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 |
| … | ||||
| 1733 | Del Valle Continuation High | Livermore Valley Joint Unified | 21.9 | 9.6 |
| 1733 | Augustus F. Hawkins High C Responsible Indigenous Social Entrepreneurship | Los Angeles Unified | 21.9 | 9.6 |
| 1735 | Summit High (Continuation) | Desert Sands Unified | 22.0 | 9.6 |
| 1735 | La Cuesta Continuation High | Santa Barbara Unified | 22.0 | 9.6 |
| 1735 | Apollo High | Simi Valley Unified | 22.0 | 9.6 |
| 1735 | Laguna High | West Sonoma County Union High | 22.0 | 9.6 |
| 1739 | Willow High | John Swett Unified | 22.2 | 9.6 |
| 1739 | Ramona Opportunity High | Los Angeles Unified | 22.2 | 9.6 |
| 1739 | Alta Vista Innovation High | Lucerne Valley Unified | 22.2 | 9.6 |
| 1739 | Redwood High | Sequoia Union High | 22.2 | 9.6 |
| 1739 | Snowline Academy | Snowline Joint Unified | 22.2 | 9.6 |
| 1739 | MAAC Community Charter | Sweetwater Union High | 22.2 | 9.6 |
| 1739 | Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) | Walnut Valley Unified | 22.2 | 9.6 |
| 1746 | Cal Burke High | Los Angeles Unified | 22.3 | 9.6 |
| 1747 | Assurance Learning Academy | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 22.4 | 9.6 |
| 1747 | Canyon Ridge High | Hesperia Unified | 22.4 | 9.6 |
| 1747 | Fusion Charter | Turlock Unified | 22.4 | 9.6 |
| 1750 | Fairvalley High (Continuation) | Covina-Valley Unified | 22.5 | 9.6 |
| 1750 | Phoenix High | East Side Union High | 22.5 | 9.6 |
| 1750 | Jane Frederick High | Stockton Unified | 22.5 | 9.6 |
| 1753 | Educational Partnership High | Long Beach Unified | 22.7 | 9.6 |
| 1753 | Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies | Los Angeles Unified | 22.7 | 9.6 |
| 1755 | Alternatives in Action | Alameda Unified | 22.9 | 9.6 |
| 1755 | Augustus F. Hawkins High A Critical Design and Gaming | Los Angeles Unified | 22.9 | 9.6 |
| 1755 | Harris Newmark Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 22.9 | 9.6 |
| 1755 | Olympic High (Continuation) | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified | 22.9 | 9.6 |
| 1759 | Ernest Kimme Charter Academy for Independent Learning | Vacaville Unified | 23.0 | 9.6 |
| 1760 | Bishop Independent Study | Bishop Unified | 23.1 | 9.6 |
| 1760 | Pershing Continuation High | Central Unified | 23.1 | 9.6 |
| 1760 | ACE Charter High | East Side Union High | 23.1 | 9.6 |
| 1760 | Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy | Humboldt County Office of Education | 23.1 | 9.6 |
| 1760 | Kings Valley Academy II | Kit Carson Union Elementary | 23.1 | 9.6 |
| 1760 | George Washington Preparatory High | Los Angeles Unified | 23.1 | 9.6 |
| 1760 | Independence High (Alternative) | Merced Union High | 23.1 | 9.6 |
| 1760 | Life Learning Academy Charter | San Francisco Unified | 23.1 | 9.6 |
| 1768 | Summit View Independent Study | Riverside Unified | 23.2 | 9.6 |
| 1769 | Tierra Del Sol Continuation High | Kern High | 23.3 | 9.6 |
| 1769 | Harold McAlister High (Opportunity) | Los Angeles Unified | 23.3 | 9.6 |
| 1771 | Odyssey Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 23.4 | 9.6 |
| 1772 | Alternative Family Education | Santa Cruz City High | 23.5 | 9.6 |
| 1772 | Delta Charter | Santa Cruz City High | 23.5 | 9.6 |
| 1772 | Stanislaus County Special Education | Stanislaus County Office of Education | 23.5 | 9.6 |
| 1772 | Crescent View South II | Westside Elementary | 23.5 | 9.6 |
| 1776 | Jane Addams Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 23.6 | 9.6 |
| 1776 | Crescent Valley Public Charter II | Stone Corral Elementary | 23.6 | 9.6 |
| 1778 | Citrus High | Porterville Unified | 23.7 | 9.6 |
| 1779 | California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles | West Covina Unified | 24.0 | 9.6 |
| 1780 | Chaparral High (Continuation) | Bonita Unified | 24.1 | 9.6 |
| 1780 | Theodore Roosevelt Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 24.1 | 9.6 |
| 1782 | Merced Scholars Charter | Merced County Office of Education | 24.2 | 9.6 |
| 1782 | Prospect High (Continuation) | Mt. Diablo Unified | 24.2 | 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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