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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
101El Cerrito MiddleCoronaCorona-Norco Unified62.6%58.4%98
102Washington ElementaryGlendoraCharter Oak Unified63.9%58.4%98
103Parker (Jean) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified75.0%58.4%98
104Unsworth (Edith) ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified75.0%58.3%98
105Norman Liddell ElementaryFresnoCentral Unified69.7%58.2%98
106Frank Sparkes ElementaryWintonWinton92.7%58.1%98
107Alta Loma HighAlta LomaChaffey Joint Union High60.3%58.1%98
108Coyote Canyon ElementaryRancho CucamongaCentral Elementary68.9%58.1%98
109Ynez ElementaryMonterey ParkAlhambra Unified63.7%58.0%98
110Ronald Reagan ElementaryEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified60.7%58.0%98
111Muir (John) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified75.4%58.0%98
112Miramonte ElementaryClovisClovis Unified76.1%58.0%98
113Faylane ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified77.7%57.9%98
114Point Fermin ElementarySan PedroLos Angeles Unified61.2%57.8%98
115Citrus Valley HighRedlandsRedlands Unified65.5%57.8%98
116Alvarado ElementarySignal HillLong Beach Unified78.5%57.6%97
117Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MiddleRancho Palos VerdesLos Angeles Unified67.8%57.5%97
118R. F. Hazard ElementarySanta AnaGarden Grove Unified91.4%57.4%97
119Rowland Avenue ElementaryWest CovinaCovina-Valley Unified76.1%57.4%97
120Valencia HighPlacentiaPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified67.3%57.4%97
121James Irvine IntermediateGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified88.3%57.2%97
122College View ElementaryHuntington BeachOcean View68.5%57.1%97
123Price (Maude) ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified71.6%57.1%97
124Morse ElementaryPlacentiaPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified69.1%57.0%97
125Queen Anne Place ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified80.4%56.9%97
126James Earl Carter ElementaryPalm DesertDesert Sands Unified63.2%56.9%97
127Lincoln ElementaryFresnoClovis Unified62.3%56.8%97
128Stagg Street ElementaryVan NuysLos Angeles Unified83.1%56.8%97
129Abraham Lincoln Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified89.4%56.7%97
130Balboa HighSan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified63.7%56.6%97
131Tibby ElementaryComptonCompton Unified90.1%56.6%97
132Demille ElementaryMidway CityWestminster67.6%56.6%97
133Capistrano Avenue ElementaryWest HillsLos Angeles Unified81.0%56.5%97
134Hillcrest ElementaryMonterey ParkGarvey Elementary70.4%56.5%97
135Madison ElementarySan LeandroSan Leandro Unified68.9%56.4%97
136Dearborn Elementary Charter AcademyNorthridgeLos Angeles Unified72.1%56.3%97
137Garfield ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified77.6%56.3%97
138Central Valley HighShasta LakeGateway Unified71.5%56.3%97
139Clifton MiddleMonroviaMonrovia Unified60.3%56.2%97
140Helen Stacey MiddleHuntington BeachWestminster64.9%56.2%97
141Bolsa Grande HighGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified86.2%56.1%97
142Kearny Eng Innov & DesignSan DiegoSan Diego Unified76.8%56.1%97
143Killybrooke ElementaryCosta MesaNewport-Mesa Unified71.0%56.1%97
144River Bluff ElementaryFresnoCentral Unified68.2%56.1%97
145Beethoven Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified61.3%56.1%97
146Dorris Place ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified83.5%56.1%97
147El Portal ElementaryLa HabraLowell Joint62.7%56.0%97
148Miller ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified61.7%56.0%97
149Jefferson MiddleSan GabrielSan Gabriel Unified70.0%56.0%97
150Garden Grove HighGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified82.3%55.9%97
Page 3 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. High-poverty schools (60%+ FRL) that rank in the top quartile of their state's proficiency.

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