SLO Reporter

Morro Bay High School drop-out rate in the 2017-18 school year increased by 25 percent compared to the previous school year’s drop-out rate of 1.2, 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
…
426	Esperanza High School	1.4	0.5
426	Carpinteria Senior High School	1.4	0.6
426	Leigh High School	1.4	0.8
426	Branham High School	1.4	0.6
426	Foothill High School	1.4	1.3
426	Strathmore High School	1.4	1.5
426	Village Academy High School at Indian Hill	1.4	1.1
426	Monterey Trail High School	1.4	2.1
426	American Indian Public High School	1.4	14.3
446	College Park High School	1.5	2
446	South Tahoe High School	1.5	2
446	Buchanan High School	1.5	0.5
446	Kerman High School	1.5	1.6
446	Alhambra High School	1.5	1.2
446	Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School	1.5	3.7
446	William S. Hart High School	1.5	1.3
446	San Marin High School	1.5	1.3
446	Carmel High School	1.5	0.5
446	Costa Mesa High School	1.5	2.2
446	John F. Kennedy High School	1.5	2
446	Temescal Canyon High School	1.5	0.9
446	Palm Desert High School	1.5	0.8
446	San Pasqual High School	1.5	2.5
446	Mira Mesa High School	1.5	0.7
446	Atascadero High School	1.5	1.1
446	Morro Bay High School	1.5	1.2
446	Soledad High School	1.5	2.8
446	Animo Leadership High School	1.5	3.5
446	Inderkum High School	1.5	1.4
446	City Arts and Tech High School	1.5	4.1
446	Olympian High School	1.5	3
446	Sylmar Biotech Health Academy	1.5	4.2
469	Sierra Vista High School	1.6	1.6
469	Burbank High School	1.6	1.2
469	Warren (Earl) High School	1.6	1.1
469	Palisades Charter High School	1.6	0.8
469	Saugus High School	1.6	0.5
469	Livingston High School	1.6	0.7
469	Seaside High School	1.6	1.1
469	Huntington Beach High School	1.6	1.6
469	Cathedral City High School	1.6	2.4
469	Ramona High School	1.6	1.3
469	Casa Roble Fundamental High School	1.6	2.9
469	Eastlake High School	1.6	3.2
469	Carlmont High School	1.6	1.7
469	San Marcos Senior High School	1.6	6
469	Central Valley High School	1.6	3.5
469	Hector G. Godinez	1.6	1.3
469	Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Environmental Science High School	1.6	2.2
469	Shadow Hills High School	1.6	1.1
469	Da Vinci Design	1.6	3.2
…
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