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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
401Adams ElementaryCosta MesaNewport-Mesa Unified73.8%48.4%91
402Leo B. Hart ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union71.6%48.4%91
403Louis Armstrong MiddleSherman OaksLos Angeles Unified62.5%48.4%91
404Barbara Benson ElementaryTustinTustin Unified73.2%48.3%91
405Jordan ElementaryWhittierLowell Joint62.6%48.3%91
406San Pasqual HighEscondidoEscondido Union High73.2%48.3%91
407Hector G. GodinezSanta AnaSanta Ana Unified89.2%48.3%91
408Burbank (Luther) ElementaryArtesiaABC Unified66.7%48.3%91
409Corcoran HighCorcoranCorcoran Joint Unified89.4%48.3%91
410Kelly ElementaryComptonCompton Unified89.6%48.2%91
411Field ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified68.5%48.2%91
412Balboa ElementaryGlendaleGlendale Unified60.2%48.2%91
413Warren (Earl) HighDowneyDowney Unified79.8%48.2%91
414Foster ElementaryComptonCompton Unified84.9%48.1%91
415Navelencia MiddleReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified89.1%48.1%91
416Orange Cove HighOrange CoveKings Canyon Joint Unified91.2%48.1%91
417James Garfield ElementarySelmaSelma Unified94.8%48.1%91
418Cerritos ElementaryAnaheimSavanna Elementary72.0%48.0%91
419Jefferson ElementaryDinubaDinuba Unified81.1%48.0%91
420Durfee ElementaryEl MonteEl Monte City73.1%48.0%91
421Live Oak ElementaryFallbrookFallbrook Union Elementary68.6%48.0%91
422Cleminson ElementaryTemple CityEl Monte City65.5%47.9%91
423Caroldale Learning CommunityCarsonLos Angeles Unified77.9%47.9%91
424BP STEM AcademyBaldwin ParkBaldwin Park Unified88.3%47.8%91
425Fullerton Union HighFullertonFullerton Joint Union High62.8%47.8%91
426Garden Valley ElementarySacramentoTwin Rivers Unified92.1%47.8%91
427Glen H. Dysinger Sr. ElementaryBuena ParkCentralia Elementary65.8%47.8%91
428Jane Addams MiddleLawndaleLawndale Elementary84.6%47.8%91
429John Dolland ElementaryNorwalkNorwalk-La Mirada Unified73.7%47.8%91
430Magnolia ElementaryRiversideRiverside Unified73.1%47.7%91
431Woodrow Wilson ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified63.8%47.7%91
432Discovery School of the ArtsVictorvilleVictor Elementary74.8%47.7%91
433Regency Park ElementarySacramentoTwin Rivers Unified71.6%47.7%91
434Pachappa ElementaryRiversideRiverside Unified76.9%47.7%91
435Delano HighDelanoDelano Joint Union High92.8%47.6%90
436Summit HighFontanaFontana Unified72.1%47.6%90
437Lomarena ElementaryLaguna HillsSaddleback Valley Unified69.0%47.6%90
438Cesar E. Chavez HighDelanoDelano Joint Union High86.2%47.6%90
439Joli Ann Leichtag ElementaryVistaSan Marcos Unified69.1%47.6%90
440Valley View Community ElementaryNewhallSulphur Springs Union73.0%47.6%90
441Andasol Avenue ElementaryNorthridgeLos Angeles Unified75.7%47.5%90
442Downey HighDowneyDowney Unified79.2%47.5%90
443Inyokern ElementaryInyokernSierra Sands Unified80.1%47.5%90
444Linwood ElementaryVisaliaVisalia Unified68.3%47.5%90
445Serrano MiddleMontclairOntario-Montclair91.5%47.5%90
446Penn ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified81.4%47.5%90
447Kearny Digital Media & DesignSan DiegoSan Diego Unified73.6%47.5%90
448Del Obispo ElementarySan Juan CapistranoCapistrano Unified68.4%47.4%90
449Evergreen ElementaryCottonwoodEvergreen Union60.1%47.4%90
450Sundance ElementaryBeaumontBeaumont Unified74.3%47.4%90
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