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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)
151School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning ComplexLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified99.2%44.8%20.4%24.46
152Samuel W. Simpson ElementaryRialtoRialto Unified82.4%54.8%30.4%24.37
153John Marshall ElementaryWestminsterGarden Grove Unified80.8%55.6%31.4%24.29
154College Connection AcademySan JoseFranklin-McKinley Elementary65.3%64.9%40.6%24.28
155Cielo Vista CharterPalm SpringsPalm Springs Unified92.7%48.5%24.3%24.23
156Montebello Gardens ElementaryPico RiveraMontebello Unified87.8%51.4%27.2%24.21
157Fountain Valley HighFountain ValleyHuntington Beach Union High52.5%72.4%48.2%24.13
158Troy HighFullertonFullerton Joint Union High39.7%79.8%55.8%24
159Poinsettia ElementaryCarlsbadCarlsbad Unified28.9%86.3%62.3%23.98
160Monte Vista ElementaryMontclairOntario-Montclair84.9%52.9%28.9%23.91
161Maywood ElementaryMaywoodLos Angeles Unified95.8%46.2%22.4%23.81
162Miramonte ElementaryClovisClovis Unified76.1%58.0%34.2%23.79
163William Faria ElementaryCupertinoCupertino Union12.5%95.6%72.0%23.56
164Robert F. Kennedy HighDelanoDelano Joint Union High89.3%49.8%26.3%23.55
165Parker (Jean) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified75.0%58.4%34.8%23.54
166Solano Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified68.2%62.4%38.9%23.5
167Unsworth (Edith) ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified75.0%58.3%34.8%23.49
168Alfred B. Nobel Charter MiddleNorthridgeLos Angeles Unified57.1%69.0%45.5%23.47
169Holmes ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified23.8%88.8%65.3%23.45
170Muir (John) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified75.4%58.0%34.6%23.42
171Bryson Avenue ElementarySouth GateLos Angeles Unified84.8%52.4%28.9%23.4
172Delano HighDelanoDelano Joint Union High92.8%47.6%24.2%23.39
173Mill School and Technology AcademyWhittierWhittier City63.3%65.1%41.8%23.37
174Park Western Place ElementarySan PedroLos Angeles Unified66.7%63.1%39.8%23.34
175Rosita ElementarySanta AnaGarden Grove Unified89.5%49.5%26.2%23.33
176Rowland Avenue ElementaryWest CovinaCovina-Valley Unified76.1%57.4%34.1%23.26
177Lincoln ElementaryKingsburgKingsburg Elementary Charter70.1%60.9%37.7%23.2
178Los Molinos ElementaryHacienda HeightsHacienda la Puente Unified57.4%68.5%45.3%23.2
179Garden Valley ElementarySacramentoTwin Rivers Unified92.1%47.8%24.6%23.17
180Shelyn ElementaryRowland HeightsRowland Unified64.0%64.5%41.4%23.1
181Louis G. Zeyen ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified80.0%54.9%31.8%23.09
182Valley View ElementaryLa CrescentaGlendale Unified39.3%79.2%56.1%23.06
183Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion CharterEl Dorado HillsBuckeye Union Elementary8.9%97.3%74.2%23.03
184Evergreen ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary88.5%49.8%26.8%23.02
185Garfield ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified77.6%56.3%33.3%22.99
186Hayfork ElementaryHayforkMountain Valley Unified73.9%58.5%35.5%22.97
187Pacific Law AcademyStocktonStockton Unified61.3%65.9%43.0%22.96
188Orange Cove HighOrange CoveKings Canyon Joint Unified91.2%48.1%25.2%22.95
189Manzanita ElementaryCovinaCovina-Valley Unified62.8%65.0%42.1%22.91
190Burbank Boulevard ElementaryNorth HollywoodLos Angeles Unified81.5%53.8%30.9%22.89
191Mildred B. Janson ElementaryRosemeadRosemead Elementary66.1%62.9%40.1%22.74
192Clinton William JeffersonComptonCompton Unified88.7%49.3%26.6%22.7
193Tarzana ElementaryTarzanaLos Angeles Unified99.6%42.8%20.2%22.67
194West Hollywood ElementaryWest HollywoodLos Angeles Unified48.2%73.4%50.8%22.62
195Westminster HighWestminsterHuntington Beach Union High85.9%50.9%28.3%22.61
196William Anderson ElementaryLawndaleLawndale Elementary89.7%48.7%26.1%22.6
197Gilbert ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified78.6%55.2%32.6%22.59
198Fifty-Fourth Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified94.7%45.6%23.1%22.57
199Columbine ElementaryDelanoColumbine Elementary56.4%68.5%45.9%22.57
200Holmes ElementaryLakewoodLong Beach Unified71.2%59.7%37.1%22.56
Page 4 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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