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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
501Great Western ElementaryReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified82.8%47.2%89
502El Diamante HighVisaliaVisalia Unified62.6%47.2%89
503Alta ElementaryReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified78.0%47.2%89
504Palm ElementaryOrosiCutler-Orosi Joint Unified94.6%47.2%89
505Orange Cove HighOrange CoveKings Canyon Joint Unified91.2%47.1%89
506Dr. J. Michael McGrath ElementaryNewhallNewhall86.0%47.1%89
507Blossom Valley ElementaryEl CajonCajon Valley Union65.7%47.1%89
508La Colima ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary77.2%47.1%89
509Temperance-Kutner ElementaryFresnoClovis Unified68.3%47.1%89
510San Jacinto Leadership Academy - MagnetSan JacintoSan Jacinto Unified82.0%47.1%89
511Ferris Spanger ElementaryRosevilleRoseville City Elementary61.8%47.1%89
512Annalee Avenue ElementaryCarsonLos Angeles Unified77.8%47.0%89
513Monroe ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified75.8%47.0%89
514Joli Ann Leichtag ElementaryVistaSan Marcos Unified69.1%47.0%89
515Mira Loma HighSacramentoSan Juan Unified62.7%47.0%89
516Evergreen ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary88.5%47.0%89
517Edgewood AcademyLa PuenteBassett Unified83.9%47.0%89
518Adams ElementarySanta BarbaraSanta Barbara Unified64.4%47.0%89
519Segerstrom HighSanta AnaSanta Ana Unified80.6%46.9%89
520Davis MiddleComptonCompton Unified90.4%46.9%89
521Dogwood ElementaryHeberHeber Elementary71.3%46.9%89
522Valencia Academy of the ArtsPico RiveraEl Rancho Unified82.4%46.9%89
523Canalino ElementaryCarpinteriaCarpinteria Unified62.4%46.9%89
524Montclair HighMontclairChaffey Joint Union High83.3%46.9%89
525Dr. Jonas E. SalkAnaheimMagnolia Elementary75.1%46.8%89
526Gordon H. Beatty MiddleBuena ParkBuena Park Elementary73.8%46.8%89
527Imperial Cross ElementaryImperialImperial Unified61.3%46.8%89
528Spring View MiddleHuntington BeachOcean View68.0%46.8%89
529Penn ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified81.4%46.8%88
530George Kelly ElementaryTracyTracy Joint Unified61.4%46.8%88
531Peter Pendleton ElementaryCoachellaCoachella Valley Unified96.2%46.8%88
532Fifty-Fourth Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified94.7%46.8%88
533Los Feliz Science/Tech/Engineer/Math/Medicine MagnetLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified81.1%46.7%88
534Chester W. Morrison ElementaryMenifeeMenifee Union72.6%46.7%88
535Canterbury Avenue ElementaryArletaLos Angeles Unified85.5%46.6%88
536San Pasqual HighEscondidoEscondido Union High73.2%46.6%88
537Willmore ElementaryWestminsterWestminster76.3%46.6%88
538Mendocino K-8MendocinoMendocino Unified68.5%46.6%88
539Lomarena ElementaryLaguna HillsSaddleback Valley Unified69.0%46.5%88
540Breeze Hill ElementaryVistaVista Unified65.0%46.5%88
541Endeavour ElementaryBakersfieldFruitvale Elementary72.8%46.5%88
542Charles Hoffman ElementaryRunning SpringsRim of the World Unified60.6%46.5%88
543Diamond Ranch HighPomonaPomona Unified78.7%46.4%88
544Palm Avenue ElementarySan BernardinoSan Bernardino City Unified77.9%46.4%88
545Duarte HighDuarteDuarte Unified77.0%46.4%88
546Almond Tree MiddleDelanoDelano Union Elementary91.7%46.4%88
547Lake Center MiddleSanta Fe SpringsLittle Lake City Elementary80.1%46.4%88
548Triple Crown ElementaryPerrisVal Verde Unified85.1%46.4%88
549Glen H. Dysinger Sr. ElementaryBuena ParkCentralia Elementary65.8%46.4%88
550Victory Boulevard ElementaryNorth HollywoodLos Angeles Unified91.8%46.4%88
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