Marin Leader

Sir Francis Drake High School drop-out rate in the 2017-18 school year increased by 62.5 percent compared to the previous school year’s drop-out rate of 0.8, 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
…
371	Davis Senior High School	1.1	1.1
371	Weber Institute	1.1	1.2
371	City Honors College Preparatory Academy	1.1	0
371	El Diamante High School	1.1	1.1
371	High Tech High Media Arts	1.1	0
371	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences	1.1	3.5
371	Bassett Senior High School	1.1	0.8
390	Foothill High School	1.2	1.3
390	Alhambra Senior High School	1.2	1.9
390	Quartz Hill High School	1.2	3
390	Mayfair High School	1.2	1.2
390	Dos Palos High School	1.2	0
390	New Technology High School	1.2	0
390	Saddleback High School	1.2	2.4
390	Palm Springs High School	1.2	0.5
390	Scotts Valley High School	1.2	0
390	Irvine High School	1.2	2.2
390	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	1.2	0
390	Middle College High School	1.2	0
402	Las Lomas High School	1.3	0.5
402	Clayton Valley Charter High School	1.3	0.2
402	Clovis High School	1.3	1.1
402	Burroughs High School	1.3	0.7
402	Foshay Learning Center	1.3	1.6
402	North High School	1.3	4.9
402	Sir Francis Drake High School	1.3	0.8
402	Katella High School	1.3	0.7
402	San Clemente High School	1.3	1
402	Chaparral High School	1.3	1.1
402	Rio Americano High School	1.3	3.1
402	Mountain Empire High School	1.3	0
402	Oceana High School	1.3	0
402	Dinuba High School	1.3	1.7
402	Esparto High School	1.3	0
402	Leadership Public Schools - Hayward	1.3	0
402	Larchmont Charter	1.3	0
402	Aspire Langston Hughes Academy	1.3	1.5
402	Sierra Pacific High School	1.3	1
402	Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet	1.3	1.1
402	Health Careers Academy	1.3	0.8
402	Central Coast New Tech High School	1.3	2.2
402	Leroy Greene Academy	1.3	0
402	Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School	1.3	0
426	Freedom High School	1.4	0.7
426	El Dorado High School	1.4	0.8
426	Selma High School	1.4	3.7
426	Orland High School	1.4	1.8
426	Ridgeview High School	1.4	2.9
426	Hanford West High School	1.4	0.3
426	Norwalk High School	1.4	0.9
426	Marshall Fundamental	1.4	1.2
…
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