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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)
151Ocia A. Peters ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified82.9%55.3%31.0%24.3
152Queen Anne Place ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified80.4%56.7%32.4%24.27
153Lincoln ElementaryKingsburgKingsburg Elementary Charter70.1%62.7%38.5%24.26
154Solano Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified68.2%63.8%39.6%24.23
155Elliott Ranch ElementaryElk GroveElk Grove Unified46.4%76.5%52.3%24.21
156Stagg Street ElementaryVan NuysLos Angeles Unified83.1%55.1%30.9%24.2
157Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl MedHuntington ParkLos Angeles Unified93.4%49.0%24.8%24.17
158Jaime Escalante ElementaryCudahyLos Angeles Unified95.1%47.9%23.8%24.06
159Clara Barton ElementaryEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified63.5%66.4%42.4%24.01
160Leffingwell ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary53.4%72.3%48.3%23.98
161Garden Grove ElementaryResedaLos Angeles Unified94.1%48.2%24.4%23.84
162Cerritos ElementaryCerritosABC Unified35.6%82.5%58.7%23.81
163Patton ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified37.4%81.4%57.6%23.75
164Normal Heights ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified85.8%53.0%29.3%23.72
165Ethel M. Evans ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified79.8%56.5%32.8%23.72
166Marvin ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified91.3%49.7%26.1%23.61
167Virginia Road ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified95.4%47.3%23.6%23.6
168Peter Pendleton ElementaryCoachellaCoachella Valley Unified96.2%46.8%23.2%23.6
169Montebello Gardens ElementaryPico RiveraMontebello Unified87.8%51.6%28.1%23.52
170Whittier HighWhittierWhittier Union High85.5%53.0%29.5%23.51
171Navelencia MiddleReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified89.1%50.8%27.3%23.46
172Manzanita ElementaryCovinaCovina-Valley Unified62.8%66.1%42.7%23.41
173Lincoln ElementaryTorranceTorrance Unified43.5%77.4%54.0%23.37
174Alfred B. Nobel Charter MiddleNorthridgeLos Angeles Unified57.1%69.5%46.1%23.36
175Unsworth (Edith) ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified75.0%58.9%35.6%23.34
176Serrano MiddleMontclairOntario-Montclair91.5%49.3%25.9%23.32
177William Faria ElementaryCupertinoCupertino Union12.5%95.5%72.2%23.32
178Bragg ElementaryCerritosABC Unified58.0%68.9%45.6%23.3
179Holly Avenue ElementaryArcadiaArcadia Unified49.7%73.6%50.4%23.21
180Robert C. Fisler ElementaryFullertonFullerton Elementary28.4%86.1%62.9%23.2
181Plavan (Urbain H.) ElementaryFountain ValleyFountain Valley Elementary33.6%83.1%59.9%23.2
182Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion CharterEl Dorado HillsBuckeye Union Elementary8.9%97.5%74.3%23.2
183Fountain Valley HighFountain ValleyHuntington Beach Union High52.5%71.9%48.8%23.1
184One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street ElementaryGardenaLos Angeles Unified68.0%62.8%39.7%23.09
185Canfield Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified49.5%73.6%50.5%23.05
186Faylane ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified77.7%57.1%34.0%23.04
187Palm ElementaryOrosiCutler-Orosi Joint Unified94.6%47.2%24.1%23.04
188Alvarado ElementarySignal HillLong Beach Unified78.5%56.6%33.6%23.01
189Braddock Drive ElementaryCulver CityLos Angeles Unified59.7%67.5%44.6%22.97
190Alta California ElementaryPanorama CityLos Angeles Unified96.4%46.0%23.0%22.96
191Yu (Alice Fong) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified36.5%81.1%58.1%22.93
192Anderson ElementaryComptonCompton Unified90.9%49.2%26.3%22.93
193City Terrace ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified78.6%56.3%33.5%22.76
194Fifty-Fourth Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified94.7%46.8%24.0%22.75
195Holmes ElementaryLakewoodLong Beach Unified71.2%60.5%37.8%22.68
196Tarzana ElementaryTarzanaLos Angeles Unified99.6%43.9%21.2%22.67
197Eastvale ElementaryEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified67.8%62.5%39.8%22.67
198Lowell HighSan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified42.5%77.3%54.6%22.65
199Gridley HighGridleyGridley Unified70.6%60.8%38.2%22.59
200Parker (Jean) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified75.0%58.2%35.6%22.56
Page 4 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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