South Bay Leader

Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy ranked 272nd among California schools in the 2018-19 school year with a drop-out rate of 0.7 percent, 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 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 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.”

Rank	School	District	Drop-Out rate
1	Cerritos High	ABC Unified	0.0
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High	ABC Unified	0.0
1	Miramonte High	Acalanes Union High	0.0
1	Alameda Community Learning Center	Alameda Unified	0.0
1	Alameda Science and Technology Institute	Alameda Unified	0.0
1	Amador County Special Education	Amador County Office of Education	0.0
1	Oxford Academy	Anaheim Union High	0.0
1	Academies of the Antelope Valley	Antelope Valley Union High	0.0
1	SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)	Antelope Valley Union High	0.0
1	Dozier-Libbey Medical High	Antioch Unified	0.0
1	Academy for Academic Excellence	Apple Valley Unified	0.0
1	Arcadia High	Arcadia Unified	0.0
1	Anzar High	Aromas - San Juan Unified	0.0
1	Tioga High	Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified	0.0
1	Big Pine High	Big Pine Unified	0.0
1	Big Valley Jr. Sr. High	Big Valley Joint Unified	0.0
1	Biggs High	Biggs Unified	0.0
1	Bishop Union High	Bishop Unified	0.0
1	Trivium Charter	Blochman Union Elementary	0.0
1	Clarksville Charter	Buckeye Union Elementary	0.0
1	Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA)	Burbank Unified	0.0
1	Calistoga Junior-Senior High	Calistoga Joint Unified	0.0
1	Whitmore Charter High	Ceres Unified	0.0
1	Charter Oak High	Charter Oak Unified	0.0
1	Oak Knoll Alternative	Charter Oak Unified	0.0
…
244	Poway High	Poway Unified	0.6
244	Redondo Union High	Redondo Beach Unified	0.6
244	Trabuco Hills High	Saddleback Valley Unified	0.6
244	Health Sciences High	San Diego Unified	0.6
244	La Jolla High	San Diego Unified	0.6
244	San Diego SCPA	San Diego Unified	0.6
244	San Luis Obispo High	San Luis Coastal Unified	0.6
244	Mills High	San Mateo Union High	0.6
244	High Tech High Chula Vista	SBC - High Tech High	0.6
244	University Preparatory	Victor Valley Union High	0.6
244	Redwood High	Visalia Unified	0.6
244	Walnut High	Walnut Valley Unified	0.6
244	Whittier High	Whittier Union High	0.6
272	San Gabriel High	Alhambra Unified	0.7
272	Bonita High	Bonita Unified	0.7
272	Clovis East High	Clovis Unified	0.7
272	Technology High	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	0.7
272	Dublin High	Dublin Unified	0.7
272	Ponderosa High	El Dorado Union High	0.7
272	Fort Bragg High	Fort Bragg Unified	0.7
272	Cupertino High	Fremont Union High	0.7
272	Christopher High	Gilroy Unified	0.7
272	Helix High	Grossmont Union High	0.7
272	La Puente High	Hacienda la Puente Unified	0.7
272	Hilmar High	Hilmar Unified	0.7
272	Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy	Lennox	0.7
272	Linden High	Linden Unified	0.7
272	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex	Los Angeles Unified	0.7
272	Granada Hills Charter High	Los Angeles Unified	0.7
272	Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy	Los Angeles Unified	0.7
272	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep	Natomas Unified	0.7
272	Estancia High	Newport-Mesa Unified	0.7
272	La Mirada High	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	0.7
272	Nuview Bridge Early College High	Nuview Union	0.7
272	Orcutt Academy Charter	Orcutt Union Elementary	0.7
272	El Dorado High	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	0.7
272	Del Oro High	Placer Union High	0.7
272	Riverdale High	Riverdale Joint Unified	0.7
272	Sanger High	Sanger Unified	0.7
272	Arnold O. Beckman High	Tustin Unified	0.7
272	El Molino High	West Sonoma County Union High	0.7
300	Cypress High	Anaheim Union High	0.8
300	Brawley Union High	Brawley Union High	0.8
300	Half Moon Bay High	Cabrillo Unified	0.8
300	Aliso Niguel High	Capistrano Unified	0.8
300	Chino Hills High	Chino Valley Unified	0.8
300	Eleanor Roosevelt High	Corona-Norco Unified	0.8
300	Santiago High	Corona-Norco Unified	0.8
300	Downey High	Downey Unified	0.8
300	American High	Fremont Unified	0.8
300	Fullerton Union High	Fullerton Joint Union High	0.8
…
2157	Solano County Community	Solano County Office of Education	76.5
2158	MethodSchools	Dehesa Elementary	77.8
2159	Center for Alternative Learning	Chico Unified	78.9
2160	Gateway College and Career Academy	Riverside County Office of Education	81.6
2161	Clovis Community Day Secondary	Clovis Unified	83.3
2162	Sonoma County Court	Sonoma County Office of Education	84.6
2163	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	Nevada County Office of Education	85.3
2164	Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	86.7
2164	Dan Jacobs	Yolo County Office of Education	86.7
2166	SIATech Academy South	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	87.7
2167	Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs	Sonoma County Office of Education	88.9
2168	Opportunity Youth Academy	Santa Clara County Office of Education	89.1
2169	Hart-Ransom Academic Charter	Hart-Ransom Union Elementary	89.5
2170	Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	East Side Union High	90.1
2170	Santa Clara County Special Education	Santa Clara County Office of Education	90.1
2172	Oroville High Community Day	Oroville Union High	90.9
2172	Siskiyou County Special Education	Siskiyou County Office of Education	90.9
2174	Family First Charter	Centinela Valley Union High	92.7
2175	Civicorps Corpsmember Academy	Oakland Unified	93.3
2176	New Opportunities Charter	Centinela Valley Union High	96.5
2177	Imperial County Special Education	Imperial County Office of Education	100.0
2177	Clear Passage Educational Center	Long Beach Unified	100.0
2177	Merced County Special Education	Merced County Office of Education	100.0
2177	Lighthouse Community Charter High	Oakland Unified	100.0
2177	Special Education	Tulare County Office of Education	100.0