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.”
| Rank | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromas - San Juan Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Pine Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Big Valley Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Biggs Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Durham Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Ferndale Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Geyserville Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Hawthorne | 0.0 |
| 1 | La Honda-Pescadero Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Loomis Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Maxwell Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Menifee Union Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Mountain Valley Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Muroc Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Nuestro Elementary | 0.0 |
| 1 | Princeton Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | SBE - New West Charter | 0.0 |
| 1 | SBE - The School of Arts and Enterprise | 0.0 |
| 1 | Sierra Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 1 | Tulelake Basin Joint Unified | 0.0 |
| 23 | Manhattan Beach Unified | 0.2 |
| 24 | Arcadia Unified | 0.3 |
| 24 | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | 0.3 |
| … | ||
| 35 | Orcutt Union Elementary | 0.7 |
| 35 | Pacific Grove Unified | 0.7 |
| 39 | Kingsburg Joint Union High | 0.9 |
| 39 | Murrieta Valley Unified | 0.9 |
| 39 | Oak Park Unified | 0.9 |
| 39 | Rocklin Unified | 0.9 |
| 39 | Travis Unified | 0.9 |
| 44 | Piedmont City Unified | 1.0 |
| 45 | Cabrillo Unified | 1.1 |
| 45 | Lennox | 1.1 |
| 45 | Mountain View-Los Altos Union High | 1.1 |
| 45 | Pleasanton Unified | 1.1 |
| 45 | Walnut Valley Unified | 1.1 |
| 50 | Gustine Unified | 1.2 |
| 50 | Scotts Valley Unified | 1.2 |
| 52 | Acalanes Union High | 1.3 |
| 52 | Redondo Beach Unified | 1.3 |
| 54 | Benicia Unified | 1.4 |
| 54 | Gonzales Unified | 1.4 |
| 54 | San Luis Coastal Unified | 1.4 |
| 54 | Templeton Unified | 1.4 |
| 58 | Beverly Hills Unified | 1.5 |
| 58 | Delhi Unified | 1.5 |
| 58 | Lassen Union High | 1.5 |
| 58 | Live Oak Unified | 1.5 |
| 58 | Santa Paula Unified | 1.5 |
| 63 | Irvine Unified | 1.6 |
| 63 | Scott Valley Unified | 1.6 |
| 63 | Torrance Unified | 1.6 |
| 66 | Bassett Unified | 1.7 |
| 66 | Carlsbad Unified | 1.7 |
| 66 | Galt Joint Union High | 1.7 |
| 66 | Norwalk-La Mirada Unified | 1.7 |
| 70 | Carmel Unified | 1.8 |
| 70 | Charter Oak Unified | 1.8 |
| 70 | Pierce Joint Unified | 1.8 |
| 70 | Sanger Unified | 1.8 |
| 74 | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | 1.9 |
| 75 | Alhambra Unified | 2.0 |
| 75 | California School for the Deaf-Riverside (State Special Schl) | 2.0 |
| 75 | Conejo Valley Unified | 2.0 |
| 78 | ABC Unified | 2.1 |
| 78 | Corcoran Joint Unified | 2.1 |
| 78 | El Dorado Union High | 2.1 |
| 78 | Fremont Unified | 2.1 |
| 78 | Fremont Union High | 2.1 |
| 78 | Golden Plains Unified | 2.1 |
| 78 | Placer Union High | 2.1 |
| 78 | Southern Humboldt Joint Unified | 2.1 |
| 78 | Sutter Union High | 2.1 |
| 78 | Tustin Unified | 2.1 |
| … | ||
| 507 | Adelanto Elementary | 43.9 |
| 508 | Merced County Office of Education | 44.6 |
| 509 | Shasta County Office of Education | 45.1 |
| 510 | Riverside County Office of Education | 45.9 |
| 511 | Yuba County Office of Education | 47.2 |
| 512 | Meridian Elementary | 48.3 |
| 513 | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 49.3 |
| 513 | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 49.3 |
| 515 | San Diego County Office of Education | 50.7 |
| 516 | Glenn County Office of Education | 52.1 |
| 517 | San Francisco County Office of Education | 52.6 |
| 518 | Imperial County Office of Education | 54.2 |
| 519 | Santa Barbara County Office of Education | 54.5 |
| 520 | Twin Hills Union Elementary | 55.2 |
| 521 | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 57.7 |
| 522 | Guerneville Elementary | 60.7 |
| 523 | Nevada County Office of Education | 61.9 |
| 524 | Lake County Office of Education | 63.6 |
| 525 | Yolo County Office of Education | 65.5 |
| 526 | Sonoma County Office of Education | 68.4 |
| 527 | Trona Joint Unified | 68.8 |
| 528 | Solano County Office of Education | 71.0 |
| 529 | Cuyama Joint Unified | 79.0 |
| 530 | Bradley Union Elementary | 82.1 |
| 531 | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | 89.5 |
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