SLO Reporter

Templeton Independent Study High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 55.2% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 2.9%, 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
…
918	Ceres High School	4.3	3.1
918	Oakdale Charter	4.3	0
918	Yuba City High School	4.3	5.5
918	Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy	4.3	5
918	Paradise eLearning Academy	4.3	11.8
918	Val Verde Academy	4.3	0
918	Mission Early College High School	4.3	--
935	Highland High School	4.4	3.4
935	Leuzinger High School	4.4	4.1
935	Golden Valley High School	4.4	2.6
935	Canyon Springs High School	4.4	3.1
935	Natomas High School	4.4	6.4
935	Boynton High School	4.4	7
935	Thomas Downey High School	4.4	4.6
935	Marysville High School	4.4	2
935	Buhach Colony High School	4.4	1.8
935	LIFE Academy	4.4	9.2
935	William J. (Pete) Knight High School	4.4	4.9
935	Golden Valley High School	4.4	2.6
935	John C. Kimball High School	4.4	4.6
948	Gold Strike High School	4.5	26.7
948	Imperial Ave. Holbrook High School	4.5	6.1
948	Lemoore High School	4.5	7
948	El Monte High School	4.5	7.8
948	Shandon High School	4.5	7.1
948	Templeton Independent Study High School	4.5	2.9
948	Maria Carrillo High School	4.5	3.1
948	Keyes to Learning Charter	4.5	0
948	Sierra Vista High School (Continuation)	4.5	0
948	Oakland School for the Arts	4.5	0.9
948	Roseland Charter	4.5	2.9
948	Pajaro Valley High School	4.5	5.4
948	Sacramento County SH Special Education	4.5	18.2
948	Northridge Academy High School	4.5	2
948	Magnolia Science Academy 3	4.5	0
963	Sun Valley Magnet	4.6	4
963	Laguna Hills High School	4.6	1
963	Norte Vista High School	4.6	4.9
963	Rancho Cotate High School	4.6	5.1
963	Oxnard High School	4.6	4.5
963	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology	4.6	4.9
963	American Canyon High School	4.6	2.4
963	Excelsior Charter	4.6	12
971	Centennial High School	4.7	2
971	Nevada Union High School	4.7	1.8
971	Lincoln High School	4.7	2.7
971	John J. Cairns Continuation	4.7	6.8
971	Rio Mesa High School	4.7	4.9
971	Sunnyside High School	4.7	5.3
971	Animo South Los Angeles Charter	4.7	9.2
971	Marina High School	4.7	2.4
…
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