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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
201Harvest ElementaryDelanoDelano Union Elementary81.1%53.6%96
202Clara J. King ElementaryCypressCypress Elementary77.0%53.6%96
203Parkview ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified79.7%53.6%96
204Sequoia ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified74.4%53.5%96
205Monte Vista ElementaryWest CovinaWest Covina Unified85.5%53.5%96
206Guin Foss ElementarySanta AnaTustin Unified61.5%53.5%96
207Alta Murrieta ElementaryMurrietaMurrieta Valley Unified60.5%53.5%96
208Odyssey STEM AcademyLakewoodParamount Unified95.2%53.5%95
209Edison ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified96.3%53.3%95
210Whittier HighWhittierWhittier Union High85.5%53.3%95
211Cowan Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified63.4%53.3%95
212Rancho San Diego ElementaryEl CajonCajon Valley Union78.6%53.2%95
213Harada ElementaryEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified65.6%53.2%95
214Franklin ElementarySanta BarbaraSanta Barbara Unified91.0%53.2%95
215Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified92.7%53.2%95
216Ramona ElementaryAlhambraAlhambra Unified60.0%53.0%95
217Herk Bouris ElementaryLake ElsinoreMenifee Union61.3%53.0%95
218Grand View Boulevard ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified65.5%52.9%95
219Hawthorne ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified61.7%52.9%95
220Santa Fe HighSanta Fe SpringsWhittier Union High77.6%52.9%95
221Brainard ElementaryLake View TerraceLos Angeles Unified74.4%52.9%95
222Sunset ElementaryFresnoFresno Unified74.6%52.9%95
223Monte Vista ElementaryMontclairOntario-Montclair84.9%52.9%95
224Holder ElementaryBuena ParkSavanna Elementary80.4%52.8%95
225Silver Valley HighYermoSilver Valley Unified65.1%52.8%95
226Kearny School of Biomedical Science and TechnologySan DiegoSan Diego Unified81.5%52.7%95
227Laurel Street ElementaryComptonCompton Unified87.5%52.7%95
228Hoover (Herbert) MiddleSan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified63.2%52.7%95
229Bixby ElementaryHacienda HeightsHacienda la Puente Unified90.0%52.7%95
230Orange ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified63.1%52.6%95
231Kingsburg HighKingsburgKingsburg Joint Union High62.6%52.5%95
232Robert Hill Lane ElementaryMonterey ParkLos Angeles Unified77.0%52.5%95
233Lakeside MiddleNorwalkLittle Lake City Elementary79.8%52.5%95
234Kennedy (John F.) ElementaryArtesiaABC Unified67.1%52.5%95
235Ceres ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary67.1%52.5%95
236Dos Caminos ElementaryCamarilloPleasant Valley63.5%52.5%95
237Prado View ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified61.9%52.5%95
238Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and EngineeringLancasterLancaster Elementary76.6%52.4%95
239Bryson Avenue ElementarySouth GateLos Angeles Unified84.8%52.4%95
240Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryHanfordHanford Elementary78.7%52.4%95
241Orchard Dale ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary63.8%52.3%95
242Kearny College ConnectionsSan DiegoSan Diego Unified76.4%52.2%95
243Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryLodiLodi Unified61.0%52.2%95
244Lincoln ElementaryReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified92.7%52.1%95
245Tierra Buena ElementaryYuba CityYuba City Unified67.1%52.1%95
246Louis Lake IntermediateGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified81.7%52.1%95
247Temple (Roger W.) IntermediateRosemeadGarvey Elementary81.5%52.1%95
248Jefferson ElementaryClovisClovis Unified66.7%52.0%95
249Morris K. Hamasaki ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified91.1%52.0%95
250John B. Monlux ElementaryNorth HollywoodLos Angeles Unified87.7%52.0%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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