According to CDE data, graduation rates indicate an increase in disproportional academic performance between white, Black, Latino, and English-learning students.
According to the National Centre for Education Statistics, in 2019 American Indian and Alaska Native students were the most at risk of dropping out.
Angela Johnson, a research scientist at NWEA, says “taken together, prior research suggests that inequities exist in the quality of education experienced by current ELsand non-ELs and that these inequities explain achievement gaps in middle and early high school” in The Effects of English Learner Classification on High School Graduation and College Attendance.
Student Group Ranked by Comparison to Statewide Graduation Rate (2017-2018)
| Rank | Student Group | Student Group Graduation Rate | Statewide Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asian | 66.7 | 94.9 |
| 2 | White | 87.3 | 92.1 |
| 3 | Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 100 | 88.6 |
| 3 | Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 100 | 88.6 |
| 5 | Hispanic or Latino | 89.6 | 86.5 |
| 6 | American Indian or Alaska Native | 90.9 | 82.8 |
| 7 | Black or African American | 75 | 82.2 |
| 8 | Foster Youth | 37.5 | 74.1 |
| 9 | Students with Disabilities | 53 | 67.1 |
| 10 | English Learners | 45 | 56.7 |
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