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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.

Methodology · All California rankings · All California schools
CALIFORNIA · OUTPERFORMING DEMOGRAPHICS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientExpectedBeats (pp)
601Wiley Canyon ElementaryNewhallNewhall78.9%48.5%32.5%15.99
602Newland (William T.) ElementaryHuntington BeachFountain Valley Elementary14.1%87.1%71.1%15.98
603Chaparral MiddleDiamond BarWalnut Valley Unified24.6%80.8%64.8%15.97
604Soleado ElementaryRancho Palos VerdesPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified13.3%87.5%71.6%15.96
605Grovecenter ElementaryWest CovinaCovina-Valley Unified78.3%48.8%32.8%15.94
606Overland Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified14.0%87.1%71.2%15.93
607STEM Academy at Bernstein HighHollywoodLos Angeles Unified97.5%37.3%21.4%15.92
608Lewis (Ed C.) ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified76.5%49.8%33.9%15.92
609Middleton Street ElementaryHuntington ParkLos Angeles Unified99.2%36.3%20.4%15.91
610Richard Riordan Primary CenterLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified77.9%49.0%33.1%15.89
611Marshall ElementaryCastro ValleyCastro Valley Unified44.5%68.9%53.0%15.88
612Brookhaven ElementaryPlacentiaPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified27.4%79.0%63.2%15.86
613Ladera Ranch ElementaryLadera RanchCapistrano Unified24.8%80.6%64.7%15.86
614Arma J. Shull ElementarySan DimasBonita Unified26.1%79.8%64.0%15.85
615Ruth Grimes ElementaryBloomingtonColton Joint Unified85.5%44.4%28.6%15.83
616Los Nietos MiddleLos NietosLos Nietos89.3%42.1%26.3%15.83
617Eisenhower HighRialtoRialto Unified86.7%43.7%27.8%15.83
618Abraham Lincoln ElementaryCupertinoCupertino Union14.4%86.8%71.0%15.82
619Vine Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified91.1%41.0%25.2%15.81
620Philistine Rondo School of DiscoveryEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified53.4%63.5%47.7%15.81
621O. N. Hirsch ElementaryFremontFremont Unified34.2%74.9%59.1%15.79
622Liberty MiddleLemooreLemoore Union Elementary81.3%46.9%31.1%15.78
623Silver Gate ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified23.6%81.2%65.5%15.77
624Richard Henry Lee ElementaryLos AlamitosLos Alamitos Unified19.1%83.9%68.2%15.77
625Segerstrom HighSanta AnaSanta Ana Unified80.6%47.3%31.5%15.76
626Sonora HighLa HabraFullerton Joint Union High66.5%55.6%39.9%15.76
627Inyokern ElementaryInyokernSierra Sands Unified80.1%47.5%31.8%15.74
628Marvin ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified28.4%78.3%62.6%15.74
629La Rosa ElementaryCeresCeres Unified83.9%45.2%29.5%15.73
630Trabuco Mesa ElementaryRancho Santa MargaritaSaddleback Valley Unified37.2%73.1%57.4%15.72
631George B. Miller ElementaryLa PalmaCentralia Elementary54.4%62.8%47.1%15.68
632Torrey Pines ElementaryLa JollaSan Diego Unified16.8%85.2%69.5%15.66
633Griffiths (Gordon) MiddleDowneyDowney Unified77.0%49.3%33.6%15.65
634South HighBakersfieldKern High96.8%37.5%21.8%15.65
635Albany HighAlbanyAlbany City Unified31.0%76.7%61.0%15.64
636Roosevelt MiddleSan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified45.4%68.1%52.5%15.59
637Quail Lake Environmental CharterClovisSanger Unified31.2%76.5%60.9%15.58
638Somis ElementarySomisSomis Union81.1%46.8%31.2%15.58
639American HighFremontFremont Unified24.9%80.2%64.7%15.58
640Curie ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified18.8%83.8%68.3%15.57
641Carleton P. Lightfoot ElementaryAlta LomaEtiwanda Elementary32.6%75.7%60.1%15.57
642Birney ElementaryRedondo BeachRedondo Beach Unified17.6%84.6%69.0%15.56
643Murphy Ranch ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary40.6%70.9%55.3%15.56
644Washington ElementaryLynwoodLynwood Unified91.3%40.6%25.1%15.53
645Salinas HighSalinasSalinas Union High77.5%48.8%33.3%15.52
646Golden Valley HighBakersfieldKern High90.8%40.9%25.4%15.48
647Kraemer MiddlePlacentiaPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified52.9%63.5%48.0%15.46
648Helen Stacey MiddleHuntington BeachWestminster64.9%56.2%40.8%15.4
649Lincoln ElementaryLong BeachLong Beach Unified88.9%41.9%26.5%15.37
650Wilson ElementarySan GabrielSan Gabriel Unified46.2%67.3%52.0%15.36
Page 13 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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