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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)
401Dwight D. Eisenhower ElementaryGarden GroveGarden Grove Unified91.7%43.6%24.9%18.73
402Cypress HighCypressAnaheim Union High60.8%62.0%43.3%18.73
403Clovis West HighFresnoClovis Unified47.8%69.7%51.0%18.71
404Jane Addams MiddleLawndaleLawndale Elementary84.6%47.8%29.1%18.7
405Ada Clegg ElementaryHuntington BeachWestminster56.4%64.5%45.9%18.66
406Birney ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified45.2%71.2%52.6%18.63
407Morse ElementaryPlacentiaPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified69.1%57.0%38.3%18.62
408Corona ElementaryOntarioOntario-Montclair91.1%43.8%25.2%18.58
409Louise Sandrini ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union91.9%43.3%24.8%18.55
410Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and EngineeringLancasterLancaster Elementary76.6%52.4%33.9%18.5
411Cloverly ElementaryTemple CityTemple City Unified43.7%71.9%53.5%18.47
412College View ElementaryHuntington BeachOcean View68.5%57.1%38.7%18.47
413Laguna Niguel ElementaryLaguna NiguelCapistrano Unified32.9%78.4%59.9%18.47
414Pioneer HighWhittierWhittier Union High87.7%45.7%27.3%18.46
415Willow ElementaryGlendoraCharter Oak Unified70.6%55.9%37.4%18.45
416Raymond Temple ElementaryBuena ParkCentralia Elementary78.2%51.3%32.9%18.43
417Arnold Adreani ElementarySacramentoElk Grove Unified35.4%76.8%58.4%18.4
418Sequoia ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified74.4%53.5%35.1%18.4
419Hicks Canyon ElementaryIrvineTustin Unified37.5%75.6%57.2%18.38
420Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MiddleRancho Palos VerdesLos Angeles Unified67.8%57.5%39.1%18.33
421Stonehurst Avenue ElementarySun ValleyLos Angeles Unified82.0%49.0%30.6%18.32
422Broadway ElementaryVeniceLos Angeles Unified25.8%82.4%64.1%18.28
423Harold William KolbDublinDublin Unified15.4%88.6%70.3%18.25
424Lafayette ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified30.4%79.7%61.4%18.24
425Kearny College ConnectionsSan DiegoSan Diego Unified76.4%52.2%34.0%18.24
426Stevenson ElementaryMountain ViewMountain View Whisman13.4%89.7%71.5%18.24
427Meadows ElementaryValenciaNewhall35.8%76.4%58.2%18.2
428Farmdale ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified87.3%45.6%27.5%18.16
429Jefferson MiddleSan GabrielSan Gabriel Unified70.0%56.0%37.8%18.15
430San Marino HighSan MarinoSan Marino Unified11.5%90.8%72.7%18.14
431George Washington CharterPalm DesertDesert Sands Unified50.3%67.7%49.5%18.13
432Mulberry ElementaryWhittierEast Whittier City Elementary77.0%51.8%33.6%18.11
433Mesa View MiddleHuntington BeachOcean View45.4%70.5%52.5%18.09
434Crescent ElementaryAnaheimOrange Unified26.1%82.1%64.0%18.09
435Shannon Ranch ElementaryVisaliaVisalia Unified49.1%68.3%50.3%18.08
436Douglas City ElementaryDouglas CityDouglas City Elementary50.6%67.4%49.4%18.03
437Herbert Hoover ElementaryPalo AltoPalo Alto Unified6.7%93.5%75.5%18.02
438Sunny Hills HighFullertonFullerton Joint Union High48.5%68.6%50.6%18
439Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology AcademyLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified97.8%39.2%21.2%18
440Nixon (Patricia) ElementaryCerritosABC Unified52.6%66.2%48.2%17.97
441John Marshall Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified71.2%55.0%37.1%17.94
442Valencia HighPlacentiaPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified67.3%57.4%39.4%17.94
443Carver ElementaryLos AngelesCompton Unified91.8%42.7%24.8%17.93
444Vista Grande ElementaryOntarioOntario-Montclair77.9%51.0%33.1%17.92
445Madison ElementarySan LeandroSan Leandro Unified68.9%56.4%38.5%17.91
446Abraham Lincoln ElementaryLa CrescentaGlendale Unified41.0%73.0%55.1%17.89
447La Jolla ElementaryLa JollaSan Diego Unified19.1%86.0%68.1%17.89
448Robert Frost MiddleGranada HillsLos Angeles Unified54.1%65.2%47.3%17.88
449Charnock Road ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified90.7%43.3%25.4%17.87
450Orchard HillsIrvineTustin Unified25.1%82.4%64.5%17.87
Page 9 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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