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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
351Corona Fundamental IntermediateCoronaCorona-Norco Unified80.1%49.3%92
352Woodcrest Junior HighOntarioChino Valley Unified87.7%49.2%92
353Valle Vista ElementaryRancho CucamongaCentral Elementary60.9%49.2%92
354Valentine Peyton ElementaryStocktonStockton Unified64.8%49.2%92
355Polytechnic HighRiversideRiverside Unified70.4%49.1%92
356Oak Park ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified83.3%49.1%92
357Lucille J. Smith ElementaryLawndaleLawndale Elementary84.3%49.1%92
358San Jose Street ElementaryMission HillsLos Angeles Unified69.6%49.1%92
359Dewey ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified65.2%49.1%92
360Robert J. Fite ElementarySacramentoElk Grove Unified71.2%49.0%92
361Upland HighUplandUpland Unified69.5%49.0%92
362Nestle Avenue CharterTarzanaLos Angeles Unified72.2%49.0%92
363Stonehurst Avenue ElementarySun ValleyLos Angeles Unified82.0%49.0%92
364Dominguez ElementaryCarsonLos Angeles Unified86.2%49.0%92
365Richard Riordan Primary CenterLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified77.9%49.0%92
366Etna ElementaryEtnaScott Valley Unified65.6%48.9%92
367Neal Dow ElementaryChicoChico Unified67.9%48.9%92
368Garden Grove ElementaryResedaLos Angeles Unified94.1%48.9%92
369Foothill Oaks ElementarySacramentoTwin Rivers Unified83.1%48.9%92
370Juliette Low School of the ArtsAnaheimMagnolia Elementary76.2%48.9%92
371Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and MathVistaVista Unified70.8%48.9%92
372Redlands East Valley HighRedlandsRedlands Unified60.8%48.9%92
373Monroe ElementaryHanfordHanford Elementary80.7%48.9%92
374Salinas HighSalinasSalinas Union High77.5%48.8%92
375Grovecenter ElementaryWest CovinaCovina-Valley Unified78.3%48.8%92
376Etna Union HighEtnaScott Valley Unified61.6%48.8%92
377Palmyra GATE MagnetOrangeOrange Unified77.4%48.7%92
378Dr. Walter C. Ralston IntermediateGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified81.6%48.7%92
379Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership AcademyAnaheimMagnolia Elementary80.8%48.7%92
380Santa Fe ElementaryPortervillePorterville Unified88.9%48.7%92
381William Anderson ElementaryLawndaleLawndale Elementary89.7%48.7%92
382Willmore ElementaryWestminsterWestminster76.3%48.7%92
383Thomas Olaeta ElementaryAtwaterAtwater Elementary73.8%48.6%92
384Rancho Alamitos HighGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified86.6%48.6%92
385Fryberger ElementaryWestminsterWestminster80.6%48.6%92
386Julia B. Morrison ElementaryNorwalkNorwalk-La Mirada Unified74.8%48.6%92
387Ramblewood ElementarySan JoseFranklin-McKinley Elementary73.0%48.6%92
388Wilshire Park ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified86.6%48.6%92
389Shivela MiddleMurrietaMurrieta Valley Unified66.1%48.6%92
390Wallen L. AndrewsWhittierWhittier City61.3%48.6%92
391Ronald E. McNair ElementaryComptonCompton Unified88.5%48.5%91
392Enterprise HighReddingShasta Union High65.7%48.5%91
393Wiley Canyon ElementaryNewhallNewhall78.9%48.5%91
394Sanger Academy CharterSangerSanger Unified69.0%48.5%91
395Cielo Vista CharterPalm SpringsPalm Springs Unified92.7%48.5%91
396Dr. J. Michael McGrath ElementaryNewhallNewhall86.0%48.5%91
397Fairgrove ElementaryGrover BeachLucia Mar Unified67.9%48.5%91
398John Ehrhardt ElementaryElk GroveElk Grove Unified70.5%48.5%91
399MorningsideDelanoDelano Union Elementary75.3%48.5%91
400George K. Porter MiddleGranada HillsLos Angeles Unified74.5%48.4%91
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