Latinos Drop Out of O.C. Schools at Twice Anglo Rate

Latino students in Orange County drop out of school at twice the rate of their Anglo counterparts, an alarming gap that could have significant economic and social repercussions in the area, some educators and officials say.

The figures are contained in a newly released report by the state Department of Education, which shows that the dropout rate among all Orange County students is 16.9%, lower than the state average of 22.7%. But while the dropout rate for Anglo students in county schools was 13.4%, it was 33% for Latinos.

The three-year statewide survey, which tracked students by ethnic groups, shows dropout rates in Orange County of 22.5% among black students, 19.8% among Filipinos and 13.9% among Asians.

Wider Gap Suspected

While some local school officials contested the calculations, other education experts said they suspect the gap in education for Latino students may be even wider than the report indicates.

The state’s report tracked students from the 10th grade to the 12th, beginning in the 1985-86 school year. But Arturo Madrid, director of the Tomas Rivera Center at Claremont Colleges, a Latino think tank, said research shows that the largest number of Latinos who drop out of school do so between the 7th and 10th grades.

“The absolute numbers of kids who started in the first (grade) and made it 12 years later to graduation, among Latinos, is pretty close to 50%,” Madrid said. “No matter how you calculate it, there are fewer Latino students graduating than started out in first grade. . . . There have been attempts to explain it, but by any measure, schools do not do well by Latino students.”

The report provides the first standardized yardstick to help tackle a complex problem that baffles educators: Why do students drop out? Without accurate reporting methods, educators say it has been difficult to even understand the scope of the problem.

The survey numbers were obtained by taking each school’s enrollment on one day in October, 1985, and comparing that to the cumulative number of dropouts during the next three years. Before this system was developed, each district had its own formula for calculating dropout rates, making comparisons or accountability among schools difficult.

But many Orange County school officials quibbled with the survey’s results, saying that it fails to take into account districts that have rapidly declining or increasing enrollment, or those with large numbers of students in alternative education programs. They also note that Orange County has a growing immigrant population, which may contribute to lower educational achievement, and pockets of neighborhoods where families are highly transient.

“This is a fairly new reporting system, and there are still some bugs that distort the meaning of the numbers,” said Les Shuck, associate superintendent of the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, where Latinos were reported dropping out of school at a rate of 50.3%, the highest in the county. “What’s hard on us is people here work on efforts to prevent dropouts, and then you get beat over the head because the figures look bad.”

Shuck said his district is working hard to identify potential dropouts at an early age to try to persuade not only that they should stay in school but that they should aim for college.

Other Orange County districts where more than a quarter of the Latino students dropped out between the 10th and 12th grades were: Orange Unified, with 42.1%; Anaheim Union High School District, 38.5%; Huntington Beach Union High School, 36.2%; Saddleback Unified, 36.2%; Santa Ana Unified, 29.9%, and Garden Grove Unified, 27%.

While districts may quarrel with the specific figures in the report, almost no one disputes the gap between the Latino and Anglo dropout rates.

Why the gap is so glaring is a more difficult question to answer. Rose Garcia has seen some patterns in the 10 years she has worked as a field representative making home visits to truant students in the Garden Grove Unified School District.

“I guess a lot of the parents are from the old country. They don’t read and write themselves, and they figure once the kids can read or write, then that’s enough,” Garcia said. “They may need help at home, so the child gets a job.

“The kid starts making money and then school becomes secondary,” she said. “Work becomes the most important thing. They feel good helping out.”

Girls in particular seem to quit school at a young age, she said, some of them to marry.

But Garcia and others are quick to add that there are few constants when it comes to students who decide they no longer want to stay in school.

One 16-year-old girl interviewed recently at Horizon High School, one of the county’s alternative education programs, said she dropped out of Westminster High School last year after “ditching” four months of classes. Now, she plans to earn enough credits in alternative education to return and graduate with her class.

“I was hanging around with the wrong crowd, I guess,” she explained. “The only one I keep in touch with is my best friend, and she’s going to continuation high school. The rest are pregnant or getting married.”

At the end of her recent weekly session with teacher Bob Bowser, she asked if her 15-year-old brother could attend Horizon too. “He already got kicked out of (a continuation high school in the Anaheim Union High School District) because he didn’t go to summer school like he was supposed to,” she said, adding that another high school refused to accept him because he has a tattoo identifying him as a gang member. But she said her brother is about to leave the gang and go straight.

She said her brother will have to go through a ritual in which the gang will beat him before they allow him to relinquish his membership.

Bowser told her that her brother would have to really want to finish school before they would consider letting him into the program.

“He wants to finish,” she said. “My dad keeps getting on his case, every time he comes to visit us, about staying in school. And besides, he told him he can’t get new school clothes unless he goes back.”

Gap Narrows Slowly

David Hayes-Bautista, head of the Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA, points out in a recently published book that the gap in education levels between Anglos and Latinos in California has existed for decades, and while it may be narrowing, it isn’t doing so very quickly.

In 1940, 38.4% of Anglos held high school diplomas, while only 9% of Latinos had a high school education, according to Hayes-Bautista. By 1980, the proportion of Anglo students with a high school diploma was 79.4%, compared to 41% of the Latinos.

“It’s a tragedy,” said Audrey Yamagata-Noji, a trustee of the Santa Ana Unified School District, where Latinos constitute almost 80% of the student enrollment. “If you take a look at the fact that the fastest growing population in Southern California is Hispanics and they aren’t getting a great deal of education, then how are they going to be able to contribute to society and to the economy in the future?

“Everyone should feel like they have an investment in the current student population. . . . The retirement of many older people will be based on the income that the current work force is generating,” she said. “Older folks whose kids are out of the house and out of school now look at the current situation and shake their heads and say, ‘It’s awful,’ but think it’s not their problem. But it is their problem.”

School officials in Orange County say they are not ignoring the problem of dropouts. Previously, schools dealt with the problem by hiring a handful of “truant officers” to track down the absentees. Now, research indicates that patterns of studying and learning--which are believed fundamental in motivating students to stay in school--begin at a much earlier age than the high school years.

And many school districts are trying various ways to convince young children--especially Latinos--that education is a necessity in this more technological age.

At Santa Ana Unified, for example, “career days” will be required at at all elementary schools this year. Supt. Rudy Castruita said the program is intended to expose children to successful role models, to people they might not otherwise have contact with.

First- and second-graders in some schools last school year heard real estate agents, space engineers, journalists and beauticians explain how they got their jobs and how education helped them to accomplish their goals. Most of the speakers were members of ethnic minorities.

Many Orange County school districts have formed committees of faculty, principals, parents, students and probation officers to evaluate cases of individual students who are considered “at risk” of dropping out and have been consistently truant.

And Anaheim Union High School District has hired its first social worker to help students with problems at home get assistance from social services agencies outside the school system that could benefit the entire family. Three years ago, Lorraine Kobett, director of student services for the district, said they persuaded USC to allow candidates for a master’s degree in social work to intern in their schools, even though no one had done that before. The district has hired one of its graduates and now has an ongoing internship program.

“They have training in very specific areas of family trauma, family stress,” Kobett said of the social workers. “They also are trained . . . (to know) what community services are appropriate and available for connecting with the youngsters.”

While school counselors might be expected to provide such help, Kobett said, they have many other responsibilities and heavy workloads, so often haven’t time to work one-to-one with a student.

“The interns are kind of bridging that gap,” Kobett said. “They are working with the faculty, with counselor, with families.”

SCHOOL DISTRICT RACIAL AND ETHNIC DROPOUT RATES, 1988

Rates based on students enrolled in the 1985-86 school year who dropped out of school through the 1988-89 school year. Districts and schools are ranked from highest to lowest rate. District and county totals include students enrolled in continuation schools and other special education programs that are not included in these tables.

American Indian or Alaskan Districts, Schools TOTAL Native Asian OC TOTALS County Enrollment: 31,736 292 3,095 Total Dropouts: 60 425 29 Percent: 16.9 20.5 13.9 ANAHEIM UNION District Enrollment: 4,341 15 420 Total Dropouts: 1,226 3 59 Percent: 28.2 20.0 14.0 Anaheim Enrollment: 597 1 33 Dropouts: 132 1 7 Percent: 22.1 100.0 21.2 Magnolia Enrollment: 440 0 49 Dropouts: 69 0 7 Percent: 15.7 0 14.3 Loara Enrollment: 505 4 47 Dropouts: 79 0 5 Percent: 15.6 0 10.6 Katella Enrollment: 543 0 46 Dropouts: 82 1 3 Percent: 15.1 0 6.5 Western Enrollment: 455 2 52 Dropouts: 52 0 6 Percent: 11.4 0 11.5 Cypress Enrollment: 566 1 65 Dropouts: 48 0 7 Percent: 8.5 0 10.8 Savanna Enrollment: 457 1 58 Dropouts: 38 1 7 Percent: 8.3 100.0 12.1 Kennedy Enrollment: 592 2 70 (John F.) Dropouts: 28 0 6 Percent: 4.7 0 8.6 SANTA ANA UNIFIED District Enrollment: 2,373 2 373 Total Dropouts: 626 0 68 Percent: 26.4 0 18.2 Valley Enrollment: 658 0 129 Dropouts: 164 0 26 Percent: 24.9 0 20.2 Santa Ana Enrollment: 879 0 102 Dropouts: 206 0 24 Percent: 23.4 0 23.5 Saddleback Enrollment: 705 2 142 Dropouts: 118 0 16 Percent: 16.7 0 11.3 ORANGE UNIFIED District Enrollment: 2,476 13 187 Total Dropouts: 491 2 25 Percent: 19.8 15.4 13.4 Orange Enrollment: 622 8 67 Dropouts: 92 2 9 Percent: 14.8 25.0 13.4 El Modena Enrollment: 580 2 38 Dropouts: 71 0 5 Percent: 12.2 0 13.2 Villa Park Enrollment: 515 1 36 Dropouts: 56 0 3 Percent: 10.9 0 8.3 Canyon Enrollment: 685 2 46 Dropouts: 72 0 5 Percent: 10.5 0 10.9 HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION District Enrollment: 4,755 190 507 Total Dropouts: 894 51 90 Percent: 18.8 26.8 17.8 Westminster Enrollment: 774 44 168 Dropouts: 132 5 42 Percent: 17.1 11.4 25.0 Ocean View Enrollment: 649 29 88 Dropouts: 86 6 12 Percent: 13.3 20.7 13.6 Huntington Enrollment: 827 40 69 Beach Dropouts: 66 7 4 Percent: 8.0 17.5 5.8 Marina Enrollment: 777 28 66 Dropouts: 60 2 6 Percent: 7.7 7.1 9.1 Fountain Enrollment: 898 35 53 Valley Dropouts: 68 2 5 Percent: 7.6 5.7 9.4 Edison Enrollment: 714 9 58 Dropouts: 35 1 4 Percent: 4.9 11.1 6.9 FULLERTON JOINT UNION District Enrollment: 2,943 1 259 Total Dropouts: 541 0 17 Percent: 18.4 0 6.6 Fullerton Enrollment: 507 0 56 Dropouts: 71 0 7 Percent: 14.0 0 12.5 La Habra Enrollment: 502 0 20 Dropouts: 64 0 0 Percent: 12.7 0 0 Buena Park Enrollment: 493 0 43 Dropouts: 51 0 4 Percent: 10.3 0 9.3 Sonora Enrollment: 443 0 27 Dropouts: 26 0 1 Percent: 5.9 0 3.7 Troy Enrollment: 421 0 18 Dropouts: 15 0 0 Percent: 3.6 0 0 Sunny Hills Enrollment: 494 1 94 Dropouts: 11 0 1 Percent: 2.2 0 1.1 GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED District Enrollment: 3,294 55 590 Total Dropouts: 449 3 99 Percent: 13.6 5.5 16.8 Santiago Enrollment: 507 9 124 Dropouts: 129 2 29 Percent: 25.4 22.2 23.4 Los Amigos Enrollment: 459 4 107 Dropouts: 98 1 31 Percent: 21.4 25.0 29.0 Garden Enrollment: 478 11 67 Grove Dropouts: 53 0 10 Percent: 11.1 0 14.9 Pacifica Enrollment: 461 8 28 Dropouts: 40 0 4 Percent: 8.7 0 14.3 La Quinta Enrollment: 490 4 78 Dropouts: 34 0 9 Percent: 6.9 0 11.5 Rancho Enrollment: 388 12 54 Alamitos Dropouts: 26 0 3 Percent: 6.7 0 5.6 Bolsa Enrollment: 452 6 125 Grande Dropouts: 27 0 10 Percent: 6.0 0 8.0 NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED District Enrollment: 1,823 1 110 Total Dropouts: 222 0 30 Percent: 12.2 0 27.3 Costa Mesa Enrollment: 364 1 64 Dropouts: 85 0 23 Percent: 23.4 0 35.9 Estancia Enrollment: 459 0 31 Dropouts: 39 0 4 Percent: 8.5 0 12.9 Newport Enrollment: 471 0 3 Harbor Dropouts: 26 0 1 Percent: 5.5 0 33.3 Corona Enrollment: 400 0 11 Del Mar Dropouts: 15 0 0 Percent: 3.7 0 0 SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED District Enrollment: 2,008 2 75 Total Dropouts: 241 0 7 Percent: 12.0 0 9.3 Trabuco Hills Enrollment: 275 0 10 Dropouts: 18 0 1 Percent: 6.5 0 10.0 Mission Enrollment: 632 2 26 Viejo Dropouts: 22 0 3 Percent: 3.5 0 11.5 El Toro Enrollment: 694 0 17 Dropouts: 19 0 1 Percent: 2.7 0 5.9 Laguna Hills Enrollment: 384 0 21 Dropouts: 10 0 0 Percent: 2.6 0 0 TUSTIN UNIFIED District Enrollment: 1,078 5 106 Total Dropouts: 105 1 11 Percent: 9.7 20.0 10.4 Tustin Enrollment: 570 1 63 Dropouts: 42 0 8 Percent: 7.4 0 12.7 Foothill Enrollment: 461 4 42 Dropouts: 11 1 2 Percent: 2.4 25.0 4.8 CAPISTRANO UNIFIED District Enrollment: 1,844 1 44 Total Dropouts: 173 0 1 Percent: 9.4 0 2.3 San Enrollment: 535 0 8 Clemente Dropouts: 43 0 0 Percent: 8.0 0 0 Dana Hills Enrollment: 587 0 17 Dropouts: 37 0 0 Percent: 6.3 0 0 Capistrano Enrollment: 667 1 19 Valley Dropouts: 33 0 1 Percent: 4.9 0 5.3 LAGUNA BEACH UNIFIED District Enrollment: 270 1 4 Total Dropouts: 22 0 0 (Laguna Percent: 8.2 0 0 Beach High) LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED District Enrollment: 664 1 31 Total Dropouts: 54 0 0 Percent: 8.1 0 0 Los Alamitos Enrollment: 629 1 31 Dropouts: 18 0 0 Percent: 2.9 0 0 IRVINE UNIFIED District Enrollment: 1,576 2 200 Total Dropouts: 85 0 10 Percent: 5.4 0 5.0 University Enrollment: 600 2 91 Dropouts: 34 0 4 Percent: 5.7 0 4.4 Woodbridge Enrollment: 387 0 42 Dropouts: 22 0 2 Percent: 5.7 0 4.8 Irvine Enrollment: 559 0 66 Dropouts: 13 0 1 Percent: 2.3 0 1.5 PLACENTIA UNIFIED District Enrollment: 1,622 2 116 Total Dropouts: 70 0 6 Percent: 4.3 0 5.2 Valencia Enrollment: 532 0 60 Dropouts: 29 0 4 Percent: 5.5 0 6.7 El Dorado Enrollment: 467 2 31 Dropouts: 20 0 1 Percent: 4.3 0 3.2 Esperanza Enrollment: 589 0 25 Dropouts: 6 0 1 Percent: 1.0 0 4.0 BREA-OLINDA UNIFIED District Enrollment: 422 1 25 Total Dropouts: 13 0 0 Percent: 3.1 0 0 Brea-Olinda Enrollment: 397 1 25 Dropouts: 7 0 0 Percent: 1.8 0 0

Pacific Districts, Schools Islander OC TOTALS County 130 Total 33 22.3 ANAHEIM UNION District 20 Total 9 45.0 Anaheim 4 2 50.0 Magnolia 4 1 25.0 Loara 3 0 0 Katella 2 2 100.0 Western 4 0 0 Cypress 1 1 100.0 Savanna 2 0 0 Kennedy 0 (John F.) 0 0 SANTA ANA UNIFIED District 16 Total 3 18.8 Valley 8 1 12.5 Santa Ana 5 2 40.0 Saddleback 0 0 0 ORANGE UNIFIED District 8 Total 1 12.5 Orange 1 0 0 El Modena 2 0 0 Villa Park 0 1 0 Canyon 5 0 0 HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION District 27 Total 5 18.5 Westminster 18 2 11.1 Ocean View 0 0 0 Huntington 6 Beach 1 16.7 Marina 1 1 100.0 Fountain 0 Valley 0 0 Edison 1 0 0 FULLERTON JOINT UNION District 9 Total 1 11.1 Fullerton 0 0 0 La Habra 0 0 0 Buena Park 1 0 0 Sonora 2 1 50.0 Troy 0 0 0 Sunny Hills 6 0 0 GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED District 30 Total 4 13.3 Santiago 7 2 28.6 Los Amigos 8 1 12.5 Garden 2 Grove 0 0 Pacifica 2 0 0 La Quinta 4 0 0 Rancho 2 Alamitos 1 50.0 Bolsa 5 Grande 0 0 NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED District 0 Total 1 0 Costa Mesa 0 0 0 Estancia 0 1 0 Newport 0 Harbor 0 0 Corona 0 Del Mar 0 0 SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED District 2 Total 0 0 Trabuco Hills 0 0 0 Mission 0 Viejo 0 0 El Toro 1 0 0 Laguna Hills 0 0 0 TUSTIN UNIFIED District 2 Total 3 150.0 Tustin 1 2 200.0 Foothill 1 1 100.0 CAPISTRANO UNIFIED District 0 Total 2 0 San 0 Clemente 1 0 Dana Hills 0 0 0 Capistrano 0 Valley 1 0 LAGUNA BEACH UNIFIED District 1 Total 0 (Laguna 0 Beach High) LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED District 5 Total 0 0 Los Alamitos 5 0 0 IRVINE UNIFIED District 8 Total 0 0 University 0 0 0 Woodbridge 1 0 0 Irvine 6 0 0 PLACENTIA UNIFIED District 0 Total 0 0 Valencia 0 0 0 El Dorado 0 0 0 Esperanza 0 0 0 BREA-OLINDA UNIFIED District 0 Total 0 0 Brea-Olinda 0 0 0

NOT OF Districts, LATINO ORIGIN Schools Filipino Latino Black White OC TOTALS County Enrollment: 167 5,070 565 22,453 Total Dropouts: 1,688 127 3,013 5,375 Percent: 19.8 33.3 22.5 13.4 ANAHEIM UNION District Enrollment: 39 915 91 2,841 Total Dropouts: 12 352 24 767 Percent: 30.8 38.5 26.4 27.0 Anaheim Enrollment: 6 332 7 214 Dropouts: 2 81 2 37 Percent: 33.3 24.4 28.6 17.3 Magnolia Enrollment: 4 93 11 279 Dropouts: 3 20 2 36 Percent: 75.0 21.5 18.2 12.9 Loara Enrollment: 4 83 8 356 Dropouts: 0 29 2 43 Percent: 0 34.9 25.0 12.1 Katella Enrollment: 1 82 9 403 Dropouts: 2 29 3 42 Percent: 200.0 35.4 33.3 10.4 Western Enrollment: 5 72 7 313 Dropouts: 2 9 3 32 Percent: 40.0 12.5 42.9 10.2 Cypress Enrollment: 7 75 9 408 Dropouts: 0 10 1 29 Percent: 0 13.3 11.1 7.1 Savanna Enrollment: 5 76 14 301 Dropouts: 1 10 2 17 Percent: 20.0 13.2 14.3 5.6 Kennedy Enrollment: 7 49 22 442 (John F.) Dropouts: 0 7 1 14 Percent: 0 14.3 4.5 3.2 SANTA ANA UNIFIED District Enrollment: 7 1,506 138 331 Total Dropouts: 0 451 18 86 Percent: 0 29.9 13.0 26.0 Valley Enrollment: 4 404 56 57 Dropouts: 0 118 6 13 Percent: 0 29.2 10.7 22.8 Santa Ana Enrollment: 2 644 31 95 Dropouts: 0 149 5 26 Percent: 0 23.1 16.1 27.4 Saddleback Enrollment: 1 371 39 150 Dropouts: 0 82 2 18 Percent: 0 22.1 5.1 12.0 ORANGE UNIFIED District Enrollment: 5 311 35 1,917 Total Dropouts: 0 131 4 328 Percent: 0 42.1 11.4 17.1 Orange Enrollment: 2 130 14 400 Dropouts: 0 45 1 35 Percent: 0 34.6 7.1 8.7 El Modena Enrollment: 3 95 9 431 Dropouts: 0 30 2 34 Percent: 0 31.6 22.2 7.9 Villa Park Enrollment: 0 23 3 452 Dropouts: 0 5 0 47 Percent: 0 21.7 0 10.4 Canyon Enrollment: 0 47 8 577 Dropouts: 0 8 0 59 Percent: 0 17.0 0 10.2 HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION District Enrollment: 22 309 26 3,674 Total Dropouts: 4 112 10 622 Percent: 18.2 36.2 38.5 16.9 Westminster Enrollment: 9 107 6 422 Dropouts: 2 23 4 54 Percent: 22.2 21.5 66.7 12.8 Ocean View Enrollment: 2 44 3 483 Dropouts: 0 19 0 49 Percent: 0 43.2 0 10.1 Huntington Enrollment: 5 64 5 638 Beach Dropouts: 0 9 0 45 Percent: 0 14.1 0 7.1 Marina Enrollment: 0 41 3 638 Dropouts: 0 5 0 46 Percent: 0 12.2 0 7.2 Fountain Enrollment: 5 11 4 790 Valley Dropouts: 1 6 1 53 Percent: 20.0 54.5 25.0 6.7 Edison Enrollment: 1 27 5 613 Dropouts: 0 4 1 25 Percent: 0 14.8 20.0 4.1 FULLERTON JOINT UNION District Enrollment: 20 549 54 2,051 Total Dropouts: 1 276 15 231 Percent: 5.0 50.3 27.8 11.3 Fullerton Enrollment: 1 127 5 318 Dropouts: 0 31 5 28 Percent: 0 24.4 100.0 8.8 La Habra Enrollment: 1 140 4 337 Dropouts: 0 37 0 27 Percent: 0 26.4 0 8.0 Buena Park Enrollment: 5 115 14 315 Dropouts: 1 18 5 23 Percent: 20.0 15.7 35.7 7.3 Sonora Enrollment: 4 86 5 319 Dropouts: 0 8 0 16 Percent: 0 9.3 0 5.0 Troy Enrollment: 0 41 6 356 Dropouts: 0 3 0 12 Percent: 0 7.3 0 3.4 Sunny Hills Enrollment: 9 29 7 348 Dropouts: 0 2 1 7 Percent: 0 6.9 14.3 2.0 GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED District Enrollment: 33 600 50 1,936 Total Dropouts: 6 162 7 168 Percent: 18.2 27.0 14.0 8.7 Santiago Enrollment: 7 197 2 161 Dropouts: 2 72 0 22 Percent: 28.6 36.5 0 13.7 Los Amigos Enrollment: 2 117 13 208 Dropouts: 1 37 2 25 Percent: 50.0 31.6 15.4 12.0 Garden Enrollment: 4 60 9 325 Grove Dropouts: 0 13 1 29 Percent: 0 21.7 11.1 8.9 Pacifica Enrollment: 6 38 5 374 Dropouts: 0 2 1 33 Percent: 0 5.3 20.0 8.8 La Quinta Enrollment: 1 52 9 342 Dropouts: 0 8 2 15 Percent: 0 15.4 22.2 4.4 Rancho Enrollment: 10 69 3 238 Alamitos Dropouts: 1 10 0 11 Percent: 10.0 14.5 0 4.6 Bolsa Enrollment: 3 57 6 250 Grande Dropouts: 2 4 0 11 Percent: 66.7 7.0 0 4.4 NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED District Enrollment: 5 133 22 1,552 Total Dropouts: 1 29 3 158 Percent: 20.0 21.8 13.6 10.2 Costa Mesa Enrollment: 3 27 19 250 Dropouts: 1 11 1 49 Percent: 33.3 40.7 5.3 19.6 Estancia Enrollment: 1 84 1 342 Dropouts: 0 16 1 17 Percent: 0 19.0 100.0 5.0 Newport Enrollment: 0 13 1 454 Harbor Dropouts: 0 1 0 24 Percent: 0 7.7 0 5.3 Corona Enrollment: 0 3 1 385 Del Mar Dropouts: 0 1 0 14 Percent: 0 33.3 0 3.6 SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED District Enrollment: 1 69 25 1,834 Total Dropouts: 0 25 9 200 Percent: 0 36.2 36.0 10.9 Trabuco Hills Enrollment: 0 15 4 246 Dropouts: 0 1 2 14 Percent: 0 6.7 50.0 5.7 Mission Enrollment: 0 18 11 575 Viejo Dropouts: 0 3 2 14 Percent: 0 16.7 18.2 2.4 El Toro Enrollment: 1 17 7 651 Dropouts: 0 4 0 14 Percent: 0 23.5 0 2.2 Laguna Hills Enrollment: 0 19 3 341 Dropouts: 0 3 1 6 Percent: 0 15.8 33.3 1.8 TUSTIN UNIFIED District Enrollment: 5 73 34 853 Total Dropouts: 1 17 6 66 Percent: 20.0 23.3 17.6 7.7 Tustin Enrollment: 2 50 29 424 Dropouts: 0 10 4 18 Percent: 0 20.0 13.8 4.2 Foothill Enrollment: 3 18 5 388 Dropouts: 1 3 0 3 Percent: 33.3 16.7 0 0.8 CAPISTRANO UNIFIED District Enrollment: 4 89 11 1,695 Total Dropouts: 0 22 5 143 Percent: 0 24.7 45.5 8.4 San Enrollment: 1 44 8 474 Clemente Dropouts: 0 8 1 33 Percent: 0 18.2 12.5 7.0 Dana Hills Enrollment: 2 26 3 539 Dropouts: 0 6 0 31 Percent: 0 23.1 0 5.8 Capistrano Enrollment: 1 17 0 629 Valley Dropouts: 0 1 3 27 Percent: 0 5.9 0 4.3 LAGUNA BEACH UNIFIED District Enrollment: 1 6 1 256 Total Dropouts: 0 1 1 20 (Laguna Percent: 0 16.7 100.0 7.8 Beach High) LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED District Enrollment: 1 28 15 583 Total Dropouts: 1 5 2 46 Percent: 100.0 17.9 13.3 7.9 Los Alamitos Enrollment: 1 27 15 549 Dropouts: 1 4 1 12 Percent: 100.0 14.8 6.7 2.2 IRVINE UNIFIED District Enrollment: 16 137 22 1,191 Total Dropouts: 2 4 11 58 Percent: 12.5 2.9 50.0 4.9 University Enrollment: 4 30 10 463 Dropouts: 2 2 6 20 Percent: 50.0 6.7 60.0 4.3 Woodbridge Enrollment: 1 18 5 320 Dropouts: 0 1 2 17 Percent: 0 5.6 40.0 5.3 Irvine Enrollment: 11 89 6 381 Dropouts: 0 0 2 10 Percent: 0 0 33.3 2.6 PLACENTIA UNIFIED District Enrollment: 6 200 26 1,272 Total Dropouts: 0 29 3 32 Percent: 0 14.5 11.5 2.5 Valencia Enrollment: 4 122 14 332 Dropouts: 0 18 0 7 Percent: 0 14.8 0 2.1 El Dorado Enrollment: 1 28 7 398 Dropouts: 0 4 2 13 Percent: 0 14.3 28.6 3.3 Esperanza Enrollment: 1 47 5 511 Dropouts: 0 1 0 4 Percent: 0 2.1 0 0.8 BREA-OLINDA UNIFIED District Enrollment: 2 57 0 337 Total Dropouts: 0 2 1 10 Percent: 0 3.5 0 3.0 Brea-Olinda Enrollment: 2 53 0 316 Dropouts: 0 2 0 5 Percent: 0 3.8 0 1.6