Live Oak High School’s dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 44.7% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 3.8%, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).
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 Center for Education Statistics in 2018, of the 48 states where data was collected, Black males remain at the bottom of four-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.”
| Ranking | School | Drop-out rate | 2017-18 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | — | |
| 1 | Biggs High School | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | Maxwell Sr High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Pierce High School | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.8 | |
| 1 | Miramonte High School | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | California High School | 0 | 0.2 | |
| 1 | Monte Vista High School | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 | Parlier High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Sierra High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Hamilton High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | — | |
| 1 | McKinleyville High School | 0 | 4.7 | |
| 1 | Hoopa Valley High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | South Fork Junior – Senior High School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Big Pine High School | 0 | — | |
| 1 | Bishop Union High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 2.4 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 1035 | Santa Monica High School | 5.3 | 1 | |
| 1035 | Salinas High School | 5.3 | 4.2 | |
| 1035 | El Modena High School | 5.3 | 2.3 | |
| 1035 | Century High School | 5.3 | 15 | |
| 1035 | Woodcreek High School | 5.3 | 2.8 | |
| 1035 | Eisenhower Senior High School | 5.3 | 7.9 | |
| 1035 | Trona High School | 5.3 | 15 | |
| 1035 | River Valley Charter | 5.3 | 0 | |
| 1035 | Sweetwater High School | 5.3 | 3.8 | |
| 1035 | Alta Vista High School | 5.3 | 24.2 | |
| 1035 | Golden Valley High School | 5.3 | 2.6 | |
| 1035 | Gold Rush Charter | 5.3 | 5.3 | |
| 1035 | Golden Valley Charter | 5.3 | 0 | |
| 1050 | Circle of Independent Learning | 5.4 | 16.3 | |
| 1050 | Foothill High School | 5.4 | 1.3 | |
| 1050 | Nogales High School | 5.4 | 2.8 | |
| 1050 | Washington (George) High School | 5.4 | 3.1 | |
| 1050 | Casa Grande High School | 5.4 | 2.3 | |
| 1050 | Indian Springs High School | 5.4 | 5.1 | |
| 1050 | Camino Nuevo High #2 | 5.4 | 2.6 | |
| 1057 | Foothill High School | 5.5 | 1.3 | |
| 1057 | Montclair High School | 5.5 | 2.1 | |
| 1057 | Mar Vista Senior High School | 5.5 | 10.1 | |
| 1057 | Silver Creek High School | 5.5 | 6 | |
| 1057 | Gilroy High School | 5.5 | 3.4 | |
| 1057 | Live Oak High School | 5.5 | 3.8 | |
| 1063 | Palisade Glacier High School (Continuation) | 5.6 | 3.7 | |
| 1063 | James J. McBride Special Education Center | 5.6 | — | |
| 1063 | Carmel Valley High School | 5.6 | 25 | |
| 1063 | Pacific Beach High School | 5.6 | 15.6 | |
| 1063 | Montgomery High School | 5.6 | 8 | |
| 1063 | Mountain Oaks | 5.6 | 8.9 | |
| 1063 | Northwest Prep Charter | 5.6 | 18.2 | |
| 1063 | Making Waves Academy | 5.6 | 0 | |
| 1063 | Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy | 5.6 | 5 | |
| 1063 | Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High School | 5.6 | 5.5 | |
| 1063 | Downtown College Prep – Alum Rock | 5.6 | 6.5 | |
| 1063 | East Palo Alto Academy | 5.6 | 7.2 | |
| 1075 | Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center | 5.7 | 10.4 | |
| 1075 | Richmond High School | 5.7 | 4.5 | |
| 1075 | Glendale High School | 5.7 | 3.9 | |
| 1075 | Whitcomb Continuation High School | 5.7 | 6.1 | |
| 1075 | Millikan High School | 5.7 | 5.8 | |
| 1075 | El Camino Real Charter High School | 5.7 | 3.1 | |
| 1075 | Dominguez High School | 5.7 | 8 | |
| 1075 | Napa High School | 5.7 | 1.5 | |
| 1075 | La Quinta High School | 5.7 | 4 | |
| 1075 | Serrano High School | 5.7 | 7.9 | |
| 1075 | Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice | 5.7 | 9.1 | |
| 1086 | Independence High School (Continuation) | 5.8 | 45.2 | |
| 1086 | San Pedro Senior High School | 5.8 | 7.3 | |
| … | ||||
| 2150 | Santa Cruz County Court | 74.3 | 36.6 | |
| 2151 | S.F. County Special Education | 75 | — | |
| 2152 | San Diego County Court | 75.3 | 78.3 | |
| 2153 | San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center | 75.7 | 68.9 | |
| 2154 | Highlands Community Charter | 76.2 | 60.9 | |
| 2155 | Solano County Community | 76.5 | 78.9 | |
| 2156 | MethodSchools | 77.8 | 45.8 | |
| 2157 | Center for Alternative Learning | 78.9 | 78.9 | |
| 2158 | Gateway College and Career Academy | 81.6 | 40.4 | |
| 2159 | Clovis Community Day Secondary School | 83.3 | — | |
| 2160 | Sonoma County Court | 84.6 | 67.6 | |
| 2161 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 85.3 | 63.5 | |
| 2162 | Dan Jacobs | 86.7 | — | |
| 2162 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | 86.7 | — | |
| 2164 | SIATech Academy South | 87.7 | 55.2 | |
| 2165 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | 88.9 | 36.4 | |
| 2166 | Opportunity Youth Academy | 89.1 | 42.6 | |
| 2167 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | 89.5 | 4.5 | |
| 2168 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.1 | 90.1 | |
| 2168 | Santa Clara County Special Education | 90.1 | 20.3 | |
| 2170 | Siskiyou County Special Education | 90.9 | — | |
| 2170 | Oroville High Community Day | 90.9 | 90.9 | |
| 2172 | Family First Charter | 92.7 | 71.6 | |
| 2173 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | 93.3 | 31.8 | |
| 2174 | New Opportunities Charter | 96.5 | 93.8 | |
