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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
101Alta Murrieta ElementaryMurrietaMurrieta Valley Unified60.5%58.7%98
102Rosemead HighRosemeadEl Monte Union High85.8%58.6%98
103Ronald Reagan ElementaryEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified60.7%58.3%98
104Brainard ElementaryLake View TerraceLos Angeles Unified74.4%58.2%98
105Parker (Jean) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified75.0%58.2%98
106Reedley HighReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified80.1%58.1%98
107River Bluff ElementaryFresnoCentral Unified68.2%58.1%98
108Dearborn Elementary Charter AcademyNorthridgeLos Angeles Unified72.1%58.0%98
109Laurel Street ElementaryComptonCompton Unified87.5%57.9%98
110Bolsa Grande HighGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified86.2%57.8%98
111Gabrielino HighSan GabrielSan Gabriel Unified70.0%57.8%98
112Ronald W. Reagan ElementarySangerSanger Unified65.3%57.7%98
113John F. Kennedy HighLa PalmaAnaheim Union High69.5%57.7%98
114Stanford ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified73.4%57.7%98
115Lincoln ElementaryFresnoClovis Unified62.3%57.6%98
116Killybrooke ElementaryCosta MesaNewport-Mesa Unified71.0%57.6%97
117Garden Grove HighGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified82.3%57.6%97
118Stanwood A. Murphy ElementaryScotiaScotia Union Elementary72.2%57.6%97
119Vernon City ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified95.5%57.4%97
120Benjamin Franklin ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified70.1%57.4%97
121Paradise CharterModestoParadise Elementary62.7%57.4%97
122Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified60.4%57.3%97
123Citrus Valley HighRedlandsRedlands Unified65.5%57.3%97
124Demille ElementaryMidway CityWestminster67.6%57.2%97
125Valencia HighPlacentiaPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified67.3%57.2%97
126James Monroe ElementaryBermuda DunesDesert Sands Unified69.0%57.2%97
127Coyote Canyon ElementaryRancho CucamongaCentral Elementary68.9%57.2%97
128Ynez ElementaryMonterey ParkAlhambra Unified63.7%57.1%97
129Central Valley HighShasta LakeGateway Unified71.5%57.1%97
130Faylane ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified77.7%57.1%97
131Norman Liddell ElementaryFresnoCentral Unified69.7%57.0%97
132Helen Stacey MiddleHuntington BeachWestminster64.9%57.0%97
133Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified92.7%56.9%97
134Cowan Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified63.4%56.9%97
135Ramona ElementaryAlhambraAlhambra Unified60.0%56.8%97
136Lincoln Fundamental ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified68.2%56.8%97
137John A. Rowland HighRowland HeightsRowland Unified68.1%56.8%97
138Etna Union HighEtnaScott Valley Unified61.6%56.7%97
139John Muir Fundamental ElementarySanta AnaSanta Ana Unified70.4%56.7%97
140Queen Anne Place ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified80.4%56.7%97
141Kearny Eng Innov & DesignSan DiegoSan Diego Unified76.8%56.7%97
142John Marshall ElementaryWestminsterGarden Grove Unified80.8%56.6%97
143Alvarado ElementarySignal HillLong Beach Unified78.5%56.6%97
144James Irvine IntermediateGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified88.3%56.5%97
145Ethel M. Evans ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified79.8%56.5%97
146Sequoia ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified74.4%56.5%97
147Willow ElementaryGlendoraCharter Oak Unified70.6%56.5%97
148Foster ElementaryComptonCompton Unified84.9%56.5%97
149Blandford ElementaryRowland HeightsRowland Unified74.3%56.4%97
150Guin Foss ElementarySanta AnaTustin Unified61.5%56.4%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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