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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)
501Ninety-Second Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified98.6%38.8%21.8%17.03
502WashingtonHawthorneHawthorne90.2%43.7%26.7%16.96
503Frank Zeek ElementaryUkiahUkiah Unified75.4%52.3%35.3%16.96
504Lynbrook HighSan JoseFremont Union High6.5%92.7%75.7%16.95
505Dunlap ElementaryDunlapKings Canyon Joint Unified76.8%51.5%34.5%16.94
506Carl Hankey ElementaryMission ViejoCapistrano Unified57.0%63.1%46.1%16.94
507Meadow Green ElementaryWhittierLowell Joint58.3%62.3%45.4%16.94
508Margaret Landell ElementaryCypressCypress Elementary24.9%81.8%64.9%16.92
509Whale Gulch ElementaryWhitethornLeggett Valley Unified77.8%50.9%34.0%16.91
510Newland (William T.) ElementaryHuntington BeachFountain Valley Elementary14.1%88.2%71.3%16.91
511Green ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified32.3%77.5%60.6%16.85
512Gates Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified93.8%41.4%24.6%16.82
513Joshua Chadbourne ElementaryFremontFremont Unified20.1%84.5%67.7%16.78
514Carroll ElementaryElk GroveElk Grove Unified55.3%63.9%47.1%16.78
515Pioneer HighWhittierWhittier Union High87.7%44.9%28.1%16.77
516Camino Grove ElementaryArcadiaArcadia Unified29.2%79.2%62.4%16.76
517Monroe ElementaryHanfordHanford Elementary80.7%49.0%32.3%16.75
518Laguna Niguel ElementaryLaguna NiguelCapistrano Unified32.9%77.0%60.3%16.71
519Elderberry ElementaryOntarioOntario-Montclair92.5%42.1%25.4%16.7
520Triple Crown ElementaryPerrisVal Verde Unified85.1%46.4%29.7%16.69
521Bethune K-8San DiegoSan Diego Unified72.1%54.0%37.3%16.69
522Newberry Springs ElementaryNewberry SpringsSilver Valley Unified87.7%44.8%28.1%16.68
523Reseda ElementaryResedaLos Angeles Unified87.8%44.8%28.1%16.68
524Dingeman ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified17.9%85.8%69.1%16.68
525Portola ElementaryVenturaVentura Unified70.3%55.0%38.4%16.66
526School for the Visual Arts and HumanitiesLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified96.7%39.5%22.9%16.66
527Ericson ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified39.7%72.9%56.3%16.64
528Stevenson (Robert Louis) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified40.0%72.7%56.1%16.63
529Cloverly ElementaryTemple CityTemple City Unified43.7%70.5%53.9%16.61
530Ritter ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified97.4%39.1%22.5%16.61
531Eshelman Avenue ElementaryLomitaLos Angeles Unified86.9%45.3%28.6%16.6
532Castille ElementaryMission ViejoCapistrano Unified27.6%80.0%63.4%16.59
533Roosevelt MiddleSan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified45.4%69.5%53.0%16.57
534Rio Vista ElementaryEl MonteEl Monte City80.3%49.1%32.5%16.56
535Edgewood AcademyLa PuenteBassett Unified83.9%47.0%30.4%16.56
536Rio Hondo ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified82.6%47.7%31.2%16.55
537Sanger HighSangerSanger Unified69.6%55.3%38.8%16.54
538Mendocino HighMendocinoMendocino Unified63.6%58.8%42.3%16.54
539Sam H. Lawson MiddleCupertinoCupertino Union15.2%87.1%70.6%16.51
540Robert O. Townsend Junior HighChino HillsChino Valley Unified54.8%63.9%47.4%16.5
541Cypress HighCypressAnaheim Union High60.8%60.4%43.9%16.46
542E. J. Marshall ElementaryChinoChino Valley Unified89.2%43.7%27.3%16.46
543Montera ElementaryMontclairOntario-Montclair87.4%44.8%28.3%16.45
544Jefferson MiddleSan GabrielSan Gabriel Unified70.0%55.0%38.5%16.45
545Lake Hills ElementaryRiversideAlvord Unified56.4%62.9%46.5%16.44
546Compton Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified95.8%39.8%23.4%16.43
547Mill School and Technology AcademyWhittierWhittier City63.3%58.9%42.4%16.43
548Ronald W. Reagan ElementarySangerSanger Unified65.3%57.7%41.3%16.42
549Rosemont MiddleLa CrescentaGlendale Unified39.0%73.1%56.7%16.42
550Pacific Beach MiddleSan DiegoSan Diego Unified41.1%71.9%55.4%16.42
Page 11 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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