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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)
101Loyalton HighLoyaltonSierra-Plumas Joint Unified27.3%37.0%63.3%-26.27
102Loma Vista CharterLindsayLindsay Unified83.3%3.9%29.9%-26
103Kawana Springs ElementarySanta RosaBellevue Union62.2%16.5%42.5%-25.98
104Grant ElementarySan JoseSan Jose Unified69.7%12.0%38.0%-25.96
105Avalon K-12Santa CatalinaLong Beach Unified58.2%18.9%44.8%-25.92
106Brittan ElementarySutterBrittan Elementary34.7%33.0%58.8%-25.85
107Technology MiddleRohnert ParkCotati-Rohnert Park Unified65.0%14.9%40.8%-25.84
108Mountain Vista MiddleKelseyvilleKelseyville Unified70.4%11.8%37.6%-25.78
109Benjamin Franklin IntermediateColmaJefferson Elementary48.3%25.0%50.7%-25.77
110Ernest Kimme Charter AcademyVacavilleVacaville Unified63.4%16.0%41.7%-25.76
111Lassen HighSusanvilleLassen Union High34.2%33.6%59.1%-25.5
112Toyon ElementarySan JoseBerryessa Union Elementary43.7%28.0%53.5%-25.47
113Winters MiddleWintersWinters Joint Unified60.5%18.0%43.5%-25.46
114Loyalton ElementaryLoyaltonSierra-Plumas Joint Unified35.2%33.1%58.5%-25.43
115Santa Ynez Valley Union HighSolvangSanta Ynez Valley Union High27.1%38.0%63.4%-25.41
116Golden Hills ElementaryTehachapiTehachapi Unified50.4%24.1%49.5%-25.38
117Lake Los Angeles ElementaryPalmdaleKeppel Union Elementary63.8%16.2%41.5%-25.27
118Oakley ElementaryOakleyOakley Union Elementary54.4%21.9%47.1%-25.26
119Quincy Junior/Senior HighQuincyPlumas Unified41.3%29.7%54.9%-25.22
120Drew (Charles) College Preparatory AcademySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified73.5%10.6%35.7%-25.16
121Mark Twain ElementaryAngels CampMark Twain Union Elementary68.2%13.7%38.8%-25.13
122Sierra Junior HighTollhouseSierra Unified40.8%30.1%55.2%-25.12
123Loma Vista ElementarySalinasSalinas City Elementary73.0%10.9%36.0%-25.12
124Jefferson HighDaly CityJefferson Union High41.1%29.9%55.0%-25.11
125George Washington Carver School of Arts and ScienceSacramentoSacramento City Unified50.6%24.3%49.4%-25.07
126Terrell ElementarySan JoseSan Jose Unified54.1%22.2%47.3%-25.06
127Half Moon Bay HighHalf Moon BayCabrillo Unified25.7%39.2%64.2%-25.01
128Roosevelt (Theodore) ElementaryAnaheimAnaheim Elementary57.3%20.3%45.4%-25.01
129Valley Oaks CharterBakersfieldKern County Office of Education40.2%30.6%55.5%-24.96
130El Granada ElementaryHalf Moon BayCabrillo Unified25.3%39.5%64.4%-24.95
131Victoria Magathan ElementaryAdelantoAdelanto Elementary69.9%13.0%37.9%-24.88
132Marsh ElementaryAntiochAntioch Unified81.4%6.1%31.0%-24.88
133Mission Crest ElementaryHesperiaHesperia Unified63.8%16.6%41.5%-24.88
134Lomita Park ElementarySan BrunoMillbrae Elementary35.4%33.5%58.4%-24.88
135Herbert Slater MiddleSanta RosaSanta Rosa High60.1%18.8%43.7%-24.86
136Paradise Senior HighParadiseParadise Unified49.9%25.0%49.8%-24.77
137Horicon ElementaryAnnapolisHoricon Elementary72.5%11.6%36.3%-24.77
138Sierra Ridge MiddlePollock PinesPollock Pines Elementary45.7%27.6%52.3%-24.7
139Ponderosa ElementaryAnaheimAnaheim Elementary67.4%14.7%39.4%-24.7
140Turner ElementaryAntiochAntioch Unified73.2%11.4%35.9%-24.53
141Lakeside Farms ElementaryLakesideLakeside Union Elementary35.8%33.8%58.2%-24.39
142Cedar MiddleHesperiaHesperia Unified56.9%21.3%45.6%-24.32
143Forestville AcademyForestvilleForestville Union Elementary40.1%31.4%55.6%-24.25
144Knolls ElementarySimi ValleySimi Valley Unified56.1%21.8%46.1%-24.22
145Arena ElementaryPoint ArenaArena Union Elementary60.7%19.2%43.4%-24.14
146Stege ElementaryRichmondWest Contra Costa Unified77.3%9.4%33.4%-24.03
147Vista Preparatory AcademyRed BluffRed Bluff Union Elementary71.2%13.1%37.1%-24
148Shasta County Independent StudyReddingShasta County Office of Education74.5%11.2%35.1%-23.9
149Rancho Cotate HighRohnert ParkCotati-Rohnert Park Unified47.1%27.6%51.5%-23.81
150WashingtonCloverdaleCloverdale Unified57.5%21.5%45.2%-23.77
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