Milpitas High School’s dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year increased by 188.9% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 0.9%, 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 | 2018-19 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Emery Secondary School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Williams Junior/Senior High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Freedom High School | 0 | 1.4 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School | 0 | 2.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Oasis Continuation High School | 0 | — | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Frazier Mountain High School | 0 | 3.8 | |
| 1 | Earl F. Johnson High School (Continuation) | 0 | 1.7 | |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mayfair High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | South Hills High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Arena High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.1 | |
| 1 | El Segundo High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | La Canada High School | 0 | 0.6 | |
| 1 | Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 630 | Monterey High School | 2.5 | 2.8 | |
| 630 | La Quinta High School | 2.5 | 5.7 | |
| 630 | West Valley High School | 2.5 | 3.2 | |
| 630 | Natomas Charter | 2.5 | 1.8 | |
| 630 | Coast Union High School | 2.5 | 1.8 | |
| 630 | Will C. Wood High School | 2.5 | 3 | |
| 630 | Sonoma Valley High School | 2.5 | 3.3 | |
| 630 | Sonora High School | 2.5 | 0.2 | |
| 630 | Soledad High School | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| 630 | Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies – Arts/Theatre/Entertain Mag | 2.5 | 8.1 | |
| 630 | Applied Technology Center | 2.5 | 3.7 | |
| 630 | San Diego Metro Career and Tech | 2.5 | 6.7 | |
| 630 | Magnolia Science Academy 4 | 2.5 | 4.2 | |
| 647 | Colusa High School | 2.6 | 3.8 | |
| 647 | Ygnacio Valley High School | 2.6 | 2.2 | |
| 647 | Arcata High School | 2.6 | 1.8 | |
| 647 | Taft Union High School | 2.6 | 1.9 | |
| 647 | El Camino Real Charter High School | 2.6 | 5.7 | |
| 647 | Katella High School | 2.6 | 1.3 | |
| 647 | Laguna Creek High School | 2.6 | 1.7 | |
| 647 | Casa Roble Fundamental High School | 2.6 | 1.6 | |
| 647 | Redlands Senior High School | 2.6 | 3.2 | |
| 647 | Lodi High School | 2.6 | 7.9 | |
| 647 | Atascadero Choices in Education (ACE) | 2.6 | 6.3 | |
| 647 | Palo Alto High School | 2.6 | 3.7 | |
| 647 | Milpitas High School | 2.6 | 0.9 | |
| 647 | Central Valley High School | 2.6 | 1.6 | |
| 647 | Live Oak High School | 2.6 | 5.5 | |
| 647 | Corning High School | 2.6 | 5.9 | |
| 647 | Oxnard High School | 2.6 | 4.6 | |
| 647 | El Diamante High School | 2.6 | 1.1 | |
| 647 | Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter | 2.6 | 3.5 | |
| 647 | Orange Cove High School | 2.6 | 8 | |
| 647 | Magnolia Science Academy 2 | 2.6 | 10.8 | |
| 647 | Pride Continuation | 2.6 | 0 | |
| 647 | North County Trade Tech High School | 2.6 | 4 | |
| 670 | Amador High School | 2.7 | 2.7 | |
| 670 | Pinole Valley High School | 2.7 | 3.9 | |
| 670 | Lassen High School | 2.7 | 0.5 | |
| 670 | Sylmar Charter High School | 2.7 | 6 | |
| 670 | Palisades Charter High School | 2.7 | 1.6 | |
| 670 | Centennial High School | 2.7 | 2.8 | |
| 670 | Jurupa Valley High School | 2.7 | 3.1 | |
| 670 | Homestead High School | 2.7 | 2.6 | |
| 670 | Anderson High School | 2.7 | 1.8 | |
| 670 | Los Molinos High School | 2.7 | 6.1 | |
| 670 | Golden West High School | 2.7 | 0.8 | |
| 670 | MetWest High School | 2.7 | 0 | |
| 670 | Patriot High School | 2.7 | 3.1 | |
| 670 | CORE Butte Charter | 2.7 | 2.8 | |
| 684 | Burroughs High School | 2.8 | 2.1 | |
| … | ||||
| 2167 | Oroville High Community Day | 81.8 | 90.9 | |
| 2169 | Gould Educational Center | 82.4 | 17.2 | |
| 2170 | Come Back Charter | 83.7 | — | |
| 2171 | Gateway High School (Continuation) | 84.6 | 36.4 | |
| 2172 | Tulare County Court | 85.7 | 54.1 | |
| 2173 | Dan Jacobs | 88.9 | 86.7 | |
| 2174 | Matrix for Success Academy | 89.6 | — | |
| 2175 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | 90 | 66.7 | |
| 2175 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 90 | 85.3 | |
| 2177 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.2 | 90.1 | |
| 2178 | Independence Charter Academy | 90.3 | 6.3 | |
| 2179 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff’s) | 91.4 | 73.8 | |
| 2180 | Highlands Community Charter | 91.6 | 76.2 | |
| 2181 | S.F. County Special Education | 91.7 | 75 | |
| 2182 | SIATech Academy South | 92.1 | 87.7 | |
| 2183 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff’s) | 92.4 | 24.8 | |
| 2184 | Clear Passage Educational Center | 92.9 | — | |
| 2185 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 93.2 | 0 | |
| 2186 | Laytonville High School | 93.8 | 3.2 | |
| 2187 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff’s) | 95.5 | 63.3 | |
| 2188 | San Bernardino County Special Education | 96.1 | 47.4 | |
| 2189 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | 97.3 | 44.3 | |
| 2190 | Family First Charter | 98 | 92.7 | |
| 2191 | New Opportunities Charter | 98.2 | 96.5 | |
| 2192 | Special Education | 98.6 | — | |
