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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
301Warren (Earl) HighDowneyDowney Unified79.8%51.3%93
302Studebaker ElementaryNorwalkLittle Lake City Elementary79.2%51.3%93
303La Veta ElementaryOrangeOrange Unified68.6%51.3%93
304Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership AcademyAnaheimMagnolia Elementary80.8%51.2%93
305Dominguez ElementaryCarsonLos Angeles Unified86.2%51.2%93
306Grovecenter ElementaryWest CovinaCovina-Valley Unified78.3%51.1%93
307Field ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified68.5%51.1%93
308Lyle S. Briggs FundamentalChinoChino Valley Unified67.0%51.1%93
309La Vina MiddleDelanoDelano Union Elementary78.9%51.1%93
310Kearny School of Biomedical Science and TechnologySan DiegoSan Diego Unified81.5%51.1%93
311Jefferson ElementaryClovisClovis Unified66.7%51.1%93
312Morris K. Hamasaki ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified91.1%51.0%93
313Dos Caminos ElementaryCamarilloPleasant Valley63.5%51.0%93
314Dorothy Grant Innovations AcademyFontanaFontana Unified69.1%51.0%93
315Barranca ElementaryCovinaCovina-Valley Unified75.4%50.9%93
316Rancho Buena Vista HighVistaVista Unified70.1%50.9%93
317Old River ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified80.7%50.9%93
318Vista Grande ElementaryEl CajonCajon Valley Union61.3%50.9%93
319Leona H. Cox Community ElementaryCanyon CountrySulphur Springs Union65.4%50.9%93
320Gidley ElementaryEl MonteEl Monte City82.8%50.9%93
321Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryLodiLodi Unified61.0%50.9%93
322Nestle Avenue CharterTarzanaLos Angeles Unified72.2%50.8%93
323Navelencia MiddleReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified89.1%50.8%93
324Cielo Vista CharterPalm SpringsPalm Springs Unified92.7%50.7%93
325Luther ElementaryLive OakLive Oak Unified81.2%50.7%93
326Dewey ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified65.2%50.7%93
327Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch ComplexSouth GateLos Angeles Unified85.7%50.7%93
328First Street ElementaryLincolnWestern Placer Unified69.8%50.6%93
329Wallen L. AndrewsWhittierWhittier City61.3%50.6%93
330Live Oak ElementaryFallbrookFallbrook Union Elementary68.6%50.5%93
331Silas BartschReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified87.3%50.5%93
332Haskell Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) MagnetGranada HillsLos Angeles Unified74.8%50.5%93
333Warner MiddleWestminsterWestminster86.6%50.5%93
334Castelar Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified85.5%50.4%93
335Liberty ElementaryOntarioChino Valley Unified72.7%50.4%93
336Corona Fundamental IntermediateCoronaCorona-Norco Unified80.1%50.4%93
337R. D. White ElementaryGlendaleGlendale Unified62.4%50.4%93
338Etna ElementaryEtnaScott Valley Unified65.6%50.3%93
339Atwater Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified60.2%50.3%93
340Redlands East Valley HighRedlandsRedlands Unified60.8%50.3%93
341Washington ElementaryReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified92.0%50.3%93
342Maywood ElementaryMaywoodLos Angeles Unified95.8%50.3%93
343Dr. Peter MarshallAnaheimMagnolia Elementary66.0%50.3%93
344Corona Ranch ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified79.6%50.2%93
345Salinas HighSalinasSalinas Union High77.5%50.2%93
346Upland HighUplandUpland Unified69.5%50.2%92
347Woodrow Wilson ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified63.8%50.2%92
348Foothill Oaks ElementarySacramentoTwin Rivers Unified83.1%50.1%92
349McKinley ElementarySan GabrielSan Gabriel Unified73.1%50.1%92
350Arroyo HighEl MonteEl Monte Union High84.1%50.1%92
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