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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
151Willow ElementaryGlendoraCharter Oak Unified70.6%55.9%97
152Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place ElementaryCarsonLos Angeles Unified64.6%55.9%97
153Chatsworth Park ES Urban Planning/Comm Development MagnetChatsworthLos Angeles Unified63.0%55.8%97
154Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified60.4%55.8%97
155Joe Nightingale ElementarySanta MariaOrcutt Union Elementary66.9%55.8%97
156Stanford ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified73.4%55.7%97
157John Marshall ElementaryWestminsterGarden Grove Unified80.8%55.6%97
158Arthur F. Corey ElementaryBuena ParkBuena Park Elementary73.9%55.6%97
159Sonora HighLa HabraFullerton Joint Union High66.5%55.6%97
160North Hollywood Senior HighNorth HollywoodLos Angeles Unified72.0%55.6%97
161Tustin Ranch ElementaryTustinTustin Unified61.3%55.6%97
162Palm Desert HighPalm DesertDesert Sands Unified60.2%55.5%96
163Normal Heights ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified85.8%55.5%96
164Oliver Wendell Holmes MiddleNorthridgeLos Angeles Unified75.1%55.5%96
165Paradise CharterModestoParadise Elementary62.7%55.5%96
166Legore ElementaryEl MonteEl Monte City86.2%55.3%96
167Gilbert ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified78.6%55.2%96
168Brookside ElementaryBeaumontBeaumont Unified75.3%55.2%96
169Ronald W. Reagan ElementarySangerSanger Unified65.3%55.1%96
170Portola ElementaryVenturaVentura Unified70.3%55.1%96
171Riverview ElementaryParlierKings Canyon Joint Unified69.2%55.1%96
172Lincoln Fundamental ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified68.2%55.1%96
173John Marshall Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified71.2%55.0%96
174Gabrielino HighSan GabrielSan Gabriel Unified70.0%55.0%96
175Healdsburg ElementaryHealdsburgHealdsburg Unified73.8%55.0%96
176Palomar ElementaryChula VistaChula Vista Elementary77.7%54.9%96
177Louis G. Zeyen ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified80.0%54.9%96
178River Heights IntermediateEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified68.7%54.9%96
179Samuel W. Simpson ElementaryRialtoRialto Unified82.4%54.8%96
180Stephen Foster ElementaryLakewoodBellflower Unified66.3%54.7%96
181San Gabriel HighSan GabrielAlhambra Unified66.4%54.6%96
182City Terrace ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified78.6%54.5%96
183Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City65.7%54.5%96
184Blandford ElementaryRowland HeightsRowland Unified74.3%54.5%96
185Vernon City ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified95.5%54.4%96
186Sanger HighSangerSanger Unified69.6%54.4%96
187John Muir ElementaryStocktonLodi Unified64.6%54.3%96
188First Street ElementaryLincolnWestern Placer Unified69.8%54.3%96
189Walt DisneyAnaheimMagnolia Elementary67.3%54.1%96
190Joseph M. SimasHanfordHanford Elementary61.3%54.1%96
191Castelar Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified85.5%54.0%96
192John Burroughs MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified80.0%54.0%96
193Willard (Frances E.) ElementaryRosemeadGarvey Elementary79.7%53.9%96
194Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies MagnetLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified68.8%53.9%96
195Burbank Boulevard ElementaryNorth HollywoodLos Angeles Unified81.5%53.8%96
196California HighWhittierWhittier Union High80.3%53.8%96
197Roy Herburger ElementaryElk GroveElk Grove Unified67.2%53.7%96
198Edna Brewer MiddleOaklandOakland Unified63.1%53.6%96
199Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6)DuarteDuarte Unified61.2%53.6%96
200Stockdale ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union60.3%53.6%96
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