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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)
201Bragg ElementaryCerritosABC Unified58.0%67.5%45.0%22.54
202Buford ElementaryLennoxLennox93.6%46.3%23.8%22.53
203Warner MiddleWestminsterWestminster86.6%50.4%27.9%22.52
204Cold Spring ElementarySanta BarbaraCold Spring Elementary5.9%98.5%76.0%22.51
205Serrano MiddleMontclairOntario-Montclair91.5%47.5%25.0%22.49
206Jonas Salk ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified50.3%72.0%49.5%22.48
207Harvest ElementaryDelanoDelano Union Elementary81.1%53.6%31.2%22.43
208Robert C. Fisler ElementaryFullertonFullerton Elementary28.4%85.0%62.6%22.41
209Kearny Eng Innov & DesignSan DiegoSan Diego Unified76.8%56.1%33.8%22.38
210Rancho Santa Gertrudes ElementarySanta Fe SpringsLos Nietos86.6%50.2%27.9%22.35
211Eleanor Roosevelt HighEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified66.2%62.3%40.0%22.26
212Victory Boulevard ElementaryNorth HollywoodLos Angeles Unified91.8%47.0%24.8%22.26
213Kelly ElementaryComptonCompton Unified89.6%48.2%26.1%22.14
214California HighWhittierWhittier Union High80.3%53.8%31.7%22.14
215Santa Fe ElementaryPortervillePorterville Unified88.9%48.7%26.6%22.12
216John Burroughs MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified80.0%54.0%31.9%22.1
217Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl MedHuntington ParkLos Angeles Unified93.4%45.9%23.8%22.08
218Corcoran HighCorcoranCorcoran Joint Unified89.4%48.3%26.3%22.01
219Edwin Rhodes ElementaryChinoChino Valley Unified64.5%63.0%41.0%22
220Wesley GainesParamountParamount Unified97.1%43.6%21.6%21.99
221Victoria Avenue ElementarySouth GateLos Angeles Unified97.4%43.4%21.4%21.95
222Woodcrest Junior HighOntarioChino Valley Unified87.7%49.2%27.3%21.95
223Marvin ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified91.3%47.1%25.1%21.94
224Willard (Frances E.) ElementaryRosemeadGarvey Elementary79.7%53.9%32.0%21.91
225Hector G. GodinezSanta AnaSanta Ana Unified89.2%48.3%26.4%21.89
226Palm ElementaryOrosiCutler-Orosi Joint Unified94.6%45.0%23.1%21.88
227Signal Hill ElementarySignal HillLong Beach Unified86.1%50.0%28.2%21.87
228Buena Vista Arts-IntegratedMontclairOntario-Montclair68.8%60.4%38.5%21.87
229City Terrace ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified78.6%54.5%32.7%21.86
230Ronald E. McNair ElementaryComptonCompton Unified88.5%48.5%26.7%21.79
231Kearny School of Biomedical Science and TechnologySan DiegoSan Diego Unified81.5%52.7%31.0%21.78
232Palomar ElementaryChula VistaChula Vista Elementary77.7%54.9%33.2%21.76
233Navelencia MiddleReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified89.1%48.1%26.4%21.74
234Yu (Alice Fong) ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified36.5%79.5%57.7%21.74
235John Muir Fundamental ElementarySanta AnaSanta Ana Unified70.4%59.3%37.6%21.71
236Alta California ElementaryPanorama CityLos Angeles Unified96.4%43.7%22.0%21.68
237Ruth Acty ElementaryBerkeleyBerkeley Unified23.7%87.1%65.4%21.66
238Gonsalves (Joe A.) ElementaryCerritosABC Unified35.5%80.0%58.4%21.65
239Parkview ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified79.7%53.6%32.0%21.54
240Clara Barton ElementaryEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified63.5%63.2%41.7%21.53
241Genevieve M. Crosby ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified82.8%51.7%30.2%21.48
242Ocia A. Peters ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified82.9%51.6%30.1%21.44
243Stanford Avenue ElementarySouth GateLos Angeles Unified96.7%43.4%21.9%21.44
244Fremont ElementaryLong BeachLong Beach Unified39.2%77.5%56.1%21.43
245Valley View ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified42.4%75.6%54.3%21.39
246Louis Lake IntermediateGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified81.7%52.1%30.8%21.28
247Kester Avenue ElementaryVan NuysLos Angeles Unified47.0%72.8%51.5%21.28
248Tamura (Hisamatsu) ElementaryFountain ValleyFountain Valley Elementary29.3%83.3%62.1%21.25
249Holder ElementaryBuena ParkSavanna Elementary80.4%52.8%31.6%21.25
250Ulysses S. Grant Senior HighVan NuysLos Angeles Unified94.7%44.3%23.1%21.22
Page 5 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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