Verdugo Hills Senior High School drop-out rate in the 2017-18 school year decreased by 28.3 percent compared to the previous school year’s drop-out rate of 4.6, according to the California Department of Education.
CDE data shows that graduation and dropout rates continue to confirm that 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 drop-out rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that has been 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 | 2016-17 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 | |
| … | ||||
| 731 | Ernest Righetti High School | 3.1 | 2.6 | |
| 731 | Henry M. Gunn High School | 3.1 | 1.3 | |
| 731 | Tulare Western High School | 3.1 | 3.2 | |
| 731 | Central Valley High School | 3.1 | 3.5 | |
| 731 | Patriot High School | 3.1 | 2.5 | |
| 731 | Alliance Ted K. Tajima High School | 3.1 | 2 | |
| 731 | Rocklin Independent Charter Academy | 3.1 | 12 | |
| 731 | LPS Oakland R & D Campus | 3.1 | 9.5 | |
| 746 | Heartland High School (Continuation) | 3.2 | 3.8 | |
| 746 | Laytonville High School | 3.2 | 0 | |
| 746 | West Valley High School | 3.2 | 1.9 | |
| 746 | Del Campo High School | 3.2 | 1.3 | |
| 746 | Redlands Senior High School | 3.2 | 2.2 | |
| 746 | Apple Valley High School | 3.2 | 1.6 | |
| 746 | Los Gatos High School | 3.2 | 1.5 | |
| 746 | Weston Ranch High School | 3.2 | 1.8 | |
| 746 | George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science | 3.2 | 1.6 | |
| 746 | Lakeside High School | 3.2 | 1.1 | |
| 746 | Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School | 3.2 | 9.8 | |
| 746 | CIS Academy | 3.2 | 14.3 | |
| 746 | Denair High School | 3.2 | 0 | |
| 759 | Gridley High School | 3.3 | 8.3 | |
| 759 | Bullard High School | 3.3 | 3.5 | |
| 759 | North Park Continuation High School | 3.3 | 4.7 | |
| 759 | Reseda Charter High School | 3.3 | 7.4 | |
| 759 | Verdugo Hills Senior High School | 3.3 | 4.6 | |
| 759 | Orange High School | 3.3 | 2.4 | |
| 759 | Desert Hot Springs High School | 3.3 | 3.1 | |
| 759 | Arlington High School | 3.3 | 2.9 | |
| 759 | La Sierra High School | 3.3 | 2.1 | |
| 759 | Burney Junior-Senior High School | 3.3 | 3.4 | |
| 759 | Sonoma Valley High School | 3.3 | 1.9 | |
| 759 | Arroyo Valley High School | 3.3 | 1.6 | |
| 759 | Jurupa Hills High School | 3.3 | 2.8 | |
| 759 | Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High School | 3.3 | 2.5 | |
| 759 | Mountain House High School | 3.3 | 0.5 | |
| 759 | OCSA | 3.3 | 1.6 | |
| 775 | Williams Junior/Senior High School | 3.4 | 0 | |
| 775 | Kings Canyon Continuation | 3.4 | 3.7 | |
| 775 | Bellflower High School | 3.4 | 1.9 | |
| 775 | John F. Kennedy High School | 3.4 | 2 | |
| 775 | Villa Park High School | 3.4 | 3.5 | |
| 775 | John W. North High School | 3.4 | 3.2 | |
| 775 | Rio Linda High School | 3.4 | 0.9 | |
| 775 | Chino High School | 3.4 | 4.8 | |
| 775 | Arroyo Grande High School | 3.4 | 2 | |
| 775 | Fillmore Senior High School | 3.4 | 3.6 | |
| 775 | Middle College High School | 3.4 | 0 | |
| 775 | Central City Value | 3.4 | 1.7 | |
| 775 | Pioneer High School | 3.4 | 1.4 | |
| 775 | KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory | 3.4 | 3.2 | |
| … | ||||
| 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 | |
