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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
901Olive Street ElementaryPortervillePorterville Unified98.6%40.5%80
902Fontana A. B. Miller HighFontanaFontana Unified75.3%40.5%80
903Leon H. Ollivier MiddleBakersfieldGreenfield Union93.7%40.5%80
904A. L. Conner ElementaryOrange CoveKings Canyon Joint Unified97.7%40.5%80
905Jamacha ElementaryEl CajonCajon Valley Union74.0%40.5%80
906Live Oak HighLive OakLive Oak Unified71.5%40.4%80
907Tulare Union HighTulareTulare Joint Union High75.3%40.4%80
908Earl Warren ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified82.7%40.4%80
909Ranchito Avenue ElementaryPanorama CityLos Angeles Unified90.7%40.3%80
910Emerson (Ralph Waldo) ElementaryRosemeadGarvey Elementary77.2%40.3%80
911Twenty-Fourth Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified97.5%40.3%80
912Lemoore ElementaryLemooreLemoore Union Elementary79.5%40.3%80
913Dolores S. Whitley TK-8BakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union86.6%40.3%80
914Alvina Elementary CharterCaruthersAlvina Elementary82.2%40.3%80
915Encinita ElementaryRosemeadRosemead Elementary73.9%40.3%80
916Beaumont Senior HighBeaumontBeaumont Unified63.7%40.3%80
917Davis MiddleComptonCompton Unified90.4%40.3%80
918Linden ElementaryLindenLinden Unified65.0%40.3%80
919Golden Empire ElementarySacramentoSacramento City Unified62.3%40.3%80
920Azusa HighAzusaAzusa Unified89.3%40.3%80
921Waterford JuniorWaterfordWaterford Unified93.8%40.2%80
922Rio Calaveras ElementaryStocktonStockton Unified72.7%40.2%80
923Dry Creek ElementaryRio LindaTwin Rivers Unified85.1%40.2%80
924Valley Academy of Arts and SciencesGranada HillsLos Angeles Unified72.4%40.2%80
925Juniper ElementaryAtwaterAtwater Elementary73.3%40.2%80
926De Anza MagnetEl CentroEl Centro Elementary68.7%40.2%80
927Del Vista Math and Science AcademyDelanoDelano Union Elementary89.9%40.2%80
928Summit Charter AcademyPortervilleBurton Elementary72.5%40.2%80
929Vang Pao ElementaryFresnoFresno Unified90.8%40.2%80
930Riverdale ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified84.2%40.2%80
931Sheridan ElementaryOrange CoveKings Canyon Joint Unified95.2%40.1%80
932Cerritos ElementaryGlendaleGlendale Unified63.3%40.1%80
933Gault Street ElementaryLake BalboaLos Angeles Unified87.9%40.1%80
934Woodlake HighWoodlakeWoodlake Unified87.0%40.1%80
935Napa Valley Language AcademyNapaNapa Valley Unified68.8%40.1%80
936New Lexington ElementaryEl MonteEl Monte City81.5%40.0%80
937Lorne Street ElementaryNorthridgeLos Angeles Unified71.0%40.0%80
938Foothill Knolls Academy of InnovationUplandUpland Unified73.9%40.0%80
939Sylmar ElementarySylmarLos Angeles Unified96.2%40.0%80
940Jefferson Leadership AcademiesLong BeachLong Beach Unified79.5%40.0%80
941Akira Yokomi ElementaryFresnoFresno Unified85.7%40.0%79
942Rice (Eldridge) ElementaryRosemeadGarvey Elementary75.6%40.0%79
943Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science CenterLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified86.4%40.0%79
944Weaverville ElementaryWeavervilleTrinity Alps Unified67.7%40.0%79
945Washington ElementaryWintonMerced River Union Elementary79.7%39.9%79
946John F. Kennedy MiddleRedwood CityRedwood City Elementary67.5%39.9%79
947One Hundred Twenty-Second Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified96.0%39.9%79
948Albert Baxter ElementaryBellflowerBellflower Unified82.2%39.9%79
949Washington ElementaryLindsayLindsay Unified91.5%39.9%79
950Aloha ElementaryLakewoodABC Unified88.1%39.9%79
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