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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%84.1%27.1%57
2Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation AcademyWilmingtonLos Angeles Unified65.5%94.3%40.5%53.77
3Chin (John Yehall) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified75.5%88.1%34.5%53.57
4Willowbrook MiddleComptonCompton Unified88.8%75.7%26.6%49.15
5Hoover Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified98.0%66.8%21.1%45.73
6Oxford AcademyCypressAnaheim Union High50.0%94.4%49.7%44.66
7Sixth Street PrepVictorvilleVictor Elementary74.2%79.8%35.3%44.58
8Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP AcademySan BernardinoSan Bernardino City Unified89.2%70.5%26.3%44.2
9Middle College HighLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified88.6%70.5%26.7%43.84
10Duff Language Magnet AcademyRosemeadGarvey Elementary81.4%73.7%31.0%42.76
11Hillside ElementarySan BernardinoSan Bernardino City Unified90.3%68.0%25.7%42.33
12W. A. Kendrick ElementaryBakersfieldGreenfield Union92.8%66.2%24.2%42.03
13Manchester GateFresnoFresno Unified73.4%77.4%35.8%41.66
14Charles H. Kim ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified93.4%65.1%23.9%41.26
15Third Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified51.2%89.4%49.0%40.41
16Ethan B. Allen ElementaryFountain ValleyGarden Grove Unified51.5%89.0%48.8%40.21
17ElkhornStocktonLodi Unified44.5%93.0%53.0%39.97
18A. G. Cook ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified64.6%80.6%41.0%39.62
19Excelsior ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified80.5%71.0%31.5%39.42
20Sarah McGarvin IntermediateWestminsterGarden Grove Unified72.7%75.1%36.2%38.89
21California Academy of Mathematics and ScienceCarsonLong Beach Unified37.4%95.6%57.2%38.39
22Whitney (Gretchen) HighCerritosABC Unified31.0%99.2%61.1%38.13
23La Quinta HighWestminsterGarden Grove Unified76.2%72.0%34.1%37.9
24Reedley Middle College HighReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified71.0%75.0%37.2%37.79
25Hawthorne Math and Science AcademyHawthorneHawthorne83.1%67.8%30.0%37.74
26Merced ElementaryWest CovinaWest Covina Unified76.7%71.5%33.8%37.71
27Middle College HighStocktonLodi Unified53.6%85.2%47.5%37.67
28Hidden Trails ElementaryChino HillsChino Valley Unified55.9%83.3%46.2%37.12
29Compton Early College HighComptonCompton Unified85.4%65.4%28.6%36.78
30Accelerated Achievement AcademyHollisterHollister47.7%87.4%51.1%36.34
31Lincoln ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified79.2%68.1%32.3%35.81
32Allesandro ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified85.0%64.3%28.8%35.51
33University PreparatoryVictorvilleVictor Valley Union High74.6%70.4%35.1%35.34
34Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College AcademyGilroyGilroy Unified39.8%90.7%55.8%34.93
35Merton E. Hill ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified86.0%63.0%28.3%34.76
36Sierra Vista ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified84.1%64.0%29.4%34.62
37Williams (Spencer V.) ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified76.2%68.6%34.1%34.47
38Monterey Vista ElementaryMonterey ParkGarvey Elementary67.2%73.7%39.5%34.2
39Thomas Paine ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified72.2%70.6%36.5%34.13
40Donald S. Jordan IntermediateGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified85.5%62.6%28.6%34.07
41Frank Sparkes ElementaryWintonWinton92.7%58.1%24.3%33.85
42Harmony Magnet AcademyStrathmorePorterville Unified73.1%69.7%36.0%33.7
43Wedgeworth ElementaryHacienda HeightsHacienda la Puente Unified52.3%82.0%48.3%33.66
44Stockton Early College AcademyStocktonStockton Unified64.5%74.7%41.1%33.66
45Lawton AlternativeSan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified57.8%78.3%45.0%33.25
46Washington Middle College HighWest SacramentoWashington Unified68.4%71.4%38.7%32.69
47Lau (Gordon J.) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified82.2%63.0%30.5%32.53
48Nye ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified71.7%69.2%36.8%32.39
49R. F. Hazard ElementarySanta AnaGarden Grove Unified91.4%57.4%25.1%32.38
50Riverside STEM AcademyRiversideRiverside Unified53.5%80.0%47.6%32.34
Page 1 of 16 · 757 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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