Tulare Times

Visalia Charter Independent Study's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 19% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 7.9%, 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
…
1299	Lindhurst High School	8.9	6.7
1299	Horizon	8.9	8.1
1299	OCCS:CHEP/PCHS	8.9	21.4
1307	Berkeley High School	9	8.6
1307	Vista High School	9	14
1307	Coachella Valley High School	9	6.7
1307	Susan H. Nelson	9	8.5
1307	Crawford High School	9	10.7
1307	Rio Valley Charter	9	10.9
1313	Fulton Special Education	9.1	36.4
1313	Chowchilla Union High School	9.1	9.2
1313	Banning High School	9.1	9.1
1313	El Sereno Alternative Education	9.1	13.7
1313	Merrill F. West High School	9.1	9.7
1313	Valley Oaks High (Alternative)	9.1	0
1313	Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School	9.1	9.1
1313	Alpha Charter	9.1	--
1313	REACH Academy	9.1	46.2
1322	Fairfax Senior High School	9.2	8.8
1322	WESM Health/Sports Medicine	9.2	9.6
1322	South San Francisco High School	9.2	5.6
1325	El Camino High School	9.3	3.7
1326	Fresno County Special Education Local Plan Area	9.4	9.4
1326	Central Coast High School	9.4	17.4
1326	Mount Miguel High School	9.4	13.3
1326	Visalia Charter Independent Study	9.4	7.9
1330	San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Court	9.5	35.3
1330	Mountain Heights Academy	9.5	1.1
1330	Alta Vista Alternative High School	9.5	15
1333	Ruben Salazar Continuation	9.7	7.9
1333	Nueva Vista Continuation High School	9.7	6.9
1333	Walnutwood High (Independent Study)	9.7	10.2
1333	Escondido Charter High School	9.7	3.6
1333	Alder Grove Charter School 2	9.7	7.4
1338	Avalon K-12	9.8	3.6
1338	Mount Toro High School	9.8	11.6
1338	Lifeline Education Charter	9.8	21.1
1341	Somerset Continuation High School	9.9	7.6
1341	Woodrow Wilson Senior High School	9.9	9.3
1341	Mt. Pleasant High School	9.9	11.2
1341	Audeo Charter	9.9	6.6
1341	Inspire School of Arts and Sciences	9.9	0
1341	Humanitas Academy of Art and Technology at Esteban E. Torres High No. 4	9.9	7
1347	Del Mar High School	10	23.3
1347	Discovery High School	10	11.6
1347	Lucerne Valley High School	10	6.5
1347	Montecito High School (Continuation)	10	0
1347	Armijo High School	10	7.4
1347	Hueneme High School	10	5.5
1347	Gorman Learning Center	10	12.5
1347	Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	10	12.6
…
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