South Bay Leader

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 50% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 0.2%, 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
…
1	Valor Academy High School	0	0
1	Ukiah Independent Study Academy	0	4.3
1	Conservatory of Vocal/Instrumental Arts High School	0	--
1	Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA)	0	--
190	Glendora High School	0.1	0.2
190	Troy High School	0.1	0.5
192	Mission San Jose High School	0.2	1.2
192	San Ramon Valley High School	0.2	0.2
192	Mira Costa High School	0.2	0.5
192	Sonora High School	0.2	0
192	Sunny Hills High School	0.2	0.5
192	Mission Viejo High School	0.2	1.7
192	Rocklin High School	0.2	0.6
192	Murrieta Valley High School	0.2	0
192	Folsom High School	0.2	0
192	Rancho Bernardo High School	0.2	0.2
192	Scripps Ranch High School	0.2	0.6
192	Northwood High School	0.2	0.7
192	Tesoro High School	0.2	0.2
192	Palos Verdes High School	0.2	0
192	Canyon Crest Academy	0.2	0.2
192	Pleasant Grove High School	0.2	1.1
208	Amador Valley High School	0.3	1.3
208	Artesia High School	0.3	0.3
208	Crescenta Valley High School	0.3	1.8
208	Palos Verdes Peninsula High School	0.3	0.2
208	Pioneer High School	0.3	1.4
208	Sierra High School	0.3	0
208	Tulare Union High School	0.3	5
208	Heritage High School	0.3	0.3
208	Dougherty Valley High School	0.3	0.2
208	Vista del Lago High School	0.3	4.3
208	Sage Creek High School	0.3	1.1
208	San Marino High School	0.3	2.2
220	Imperial High School	0.4	0
220	West High School	0.4	8.2
220	La Habra High School	0.4	1.1
220	Edison High School	0.4	4.7
220	Lowell High School	0.4	1.5
220	Analy High School	0.4	0.3
220	Foothill Technology High School	0.4	0.4
220	Valley Center High School	0.4	0.4
220	Robert F. Kennedy High School	0.4	2.4
220	Cosumnes Oaks High School	0.4	1.4
220	Murrieta Mesa High School	0.4	0
231	Eureka Senior High School	0.5	1.8
231	McFarland High School	0.5	0.5
231	Lassen High School	0.5	0.5
231	Duarte High School	0.5	1.3
231	Valencia High School	0.5	1
231	La Quinta High School	0.5	4
…
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