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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)
601Butte Valley ElementaryDorrisButte Valley Unified86.8%12.7%28.7%-16.05
602Windsor MiddleWindsorWindsor Unified46.7%36.1%52.1%-16.04
603Piute MiddleLancasterLancaster Elementary94.2%8.3%24.3%-16.01
604Skyline North ElementaryBarstowBarstow Unified74.2%20.1%36.0%-16
605Sandia AcademyApple ValleyApple Valley Unified88.2%11.9%27.9%-15.99
606Laytonville ElementaryLaytonvilleLaytonville Unified74.7%19.8%35.8%-15.98
607Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts AcademyLompocLompoc Unified58.3%29.4%45.4%-15.97
608O. S. Hubbard ElementarySan JoseAlum Rock Union Elementary85.0%13.8%29.7%-15.97
609NicasioNicasioNicasio52.9%32.6%48.5%-15.96
610Oasis ElementaryTwentynine PalmsMorongo Unified74.8%19.7%35.7%-15.96
611Lenwood ElementaryLenwoodBarstow Unified85.5%13.5%29.5%-15.96
612Cesar Chavez ElementaryGreenfieldGreenfield Union Elementary70.2%22.4%38.4%-15.95
613Capay Joint Union ElementaryOrlandCapay Joint Union Elementary41.2%39.4%55.4%-15.95
614Manzanita Elementary CharterSanta RosaRincon Valley Union Elementary54.2%31.8%47.8%-15.94
615Murphy ElementaryEl SobranteWest Contra Costa Unified65.4%25.3%41.2%-15.94
616Copperopolis ElementaryCopperopolisMark Twain Union Elementary59.7%28.6%44.5%-15.94
617Montgomery MiddleSan DiegoSweetwater Union High63.5%26.5%42.3%-15.88
618Black Diamond MiddleAntiochAntioch Unified81.0%16.2%32.1%-15.86
619Durham ElementaryDurhamDurham Unified38.4%41.2%57.0%-15.86
620Salmon Creek School - A CharterOccidentalHarmony Union Elementary24.7%49.2%65.1%-15.85
621Ross (Betsy) ElementaryAnaheimAnaheim Elementary66.3%24.8%40.7%-15.85
622Burney ElementaryBurneyFall River Joint Unified61.6%27.6%43.4%-15.83
623Sunshine Gardens ElementarySouth San FranciscoSouth San Francisco Unified48.3%35.4%51.2%-15.83
624Nuestro ElementaryLive OakNuestro Elementary55.9%31.0%46.8%-15.81
625Vista Del MarSan DiegoSan Ysidro Elementary35.9%42.7%58.5%-15.81
626Westside ElementaryFive PointsWestside Elementary64.4%26.0%41.8%-15.79
627Cabrillo HighLompocLompoc Unified48.3%35.5%51.2%-15.77
628Cesar E. Chavez MiddleWatsonvillePajaro Valley Unified91.1%10.4%26.2%-15.76
629Mammoth ElementaryMammoth LakesMammoth Unified45.9%36.9%52.6%-15.74
630Vista Verde MiddleGreenfieldGreenfield Union Elementary80.5%16.6%32.4%-15.74
631Glen Edwards MiddleLincolnWestern Placer Unified44.8%37.6%53.3%-15.73
632Modoc MiddleAlturasModoc Joint Unified65.7%25.3%41.0%-15.71
633Brock Elliott ElementaryMantecaManteca Unified60.3%28.5%44.2%-15.71
634Crestview ElementaryVandenberg Air Force BaseLompoc Unified28.4%47.2%62.9%-15.69
635Cabrillo ElementaryFremontFremont Unified71.3%22.1%37.8%-15.68
636Peres ElementaryRichmondWest Contra Costa Unified95.0%8.2%23.9%-15.67
637Brook Hill ElementarySanta RosaSanta Rosa Elementary80.6%16.6%32.3%-15.67
638Ben Painter ElementarySan JoseAlum Rock Union Elementary51.9%33.5%49.1%-15.66
639Ford ElementaryRichmondWest Contra Costa Unified85.4%13.8%29.5%-15.66
640Gardner ElementarySan JoseSan Jose Unified70.1%22.8%38.5%-15.66
641Pasadena Avenue ElementarySacramentoSan Juan Unified71.7%21.9%37.5%-15.66
642Barstow HighBarstowBarstow Unified67.7%24.3%39.9%-15.62
643Charles Peck ElementaryCarmichaelSan Juan Unified76.9%18.9%34.5%-15.62
644Mariposa Avenue ElementaryCitrus HeightsSan Juan Unified72.7%21.3%36.9%-15.61
645Natomas MiddleSacramentoNatomas Unified81.3%16.4%31.9%-15.57
646Bess Maxwell ElementaryCrescent CityDel Norte County Unified86.2%13.5%29.1%-15.57
647Willow Cove ElementaryPittsburgPittsburg Unified76.9%19.0%34.5%-15.55
648Madison ElementaryPasadenaPasadena Unified79.1%17.7%33.2%-15.54
649Wilhelmina Henry ElementaryStocktonStockton Unified81.6%16.2%31.7%-15.53
650Linda ElementaryMarysvilleMarysville Joint Unified82.2%15.9%31.4%-15.51
Page 13 of 16 · 765 ranked. Schools in the bottom 10% within their state by BeatsExpectations. Read alongside trajectory and recent ratings.

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