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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
51W. A. Kendrick ElementaryBakersfieldGreenfield Union92.8%63.1%99
52Camellia ElementarySacramentoSacramento City Unified83.8%63.1%99
53Charles H. Kim ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified93.4%63.1%99
54Emma W. Shuey ElementaryRosemeadRosemead Elementary70.4%63.0%99
55Superior Street ElementaryChatsworthLos Angeles Unified62.3%63.0%99
56Mildred B. Janson ElementaryRosemeadRosemead Elementary66.1%62.9%99
57One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street ElementaryGardenaLos Angeles Unified68.0%62.8%99
58Lincoln ElementaryKingsburgKingsburg Elementary Charter70.1%62.7%99
59Edwin Rhodes ElementaryChinoChino Valley Unified64.5%62.7%99
60Redlands Senior HighRedlandsRedlands Unified60.7%62.5%99
61Eastvale ElementaryEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified67.8%62.5%99
62Donald S. Jordan IntermediateGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified85.5%62.4%99
63Allesandro ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified85.0%62.2%99
64Sierra Vista ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified84.1%62.2%99
65Morningside ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified76.0%62.1%99
66Eleanor Roosevelt HighEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified66.2%62.1%99
67Multnomah Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified73.3%62.0%99
68Point Fermin ElementarySan PedroLos Angeles Unified61.2%62.0%99
69Daniel Phelan Language AcademyWhittierWhittier City64.5%61.3%99
70Richard Riordan Primary CenterLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified77.9%61.1%98
71Gerald R. Ford ElementaryIndian WellsDesert Sands Unified62.9%60.9%98
72Gridley HighGridleyGridley Unified70.6%60.8%98
73Tibby ElementaryComptonCompton Unified90.1%60.7%98
74Frank Sparkes ElementaryWintonWinton92.7%60.7%98
75Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MiddleRancho Palos VerdesLos Angeles Unified67.8%60.6%98
76William W. Orr ElementaryNorwalkLittle Lake City Elementary77.3%60.6%98
77Holmes ElementaryLakewoodLong Beach Unified71.2%60.5%98
78Chapman ElementaryGardenaLos Angeles Unified63.1%60.5%98
79Cypress HighCypressAnaheim Union High60.8%60.4%98
80El Cerrito MiddleCoronaCorona-Norco Unified62.6%60.3%98
81Cobalt Institute of Math and ScienceVictorvilleVictor Valley Union High80.0%60.2%98
82Raymond Case ElementaryElk GroveElk Grove Unified67.9%60.2%98
83Oliver Wendell Holmes MiddleNorthridgeLos Angeles Unified75.1%60.0%98
84Garfield ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified77.6%60.0%98
85Rosa Parks ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified67.9%59.9%98
86Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place ElementaryCarsonLos Angeles Unified64.6%59.9%98
87Mark Twain ElementaryLawndaleLawndale Elementary65.5%59.8%98
88Muscatel MiddleRosemeadRosemead Elementary76.7%59.7%98
89La Paloma ElementaryFallbrookFallbrook Union Elementary78.6%59.6%98
90Washington ElementaryGlendoraCharter Oak Unified63.9%59.6%98
91Vena Avenue ElementaryArletaLos Angeles Unified79.3%59.6%98
92Santiago HighCoronaCorona-Norco Unified63.2%59.6%98
93R. F. Hazard ElementarySanta AnaGarden Grove Unified91.4%59.5%98
94Sunnyside ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified82.6%59.4%98
95Buena Vista Arts-IntegratedMontclairOntario-Montclair68.8%59.3%98
96Washington ElementarySan GabrielSan Gabriel Unified68.3%59.1%98
97Garvey (Richard) IntermediateRosemeadGarvey Elementary78.1%59.0%98
98Unsworth (Edith) ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified75.0%58.9%98
99Mill School and Technology AcademyWhittierWhittier City63.3%58.9%98
100Mendocino HighMendocinoMendocino Unified63.6%58.8%98
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