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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)
201Cedarcreek ElementaryCanyon CountrySaugus Union83.4%53.1%30.7%22.48
202Paddison ElementaryNorwalkLittle Lake City Elementary79.7%55.3%32.8%22.46
203John Burroughs MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified80.0%54.9%32.7%22.22
204Brainard ElementaryLake View TerraceLos Angeles Unified74.4%58.2%36.0%22.21
205Cresson ElementaryNorwalkLittle Lake City Elementary82.3%53.5%31.3%22.17
206Dominguez ElementaryCarsonLos Angeles Unified86.2%51.2%29.0%22.15
207Silas BartschReedleyKings Canyon Joint Unified87.3%50.5%28.4%22.11
208Kearny Eng Innov & DesignSan DiegoSan Diego Unified76.8%56.7%34.6%22.11
209Capistrano Avenue ElementaryWest HillsLos Angeles Unified81.0%54.2%32.1%22.09
210Kester Avenue ElementaryVan NuysLos Angeles Unified47.0%74.1%52.0%22.04
211Mildred B. Janson ElementaryRosemeadRosemead Elementary66.1%62.9%40.8%22.03
212Santa Fe HighSanta Fe SpringsWhittier Union High77.6%56.0%34.0%21.95
213Twenty-Fourth Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified97.5%44.3%22.4%21.91
214Palomar ElementaryChula VistaChula Vista Elementary77.7%55.8%34.0%21.85
215Bitely (Arlene) ElementaryRosemeadGarvey Elementary80.7%54.0%32.3%21.76
216Valley View ElementaryLa CrescentaGlendale Unified39.3%78.3%56.5%21.74
217Warner MiddleWestminsterWestminster86.6%50.5%28.8%21.7
218Fontana HighFontanaFontana Unified95.3%45.4%23.7%21.68
219Shelyn ElementaryRowland HeightsRowland Unified64.0%63.7%42.0%21.67
220Holmes ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified23.8%87.2%65.6%21.66
221Eunice Sato Academy of Math & ScienceLong BeachLong Beach Unified26.8%85.5%63.8%21.63
222Jonas Salk ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified50.3%71.7%50.1%21.62
223Gilbert ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified78.6%55.1%33.5%21.61
224Buford ElementaryLennoxLennox93.6%46.3%24.7%21.6
225Gonsalves (Joe A.) ElementaryCerritosABC Unified35.5%80.3%58.8%21.56
226Mary Fay Pendleton ElementaryOceansideFallbrook Union Elementary55.2%68.7%47.2%21.54
227Eleanor Roosevelt HighEastvaleCorona-Norco Unified66.2%62.1%40.7%21.4
228Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch ComplexSouth GateLos Angeles Unified85.7%50.7%29.3%21.33
229Poinsettia ElementaryCarlsbadCarlsbad Unified28.9%83.9%62.6%21.27
230Stonehurst Avenue ElementarySun ValleyLos Angeles Unified82.0%52.8%31.5%21.26
231Los Molinos ElementaryHacienda HeightsHacienda la Puente Unified57.4%67.1%45.9%21.23
232Ulysses S. Grant Senior HighVan NuysLos Angeles Unified94.7%45.2%24.1%21.16
233Isleton ElementaryIsletonRiver Delta Joint Unified79.3%54.3%33.1%21.16
234Sierra Vista HighBaldwin ParkBaldwin Park Unified87.9%49.1%28.0%21.13
235Stanford ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified73.4%57.7%36.6%21.12
236Hector G. GodinezSanta AnaSanta Ana Unified89.2%48.4%27.3%21.1
237Kelly ElementaryComptonCompton Unified89.6%48.1%27.0%21.08
238Robert F. Kennedy HighDelanoDelano Joint Union High89.3%48.3%27.2%21.04
239Susan B. Anthony ElementaryCoronaCorona-Norco Unified54.6%68.5%47.5%21.02
240Orange Cove HighOrange CoveKings Canyon Joint Unified91.2%47.1%26.1%21.02
241Parkview ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified79.7%53.9%32.9%20.99
242Castelar Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified85.5%50.4%29.5%20.96
243Monument PeakBig RiverNeedles Unified92.9%46.1%25.1%20.96
244Edwin Rhodes ElementaryChinoChino Valley Unified64.5%62.7%41.7%20.93
245Charnock Road ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified90.7%47.3%26.4%20.92
246Robert L. Stevens ElementarySanta RosaWright Elementary80.8%53.1%32.2%20.92
247Delano HighDelanoDelano Joint Union High92.8%46.1%25.2%20.92
248California HighWhittierWhittier Union High80.3%53.4%32.5%20.91
249Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryHanfordHanford Elementary78.7%54.3%33.4%20.89
250Cold Spring ElementarySanta BarbaraCold Spring Elementary5.9%97.0%76.1%20.88
Page 5 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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