Taft Charter High’s dropout rate was worse than California’s statewide dropout rate in the 2019-20 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 Centre for Education Statistics in 2018, of the 48 states where data was collected, Black males remain at the bottom of 4-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.”
Top 100 Schools Ranking Compared to California Dropout Rate
| Rank | School | District | Drop-Out rate | CA Drop-out rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High | ABC Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Nea Community Learning Center | Alameda Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | Amador County Office of Education | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | Anaheim Union High | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Anderson New Technology High | Anderson Union High | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High | Anderson Valley Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | Antelope Valley Union High | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Mayfair High | Bellflower Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Golden Sierra Junior Senior High | Black Oak Mine Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Clarksville Charter | Buckeye Union Elementary | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation) | Cabrillo Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High | Calistoga Joint Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Minarets High | Chawanakee Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Learning Choice Academy – Chula Vista | Chula Vista Elementary | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | NOVA Academy – Coachella | Coachella Valley Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Compton Early College High | Compton Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Contra Costa School of Performing Arts | Contra Costa County Office of Education | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Technology High | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | South Hills High | Covina-Valley Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Da Vinci Charter Academy | Davis Joint Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Davis School for Independent Study | Davis Joint Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley | Duarte Unified | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Durham High | Durham Unified | 0 | 9 |
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| 937 | Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco | Riverside County Office of Education | 4.5 | 9 |
| 937 | Tulare Union High | Tulare Joint Union High | 4.5 | 9 |
| 937 | Hercules High | West Contra Costa Unified | 4.5 | 9 |
| 950 | Deer Valley High | Antioch Unified | 4.6 | 9 |
| 950 | North Park Continuation High | Baldwin Park Unified | 4.6 | 9 |
| 950 | Escondido High | Escondido Union High | 4.6 | 9 |
| 950 | Rancho Alamitos High | Garden Grove Unified | 4.6 | 9 |
| 950 | West Hills High | Grossmont Union High | 4.6 | 9 |
| 950 | Bear Creek High | Lodi Unified | 4.6 | 9 |
| 950 | Vail High (Continuation) | Montebello Unified | 4.6 | 9 |
| 950 | Moorpark High | Moorpark Unified | 4.6 | 9 |
| 950 | Watsonville High | Pajaro Valley Unified | 4.6 | 9 |
| 950 | Avenal High | Reef-Sunset Unified | 4.6 | 9 |
| 950 | John F. Kennedy High | Sacramento City Unified | 4.6 | 9 |
| 950 | El Camino Fundamental High | San Juan Unified | 4.6 | 9 |
| 962 | Indio High | Desert Sands Unified | 4.7 | 9 |
| 962 | Independence High | East Side Union High | 4.7 | 9 |
| 962 | Sunnyside High | Fresno Unified | 4.7 | 9 |
| 962 | Santiago High | Garden Grove Unified | 4.7 | 9 |
| 962 | Kelseyville High | Kelseyville Unified | 4.7 | 9 |
| 962 | Arvin High | Kern High | 4.7 | 9 |
| 962 | South Tahoe High | Lake Tahoe Unified | 4.7 | 9 |
| 962 | Polytechnic High | Long Beach Unified | 4.7 | 9 |
| 962 | Animo South Los Angeles Charter | Los Angeles Unified | 4.7 | 9 |
| 962 | Humanitas Academy of Art and Technology at Esteban E. Torres High No. 4 | Los Angeles Unified | 4.7 | 9 |
| 962 | Taft Charter High | Los Angeles Unified | 4.7 | 9 |
| 962 | Nevada Union High | Nevada Joint Union High | 4.7 | 9 |
| 962 | Waterford High | Waterford Unified | 4.7 | 9 |
| 975 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High | Big Valley Joint Unified | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Del Mar High | Campbell Union High | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Westmont High | Campbell Union High | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Mt. Pleasant High | East Side Union High | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Mt. Tallac High | Lake Tahoe Unified | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Calabasas High | Las Virgenes Unified | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Maricopa High | Maricopa Unified | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Golden Valley Charter | Mesa Union Elementary | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Chaparral High | Ojai Unified | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Indian Springs High | San Bernardino City Unified | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Lincoln (Abraham) High | San Francisco Unified | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Venture (Alternative) | San Ramon Valley Unified | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Theodore Bird High | Sonora Union High | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Summerville High | Summerville Union High | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Castle Park Senior High | Sweetwater Union High | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Mar Vista Senior High | Sweetwater Union High | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Tehachapi High | Tehachapi Unified | 4.8 | 9 |
| 975 | Wasco High | Wasco Union High | 4.8 | 9 |
| 993 | West Valley High | Anderson Union High | 4.9 | 9 |
| 993 | Glendale High | Glendale Unified | 4.9 | 9 |
| 993 | Herbert Hoover High | Glendale Unified | 4.9 | 9 |
| 993 | Westminster High | Huntington Beach Union High | 4.9 | 9 |
| 993 | North Hollywood Senior High | Los Angeles Unified | 4.9 | 9 |
| … | ||||
| 2169 | Oroville High Community Day | Oroville Union High | 81.8 | 9 |
| 2171 | Gould Educational Center | Madera County Superintendent of Schools | 82.4 | 9 |
| 2172 | Come Back Charter | Merced County Office of Education | 83.7 | 9 |
| 2173 | Gateway High (Continuation) | Chowchilla Union High | 84.6 | 9 |
| 2174 | Tulare County Court | Tulare County Office of Education | 85.7 | 9 |
| 2175 | Dan Jacobs | Yolo County Office of Education | 88.9 | 9 |
| 2176 | Matrix for Success Academy | Los Angeles Unified | 89.6 | 9 |
| 2177 | Violet Heintz Education Academy | Fresno County Office of Education | 90 | 9 |
| 2177 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Nevada County Office of Education | 90 | 9 |
| 2179 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | East Side Union High | 90.2 | 9 |
| 2180 | Independence Charter Academy | Helendale Elementary | 90.3 | 9 |
| 2181 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff’s) | San Francisco Unified | 91.4 | 9 |
| 2182 | Highlands Community Charter | Twin Rivers Unified | 91.6 | 9 |
| 2183 | S.F. County Special Education | San Francisco County Office of Education | 91.7 | 9 |
| 2184 | SIATech Academy South | Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | 92.1 | 9 |
| 2185 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff’s) | San Francisco Unified | 92.4 | 9 |
| 2186 | Clear Passage Educational Center | Long Beach Unified | 92.9 | 9 |
| 2187 | Boron Junior-Senior High | Muroc Joint Unified | 93.2 | 9 |
| 2188 | Laytonville High | Laytonville Unified | 93.8 | 9 |
| 2189 | Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff’s) | San Francisco Unified | 95.5 | 9 |
| 2190 | San Bernardino County Special Education | San Bernardino County Office of Education | 96.1 | 9 |
| 2191 | Shasta County Independent Study Charter | Shasta County Office of Education | 97.3 | 9 |
| 2192 | Family First Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98 | 9 |
| 2193 | New Opportunities Charter | Centinela Valley Union High | 98.2 | 9 |
| 2194 | Special Education | Tulare County Office of Education | 98.6 | 9 |
