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Westmoor High School dropout rate increased by 44.7% compared to previous school year

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Westmoor High School's dropout rate in the 2018-19 school year increased by 44.7% compared to the previous school year’s dropout rate of 4.7%, 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.”

Top 100 Schools Ranking Compared to Previous School Year
RankingSchoolDrop-out rate2017-18 Drop-out rate
1Millennium High Alternative00
1Piedmont High School00
1Amador County Special Education0--
1Biggs High School06.5
1Durham High School01.2
1Maxwell Sr High School03.4
1Pierce High School01
1Mid Valley High School (Continuation)011.8
1Miramonte High School00.7
1Middle College High School00
1California High School00.2
1Monte Vista High School00.5
1Kingsburg High School00.8
1Parlier High School01.5
1Sierra High School00
1Hamilton High School00
1Princeton Junior-Senior High School0--
1McKinleyville High School04.7
1Hoopa Valley High School00
1South Fork Junior - Senior High School02.7
1Ferndale High School00
1Big Pine High School0--
1Bishop Union High School01.5
1Boron Junior-Senior High School02.4
1Desert Junior-Senior High School00
1140Mira Monte High School6.54.3
1140Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet6.53.6
1150Kings River High School (Continuation)6.67.8
1150Bakersfield High School6.66.3
1150Hilltop Senior High School6.65.4
1150Tracy High School6.66.1
1150Peter Johansen High School6.64.3
1150Sacramento Charter High School6.62.1
1150Cesar Chavez High School6.69.4
1150Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School6.64.1
1158Pleasant Valley High School6.73
1158Calexico High School6.73.8
1158Monterey High School (Continuation)6.710.8
1158Hawthorne High School6.78.2
1158Terra Linda High School6.714.2
1158Tomales High School6.74.9
1158Willits Charter6.7--
1158Coast High School6.78.5
1158Dixon High School6.76.2
1158King-Chavez Community High School6.74.9
1158Nea Community Learning Center6.720
1158San Diego Metro Career and Tech6.73
1170John H. Francis Polytechnic6.86.6
1170Compton High School6.88.3
1170Magnolia High School6.811
1170Westmoor High School6.84.7
1170Santa Maria High School6.89.8
1170Pacific Coast Charter6.82.5
1170Clovis Online Charter6.86.9
1170Everest Public High School6.84.8
1170NAVA College Preparatory Academy6.8--
1179Garey High School6.98.5
1179Everett Alvarez High School6.94.2
1181San Bernardino High School76.4
1181Charter School of San Diego76.7
1181Oceanside High School77.1
1181Bear Creek High School77.3
1181Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy715.5
1181Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Academy of Scientific Exploration (ASE)79.5
1187Fresno High School7.16.3
1187Tehachapi High School7.15.7
1187Le Grand High School7.113.8
1187Green Valley High School7.110.9
1187Montgomery Senior High School7.14.9
1187Monte Vista7.123.6
1187Madison Community High School7.19.1
1187La Sierra High School7.12.1
1187Pacifica High School7.14.9
1187Riverside Virtual7.18
1187Sherman Thomas Charter High School7.15.6
1187Rancho Dominguez Preparatory7.14.2
2150Santa Cruz County Court74.336.6
2151S.F. County Special Education75--
2152San Diego County Court75.378.3
2153San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center75.768.9
2154Highlands Community Charter76.260.9
2155Solano County Community76.578.9
2156MethodSchools77.845.8
2157Center for Alternative Learning78.978.9
2158Gateway College and Career Academy81.640.4
2159Clovis Community Day Secondary School83.3--
2160Sonoma County Court84.667.6
2161EPIC de Cesar Chavez85.363.5
2162Dan Jacobs86.7--
2162Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter86.7--
2164SIATech Academy South87.755.2
2165Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs88.936.4
2166Opportunity Youth Academy89.142.6
2167Hart-Ransom Academic Charter89.54.5
2168Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning90.190.1
2168Santa Clara County Special Education90.120.3
2170Siskiyou County Special Education90.9--
2170Oroville High Community Day90.990.9
2172Family First Charter92.771.6
2173Civicorps Corpsmember Academy93.331.8
2174New Opportunities Charter96.593.8

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