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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
801Golden Empire ElementarySacramentoSacramento City Unified62.3%42.6%83
802Jefferson ElementaryReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified95.6%42.6%83
803Lathrop HighLathropManteca Unified62.2%42.6%83
804Hilltop Drive ElementaryChula VistaChula Vista Elementary69.2%42.6%82
805Wangenheim MiddleSan DiegoSan Diego Unified67.6%42.6%82
806Sunflower ElementaryEl CentroEl Centro Elementary79.2%42.5%82
807Rio Vista ElementaryPico RiveraEl Rancho Unified83.5%42.5%82
808Merlinda ElementaryWest CovinaWest Covina Unified88.5%42.5%82
809Pioneer TK-8SacramentoTwin Rivers Unified86.6%42.5%82
810Foothill ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified70.6%42.5%82
811Armstrong ElementaryDiamond BarPomona Unified66.9%42.5%82
812Weaverville ElementaryWeavervilleTrinity Alps Unified67.7%42.5%82
813Kenmore ElementaryBaldwin ParkBaldwin Park Unified86.7%42.4%82
814Palms ElementaryLakewoodABC Unified82.3%42.4%82
815Ruth Musser MiddleRancho CucamongaCentral Elementary68.7%42.4%82
816Taft ElementaryOrangeOrange Unified88.9%42.4%82
817Westside Preparatory CharterRio LindaTwin Rivers Unified81.0%42.4%82
818Dayton ElementarySan LeandroSan Lorenzo Unified71.2%42.4%82
819Harmony ElementaryDelhiDelhi Unified83.8%42.3%82
820Gledhill Street ElementaryNorth HillsLos Angeles Unified78.8%42.3%82
821Wakeham ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified85.0%42.3%82
822Irene B. West ElementaryElk GroveElk Grove Unified73.0%42.3%82
823Alta Loma ElementaryAlta LomaAlta Loma Elementary61.6%42.3%82
824Corona HighCoronaCorona-Norco Unified86.3%42.3%82
825West Covina HighWest CovinaWest Covina Unified81.9%42.3%82
826Sycamore ElementaryUplandUpland Unified75.0%42.3%82
827Avalon ElementaryPerrisVal Verde Unified85.1%42.3%82
828Hillcrest HighRiversideAlvord Unified75.6%42.3%82
829Canyon Crest ElementaryFontanaFontana Unified69.0%42.2%82
830Magee Academy of Arts & SciencesPico RiveraEl Rancho Unified82.2%42.2%82
831Santa Margarita ElementaryOceansideOceanside Unified66.2%42.2%82
832Summit Charter AcademyPortervilleBurton Elementary72.5%42.2%82
833Washington ElementaryComptonCompton Unified87.7%42.1%82
834Rio Calaveras ElementaryStocktonStockton Unified72.7%42.1%82
835Danbrook ElementaryAnaheimCentralia Elementary95.8%42.1%82
836Jefferson (Thomas) ElementaryAnaheimAnaheim Elementary80.3%42.1%82
837Douglas J. Miller ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union80.0%42.1%82
838Monache HighPortervillePorterville Unified81.2%42.1%82
839Elderberry ElementaryOntarioOntario-Montclair92.5%42.1%82
840Bay ElementarySan LorenzoSan Lorenzo Unified69.7%42.1%82
841One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street ElementaryGardenaLos Angeles Unified86.4%42.0%82
842West Whittier ElementaryWhittierWhittier City76.0%42.0%82
843Commonwealth Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified88.7%42.0%82
844Sybil N. Crookham ElementaryWintonWinton95.6%42.0%82
845Marco Forster MiddleSan Juan CapistranoCapistrano Unified75.1%42.0%82
846Cave Language AcademyVallejoVallejo City Unified66.1%42.0%82
847Carson Senior HighCarsonLos Angeles Unified87.7%42.0%82
848Mary Lou Dieterich ElementaryModestoStanislaus Union Elementary61.7%42.0%82
849General Shafter ElementaryBakersfieldGeneral Shafter Elementary88.8%42.0%82
850McFarland High School Early CollegeMcFarlandMcFarland Unified82.2%42.0%81
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