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Best Schools · California · Title I beating the odds

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
201General Grant MiddleReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified91.3%54.4%96
202Kearny College ConnectionsSan DiegoSan Diego Unified76.4%54.4%96
203Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryHanfordHanford Elementary78.7%54.3%96
204Tustin Ranch ElementaryTustinTustin Unified61.3%54.3%96
205Isleton ElementaryIsletonRiver Delta Joint Unified79.3%54.3%96
206Hayfork ElementaryHayforkMountain Valley Unified73.9%54.2%96
207Hawthorne ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified61.7%54.2%96
208Capistrano Avenue ElementaryWest HillsLos Angeles Unified81.0%54.2%95
209Lakeland ElementaryNorwalkLittle Lake City Elementary77.5%54.1%95
210Apperson Street ElementarySunlandLos Angeles Unified65.6%54.1%95
211Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies MagnetLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified68.8%54.1%95
212Sonora HighLa HabraFullerton Joint Union High66.5%54.1%95
213Lewis (Ed C.) ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified76.5%54.1%95
214Toluca Lake ElementaryNorth HollywoodLos Angeles Unified65.4%54.1%95
215Joseph M. SimasHanfordHanford Elementary61.3%54.1%95
216Harada ElementaryEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified65.6%54.0%95
217Bitely (Arlene) ElementaryRosemeadGarvey Elementary80.7%54.0%95
218Bethune K-8San DiegoSan Diego Unified72.1%54.0%95
219Parkview ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified79.7%53.9%95
220John Marshall Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified71.2%53.8%95
221Riverview ElementaryParlierKings Canyon Joint Unified69.2%53.7%95
222Roy Herburger ElementaryElk GroveElk Grove Unified67.2%53.7%95
223Ceres ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary67.1%53.7%95
224Hoover (Herbert) MiddleSan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified63.2%53.6%95
225Westminster HighWestminsterHuntington Beach Union High85.9%53.6%95
226Arthur F. Corey ElementaryBuena ParkBuena Park Elementary73.9%53.5%95
227Corcoran HighCorcoranCorcoran Joint Unified89.4%53.5%95
228Legore ElementaryEl MonteEl Monte City86.2%53.5%95
229Sunset ElementaryFresnoFresno Unified74.6%53.5%95
230Tierra Buena ElementaryYuba CityYuba City Unified67.1%53.5%95
231Cresson ElementaryNorwalkLittle Lake City Elementary82.3%53.5%95
232Carson Street ElementaryCarsonLos Angeles Unified68.2%53.5%95
233California HighWhittierWhittier Union High80.3%53.4%95
234Louis G. Zeyen ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified80.0%53.3%95
235Edith B. Storey ElementaryFresnoFresno Unified79.2%53.3%95
236New TempleSouth El MonteValle Lindo Elementary69.3%53.2%95
237Ronald E. McNair ElementaryComptonCompton Unified88.5%53.1%95
238Cedarcreek ElementaryCanyon CountrySaugus Union83.4%53.1%95
239Robert L. Stevens ElementarySanta RosaWright Elementary80.8%53.1%95
240Jefferson ElementaryFresnoFresno Unified94.8%53.1%95
241Edison ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified96.3%53.1%95
242Edna Brewer MiddleOaklandOakland Unified63.1%53.1%95
243Murrieta ElementaryMurrietaMurrieta Valley Unified60.0%53.0%95
244Normal Heights ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified85.8%53.0%95
245Galileo HighSan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified62.9%53.0%95
246Whittier HighWhittierWhittier Union High85.5%53.0%95
247Prado View ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified61.9%53.0%95
248Cedarlane AcademyHacienda HeightsHacienda la Puente Unified69.6%52.9%95
249Walt DisneyAnaheimMagnolia Elementary67.3%52.9%95
250Clinton William JeffersonComptonCompton Unified88.7%52.9%95
Page 5 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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