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California schools underperforming demographics

Every California public school in the bottom 10% of its state by BeatsExpectations. Being on this list is a starting question, not a verdict: a school may be in leadership transition, recovering from a demographic shift, or working through curriculum or staffing problems.

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CALIFORNIA · UNDERPERFORMING DEMOGRAPHICS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientExpectedGap (pp)
501Parkway ElementarySacramentoSacramento City Unified85.3%12.3%29.5%-17.21
502Martin Murphy MiddleSan JoseMorgan Hill Unified45.5%35.7%52.9%-17.2
503Anderson Valley ElementaryBoonvilleAnderson Valley Unified75.3%18.2%35.4%-17.2
504Colonial Acres ElementaryHaywardSan Lorenzo Unified86.0%11.9%29.1%-17.19
505Twin Peaks MiddlePowayPoway Unified18.4%51.6%68.8%-17.19
506William J. (Pete) Knight HighPalmdaleAntelope Valley Union High58.1%28.3%45.5%-17.19
507Magnolia ElementaryEl CajonCajon Valley Union91.0%9.1%26.2%-17.15
508Ducor Union ElementaryDucorDucor Union Elementary77.2%17.1%34.3%-17.15
509South Valley MiddleGilroyGilroy Unified55.6%29.8%47.0%-17.14
510Washington ElementarySan JoseSan Jose Unified83.0%13.8%30.9%-17.14
511Joseph Widmer Jr. ElementaryLathropManteca Unified64.4%24.7%41.8%-17.13
512Suisun ElementarySuisun CityFairfield-Suisun Unified74.8%18.6%35.7%-17.13
513Morgan Kincaid PreparatoryVictorvilleAdelanto Elementary71.0%20.8%37.9%-17.13
514Santa Rosa Charter School for the ArtsSanta RosaSanta Rosa Elementary45.8%35.6%52.7%-17.11
515C. W. Haman ElementarySanta ClaraSanta Clara Unified28.4%45.8%62.9%-17.1
516Wilson C. Riles MiddleRosevilleCenter Joint Unified56.0%29.6%46.7%-17.1
517Mare Island Health and Fitness AcademyVallejoVallejo City Unified81.6%14.7%31.8%-17.09
518Upper Lake MiddleUpper LakeUpper Lake Unified81.4%14.8%31.8%-17.08
519Rancho Verde ElementaryApple ValleyApple Valley Unified84.6%13.0%30.0%-16.99
520Solano Widenmann Leadership AcademyVallejoVallejo City Unified83.3%13.8%30.8%-16.99
521Bryant ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified82.3%14.3%31.3%-16.99
522David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet AcademyPalmdalePalmdale Elementary75.3%18.4%35.4%-16.99
523Sam Brannan MiddleSacramentoSacramento City Unified72.9%19.9%36.9%-16.98
524Grizzly HillNevada CityTwin Ridges Elementary84.8%12.9%29.9%-16.95
525Visitacion Valley MiddleSan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified80.8%15.3%32.2%-16.95
526Arthur S. Dudley ElementaryAntelopeCenter Joint Unified71.6%20.6%37.6%-16.94
527Fillmore MiddleFillmoreFillmore Unified74.8%18.8%35.7%-16.93
528Bradley ElementaryWatsonvillePajaro Valley Unified54.2%30.9%47.8%-16.91
529Greer ElementarySacramentoSan Juan Unified81.5%14.9%31.8%-16.89
530Tenderloin CommunitySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified74.1%19.2%36.1%-16.89
531Rachel Carson ElementarySan JoseSan Jose Unified47.2%35.0%51.9%-16.87
532Valley Vista ElementaryPetalumaPetaluma City Elementary66.5%23.8%40.6%-16.83
533Lower Lake ElementaryLower LakeKonocti Unified80.1%15.8%32.6%-16.82
534Dover ElementaryFairfieldFairfield-Suisun Unified81.4%15.0%31.8%-16.79
535John F. Kennedy HighSacramentoSacramento City Unified59.4%27.9%44.7%-16.77
536Madison ElementaryStocktonStockton Unified79.5%16.2%33.0%-16.74
537Loma Vista Environmental Science AcademyVallejoVallejo City Unified78.4%16.9%33.6%-16.72
538Mission Park ElementarySalinasSalinas City Elementary54.6%30.8%47.5%-16.72
539Hesperian ElementarySan LorenzoSan Lorenzo Unified80.6%15.6%32.3%-16.72
540Riverside Meadows IntermediatePlumas LakePlumas Lake Elementary43.9%37.1%53.8%-16.72
541Miranda Junior HighMirandaSouthern Humboldt Joint Unified77.3%17.5%34.3%-16.72
542Summer Lake ElementaryOakleyOakley Union Elementary43.9%37.1%53.8%-16.71
543Palm Vista ElementaryTwentynine PalmsMorongo Unified76.2%18.2%34.9%-16.7
544Eugene Padan ElementaryVacavilleVacaville Unified71.8%20.8%37.5%-16.68
545Ranchero MiddleHesperiaHesperia Unified80.5%15.7%32.4%-16.67
546Old River ElementaryBrentwoodKnightsen Elementary15.4%53.9%70.5%-16.67
547Belshaw ElementaryAntiochAntioch Unified83.3%14.1%30.7%-16.66
548Lewis H. Britton MiddleMorgan HillMorgan Hill Unified45.1%36.5%53.1%-16.64
549Hiram W. Johnson HighSacramentoSacramento City Unified77.5%17.5%34.1%-16.63
550Edwin Markham ElementaryVacavilleVacaville Unified68.6%22.7%39.4%-16.63
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