Tulare Times

Sierra Vista High School (Continuation)'s dropout rate in the 2019-20 school year decreased by 35.6% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 4.5%, 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
…
684	San Marcos Senior High School	2.8	1.6
684	Willow Glen High School	2.8	3.5
684	Fillmore Senior High School	2.8	3.4
684	Magnolia Science Academy	2.8	0
684	Grossmont Middle College High School	2.8	39.5
684	Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy	2.8	6.1
684	Wilmer Amina Carter High School	2.8	4
684	Pinnacles High School	2.8	15.9
684	Bay Area Technology	2.8	17.1
684	Orcutt Academy Charter	2.8	0.7
684	Citrus Valley High School	2.8	2.3
684	American Canyon High School	2.8	4.6
684	Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College	2.8	20.5
684	Riverside County Special Education	2.8	24.3
709	James Logan High School	2.9	3.1
709	Irvington High School	2.9	1.8
709	Del Norte High School	2.9	0.6
709	McKinleyville High School	2.9	0
709	Azusa High School	2.9	2.8
709	King/Drew Medical Magnet High School	2.9	3.6
709	Woodcreek High School	2.9	5.3
709	Arroyo Grande High School	2.9	3.4
709	Santa Barbara Senior High School	2.9	4.9
709	Fall River Junior-Senior High School	2.9	0
709	Healdsburg High School	2.9	0
709	Sierra Vista High School (Continuation)	2.9	4.5
709	Buena High School	2.9	2.1
709	Preuss School UCSD	2.9	4.1
709	Alameda Community Learning Center	2.9	0
709	Desert Mirage High School	2.9	6.1
709	Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High School	2.9	6.4
709	Lakeside High School	2.9	3.2
709	Citrus Hill High School	2.9	2.3
709	Liberty Ranch High School	2.9	1
709	Century Academy	2.9	2.9
709	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice Humanitas Academy	2.9	2.7
709	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Academy of Scientific Exploration (ASE)	2.9	7
709	Rancho Dominguez Preparatory	2.9	7.1
709	Summit Public School: Shasta	2.9	0
709	Tehama eLearning Academy	2.9	11.1
735	American High School	3	0.8
735	Oroville High School	3	1
735	Alhambra Senior High School	3	1.2
735	Washington High School	3	1.7
735	Estancia High School	3	0.7
735	Orange County Special Education	3	8.6
735	La Sierra High School	3	3.3
735	Mesa Verde High School	3	4.9
735	Montclair High School	3	5.5
735	Ceres High School	3	4.3
735	Valley Center High School	3	0.4
…
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	--