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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)
251Anderson (Alex) ElementarySan JoseOak Grove Elementary55.9%25.6%46.8%-21.19
252Joan MacQueen MiddleAlpineAlpine Union Elementary36.8%36.8%58.0%-21.14
253Joshua Cowell ElementaryMantecaManteca Unified66.2%19.6%40.7%-21.14
254Katherine Johnson MiddleSacramentoSan Juan Unified90.2%5.6%26.7%-21.13
255Excelsior MiddleByronByron Union Elementary33.2%39.0%60.1%-21.12
256Davis (Caroline) IntermediateSan JoseOak Grove Elementary61.8%22.2%43.3%-21.1
257Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryRichmondWest Contra Costa Unified90.1%5.7%26.7%-21.06
258Las Juntas ElementaryMartinezMartinez Unified49.3%29.7%50.7%-21
259Tara Hills ElementarySan PabloWest Contra Costa Unified67.5%19.0%40.0%-21
260Belle Haven ElementaryMenlo ParkRavenswood City Elementary87.5%7.3%28.3%-21
261Tehachapi HighTehachapiTehachapi Unified40.0%35.1%56.1%-21
262Elsie Allen HighSanta RosaSanta Rosa High71.7%16.6%37.5%-20.94
263Georgetown ElementaryGeorgetownBlack Oak Mine Unified52.0%28.2%49.1%-20.91
264Academy of Careers and ExplorationHelendaleHelendale Elementary45.3%32.1%53.0%-20.9
265Fall River Junior-Senior HighMcArthurFall River Joint Unified42.0%34.0%54.9%-20.9
266Alhambra Senior HighMartinezMartinez Unified30.7%40.7%61.5%-20.87
267Marshall ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified79.2%12.3%33.1%-20.86
268Miwok Valley Elementary CharterPetalumaOld Adobe Union64.6%20.9%41.7%-20.85
269Mark Twain ElementaryAngels CampMark Twain Union Elementary68.2%18.8%39.5%-20.8
270West Boron ElementaryBoronMuroc Joint Unified75.4%14.6%35.4%-20.78
271Watsonville Charter School of the ArtsWatsonvillePajaro Valley Unified55.9%26.0%46.8%-20.78
272Terra Nova HighPacificaJefferson Union High14.9%50.1%70.8%-20.74
273Del Sol AcademyJurupa ValleyJurupa Unified52.3%28.1%48.9%-20.72
274Big Pine ElementaryBig PineBig Pine Unified52.9%27.8%48.5%-20.72
275Laurel Wood ElementarySalinasSalinas City Elementary60.2%23.6%44.3%-20.71
276Prestwood ElementarySonomaSonoma Valley Unified30.5%40.9%61.6%-20.71
277Lincoln ElementaryMantecaManteca Unified77.4%13.5%34.2%-20.68
278James Monroe MiddleRidgecrestSierra Sands Unified58.4%24.7%45.3%-20.66
279Sheldon ElementaryRichmondWest Contra Costa Unified67.9%19.1%39.7%-20.65
280Ernesto Galarza ElementarySan JoseSan Jose Unified77.3%13.6%34.2%-20.6
281Turner ElementaryAntiochAntioch Unified73.2%16.1%36.7%-20.59
282Rosa Parks ElementarySacramentoSacramento City Unified81.3%11.3%31.9%-20.58
283McKinleyville MiddleMcKinleyvilleMcKinleyville Union Elementary53.3%27.7%48.3%-20.58
284Central ElementaryImperial BeachSouth Bay Union73.7%15.8%36.4%-20.57
285Guinn (James M.) ElementaryAnaheimAnaheim Elementary62.2%22.6%43.1%-20.56
286Kelseyville HighKelseyvilleKelseyville Unified62.7%22.3%42.8%-20.51
287Castle RockCrescent CityDel Norte County Office of Education72.7%16.5%36.9%-20.48
288Hillside ElementaryMaderaChawanakee Unified31.3%40.7%61.2%-20.46
289Knightsen ElementaryKnightsenKnightsen Elementary38.0%36.9%57.3%-20.44
290Parkway Heights MiddleSouth San FranciscoSouth San Francisco Unified58.3%25.0%45.4%-20.4
291Woodbine ElementarySacramentoSacramento City Unified84.8%9.5%29.9%-20.38
292Tompkins ElementaryTehachapiTehachapi Unified51.5%29.0%49.3%-20.38
293Princeton ElementaryPrincetonPrinceton Joint Unified66.3%20.3%40.7%-20.38
294Curtis Creek ElementarySonoraCurtis Creek Elementary51.7%28.9%49.2%-20.37
295Hilltop MiddleChula VistaSweetwater Union High52.2%28.6%49.0%-20.35
296Longfellow ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified57.5%25.5%45.8%-20.35
297Mt. Shasta ElementaryMount ShastaMt. Shasta Union Elementary41.5%34.9%55.2%-20.32
298Richmond ElementarySusanvilleRichmond Elementary21.9%46.4%66.7%-20.32
299Bannon CreekSacramentoNatomas Unified84.1%9.9%30.3%-20.32
300El Granada ElementaryHalf Moon BayCabrillo Unified25.3%44.4%64.7%-20.29
Page 6 of 16 · 765 ranked. Schools in the bottom 10% within their state by BeatsExpectations. Read alongside trajectory and recent ratings.

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