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 Ranked by Drop-Out Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerritos High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Miramonte High | Acalanes Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academies of the Antelope Valley | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0.0 |
| 1 | Dozier-Libbey Medical High | Antioch Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Arcadia High | Arcadia Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Anzar High | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tioga High | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Pine High | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Biggs High | Biggs Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Bishop Union High | Bishop Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Trivium Charter | Blochman Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) | Burbank Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Charter Oak High | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | Charter Oak Unified | 0.0 |
| … | |||
| 1981 | Marce Becerra Academy | Healdsburg Unified | 35.7 |
| 1981 | Montebello Community Day | Montebello Unified | 35.7 |
| 1981 | Wellington M. Smith Jr. | Monterey County Office of Education | 35.7 |
| 1981 | Adelante High (Continuation) | Roseville Joint Union High | 35.7 |
| 1981 | Bravo Lake High | Woodlake Unified | 35.7 |
| 1987 | Dewolf Continuation High | Fresno Unified | 35.8 |
| 1988 | Learning Works | Pasadena Unified | 36.1 |
| 1989 | Cambridge Continuation High | Fresno Unified | 36.4 |
| 1989 | Gateway High (Continuation) | Mt. Diablo Unified | 36.4 |
| 1989 | Community Collaborative Charter | Twin Rivers Unified | 36.4 |
| 1992 | Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto | Adelanto Elementary | 36.8 |
| 1993 | Stanislaus Alternative Charter | Stanislaus County Office of Education | 36.9 |
| 1993 | Options for Youth-Victorville Charter | Victor Valley Union High | 36.9 |
| 1995 | Robert H. Lewis Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 37.0 |
| 1996 | California Virtual Academy San Mateo | Jefferson Elementary | 37.1 |
| 1996 | Yuba City Independence Academy | Yuba City Unified | 37.1 |
| 1998 | California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma | Liberty Elementary | 37.2 |
| 1998 | Insight School of California | Maricopa Unified | 37.2 |
| 1998 | Elm High | Washington Unified | 37.2 |
| 2001 | Central High (Continuation) | Morgan Hill Unified | 37.3 |
| 2002 | Valley View High (Continuation) | Chaffey Joint Union High | 37.4 |
| 2003 | Golden Gate Community Charter | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 37.5 |
| 2003 | Gateway Educational Options | Gateway Unified | 37.5 |
| 2003 | Yosemite High (Continuation) | Merced Union High | 37.5 |
| 2003 | Monte Vista High | Newport-Mesa Unified | 37.5 |
| 2003 | EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship) | Orange County Department of Education | 37.5 |
| 2003 | Hillcrest at Youth Services Center | San Mateo County Office of Education | 37.5 |
| 2009 | El Centro Jr./Sr. High | Sacramento County Office of Education | 37.7 |
| 2010 | Opportunities for Learning - Santa Clarita | William S. Hart Union High | 37.9 |
| 2011 | County Collaborative Charter | Mountain Empire Unified | 38.0 |
| 2012 | Sunrise High (Continuation) | Reef-Sunset Unified | 38.1 |
| 2013 | Placer County Court Schools | Placer County Office of Education | 38.5 |
| 2013 | Valley Center Prep | Valley Center-Pauma Unified | 38.5 |
| 2015 | Merced County Juvenile Court | Merced County Office of Education | 38.8 |
| 2016 | Alameda County Community | Alameda County Office of Education | 38.9 |
| 2016 | North Valley High (Continuation) | Orland Joint Unified | 38.9 |
| 2016 | Riverside County Education Academy - Indio | Riverside County Office of Education | 38.9 |
| 2016 | S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop) | San Francisco County Office of Education | 38.9 |
| 2016 | Shasta County Juvenile Court | Shasta County Office of Education | 38.9 |
| 2021 | Insight @ San Joaquin | New Jerusalem Elementary | 39.0 |
| 2022 | TRACE | San Diego Unified | 39.1 |
| 2023 | San Antonio High (Continuation) | Petaluma Joint Union High | 39.2 |
| 2024 | Endeavor Alternative | Ceres Unified | 39.5 |
| 2024 | Grossmont Middle College High | Grossmont Union High | 39.5 |
| 2024 | El Puente | Salinas Union High | 39.5 |
| 2024 | eCademy Charter at Crane | Turlock Unified | 39.5 |
| 2028 | Jack London Community Day | Los Angeles Unified | 40.0 |
| 2028 | Zane Grey Continuation | Los Angeles Unified | 40.0 |
| 2028 | Mendocino County Community | Mendocino County Office of Education | 40.0 |
| 2028 | OUSD Community Day | Orange Unified | 40.0 |
| 2028 | Future Bound Independent Study Secondary | Ramona City Unified | 40.0 |
| … | |||
| 2157 | Solano County Community | Solano County Office of Education | 76.5 |
| 2158 | MethodSchools | Dehesa Elementary | 77.8 |
| 2159 | Center for Alternative Learning | Chico Unified | 78.9 |
| 2160 | Gateway College and Career Academy | Riverside County Office of Education | 81.6 |
| 2161 | Clovis Community Day Secondary | Clovis Unified | 83.3 |
| 2162 | Sonoma County Court | Sonoma County Office of Education | 84.6 |
| 2163 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 85.3 |
| 2164 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2164 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 86.7 |
| 2166 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 87.7 |
| 2167 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Sonoma County Office of Education | 88.9 |
| 2168 | Opportunity Youth Academy | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 89.1 |
| 2169 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 |
| 2170 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.1 |
| 2170 | Santa Clara County Special Education | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 90.1 |
| 2172 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 90.9 |
| 2172 | Siskiyou County Special Education | Siskiyou County Office of Education | 90.9 |
| 2174 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 92.7 |
| 2175 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | Oakland Unified | 93.3 |
| 2176 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 96.5 |
| 2177 | Imperial County Special Education | Imperial County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Merced County Special Education | Merced County Office of Education | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Lighthouse Community Charter High | Oakland Unified | 100.0 |
| 2177 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 100.0 |
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