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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)
651Murchison Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified98.4%37.3%21.9%15.42
652Pacifica HighGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified51.2%65.0%49.6%15.42
653Bellingham ElementaryNorth HollywoodLos Angeles Unified97.2%38.0%22.6%15.41
654Proctor ElementaryCastro ValleyCastro Valley Unified30.2%77.3%61.9%15.41
655Thomas Law Reed ElementaryReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified85.7%44.8%29.4%15.41
656Centennial HighCoronaCorona-Norco Unified81.3%47.3%31.9%15.4
657Webster ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified92.3%40.9%25.5%15.4
658Joe Nightingale ElementarySanta MariaOrcutt Union Elementary66.9%55.7%40.3%15.38
659Bryant Ranch ElementaryYorba LindaPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified24.0%80.9%65.5%15.37
660Conley ElementaryTaftTaft City93.8%39.9%24.6%15.35
661Stevenson ElementaryMountain ViewMountain View Whisman13.4%87.0%71.7%15.32
662Sheridan ElementaryOrange CoveKings Canyon Joint Unified95.2%39.1%23.8%15.32
663Murphy Ranch ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary40.6%71.0%55.8%15.28
664Robert Hill Lane ElementaryMonterey ParkLos Angeles Unified77.0%49.7%34.4%15.28
665Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and EngineeringLancasterLancaster Elementary76.6%50.0%34.7%15.28
666Branch ElementaryArroyo GrandeLucia Mar Unified35.2%74.2%58.9%15.27
667Humphreys Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified94.5%39.4%24.2%15.26
668Justice Street Academy CharterWest HillsLos Angeles Unified41.9%70.3%55.0%15.26
669La MariposaCamarilloPleasant Valley28.1%78.3%63.1%15.26
670D. Russell Parks Junior HighFullertonFullerton Elementary47.7%66.8%51.6%15.24
671Mesa View MiddleHuntington BeachOcean View45.4%68.2%52.9%15.24
672American HighFremontFremont Unified24.9%80.2%64.9%15.23
673John Adams MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified96.4%38.3%23.0%15.23
674Kennedy (John F.) ElementaryArtesiaABC Unified67.1%55.5%40.2%15.22
675Florence Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified97.3%37.7%22.5%15.18
676Abraham Lincoln ElementaryCupertinoCupertino Union14.4%86.3%71.1%15.18
677Topeka Charter School for Advanced StudiesNorthridgeLos Angeles Unified44.1%68.9%53.7%15.17
678Highgate ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union44.8%68.4%53.3%15.16
679Bassett Senior HighLa PuenteBassett Unified91.2%41.3%26.1%15.13
680D. J. Sedgwick ElementaryCupertinoCupertino Union27.0%78.8%63.7%15.09
681Genevieve M. Crosby ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified82.8%46.1%31.0%15.08
682Century Park ElementaryInglewoodLos Angeles Unified97.7%37.4%22.3%15.03
683Mira Mesa HighSan DiegoSan Diego Unified57.1%61.1%46.1%15.03
684McKinley ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified27.4%78.5%63.5%15.03
685Jensen Ranch ElementaryCastro ValleyCastro Valley Unified20.1%82.8%67.8%15.02
686Waterford JuniorWaterfordWaterford Unified93.8%39.6%24.6%15.02
687Marvin ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified28.4%77.9%62.9%15.01
688Del Rey ElementaryDel ReySanger Unified85.9%44.2%29.2%15
689Dwight D. Eisenhower ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified53.4%63.3%48.3%14.98
690Penn ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified81.4%46.8%31.8%14.98
691Workman ElementaryLa PuenteHacienda la Puente Unified82.1%46.4%31.4%14.94
692Ynez ElementaryMonterey ParkAlhambra Unified63.7%57.1%42.2%14.93
693Monterey Highlands ElementaryMonterey ParkAlhambra Unified35.1%73.9%59.0%14.91
694Manuel Dominguez HighComptonCompton Unified91.5%40.8%25.9%14.91
695Taft ElementaryOrangeOrange Unified88.9%42.4%27.5%14.9
696McMillin (Corky) ElementaryChula VistaChula Vista Elementary46.0%67.5%52.6%14.89
697Middleton Street ElementaryHuntington ParkLos Angeles Unified99.2%36.3%21.4%14.89
698Franklin Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified25.6%79.4%64.5%14.89
699Ruth Grimes ElementaryBloomingtonColton Joint Unified85.5%44.3%29.5%14.87
700Andasol Avenue ElementaryNorthridgeLos Angeles Unified75.7%50.1%35.2%14.87
Page 14 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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