School of Arts and Enterprise’s dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year increased by 11.5% compared to the previous school year, 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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1432 | Montgomery High School | 11 | 5.6 | |
| 1432 | Audeo Charter | 11 | 9.9 | |
| 1432 | Alvord Alternative Continuation High School | 11 | 18 | |
| 1437 | Natural High School (Continuation) | 11.1 | 13.6 | |
| 1437 | Borrego Springs High School | 11.1 | 7.7 | |
| 1437 | Shandon High School | 11.1 | 4.5 | |
| 1437 | Sequoia High School | 11.1 | 5.1 | |
| 1437 | William C. Overfelt High School | 11.1 | 12.9 | |
| 1437 | Weed High School | 11.1 | 2.9 | |
| 1437 | California City High School | 11.1 | 10.5 | |
| 1437 | Sylmar Biotech Health Academy | 11.1 | 1.5 | |
| 1445 | Venture Academy | 11.2 | 6.4 | |
| 1445 | Edward R. Roybal Learning Center | 11.2 | 14.7 | |
| 1447 | Hoopa Valley High School | 11.3 | 0 | |
| 1447 | Montebello High School | 11.3 | 3.7 | |
| 1447 | Delta Charter | 11.3 | 7.8 | |
| 1450 | Lancaster High School | 11.4 | 5.1 | |
| 1450 | Mt. Olive Innovation and Technology High School | 11.4 | 30.8 | |
| 1450 | El Cajon Valley High School | 11.4 | 11.8 | |
| 1453 | Kern Valley High School | 11.5 | 11.3 | |
| 1453 | Ruben Salazar Continuation | 11.5 | 9.7 | |
| 1453 | Jane Addams Continuation | 11.5 | 23.6 | |
| 1453 | Blair High School | 11.5 | 18.9 | |
| 1453 | Elk Grove Charter | 11.5 | 14.3 | |
| 1453 | Monterey County Home Charter | 11.5 | 8.2 | |
| 1453 | School of Arts and Enterprise | 11.5 | 0 | |
| 1453 | New Open World Academy K-12 | 11.5 | 15 | |
| 1461 | Bell Gardens High School | 11.6 | 8.7 | |
| 1461 | Mendocino High School | 11.6 | 0 | |
| 1461 | Boyle Heights STEM High School | 11.6 | 11.5 | |
| 1461 | TRACE | 11.6 | 39.1 | |
| 1465 | South Valley High School (Continuation) | 11.7 | 10.4 | |
| 1465 | Cesar E. Chavez High School | 11.7 | 19.8 | |
| 1465 | Engineering and Technology Academy at Esteban E. Torres High No. 3 | 11.7 | 13.3 | |
| 1468 | Future Bound Independent Study Secondary School | 11.8 | 40 | |
| 1468 | San Joaquin Valley High School | 11.8 | 18.2 | |
| 1470 | Coachella Valley High School | 11.9 | 9 | |
| 1470 | Hiram W. Johnson High School | 11.9 | 8.1 | |
| 1470 | Cloverdale High School | 11.9 | 2.2 | |
| 1473 | Morningside High School | 12 | 12 | |
| 1473 | Roseville High School | 12 | 11 | |
| 1475 | International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex | 12.1 | 5.1 | |
| 1476 | Coalinga High School | 12.2 | 8 | |
| 1476 | Huntington Park Senior High School | 12.2 | 11.5 | |
| 1476 | Van Nuys Senior High School | 12.2 | 8.9 | |
| 1476 | King (Martin Luther) High School (Continuation) | 12.2 | 26.1 | |
| 1476 | Folsom Lake High School | 12.2 | 15.2 | |
| 1481 | Mountain Oaks | 12.3 | 5.6 | |
| 1481 | Panorama High School | 12.3 | 14.9 | |
| 1481 | Inspire Charter School – South | 12.3 | 31 | |
| 1484 | Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy | 12.4 | 7 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | — | |
