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Best Schools · California · Title I beating the odds

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
851Ross (Faye) MiddleArtesiaABC Unified66.5%42.0%81
852Donald Graham ElementaryWildomarLake Elsinore Unified69.8%41.9%81
853Shiloh CharterModestoShiloh Elementary66.3%41.9%81
854Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionAthertonRedwood City Elementary60.1%41.9%81
855Sixty-Sixth Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified97.8%41.9%81
856Lemay Street ElementaryLake BalboaLos Angeles Unified91.9%41.9%81
857West Marin ElementaryPoint Reyes StationShoreline Unified73.7%41.8%81
858George Washington ElementaryDaly CityJefferson Elementary61.7%41.8%81
859Nipaquay ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified61.1%41.8%81
860Hilltop Senior HighChula VistaSweetwater Union High77.4%41.8%81
861Evergreen ElementaryYrekaYreka Union Elementary73.8%41.8%81
862Wesley GainesParamountParamount Unified97.1%41.8%81
863Ernest O. Lawrence ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified84.8%41.8%81
864Cantara Street ElementaryResedaLos Angeles Unified94.4%41.8%81
865William H. Frazier ElementaryFallbrookFallbrook Union Elementary82.1%41.8%81
866Schurr HighMontebelloMontebello Unified84.1%41.7%81
867Fancher Creek ElementaryFresnoClovis Unified72.3%41.7%81
868Bell Senior HighBellLos Angeles Unified91.4%41.7%81
869Alexander Hamilton Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified76.1%41.7%81
870Jefferson ElementarySangerSanger Unified89.8%41.7%81
871Birney ElementaryLong BeachLong Beach Unified70.3%41.7%81
872Yerba Buena HighSan JoseEast Side Union High61.9%41.7%81
873Woodrow Wilson Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified94.0%41.6%81
874Cook (Hazel Goes) ElementaryChula VistaChula Vista Elementary69.4%41.6%81
875Porterville HighPortervillePorterville Unified88.6%41.6%81
876Wayne Ruble MiddleFontanaFontana Unified77.0%41.6%81
877Menifee Valley MiddleMenifeeMenifee Union62.5%41.6%81
878Dry Creek ElementaryRio LindaTwin Rivers Unified85.1%41.6%81
879Patterson HighPattersonPatterson Joint Unified73.6%41.5%81
880Jefferson Leadership AcademiesLong BeachLong Beach Unified79.5%41.5%81
881Peggy Heller ElementaryAtwaterAtwater Elementary63.8%41.5%81
882Mt. Woodson ElementaryRamonaRamona City Unified67.9%41.5%81
883Grossmont HighLa MesaGrossmont Union High64.0%41.5%81
884Patrick Henry MiddleGranada HillsLos Angeles Unified76.2%41.5%81
885Nuview Bridge Early College HighNuevoNuview Union75.7%41.5%81
886Ninety-Ninth Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified97.1%41.5%81
887River City HighWest SacramentoWashington Unified67.7%41.5%81
888Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science CenterLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified86.4%41.5%81
889Selma HighSelmaSelma Unified90.1%41.4%81
890Hamlin Charter AcademyWest HillsLos Angeles Unified68.5%41.4%81
891Wheatland Union HighWheatlandWheatland Union High74.8%41.4%81
892Gates Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified93.8%41.4%81
893Alvina Elementary CharterCaruthersAlvina Elementary82.2%41.4%81
894Juniper ElementaryAtwaterAtwater Elementary73.3%41.4%81
895De Anza MagnetEl CentroEl Centro Elementary68.7%41.4%81
896Fallbrook HighFallbrookFallbrook Union High71.8%41.4%80
897Orangewood ElementaryWest CovinaWest Covina Unified80.0%41.4%80
898Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City67.9%41.4%80
899Monroe ElementaryMonroviaMonrovia Unified62.8%41.4%80
900El Sereno MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified91.8%41.3%80
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