Park West High School (Continuation)’s dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 2.1% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 23.7%, 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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1758 | Ernest Kimme Charter Academy for Independent Learning | 23 | 20.3 | |
| 1759 | Pershing Continuation High School | 23.1 | 32.8 | |
| 1759 | George Washington Preparatory High School | 23.1 | 11 | |
| 1759 | Independence High (Alternative) | 23.1 | 23.9 | |
| 1759 | Bishop Independent Study | 23.1 | 25 | |
| 1759 | ACE Charter High School | 23.1 | 7.4 | |
| 1759 | Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy | 23.1 | 0 | |
| 1759 | Kings Valley Academy II | 23.1 | — | |
| 1759 | Life Learning Academy Charter | 23.1 | 24 | |
| 1767 | Summit View Independent Study | 23.2 | 23.8 | |
| 1768 | Harold McAlister High (Opportunity) | 23.3 | 41.7 | |
| 1768 | Tierra Del Sol Continuation High School | 23.3 | 21.2 | |
| 1770 | Odyssey Continuation | 23.4 | 18.7 | |
| 1771 | Alternative Family Education | 23.5 | 9.5 | |
| 1771 | Stanislaus County Special Education | 23.5 | 4.5 | |
| 1771 | Crescent View South II | 23.5 | — | |
| 1771 | Delta Charter | 23.5 | 15.4 | |
| 1775 | Jane Addams Continuation | 23.6 | 29.3 | |
| 1775 | Crescent Valley Public Charter II | 23.6 | — | |
| 1777 | Citrus High School | 23.7 | 20.8 | |
| 1778 | California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles | 24 | 22 | |
| 1779 | Chaparral High School (Continuation) | 24.1 | 29.9 | |
| 1779 | Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School | 24.1 | 10.8 | |
| 1781 | Prospect High School (Continuation) | 24.2 | 42.9 | |
| 1781 | Vallejo High School | 24.2 | 24.1 | |
| 1781 | Park West High School (Continuation) | 24.2 | 23.7 | |
| 1781 | Merced Scholars Charter | 24.2 | 7.1 | |
| 1781 | Pinnacle Academy Charter – Independent Study | 24.2 | — | |
| 1786 | Polaris High (Alternative) | 24.3 | 14.1 | |
| 1786 | Riverside County Special Education | 24.3 | 9.5 | |
| 1788 | Gateway High School (Continuation) | 24.4 | 57.1 | |
| 1789 | Orange County Workforce Innovation High School | 24.5 | 30.8 | |
| 1789 | San Diego Workforce Innovation High School | 24.5 | 15.2 | |
| 1789 | North Valley High School | 24.5 | 23.1 | |
| 1792 | Cheviot Hills Continuation | 24.6 | 33.9 | |
| 1792 | Alta Vista High School (Continuation) | 24.6 | 28 | |
| 1794 | Valley Alternative High School (Continuation) | 24.7 | 38 | |
| 1795 | Reid High School | 24.8 | 32.7 | |
| 1795 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff’s) | 24.8 | 36.2 | |
| 1797 | Rose City High School (Continuation) | 25 | 25.2 | |
| 1797 | Frontier High School (Continuation) | 25 | 30.5 | |
| 1797 | Maple High School | 25 | 33.3 | |
| 1797 | Community High School | 25 | 45 | |
| 1797 | All Tribes Charter | 25 | — | |
| 1797 | Aggeler Community Day | 25 | 26.9 | |
| 1797 | ASA Charter | 25 | 33.3 | |
| 1797 | Sequoia School | 25 | — | |
| 1797 | Valley Academy | 25 | 30.8 | |
| 1797 | Paseo Grande Charter | 25 | 30.6 | |
| 1797 | Ed Donaldson Education Center | 25 | 23.1 | |
| 1808 | Capistrano Connections Academy | 25.2 | 21.5 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | |
