La Serna High School’s dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year decreased by 75% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 0.8%, 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 | |
| … | ||||
| 1 | California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley | 0 | — | |
| 1 | Triton Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Stellar Charter | 0 | 14.3 | |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Coastal Academy Charter | 0 | 3.6 | |
| 1 | Phoenix Charter Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Learning Choice Academy – Chula Vista | 0 | — | |
| 1 | Heartland Charter | 0 | — | |
| 1 | San Jacinto Valley Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Sutter County Special Education | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | EDUHSD Virtual Academy at Shenandoah | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Kearny Eng Innov & Design | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | University Preparatory High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Architecture Construction & Engineering Charter High (ACE) | 0 | 3.6 | |
| 1 | e3 Civic High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Valley View Charter Prep | 0 | 4.2 | |
| 1 | Conservatory of Vocal/Instrumental Arts High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Inspire Charter School – Central | 0 | — | |
| 179 | Eleanor Roosevelt High School | 0.1 | 0.8 | |
| 180 | Cerritos High School | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 180 | Bonita High School | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
| 180 | Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School | 0.2 | 1.5 | |
| 180 | La Serna High School | 0.2 | 0.8 | |
| 180 | Los Altos High School | 0.2 | 0.9 | |
| 180 | Mira Costa High School | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 180 | Redwood High School | 0.2 | 1.4 | |
| 180 | Edison High School | 0.2 | 5.1 | |
| 180 | Murrieta Valley High School | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 180 | Santiago High School | 0.2 | 8.1 | |
| 180 | University City High School | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
| 180 | Monta Vista High School | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
| 180 | Palos Verdes High School | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 180 | Vista del Lago High School | 0.2 | 4.8 | |
| 180 | Cosumnes Oaks High School | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| 180 | Yorba Linda High School | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 196 | Campolindo High School | 0.3 | 1 | |
| 196 | Hanford High School | 0.3 | 1 | |
| 196 | Bellflower High School | 0.3 | 3.4 | |
| 196 | San Dimas High School | 0.3 | 2 | |
| 196 | Diamond Ranch High School | 0.3 | 4 | |
| 196 | California High School | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 196 | Cypress High School | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| 196 | Troy High School | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| 196 | Huntington Beach High School | 0.3 | 1.6 | |
| 196 | La Quinta High School | 0.3 | 5.7 | |
| 196 | Lowell High School | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| 196 | Clovis East High School | 0.3 | 0.7 | |
| 196 | Great Oak High School | 0.3 | 0.9 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | — | |
