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.”
| Rank | District | Drop-Out rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amador County Office of Education | 0 |
| 1 | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Durham Unified | 0 |
| 1 | El Segundo Unified | 0 |
| 1 | El Tejon Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Emery Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Ferndale Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Hawthorne | 0 |
| 1 | La Canada Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Laguna Beach Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Menifee Union Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Mountain Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Nuestro Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Nuview Union | 0 |
| 1 | Oak Park Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Piedmont City Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Princeton Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Redding Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Scott Valley Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Templeton Unified | 0 |
| 1 | Twin Hills Union Elementary | 0 |
| 1 | Williams Unified | 0 |
| 25 | Manhattan Beach Unified | 0.2 |
| … | ||
| 46 | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | 1.2 |
| 47 | Brawley Union High | 1.3 |
| 47 | East Nicolaus Joint Union High | 1.3 |
| 47 | Holtville Unified | 1.3 |
| 47 | Mariposa County Unified | 1.3 |
| 51 | Fowler Unified | 1.4 |
| 51 | Irvine Unified | 1.4 |
| 51 | Lincoln Unified | 1.4 |
| 51 | Yreka Union High | 1.4 |
| 55 | Bellflower Unified | 1.5 |
| 55 | Covina-Valley Unified | 1.5 |
| 55 | Davis Joint Unified | 1.5 |
| 55 | Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High | 1.5 |
| 55 | Natomas Unified | 1.5 |
| 55 | Needles Unified | 1.5 |
| 55 | Pleasanton Unified | 1.5 |
| 62 | El Dorado Union High | 1.6 |
| 62 | Linden Unified | 1.6 |
| 62 | Riverdale Joint Unified | 1.6 |
| 62 | Torrance Unified | 1.6 |
| 66 | ABC Unified | 1.7 |
| 66 | Albany City Unified | 1.7 |
| 66 | Hanford Joint Union High | 1.7 |
| 66 | Lindsay Unified | 1.7 |
| 66 | Sanger Unified | 1.7 |
| 66 | Santa Paula Unified | 1.7 |
| 72 | Tamalpais Union High | 1.8 |
| 73 | Poway Unified | 1.9 |
| 74 | Acalanes Union High | 2 |
| 74 | Benicia Unified | 2 |
| 76 | Beverly Hills Unified | 2.1 |
| 76 | Cabrillo Unified | 2.1 |
| 76 | Downey Unified | 2.1 |
| 76 | Liberty Union High | 2.1 |
| 76 | Live Oak Unified | 2.1 |
| 76 | Norwalk-La Mirada Unified | 2.1 |
| 76 | Placer Union High | 2.1 |
| 76 | Riverside Unified | 2.1 |
| 76 | SBC - High Tech High | 2.1 |
| 85 | Conejo Valley Unified | 2.2 |
| 85 | Folsom-Cordova Unified | 2.2 |
| 85 | Laton Joint Unified | 2.2 |
| 85 | Newman-Crows Landing Unified | 2.2 |
| 85 | San Marino Unified | 2.2 |
| 85 | Temecula Valley Unified | 2.2 |
| 91 | Delano Joint Union High | 2.3 |
| 91 | Huntington Beach Union High | 2.3 |
| 91 | Livermore Valley Joint Unified | 2.3 |
| 91 | Rocklin Unified | 2.3 |
| 95 | Bonita Unified | 2.4 |
| 95 | Travis Unified | 2.4 |
| … | ||
| 503 | Meridian Elementary | 53.1 |
| 504 | Mono County Office of Education | 53.4 |
| 505 | Solano County Office of Education | 53.6 |
| 506 | Yuba County Office of Education | 53.8 |
| 507 | Centinela Valley Union High | 56.7 |
| 508 | California School for the Deaf-Fremont (State Special Schl) | 57.4 |
| 509 | Mattole Unified | 58.3 |
| 510 | Inyo County Office of Education | 58.6 |
| 511 | Orange Center | 60 |
| 512 | Adelanto Elementary | 61.5 |
| 513 | Glenn County Office of Education | 61.6 |
| 514 | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 62.1 |
| 515 | Vallecitos Elementary | 64.3 |
| 516 | San Francisco County Office of Education | 65.2 |
| 517 | Yolo County Office of Education | 67.4 |
| 518 | Imperial County Office of Education | 67.7 |
| 519 | Nevada County Office of Education | 70.2 |
| 520 | Oak Grove Union Elementary | 72.2 |
| 521 | Trona Joint Unified | 79.7 |
| 522 | Marin County Office of Education | 83.6 |
| 523 | Bradley Union Elementary | 86.4 |
| 524 | Guerneville Elementary | 86.5 |
| 525 | Cuyama Joint Unified | 89.9 |
| 526 | Laytonville Unified | 93.8 |
| 526 | Shasta County Office of Education | 93.8 |
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