Village Academy High School at Indian Hill’s dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 27.3% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 1.1%, 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 | |
| … | ||||
| 402 | Larchmont Charter | 1.3 | 0 | |
| 402 | Aspire Langston Hughes Academy | 1.3 | 1.5 | |
| 402 | Sierra Pacific High School | 1.3 | 1 | |
| 402 | Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet | 1.3 | 1.1 | |
| 402 | Health Careers Academy | 1.3 | 0.8 | |
| 402 | Central Coast New Tech High School | 1.3 | 2.2 | |
| 402 | Leroy Greene Academy | 1.3 | 0 | |
| 402 | Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School | 1.3 | 0 | |
| 426 | Freedom High School | 1.4 | 0.7 | |
| 426 | El Dorado High School | 1.4 | 0.8 | |
| 426 | Selma High School | 1.4 | 3.7 | |
| 426 | Orland High School | 1.4 | 1.8 | |
| 426 | Ridgeview High School | 1.4 | 2.9 | |
| 426 | Hanford West High School | 1.4 | 0.3 | |
| 426 | Norwalk High School | 1.4 | 0.9 | |
| 426 | Marshall Fundamental | 1.4 | 1.2 | |
| 426 | Redwood High School | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
| 426 | San Luis High School (Continuation) | 1.4 | 10.9 | |
| 426 | Dana Hills High School | 1.4 | 0.9 | |
| 426 | Esperanza High School | 1.4 | 0.5 | |
| 426 | Carpinteria Senior High School | 1.4 | 0.6 | |
| 426 | Leigh High School | 1.4 | 0.8 | |
| 426 | Branham High School | 1.4 | 0.6 | |
| 426 | Foothill High School | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
| 426 | Strathmore High School | 1.4 | 1.5 | |
| 426 | Village Academy High School at Indian Hill | 1.4 | 1.1 | |
| 426 | Monterey Trail High School | 1.4 | 2.1 | |
| 426 | American Indian Public High School | 1.4 | 14.3 | |
| 446 | College Park High School | 1.5 | 2 | |
| 446 | South Tahoe High School | 1.5 | 2 | |
| 446 | Buchanan High School | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| 446 | Kerman High School | 1.5 | 1.6 | |
| 446 | Alhambra High School | 1.5 | 1.2 | |
| 446 | Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School | 1.5 | 3.7 | |
| 446 | William S. Hart High School | 1.5 | 1.3 | |
| 446 | San Marin High School | 1.5 | 1.3 | |
| 446 | Carmel High School | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| 446 | Costa Mesa High School | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| 446 | John F. Kennedy High School | 1.5 | 2 | |
| 446 | Temescal Canyon High School | 1.5 | 0.9 | |
| 446 | Palm Desert High School | 1.5 | 0.8 | |
| 446 | San Pasqual High School | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| 446 | Mira Mesa High School | 1.5 | 0.7 | |
| 446 | Atascadero High School | 1.5 | 1.1 | |
| 446 | Morro Bay High School | 1.5 | 1.2 | |
| 446 | Soledad High School | 1.5 | 2.8 | |
| 446 | Animo Leadership High School | 1.5 | 3.5 | |
| 446 | Inderkum High School | 1.5 | 1.4 | |
| 446 | City Arts and Tech High School | 1.5 | 4.1 | |
| 446 | Olympian High School | 1.5 | 3 | |
| 446 | Sylmar Biotech Health Academy | 1.5 | 4.2 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | |
