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California Title I schools beating the odds

California public schools where 60%+ of students qualify for free or reduced lunch AND the school's composite proficiency ranks in the top quartile of all California schools. The intersection that matters most for equity.

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CALIFORNIA · TITLE I BEATING THE ODDS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientState %ile
451Balboa ElementaryGlendaleGlendale Unified60.2%48.2%90
452Victoria Avenue ElementarySouth GateLos Angeles Unified97.4%48.2%90
453School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning ComplexLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified99.2%48.2%90
454Oak Park ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified83.3%48.2%90
455Holtville MiddleHoltvilleHoltville Unified81.3%48.1%90
456Halldale ElementaryTorranceLos Angeles Unified86.1%48.1%90
457Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and MathVistaVista Unified70.8%48.1%90
458Kelly ElementaryComptonCompton Unified89.6%48.1%90
459Liberty MiddleLemooreLemoore Union Elementary81.3%48.1%90
460John Muir ElementaryGlendaleGlendale Unified65.7%48.1%90
461Palmyra GATE MagnetOrangeOrange Unified77.4%48.1%90
462Oak Park ElementaryFontanaFontana Unified74.1%48.1%90
463Valle Vista ElementaryRancho CucamongaCentral Elementary60.9%48.0%90
464Somis ElementarySomisSomis Union81.1%48.0%90
465Edward Harris Jr. MiddleElk GroveElk Grove Unified71.9%47.9%90
466Mamie L. Northcutt ElementaryFountain ValleyGarden Grove Unified84.0%47.9%90
467Palm Desert Charter MiddlePalm DesertDesert Sands Unified61.4%47.9%90
468Hidden Springs ElementaryMoreno ValleyMoreno Valley Unified77.3%47.9%90
469Rio Vista MiddleFresnoCentral Unified68.6%47.9%90
470Jefferson ElementaryComptonCompton Unified86.9%47.9%90
471James Monroe ElementaryFountain ValleyGarden Grove Unified69.2%47.9%90
472La Rosa ElementaryCeresCeres Unified83.9%47.9%90
473Ranch Hills ElementaryPomonaPomona Unified63.5%47.9%90
474Longfellow ElementaryWhittierWhittier City78.4%47.9%90
475Hillsdale MiddleEl CajonCajon Valley Union73.3%47.9%90
476Jaime Escalante ElementaryCudahyLos Angeles Unified95.1%47.9%90
477P. W. Engvall ElementaryLemooreLemoore Union Elementary74.2%47.9%90
478City Honors International Preparatory HighInglewoodInglewood Unified82.2%47.8%90
479Rio Hondo ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified82.6%47.7%90
480Louis Armstrong MiddleSherman OaksLos Angeles Unified62.5%47.7%90
481Discovery School of the ArtsVictorvilleVictor Elementary74.8%47.7%90
482Hansen ElementaryAnaheimSavanna Elementary87.5%47.6%90
483IdyllwildIdyllwildHemet Unified72.0%47.6%89
484W.J.C. Trapp ElementaryRialtoRialto Unified73.9%47.6%89
485Golden Springs ElementaryDiamond BarPomona Unified72.2%47.5%89
486Los Altos ElementaryHacienda HeightsHacienda la Puente Unified67.0%47.5%89
487Upland ElementaryUplandUpland Unified87.4%47.5%89
488Fowler HighFowlerFowler Unified79.8%47.4%89
489Thomas Jefferson ElementaryGlendaleGlendale Unified62.7%47.4%89
490Promenade ElementaryCoronaAlvord Unified73.6%47.4%89
491Lone Star ElementaryFresnoSanger Unified72.0%47.4%89
492Oakland Technical HighOaklandOakland Unified70.2%47.3%89
493Centennial HighCoronaCorona-Norco Unified81.3%47.3%89
494Stanford Avenue ElementarySouth GateLos Angeles Unified96.7%47.3%89
495Charnock Road ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified90.7%47.3%89
496Dayton Heights ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified96.7%47.3%89
497South Hills HighWest CovinaCovina-Valley Unified62.3%47.3%89
498Discovery ElementaryBakersfieldFruitvale Elementary66.3%47.3%89
499Virginia Road ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified95.4%47.3%89
500Del Obispo ElementarySan Juan CapistranoCapistrano Unified68.4%47.2%89
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