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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)
301Gidley ElementaryEl MonteEl Monte City82.8%50.9%31.0%19.86
302Arroyo HighEl MonteEl Monte Union High84.1%50.1%30.3%19.83
303Pacific Law AcademyStocktonStockton Unified61.3%63.4%43.6%19.82
304Corona ElementaryOntarioOntario-Montclair91.1%46.0%26.2%19.82
305Mesa RoblesHacienda HeightsHacienda la Puente Unified57.7%65.5%45.7%19.79
306Heliotrope Avenue ElementaryMaywoodLos Angeles Unified95.7%43.3%23.5%19.79
307Van Gogh CharterGranada HillsLos Angeles Unified48.9%70.6%50.9%19.74
308Healdsburg ElementaryHealdsburgHealdsburg Unified73.8%56.0%36.3%19.73
309Killybrooke ElementaryCosta MesaNewport-Mesa Unified71.0%57.6%37.9%19.71
310Lakeside MiddleNorwalkLittle Lake City Elementary79.8%52.5%32.8%19.71
311Sixty-Sixth Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified97.8%41.9%22.2%19.66
312Maple Hill ElementaryDiamond BarWalnut Valley Unified27.3%83.2%63.5%19.64
313Rancho Alamitos HighGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified86.6%48.4%28.8%19.63
314Ocean View ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary51.2%69.2%49.5%19.61
315Kearny College ConnectionsSan DiegoSan Diego Unified76.4%54.4%34.8%19.59
316Washington ElementarySan GabrielSan Gabriel Unified68.3%59.1%39.5%19.59
317Nelson S. Dilworth ElementarySan JoseCupertino Union19.6%87.7%68.1%19.59
318James A. Garfield Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified92.8%44.8%25.2%19.58
319Brookside ElementaryBeaumontBeaumont Unified75.3%55.0%35.5%19.58
320Tustin Memorial ElementarySanta AnaTustin Unified22.5%85.9%66.3%19.56
321Sunny Sands ElementaryCathedral CityPalm Springs Unified93.4%44.4%24.8%19.55
322Daniel Phelan Language AcademyWhittierWhittier City64.5%61.3%41.8%19.53
323Vine ElementaryWest CovinaWest Covina Unified79.2%52.7%33.1%19.53
324Cahuenga ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified86.8%48.2%28.7%19.52
325Oka (Isojiro) ElementaryHuntington BeachFountain Valley Elementary34.1%79.0%59.5%19.5
326Los Amigos HighFountain ValleyGarden Grove Unified92.4%44.9%25.4%19.5
327Central Valley HighShasta LakeGateway Unified71.5%57.1%37.6%19.48
328Stevenson Ranch ElementaryStevenson RanchNewhall21.9%86.2%66.7%19.43
329Harvest ElementaryDelanoDelano Union Elementary81.1%51.4%32.0%19.42
330Castle Heights ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified32.7%79.8%60.4%19.41
331Hansen ElementaryAnaheimSavanna Elementary87.5%47.6%28.3%19.38
332Lewis (Ed C.) ElementaryDowneyDowney Unified76.5%54.1%34.7%19.38
333William Anderson ElementaryLawndaleLawndale Elementary89.7%46.4%27.0%19.37
334Olive Street ElementaryPortervillePorterville Unified98.6%41.2%21.8%19.37
335Verdugo Hills Senior HighTujungaLos Angeles Unified83.7%49.8%30.5%19.32
336Jefferson ElementaryComptonCompton Unified86.9%47.9%28.6%19.3
337Evergreen ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary88.5%47.0%27.7%19.3
338Foothill Oaks ElementarySacramentoTwin Rivers Unified83.1%50.1%30.9%19.27
339Arnold O. Beckman HighIrvineTustin Unified44.5%72.7%53.5%19.27
340Kearny School of Biomedical Science and TechnologySan DiegoSan Diego Unified81.5%51.1%31.8%19.26
341Gabrielino HighSan GabrielSan Gabriel Unified70.0%57.8%38.5%19.25
342Carver (Charles J.) ElementaryCerritosABC Unified55.4%66.3%47.1%19.2
343Mission San Jose ElementaryFremontFremont Unified22.9%85.3%66.1%19.18
344Julia B. Morrison ElementaryNorwalkNorwalk-La Mirada Unified74.8%54.9%35.7%19.17
345Lucille J. Smith ElementaryLawndaleLawndale Elementary84.3%49.3%30.1%19.17
346Los Nietos MiddleLos NietosLos Nietos89.3%46.4%27.2%19.16
347Upland ElementaryUplandUpland Unified87.4%47.5%28.3%19.15
348Wesley GainesParamountParamount Unified97.1%41.8%22.6%19.15
349Arnold Adreani ElementarySacramentoElk Grove Unified35.4%78.0%58.8%19.14
350Rose Drive ElementaryYorba LindaPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified37.6%76.6%57.5%19.13
Page 7 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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