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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)
701Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies MagnetLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified68.8%54.1%39.2%14.86
702Aviara Oaks ElementaryCarlsbadCarlsbad Unified22.1%81.5%66.6%14.86
703Merlinda ElementaryWest CovinaWest Covina Unified88.5%42.5%27.7%14.81
704Myford ElementaryIrvineTustin Unified38.2%72.0%57.2%14.8
705Haskell Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) MagnetGranada HillsLos Angeles Unified74.8%50.5%35.7%14.79
706Grover Cleveland Charter HighResedaLos Angeles Unified71.5%52.4%37.6%14.79
707Lila Bringhurst ElementaryFremontFremont Unified26.6%78.7%64.0%14.78
708Ontario HighOntarioChaffey Joint Union High86.7%43.5%28.8%14.77
709Lee Richmond ElementaryHanfordHanford Elementary90.8%41.1%26.3%14.76
710Lindsay Senior HighLindsayLindsay Unified86.1%43.8%29.1%14.75
711Tesoro del Valle ElementaryValenciaSaugus Union32.2%75.4%60.7%14.73
712Santiago HighGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified92.1%40.3%25.6%14.73
713Jefferson ElementarySangerSanger Unified89.8%41.7%26.9%14.72
714Tustin HighTustinTustin Unified86.8%43.4%28.6%14.72
715Grace Smith ElementaryNilandCalipatria Unified92.3%40.2%25.5%14.71
716Riverview ElementaryParlierKings Canyon Joint Unified69.2%53.7%39.0%14.71
717Zehnder Ranch ElementaryElk GroveElk Grove Unified35.9%73.2%58.5%14.71
718Bursch ElementaryComptonCompton Unified85.1%44.4%29.7%14.71
719Beechwood ElementaryFullertonFullerton Elementary28.0%77.8%63.1%14.7
720Selma HighSelmaSelma Unified90.1%41.4%26.7%14.69
721Hollenbeck MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified96.0%38.0%23.3%14.67
722Los Feliz Science/Tech/Engineer/Math/Medicine MagnetLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified81.1%46.7%32.0%14.65
723North HighTorranceTorrance Unified44.6%68.0%53.4%14.65
724Beach ElementaryPiedmontPiedmont City Unified4.3%91.7%77.0%14.65
725Dwight D. Eisenhower ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified91.7%40.5%25.8%14.64
726Kraemer MiddlePlacentiaPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified52.9%63.2%48.6%14.63
727Cesar Chavez AcademyCoronaCorona-Norco Unified77.4%48.8%34.2%14.63
728Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied ScienceEscondidoEscondido Union High72.8%51.5%36.9%14.63
729Barnard ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified35.5%73.4%58.7%14.63
730Towne Avenue ElementaryCarsonLos Angeles Unified81.6%46.4%31.7%14.63
731Fowler HighFowlerFowler Unified79.8%47.4%32.8%14.62
732Alta Murrieta ElementaryMurrietaMurrieta Valley Unified60.5%58.7%44.1%14.61
733Van Nuys Senior HighVan NuysLos Angeles Unified85.0%44.4%29.8%14.6
734Segerstrom HighSanta AnaSanta Ana Unified80.6%46.9%32.3%14.6
735Lincoln ElementaryFresnoClovis Unified62.3%57.6%43.0%14.6
736Pacific BoulevardHuntington ParkLos Angeles Unified97.7%36.9%22.3%14.58
737C. B. Eaton ElementaryCupertinoCupertino Union15.7%84.9%70.3%14.57
738Everett A. Rea ElementaryCosta MesaNewport-Mesa Unified93.3%39.4%24.9%14.57
739Ladera Ranch ElementaryLadera RanchCapistrano Unified24.8%79.5%65.0%14.56
740Paradise CharterModestoParadise Elementary62.7%57.4%42.8%14.56
741Giannini (A.P.) MiddleSan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified39.6%70.9%56.4%14.56
742Moffett ElementaryLennoxLennox94.1%39.0%24.4%14.56
743Los Penasquitos ElementarySan DiegoPoway Unified37.7%72.0%57.5%14.55
744Granite Ridge IntermediateFresnoClovis Unified32.6%74.9%60.4%14.53
745YorkHawthorneHawthorne91.1%40.7%26.2%14.53
746California ElementaryWest CovinaWest Covina Unified90.5%41.1%26.5%14.53
747Jerabek ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified16.3%84.5%70.0%14.5
748William Kaseberg ElementaryRosevilleRoseville City Elementary58.1%60.0%45.5%14.48
749Second Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified98.2%36.5%22.0%14.48
750Pachappa ElementaryRiversideRiverside Unified76.9%48.9%34.5%14.47
Page 15 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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