Milpitas High School’s dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year decreased by 47.1% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 1.7%, 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 | |
| … | ||||
| 300 | Santiago High School | 0.8 | 5.4 | |
| 300 | San Marcos High School | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
| 300 | Gateway High School | 0.8 | 5.7 | |
| 300 | Half Moon Bay High School | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| 300 | Leland High School | 0.8 | 2.5 | |
| 300 | Pioneer High School | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
| 300 | Golden West High School | 0.8 | 0.5 | |
| 300 | Woodlake High School | 0.8 | 2.8 | |
| 300 | Chino Hills High School | 0.8 | 1.2 | |
| 300 | Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High School | 0.8 | 2.2 | |
| 300 | Eleanor Roosevelt High School | 0.8 | 1.9 | |
| 300 | Riverside Preparatory | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
| 300 | Rancho Campana High School | 0.8 | — | |
| 325 | Livermore High School | 0.9 | 2.4 | |
| 325 | Alameda High School | 0.9 | 1.2 | |
| 325 | Northview High School | 0.9 | 0.9 | |
| 325 | Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies | 0.9 | 0.9 | |
| 325 | Los Altos High School | 0.9 | 0.9 | |
| 325 | Brea-Olinda High School | 0.9 | 0.5 | |
| 325 | Elsinore High School | 0.9 | 1.2 | |
| 325 | Ramona High School | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
| 325 | Madison High School | 0.9 | 1.5 | |
| 325 | San Dieguito High Academy | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
| 325 | Dos Pueblos Senior High School | 0.9 | 2.9 | |
| 325 | Adrian Wilcox High School | 0.9 | 2.4 | |
| 325 | Milpitas High School | 0.9 | 1.7 | |
| 325 | Oakdale High School | 0.9 | 1.7 | |
| 325 | Great Oak High School | 0.9 | 0.7 | |
| 325 | Western Sierra Collegiate Academy | 0.9 | 3.7 | |
| 325 | Learning Choice Academy | 0.9 | 7.2 | |
| 342 | Granada High School | 1 | 0.8 | |
| 342 | Castro Valley High School | 1 | 1 | |
| 342 | Oroville High School | 1 | 1.4 | |
| 342 | Campolindo High School | 1 | 0 | |
| 342 | Erma Duncan Polytechnical High School | 1 | 0.5 | |
| 342 | Liberty High School | 1 | 1.2 | |
| 342 | Hanford High School | 1 | 1.2 | |
| 342 | Gahr (Richard) High School | 1 | 0.8 | |
| 342 | Mark Keppel High School | 1 | 1.1 | |
| 342 | South High School | 1 | 4.3 | |
| 342 | William Workman High School | 1 | 3.1 | |
| 342 | Diamond Bar High School | 1 | 0.3 | |
| 342 | Gonzales High School | 1 | 1.2 | |
| 342 | Placer High School | 1 | 0.9 | |
| 342 | Rancho Verde High School | 1 | 1.3 | |
| 342 | Henry High School | 1 | 1 | |
| 342 | Torrey Pines High School | 1 | 1.7 | |
| 342 | Shasta High School | 1 | 1.2 | |
| 342 | Newbury Park High School | 1 | 0.3 | |
| 342 | PUC Community Charter Middle and PUC Community Charter Early College High School | 1 | 2.1 | |
| 342 | Tustin High School | 1 | 0.4 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | |
