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 |
| … | ||
| 326 | SBE - Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana | 7.7 |
| 331 | Bear Valley Unified | 7.8 |
| 331 | Exeter Unified | 7.8 |
| 331 | Rowland Unified | 7.8 |
| 331 | San Lorenzo Unified | 7.8 |
| 331 | San Luis Obispo County Office of Education | 7.8 |
| 331 | SBE - Audeo Charter II | 7.8 |
| 331 | Western Placer Unified | 7.8 |
| 338 | Pasadena Unified | 7.9 |
| 339 | Chico Unified | 8.0 |
| 339 | Morongo Unified | 8.0 |
| 341 | Garden Grove Unified | 8.1 |
| 342 | Anderson Union High | 8.2 |
| 342 | Mt. Diablo Unified | 8.2 |
| 342 | Pajaro Valley Unified | 8.2 |
| 345 | Sacramento City Unified | 8.3 |
| 346 | Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified | 8.5 |
| 346 | Lodi Unified | 8.5 |
| 346 | Mojave Unified | 8.5 |
| 346 | Newark Unified | 8.5 |
| 346 | Tahoe-Truckee Unified | 8.5 |
| 346 | West Contra Costa Unified | 8.5 |
| 352 | Fort Sage Unified | 8.6 |
| 353 | Snowline Joint Unified | 8.9 |
| 354 | Chowchilla Union High | 9.0 |
| 354 | Morgan Hill Unified | 9.0 |
| 356 | Antioch Unified | 9.1 |
| 356 | Elverta Joint Elementary | 9.1 |
| 356 | Fresno Unified | 9.1 |
| 359 | Coachella Valley Unified | 9.2 |
| 359 | Roseville Joint Union High | 9.2 |
| 361 | Lakeside Union Elementary | 9.3 |
| 361 | Tehachapi Unified | 9.3 |
| 361 | West Covina Unified | 9.3 |
| 364 | Needles Unified | 9.4 |
| 364 | Pomona Unified | 9.4 |
| 366 | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified | 9.5 |
| 366 | Gridley Unified | 9.5 |
| 366 | Napa Valley Unified | 9.5 |
| 366 | Rim of the World Unified | 9.5 |
| 370 | John Swett Unified | 9.6 |
| 371 | South Bay Union Elementary | 9.7 |
| 371 | Stockton Unified | 9.7 |
| 373 | Burton Elementary | 9.8 |
| 373 | Long Beach Unified | 9.8 |
| 373 | Palo Verde Unified | 9.8 |
| 373 | Paradise Unified | 9.8 |
| 377 | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 9.9 |
| 377 | Inglewood Unified | 9.9 |
| 379 | Eastern Sierra Unified | 10.0 |
| 379 | Gorman Joint | 10.0 |
| … | ||
| 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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