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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
901Woodrow Wilson Junior HighHanfordHanford Elementary76.2%41.3%80
902Bandini Street ElementarySan PedroLos Angeles Unified87.5%41.3%80
903Lincoln ElementaryYuba CityYuba City Unified73.4%41.3%80
904Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleOceansideOceanside Unified63.9%41.3%80
905Mint Canyon Community ElementaryCanyon CountrySulphur Springs Union79.2%41.3%80
906Emerson (Ralph Waldo) ElementaryRosemeadGarvey Elementary77.2%41.3%80
907A. L. Conner ElementaryOrange CoveKings Canyon Joint Unified97.7%41.3%80
908Justin Garza HighFresnoCentral Unified72.9%41.3%80
909Bushnell Way ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified84.1%41.3%80
910Pasadena HighPasadenaPasadena Unified67.6%41.3%80
911Bassett Senior HighLa PuenteBassett Unified91.2%41.3%80
912Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine ArtsWhittierWhittier City79.1%41.3%80
913Robbins ElementaryRobbinsWinship-Robbins77.7%41.2%80
914Covillaud ElementaryMarysvilleMarysville Joint Unified73.0%41.2%80
915Carver ElementaryLos AngelesCompton Unified91.8%41.2%80
916Norma Coombs ElementaryPasadenaPasadena Unified64.1%41.2%80
917Olive Street ElementaryPortervillePorterville Unified98.6%41.2%80
918Bonita Street ElementaryCarsonLos Angeles Unified77.9%41.2%80
919Esther Lindstrom ElementaryLakewoodBellflower Unified61.6%41.1%80
920Twila Reid ElementaryAnaheimSavanna Elementary85.1%41.1%80
921Lee Richmond ElementaryHanfordHanford Elementary90.8%41.1%80
922Pine Hill ElementaryEurekaSouth Bay Union Elementary76.2%41.1%80
923Easterby ElementaryFresnoFresno Unified90.0%41.1%80
924California ElementaryWest CovinaWest Covina Unified90.5%41.1%80
925Tulare Union HighTulareTulare Joint Union High75.3%41.1%80
926Ben Lomond ElementaryCovinaCovina-Valley Unified75.1%41.0%80
927Home Street MiddleBishopBishop Unified64.0%41.0%80
928Linden ElementaryLindenLinden Unified65.0%41.0%80
929Clairemont Canyons AcademySan DiegoSan Diego Unified73.3%41.0%80
930Greenville Fundamental ElementarySanta AnaSanta Ana Unified79.9%41.0%80
931Golden Valley ElementaryOrosiCutler-Orosi Joint Unified90.4%41.0%80
932Mitchell ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified84.6%41.0%80
933PioneerDelanoDelano Union Elementary87.4%41.0%80
934Sylmar Leadership AcademySylmarLos Angeles Unified82.6%41.0%80
935Cedargrove ElementaryCovinaCharter Oak Unified77.3%41.0%80
936Cinnamon ElementaryLemooreLemoore Union Elementary80.6%40.9%80
937Biola-Pershing ElementaryFresnoCentral Unified92.4%40.9%80
938Jamacha ElementaryEl CajonCajon Valley Union74.0%40.9%80
939Ernest Lawrence MiddleChatsworthLos Angeles Unified69.7%40.9%80
940Walker Junior HighLa PalmaAnaheim Union High64.0%40.9%80
941Leon H. Ollivier MiddleBakersfieldGreenfield Union93.7%40.9%79
942Fremont ElementaryFowlerFowler Unified77.8%40.9%79
943Calahan Street ElementaryNorthridgeLos Angeles Unified73.2%40.9%79
944Mt. Vernon ElementaryLemon GroveLemon Grove69.9%40.9%79
945McKinley ElementaryRedlandsRedlands Unified67.0%40.9%79
946Ventura HighVenturaVentura Unified60.4%40.9%79
947Leroy L. Doig IntermediateGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified93.7%40.9%79
948Webster ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified92.3%40.9%79
949Cope MiddleRedlandsRedlands Unified63.3%40.9%79
950Citrus MiddleOrange CoveKings Canyon Joint Unified96.8%40.9%79
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