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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
951Baldy View ElementaryUplandUpland Unified83.7%39.9%79
952Kingsbury ElementaryRedlandsRedlands Unified60.4%39.9%79
953Cook (Hazel Goes) ElementaryChula VistaChula Vista Elementary69.4%39.9%79
954Gledhill Street ElementaryNorth HillsLos Angeles Unified78.8%39.9%79
955Badillo ElementaryCovinaCharter Oak Unified72.4%39.9%79
956Yamato Colony ElementaryLivingstonLivingston Union77.0%39.9%79
957Woodrow Wilson Junior HighHanfordHanford Elementary76.2%39.9%79
958Farb MiddleSan DiegoSan Diego Unified67.7%39.8%79
959Stockard Coffee ElementaryModestoSylvan Union Elementary62.9%39.8%79
960Columbus ElementaryGlendaleGlendale Unified64.8%39.8%79
961O'Melveny ElementarySan FernandoLos Angeles Unified93.6%39.8%79
962Palmdale Learning PlazaPalmdalePalmdale Elementary72.3%39.8%79
963Granite Hills HighPortervillePorterville Unified95.6%39.8%79
964El Sereno MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified91.8%39.8%79
965Menifee Valley MiddleMenifeeMenifee Union62.5%39.8%79
966Health Careers AcademyStocktonStockton Unified79.0%39.8%79
967San Pascual Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) MagnetLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified76.3%39.8%79
968Bay ElementarySan LorenzoSan Lorenzo Unified69.7%39.8%79
969Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing ArtsLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified71.5%39.8%79
970Home Street MiddleBishopBishop Unified64.0%39.8%79
971Barbara Comstock Morse ElementarySacramentoElk Grove Unified75.8%39.7%79
972Orange Grove ElementaryWhittierWhittier City83.6%39.7%79
973Rowan ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified79.0%39.7%79
974John Sutter MiddleFowlerFowler Unified82.0%39.7%79
975Douglas J. Miller ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union80.0%39.7%79
976North Shore ElementaryBig Bear LakeBear Valley Unified70.4%39.7%79
977HeberHeberHeber Elementary68.9%39.7%79
978Sanger West HighFresnoSanger Unified65.6%39.7%79
979Ventura HighVenturaVentura Unified60.4%39.6%79
980Washington ElementaryComptonCompton Unified87.7%39.6%79
981Catskill Avenue ElementaryCarsonLos Angeles Unified90.2%39.6%79
982Beattie MiddleHighlandRedlands Unified63.2%39.6%79
983Columbus Tustin MiddleTustinTustin Unified85.6%39.6%79
984Fairfax Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified87.4%39.6%79
985Danbrook ElementaryAnaheimCentralia Elementary95.8%39.6%79
986Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionAthertonRedwood City Elementary60.1%39.6%79
987Applied Technology CenterMontebelloMontebello Unified88.5%39.5%78
988Firebaugh HighFirebaughFirebaugh-Las Deltas Unified84.2%39.5%78
989Jefferson ElementaryReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified95.6%39.5%78
990Bryant ElementaryRiversideRiverside Unified81.0%39.5%78
991Standiford ElementaryModestoSylvan Union Elementary71.1%39.5%78
992Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) ElementarySanta MariaSanta Maria-Bonita94.2%39.5%78
993Burbank ElementaryLong BeachLong Beach Unified81.8%39.5%78
994Eaton ElementaryFresnoFresno Unified71.7%39.5%78
995Montalvo ElementaryVenturaVentura Unified66.5%39.5%78
996Jefferson ElementarySangerSanger Unified89.8%39.5%78
997Art FreilerTracyTracy Joint Unified75.0%39.5%78
998Evergreen ElementaryYrekaYreka Union Elementary73.8%39.5%78
999Carpinteria MiddleCarpinteriaCarpinteria Unified72.3%39.5%78
1000Del Paso Manor ElementarySacramentoSan Juan Unified62.1%39.5%78
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