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 |
| … | ||||
| 559 | Christopher High | Gilroy Unified | 2.1 | 9 |
| 559 | Madera High | Madera Unified | 2.1 | 9 |
| 559 | James C. Enochs High | Modesto City High | 2.1 | 9 |
| 559 | Ripon High | Ripon Unified | 2.1 | 9 |
| 559 | Rosemont High | Sacramento City Unified | 2.1 | 9 |
| 559 | High Tech High International | San Diego Unified | 2.1 | 9 |
| 559 | Rio Americano High | San Juan Unified | 2.1 | 9 |
| 559 | Mission Hills High | San Marcos Unified | 2.1 | 9 |
| 559 | High Tech High Chula Vista | SBC - High Tech High | 2.1 | 9 |
| 559 | Ukiah High | Ukiah Unified | 2.1 | 9 |
| 575 | Quartz Hill High | Antelope Valley Union High | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Calaveras High | Calaveras Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Carlsbad High | Carlsbad Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Oak Ridge High | El Dorado Union High | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Jurupa Hills High | Fontana Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Hemet High | Hemet Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Laton High | Laton Joint Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Ivy Academia | Los Angeles Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | New Millennium Secondary | Los Angeles Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | El Camino High | Oceanside Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Placer High | Placer Union High | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Laguna Hills High | Saddleback Valley Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | High Tech High Media Arts | San Diego Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Morro Bay High | San Luis Coastal Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | San Marcos High | San Marcos Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | San Marino High | San Marino Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | High Tech High North County | SBC - High Tech High | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Everest Public High | Sequoia Union High | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | El Camino High | South San Francisco Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Stockton Collegiate International Secondary | Stockton Unified | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Bonita Vista Senior High | Sweetwater Union High | 2.2 | 9 |
| 575 | Santa Fe High | Whittier Union High | 2.2 | 9 |
| 597 | Hillcrest High | Alvord Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Rancho Learning Center (Alternative) | Arcadia Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Half Moon Bay High | Cabrillo Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Claremont High | Claremont Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Thousand Oaks High | Conejo Valley Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | University High | Irvine Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Tokay High | Lodi Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Ednovate - East College Prep | Los Angeles Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep | Los Angeles Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Middle College High | Los Angeles Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | University High School Charter | Los Angeles Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Golden Valley High | Merced Union High | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Natomas High | Natomas Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | John H. Glenn High | Norwalk-La Mirada Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Paloma Valley High | Perris Union High | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | San Pasqual Valley High | San Pasqual Valley Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Santa Cruz High | Santa Cruz City High | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Selma High | Selma Unified | 2.3 | 9 |
| 597 | Shasta High | Shasta Union High | 2.3 | 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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