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Most racially diverse California public schools

California public schools ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.

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CALIFORNIA · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
51	Center Elementary	Fairfield	640	77.2%	10.0%(64)	15.9%(102)	29.8%(191)	27.8%(178)
52	O. W. Erlewine Elementary	Sacramento	300	77.2%	29.3%(88)	16.0%(48)	30.0%(90)	11.0%(33)
53	Alice Birney Elementary	Eureka	375	77.1%	24.5%(92)	3.5%(13)	33.1%(124)	20.0%(75)
54	Joaquin Miller Elementary	Oakland	406	77.1%	33.0%(134)	15.0%(61)	22.2%(90)	9.8%(40)
55	Claremont Middle	Oakland	487	77.1%	28.1%(137)	26.1%(127)	16.6%(81)	6.6%(32)
56	Joseph Sims Elementary	Elk Grove	691	77.0%	21.1%(146)	9.4%(65)	30.7%(212)	26.9%(186)
57	Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary	Vallejo	676	77.0%	6.8%(46)	24.4%(165)	28.3%(191)	26.9%(182)
58	Elevate	San Diego	476	77.0%	30.3%(144)	16.8%(80)	27.9%(133)	8.8%(42)
59	Fred T. Korematsu Middle	El Cerrito	708	76.9%	27.0%(191)	11.7%(83)	31.5%(223)	18.1%(128)
60	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM	Los Angeles	720	76.9%	30.7%(221)	12.9%(93)	28.5%(205)	13.3%(96)
61	Nelda Mundy Elementary	Fairfield	756	76.9%	22.4%(169)	7.0%(53)	23.5%(178)	30.9%(234)
62	Roosevelt Elementary	San Leandro	524	76.9%	22.5%(118)	10.3%(54)	34.5%(181)	14.5%(76)
63	Natomas Park Elementary	Sacramento	745	76.8%	10.6%(79)	22.6%(168)	30.2%(225)	26.3%(196)
64	James Marshall Elementary	Sacramento	337	76.8%	21.1%(71)	13.9%(47)	35.3%(119)	17.8%(60)
65	Discovery Charter II	San Jose	476	76.7%	29.4%(140)	6.3%(30)	25.8%(123)	22.9%(109)
66	Natomas Middle	Sacramento	672	76.7%	8.8%(59)	32.0%(215)	26.5%(178)	20.7%(139)
67	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy	Sausalito	262	76.7%	28.2%(74)	27.9%(73)	23.3%(61)	8.0%(21)
68	Whitney Avenue Elementary	Sacramento	411	76.7%	22.4%(92)	14.4%(59)	23.1%(95)	32.4%(133)
69	California Virtual Academy at Sutter	Simi Valley	1,623	76.6%	32.3%(524)	16.9%(275)	28.5%(462)	11.3%(183)
70	Wyandotte Academy	Oroville	249	76.6%	29.3%(73)	6.8%(17)	20.5%(51)	28.1%(70)
71	Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary	San Francisco	673	76.6%	26.3%(177)	7.4%(50)	12.8%(86)	29.6%(199)
72	Witter Ranch Elementary	Sacramento	621	76.6%	11.6%(72)	15.0%(93)	25.6%(159)	34.9%(217)
73	Rooftop Elementary	San Francisco	575	76.5%	31.1%(179)	11.1%(64)	24.7%(142)	8.7%(50)
74	Wilson C. Riles Middle	Roseville	682	76.5%	31.5%(215)	13.1%(89)	29.6%(202)	15.4%(105)
75	El Cerrito High	El Cerrito	1,460	76.5%	27.9%(407)	14.4%(211)	31.8%(464)	15.7%(229)
76	Albert Einstein Middle	Sacramento	579	76.5%	21.9%(127)	15.5%(90)	37.3%(216)	11.4%(66)
77	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary	San Francisco	333	76.5%	10.2%(34)	10.5%(35)	15.0%(50)	33.3%(111)
78	California Online Public Schools Northern California	Ripon	1,507	76.4%	32.0%(483)	11.1%(167)	27.4%(413)	9.5%(143)
79	Harding Elementary	El Cerrito	481	76.4%	31.0%(149)	5.0%(24)	24.1%(116)	21.6%(104)
80	Laurel Creek Elementary	Fairfield	648	76.4%	9.4%(61)	16.5%(107)	36.7%(238)	20.7%(134)
81	Clairemont Canyons Academy	San Diego	318	76.4%	26.4%(84)	13.8%(44)	33.0%(105)	17.6%(56)
82	Foothill Ranch Middle	Sacramento	509	76.4%	19.4%(99)	12.4%(63)	36.1%(184)	20.2%(103)
83	Heritage High	Brentwood	2,566	76.4%	29.6%(759)	10.9%(279)	26.4%(678)	24.5%(629)
84	Katherine Johnson Middle	Sacramento	612	76.3%	19.1%(117)	16.5%(101)	22.1%(135)	34.8%(213)
85	Elitha Donner Elementary	Elk Grove	706	76.3%	16.6%(117)	11.2%(79)	28.5%(201)	32.9%(232)
86	Iron House Elementary	Oakley	503	76.2%	17.5%(88)	18.3%(92)	36.4%(183)	18.1%(91)
87	Isador Cohen Elementary	Sacramento	370	76.2%	33.0%(122)	13.0%(48)	25.7%(95)	20.3%(75)
88	K. I. Jones Elementary	Fairfield	760	76.2%	20.5%(156)	7.9%(60)	36.0%(274)	18.2%(138)
89	Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary	San Jose	309	76.2%	29.1%(90)	4.5%(14)	28.5%(88)	20.1%(62)
90	Foulks Ranch Elementary	Elk Grove	779	76.2%	29.8%(232)	9.4%(73)	31.7%(247)	15.8%(123)
91	R. Paul Krey Elementary	Brentwood	885	76.1%	27.6%(244)	7.6%(67)	28.5%(252)	25.8%(228)
92	Joseph Kerr Middle	Elk Grove	877	76.1%	30.8%(270)	7.8%(68)	31.2%(274)	17.0%(149)
93	Cambridge Elementary	Vacaville	738	76.1%	22.6%(167)	7.5%(55)	35.6%(263)	16.3%(120)
94	F. C. Joyce TK-8	North Highlands	537	76.0%	14.2%(76)	9.9%(53)	35.8%(192)	25.9%(139)
95	Clover Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles	468	76.0%	20.3%(95)	5.6%(26)	21.1%(99)	34.0%(159)
96	Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle	Berkeley	462	76.0%	28.6%(132)	17.1%(79)	32.5%(150)	8.2%(38)
97	Pioneer TK-8	Sacramento	648	76.0%	28.2%(183)	8.5%(55)	34.3%(222)	14.7%(95)
98	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Sacramento	498	76.0%	21.1%(105)	13.4%(67)	39.4%(196)	9.6%(48)
99	Thornhill Elementary	Oakland	370	76.0%	33.8%(125)	8.1%(30)	20.0%(74)	12.7%(47)
100	Gregory Gardens Elementary	Pleasant Hill	409	76.0%	24.9%(102)	4.9%(20)	33.0%(135)	20.3%(83)

Page 2 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Schools with 200+ students whose reported race and ethnicity shares cover at least 90% of enrollment. Higher index means a more mixed student body.

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