San Marino High School’s dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year decreased by 86.4% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 2.2%, 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 | |
| … | ||||
| 192 | Mira Costa High School | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
| 192 | Sonora High School | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 192 | Sunny Hills High School | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
| 192 | Mission Viejo High School | 0.2 | 1.7 | |
| 192 | Rocklin High School | 0.2 | 0.6 | |
| 192 | Murrieta Valley High School | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 192 | Folsom High School | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 192 | Rancho Bernardo High School | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 192 | Scripps Ranch High School | 0.2 | 0.6 | |
| 192 | Northwood High School | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
| 192 | Tesoro High School | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 192 | Palos Verdes High School | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 192 | Canyon Crest Academy | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 192 | Pleasant Grove High School | 0.2 | 1.1 | |
| 208 | Amador Valley High School | 0.3 | 1.3 | |
| 208 | Artesia High School | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 208 | Crescenta Valley High School | 0.3 | 1.8 | |
| 208 | Palos Verdes Peninsula High School | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| 208 | Pioneer High School | 0.3 | 1.4 | |
| 208 | Sierra High School | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 208 | Tulare Union High School | 0.3 | 5 | |
| 208 | Heritage High School | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 208 | Dougherty Valley High School | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| 208 | Vista del Lago High School | 0.3 | 4.3 | |
| 208 | Sage Creek High School | 0.3 | 1.1 | |
| 208 | San Marino High School | 0.3 | 2.2 | |
| 220 | Imperial High School | 0.4 | 0 | |
| 220 | West High School | 0.4 | 8.2 | |
| 220 | La Habra High School | 0.4 | 1.1 | |
| 220 | Edison High School | 0.4 | 4.7 | |
| 220 | Lowell High School | 0.4 | 1.5 | |
| 220 | Analy High School | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| 220 | Foothill Technology High School | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| 220 | Valley Center High School | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| 220 | Robert F. Kennedy High School | 0.4 | 2.4 | |
| 220 | Cosumnes Oaks High School | 0.4 | 1.4 | |
| 220 | Murrieta Mesa High School | 0.4 | 0 | |
| 231 | Eureka Senior High School | 0.5 | 1.8 | |
| 231 | McFarland High School | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 231 | Lassen High School | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 231 | Duarte High School | 0.5 | 1.3 | |
| 231 | Valencia High School | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 231 | La Quinta High School | 0.5 | 4 | |
| 231 | University City High School | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
| 231 | Templeton High School | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
| 231 | Monta Vista High School | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
| 231 | Benicia High School | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
| 231 | Orestimba High School | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 231 | Oak Park High School | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| 231 | Edgewood High School | 0.5 | 1.3 | |
| 244 | Del Norte High School | 0.6 | 2.7 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | |
