cabrillo Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Minarets High | Chawanakee Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista | Chula Vista Elementary | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | NOVA Academy - Coachella | Coachella Valley Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Compton Early College High | Compton Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Contra Costa School of Performing Arts | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Technology High | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | South Hills High | Covina-Valley Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Da Vinci Charter Academy | Davis Joint Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Davis School for Independent Study | Davis Joint Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley | Duarte Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Durham High | Durham Unified | 0 | 9 |
| … | ||||
| 1819 | Palmiter Special Education | Sacramento County Office of Education | 25 | 9 |
| 1819 | Monarch | San Diego County Office of Education | 25 | 9 |
| 1819 | San Joaquin County Special Education | San Joaquin County Office of Education | 25 | 9 |
| 1819 | Madrone High Continuation | San Rafael City High | 25 | 9 |
| 1819 | Wilson Alternative | Santa Clara Unified | 25 | 9 |
| 1819 | Clover Valley High (Continuation) | Upper Lake Unified | 25 | 9 |
| 1819 | West Park Charter Academy | West Park Elementary | 25 | 9 |
| 1833 | Buena Vista Continuation High | Chino Valley Unified | 25.3 | 9 |
| 1833 | David Starr Jordan Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 25.3 | 9 |
| 1835 | B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy | East Side Union High | 25.4 | 9 |
| 1835 | Dewolf Continuation High | Fresno Unified | 25.4 | 9 |
| 1835 | Vista Norte Public Charter | Helendale Elementary | 25.4 | 9 |
| 1835 | Carle (William C.) High (Continuation) | Konocti Unified | 25.4 | 9 |
| 1835 | Albert Einstein Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 25.4 | 9 |
| 1835 | Henry David Thoreau Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 25.4 | 9 |
| 1835 | Back Bay High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 25.4 | 9 |
| 1835 | Monte Vista High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 25.4 | 9 |
| 1843 | Owensmouth Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 25.5 | 9 |
| 1844 | Gilbert High (Continuation) | Anaheim Union High | 25.6 | 9 |
| 1844 | ACE Charter High | East Side Union High | 25.6 | 9 |
| 1844 | Zoe Barnum High | Eureka City Schools | 25.6 | 9 |
| 1847 | Pivot Charter School North Valley II | Chico Unified | 25.7 | 9 |
| 1847 | Daylor (William) High (Continuation) | Elk Grove Unified | 25.7 | 9 |
| 1847 | Mission View Public | William S. Hart Union High | 25.7 | 9 |
| 1850 | Calaveras Hills | Milpitas Unified | 25.8 | 9 |
| 1851 | Pacific Career and Technology High | Twin Rivers Unified | 26 | 9 |
| 1852 | High Desert Premier Academy | Apple Valley Unified | 26.1 | 9 |
| 1852 | MAAC Community Charter | Sweetwater Union High | 26.1 | 9 |
| 1854 | Capistrano Connections Academy | Capistrano Unified | 26.2 | 9 |
| 1854 | California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin | New Jerusalem Elementary | 26.2 | 9 |
| 1854 | Wells (Ida B.) High | San Francisco Unified | 26.2 | 9 |
| 1854 | Ark Independent Studies | Santa Cruz City High | 26.2 | 9 |
| 1858 | Sierra High | San Bernardino City Unified | 26.3 | 9 |
| 1859 | Foothill High | East Side Union High | 26.6 | 9 |
| 1860 | Ivy High (Continuation) | Fallbrook Union High | 26.7 | 9 |
| 1860 | Valley Oak Junior and Senior High | Oakdale Joint Unified | 26.7 | 9 |
| 1862 | Shadow Ridge | Hesperia Unified | 26.8 | 9 |
| 1862 | Hillview High (Continuation) | Tustin Unified | 26.8 | 9 |
| 1864 | Chautauqua High (Continuation) | Bear Valley Unified | 26.9 | 9 |
| 1864 | Enterprise Alternative | Clovis Unified | 26.9 | 9 |
| 1864 | ACCESS County Community | Orange County Department of Education | 26.9 | 9 |
| 1864 | Lincoln High (Continuation) | San Leandro Unified | 26.9 | 9 |
| 1864 | Lorin Griset Academy | Santa Ana Unified | 26.9 | 9 |
| 1864 | Vista Visions Academy | Vista Unified | 26.9 | 9 |
| 1870 | William Tell Aggeler Opportunity High | Los Angeles Unified | 27 | 9 |
| 1870 | Alta Vista High (Continuation) | Vista Unified | 27 | 9 |
| 1872 | Augustus F. Hawkins High C Responsible Indigenous Social Entrepreneurship | Los Angeles Unified | 27.1 | 9 |
| 1872 | Ridgeview High (Continuation) | Paradise Unified | 27.1 | 9 |
| 1872 | Wasco Independence High | Wasco Union High | 27.1 | 9 |
| 1875 | Valley Alternative High (Continuation) | Hacienda la Puente Unified | 27.3 | 9 |
| 1875 | Mountain Park | Monrovia Unified | 27.3 | 9 |
| … | ||||
| 2169 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 81.8 | 9 |
| 2171 | Gould Educational Center | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 82.4 | 9 |
| 2172 | Come Back Charter | Merced County Office of Education | 83.7 | 9 |
| 2173 | Gateway High (Continuation) | Chowchilla Union High | 84.6 | 9 |
| 2174 | Tulare County Court | Tulare County Office of Education | 85.7 | 9 |
| 2175 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 88.9 | 9 |
| 2176 | Matrix for Success Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 89.6 | 9 |
| 2177 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | Fresno County Office of Education | 90 | 9 |
| 2177 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 90 | 9 |
| 2179 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.2 | 9 |
| 2180 | Independence Charter Academy | Helendale Elementary | 90.3 | 9 |
| 2181 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 91.4 | 9 |
| 2182 | Highlands Community Charter | Twin Rivers Unified | 91.6 | 9 |
| 2183 | S.F. County Special Education | San Francisco County Office of Education | 91.7 | 9 |
| 2184 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 92.1 | 9 |
| 2185 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 92.4 | 9 |
| 2186 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 92.9 | 9 |
| 2187 | Boron Junior-Senior High | Muroc Joint Unified | 93.2 | 9 |
| 2188 | Laytonville High | Laytonville Unified | 93.8 | 9 |
| 2189 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) | San Francisco Unified | 95.5 | 9 |
| 2190 | San Bernardino County Special Education | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 96.1 | 9 |
| 2191 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | Shasta County Office of Education | 97.3 | 9 |
| 2192 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98 | 9 |
| 2193 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98.2 | 9 |
| 2194 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 98.6 | 9 |
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