Santa Cruz Standard

Santa Cruz High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year decreased by 19.4% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 3.6%, 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
…
675	Vintage High School	2.8	3.3
675	NU Tech High School	2.8	2.4
675	Corona del Mar High School	2.8	1.2
675	Paloma Valley High School	2.8	2.6
675	Silver Valley High School	2.8	1.4
675	Valhalla High School	2.8	3.5
675	Morse High School	2.8	2
675	Lompoc High School	2.8	3.9
675	Soquel High School	2.8	1.2
675	High Tech High School	2.8	0
675	Los Osos High School	2.8	2.5
675	Animo Inglewood Charter High School	2.8	4
675	Mission Hills High School	2.8	0.5
675	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	2.8	4
675	CORE Butte Charter	2.8	2.6
697	Chico High School	2.9	1.6
697	Las Plumas High School	2.9	1.4
697	Clear Lake High School	2.9	1.1
697	Culver City High School	2.9	2.4
697	South El Monte High School	2.9	1.9
697	Herbert Hoover High School	2.9	7.5
697	Joaquin Miller Career and Transition Center	2.9	7.1
697	Granite Bay High School	2.9	4.3
697	Rio Vista High School	2.9	2.1
697	Burlingame High School	2.9	2.2
697	Santa Cruz High School	2.9	3.6
697	Weed High School	2.9	6.3
697	Vacaville High School	2.9	3.4
697	Elise P. Buckingham Charter Magnet High School	2.9	2.2
697	Mt. Whitney High School	2.9	3.7
697	River City High School	2.9	1.9
697	The High School at Moorpark College	2.9	2.4
697	Hamilton High School	2.9	0
697	Summit Charter Academy	2.9	0
697	Antelope High School	2.9	2.3
697	Century Academy	2.9	0
718	Reedley High School	3	1.3
718	Vasquez High School	3	4.5
718	North Monterey County High School	3	2.6
718	Bear River High School	3	0.6
718	Chula Vista Senior High School	3	4.1
718	Capuchino High School	3	3.3
718	Terra Nova High School	3	3.4
718	Aptos High School	3	7
718	Will C. Wood High School	3	1.9
718	Turlock High School	3	1.6
718	Angelo Rodriguez High School	3	4
718	Madera South High School	3	2.1
718	William & Marian Ghidotti High School	3	0
731	James Logan High School	3.1	4.3
731	Calipatria High School	3.1	2.3
…
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