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Best Schools · California · Outperforming demographics

California schools outperforming demographics

Every California public school in the top 10% of its state by BeatsExpectations score, ranked by how many percentage points they beat what their free-and-reduced-lunch profile would predict.

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CALIFORNIA · OUTPERFORMING DEMOGRAPHICS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientExpectedBeats (pp)
1Richardson PREP HI MiddleSan BernardinoSan Bernardino City Unified88.0%84.7%28.0%56.72
2Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation AcademyWilmingtonLos Angeles Unified65.5%91.3%41.2%50.17
3Chin (John Yehall) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified75.5%84.7%35.3%49.38
4Willowbrook MiddleComptonCompton Unified88.8%76.8%27.5%49.25
5Middle College HighLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified88.6%75.2%27.6%47.61
6Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP AcademySan BernardinoSan Bernardino City Unified89.2%73.0%27.3%45.72
7Hoover Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified98.0%67.7%22.1%45.53
8Oxford AcademyCypressAnaheim Union High50.0%95.4%50.3%45.16
9Sixth Street PrepVictorvilleVictor Elementary74.2%77.7%36.0%41.66
10Manchester GateFresnoFresno Unified73.4%76.7%36.5%40.18
11Ethan B. Allen ElementaryFountain ValleyGarden Grove Unified51.5%89.4%49.4%40.04
12Hillside ElementarySan BernardinoSan Bernardino City Unified90.3%66.6%26.6%39.91
13Duff Language Magnet AcademyRosemeadGarvey Elementary81.4%71.6%31.8%39.79
14University PreparatoryVictorvilleVictor Valley Union High74.6%75.6%35.9%39.77
15Third Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified51.2%89.2%49.5%39.6
16A. G. Cook ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified64.6%81.0%41.7%39.36
17ElkhornStocktonLodi Unified44.5%92.7%53.5%39.18
18La Quinta HighWestminsterGarden Grove Unified76.2%74.0%34.9%39.13
19Compton Early College HighComptonCompton Unified85.4%68.3%29.5%38.79
20Excelsior ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified80.5%71.0%32.4%38.61
21California Academy of Mathematics and ScienceCarsonLong Beach Unified37.4%96.2%57.6%38.6
22Charles H. Kim ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified93.4%63.1%24.8%38.25
23Bogus ElementaryMontagueBogus Elementary80.0%70.8%32.7%38.16
24W. A. Kendrick ElementaryBakersfieldGreenfield Union92.8%63.1%25.1%37.96
25Sarah McGarvin IntermediateWestminsterGarden Grove Unified72.7%74.9%37.0%37.9
26Middle College HighStocktonLodi Unified53.6%86.0%48.1%37.85
27Hawthorne Math and Science AcademyHawthorneHawthorne83.1%68.6%30.9%37.69
28Whitney (Gretchen) HighCerritosABC Unified31.0%98.9%61.4%37.49
29Accelerated Achievement AcademyHollisterHollister47.7%88.2%51.6%36.63
30Merced ElementaryWest CovinaWest Covina Unified76.7%70.1%34.6%35.48
31Frank Sparkes ElementaryWintonWinton92.7%60.7%25.3%35.46
32Merton E. Hill ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified86.0%64.6%29.2%35.42
33Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College AcademyGilroyGilroy Unified39.8%91.5%56.2%35.32
34Hidden Trails ElementaryChino HillsChino Valley Unified55.9%81.2%46.8%34.44
35Stockton Early College AcademyStocktonStockton Unified64.5%76.2%41.8%34.41
36Williams (Spencer V.) ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified76.2%69.0%34.9%34.13
37Edison ComputechFresnoFresno Unified70.9%72.0%38.0%34.04
38Tibby ElementaryComptonCompton Unified90.1%60.7%26.8%33.96
39Vernon City ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified95.5%57.4%23.6%33.86
40Thomas Paine ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified72.2%71.0%37.2%33.72
41Harmony Magnet AcademyStrathmorePorterville Unified73.1%70.3%36.7%33.58
42R. F. Hazard ElementarySanta AnaGarden Grove Unified91.4%59.5%26.0%33.52
43Lau (Gordon J.) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified82.2%64.5%31.4%33.1
44Middle College HighSan PabloWest Contra Costa Unified65.0%74.5%41.5%33.05
45Donald S. Jordan IntermediateGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified85.5%62.4%29.4%32.91
46Monterey Vista ElementaryMonterey ParkGarvey Elementary67.2%73.0%40.2%32.86
47Riverside STEM AcademyRiversideRiverside Unified53.5%80.8%48.2%32.67
48Camellia ElementarySacramentoSacramento City Unified83.8%63.1%30.4%32.66
49Lawton AlternativeSan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified57.8%78.2%45.6%32.53
50Lincoln ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified79.2%65.6%33.1%32.52
Page 1 of 16 · 765 ranked. Schools in the top 10% within their state by BeatsExpectations (proficiency residual after controlling for free-and-reduced-lunch share).

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