Garey High School’s dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year decreased by 18.8% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 8.5%, 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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1150 | Peter Johansen High School | 6.6 | 4.3 | |
| 1150 | Sacramento Charter High School | 6.6 | 2.1 | |
| 1150 | Cesar Chavez High School | 6.6 | 9.4 | |
| 1150 | Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School | 6.6 | 4.1 | |
| 1158 | Pleasant Valley High School | 6.7 | 3 | |
| 1158 | Calexico High School | 6.7 | 3.8 | |
| 1158 | Monterey High School (Continuation) | 6.7 | 10.8 | |
| 1158 | Hawthorne High School | 6.7 | 8.2 | |
| 1158 | Terra Linda High School | 6.7 | 14.2 | |
| 1158 | Tomales High School | 6.7 | 4.9 | |
| 1158 | Willits Charter | 6.7 | — | |
| 1158 | Coast High School | 6.7 | 8.5 | |
| 1158 | Dixon High School | 6.7 | 6.2 | |
| 1158 | King-Chavez Community High School | 6.7 | 4.9 | |
| 1158 | Nea Community Learning Center | 6.7 | 20 | |
| 1158 | San Diego Metro Career and Tech | 6.7 | 3 | |
| 1170 | John H. Francis Polytechnic | 6.8 | 6.6 | |
| 1170 | Compton High School | 6.8 | 8.3 | |
| 1170 | Magnolia High School | 6.8 | 11 | |
| 1170 | Westmoor High School | 6.8 | 4.7 | |
| 1170 | Santa Maria High School | 6.8 | 9.8 | |
| 1170 | Pacific Coast Charter | 6.8 | 2.5 | |
| 1170 | Clovis Online Charter | 6.8 | 6.9 | |
| 1170 | Everest Public High School | 6.8 | 4.8 | |
| 1170 | NAVA College Preparatory Academy | 6.8 | — | |
| 1179 | Garey High School | 6.9 | 8.5 | |
| 1179 | Everett Alvarez High School | 6.9 | 4.2 | |
| 1181 | San Bernardino High School | 7 | 6.4 | |
| 1181 | Charter School of San Diego | 7 | 6.7 | |
| 1181 | Oceanside High School | 7 | 7.1 | |
| 1181 | Bear Creek High School | 7 | 7.3 | |
| 1181 | Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy | 7 | 15.5 | |
| 1181 | Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Academy of Scientific Exploration (ASE) | 7 | 9.5 | |
| 1187 | Fresno High School | 7.1 | 6.3 | |
| 1187 | Tehachapi High School | 7.1 | 5.7 | |
| 1187 | Le Grand High School | 7.1 | 13.8 | |
| 1187 | Green Valley High School | 7.1 | 10.9 | |
| 1187 | Montgomery Senior High School | 7.1 | 4.9 | |
| 1187 | Monte Vista | 7.1 | 23.6 | |
| 1187 | Madison Community High School | 7.1 | 9.1 | |
| 1187 | La Sierra High School | 7.1 | 2.1 | |
| 1187 | Pacifica High School | 7.1 | 4.9 | |
| 1187 | Riverside Virtual | 7.1 | 8 | |
| 1187 | Sherman Thomas Charter High School | 7.1 | 5.6 | |
| 1187 | Rancho Dominguez Preparatory | 7.1 | 4.2 | |
| 1187 | Luis Valdez Leadership Academy | 7.1 | — | |
| 1187 | Credo High School | 7.1 | 0 | |
| 1187 | Placer County Pathways Charter | 7.1 | 42.9 | |
| 1202 | South Pasadena Senior High School | 7.2 | 3.3 | |
| 1202 | Highlands High School | 7.2 | 8.6 | |
| 1202 | Santa Rosa High School | 7.2 | 5.8 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | |
