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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
251Stephen Foster ElementaryLakewoodBellflower Unified66.3%52.8%95
252Holder ElementaryBuena ParkSavanna Elementary80.4%52.8%95
253Miller ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified61.7%52.8%95
254Friendly Hills ElementaryJoshua TreeMorongo Unified62.4%52.8%94
255Gahr (Richard) HighCerritosABC Unified61.2%52.8%94
256Stonehurst Avenue ElementarySun ValleyLos Angeles Unified82.0%52.8%94
257James Garfield ElementarySelmaSelma Unified94.8%52.7%94
258San Gabriel HighSan GabrielAlhambra Unified66.4%52.7%94
259Vine ElementaryWest CovinaWest Covina Unified79.2%52.7%94
260Bixby ElementaryHacienda HeightsHacienda la Puente Unified90.0%52.7%94
261El Monte HighEl MonteEl Monte Union High95.8%52.6%94
262Angier ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified64.1%52.5%94
263Lakeside MiddleNorwalkLittle Lake City Elementary79.8%52.5%94
264Daniel N. Buchanan ElementaryMurrietaMurrieta Valley Unified62.3%52.5%94
265Sanger Academy CharterSangerSanger Unified69.0%52.5%94
266John Muir ElementaryStocktonLodi Unified64.6%52.5%94
267Grover Cleveland Charter HighResedaLos Angeles Unified71.5%52.4%94
268Highland ElementaryNorcoCorona-Norco Unified62.7%52.4%94
269Highland Grove ElementaryHighlandRedlands Unified64.9%52.3%94
270Adams ElementaryCosta MesaNewport-Mesa Unified73.8%52.3%94
271Frank Zeek ElementaryUkiahUkiah Unified75.4%52.3%94
272Franklin ElementarySanta BarbaraSanta Barbara Unified91.0%52.3%94
273Temple (Roger W.) IntermediateRosemeadGarvey Elementary81.5%52.3%94
274Rancho San Diego ElementaryEl CajonCajon Valley Union78.6%52.2%94
275Buena Vista ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union70.8%52.1%94
276Louis Lake IntermediateGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified81.7%52.1%94
277John S. Wash ElementaryFresnoSanger Unified60.3%52.1%94
278Griffiths (Gordon) MiddleDowneyDowney Unified77.0%52.1%94
279Evergreen ElementaryCottonwoodEvergreen Union60.1%52.0%94
280Peachland Avenue ElementaryNewhallNewhall60.9%51.9%94
281Mulberry ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary77.0%51.9%94
282Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City65.7%51.9%94
283Santa Fe ElementaryPortervillePorterville Unified88.9%51.8%94
284Westminster Avenue ElementaryVeniceLos Angeles Unified77.7%51.8%94
285East Whittier MiddleWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary69.1%51.8%94
286Jersey Avenue ElementarySanta Fe SpringsLittle Lake City Elementary75.4%51.6%94
287Ybarra Academy for the Arts and TechnologyWalnutRowland Unified66.8%51.6%94
288Rolando Park ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified66.7%51.6%94
289Montebello Gardens ElementaryPico RiveraMontebello Unified87.8%51.6%94
290Kimbark ElementarySan BernardinoSan Bernardino City Unified64.1%51.6%94
291George K. Porter MiddleGranada HillsLos Angeles Unified74.5%51.6%94
292Herk Bouris ElementaryLake ElsinoreMenifee Union61.3%51.5%94
293Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied ScienceEscondidoEscondido Union High72.8%51.5%94
294Dunlap ElementaryDunlapKings Canyon Joint Unified76.8%51.5%94
295Summit HighFontanaFontana Unified72.1%51.5%94
296Harvest ElementaryDelanoDelano Union Elementary81.1%51.4%94
297Cleminson ElementaryTemple CityEl Monte City65.5%51.4%94
298Jessie Hayden ElementaryMidway CityWestminster80.2%51.4%94
299Willard (Frances E.) ElementaryRosemeadGarvey Elementary79.7%51.4%94
300Agnes Ware Stanley ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified74.9%51.3%93
Page 6 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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