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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)
351Forest CharterNevada CityNevada County Office of Education44.5%33.8%53.0%-19.19
352Central ElementaryImperial BeachSouth Bay Union73.7%16.4%35.6%-19.18
353Dyer-Kelly ElementarySacramentoSan Juan Unified89.0%7.3%26.5%-19.18
354Martin Murphy MiddleSan JoseMorgan Hill Unified45.5%33.2%52.4%-19.17
355Loma Vista Immersion AcademyPetalumaOld Adobe Union45.9%33.0%52.2%-19.15
356Los Cerritos ElementarySouth San FranciscoSouth San Francisco Unified62.2%23.3%42.5%-19.14
357Ben Painter ElementarySan JoseAlum Rock Union Elementary51.9%29.4%48.6%-19.13
358San Juan HighCitrus HeightsSan Juan Unified68.7%19.4%38.6%-19.12
359Longfellow ElementarySan FranciscoSan Francisco Unified57.5%26.1%45.2%-19.11
360Brooks ElementaryWindsorWindsor Unified50.3%30.4%49.5%-19.1
361Dolores Huerta MiddleSan JoseSanta Clara Unified37.0%38.4%57.5%-19.1
362Vineyard ElementaryTempletonTempleton Unified20.0%48.5%67.6%-19.1
363Ranchero MiddleHesperiaHesperia Unified80.5%12.4%31.5%-19.08
364Vallejo CharterVallejoVallejo City Unified72.3%17.4%36.4%-19.07
365Edendale MiddleSan LorenzoSan Lorenzo Unified85.1%9.7%28.8%-19.06
366Carmen Dragon ElementaryAntiochAntioch Unified61.6%23.7%42.8%-19.05
367Highland ElementaryVallejoVallejo City Unified86.9%8.7%27.7%-19.04
368Fortuna Union HighFortunaFortuna Union High66.1%21.1%40.1%-19.02
369San Marcos HighSan MarcosSan Marcos Unified32.0%41.5%60.5%-19.01
370Cesar Chavez Ravenswood MiddleEast Palo AltoRavenswood City Elementary89.3%7.3%26.3%-19
371Nordhoff Jr. HighOjaiOjai Unified53.1%28.9%47.9%-19
372Valley View MiddleSimi ValleySimi Valley Unified41.2%36.0%55.0%-19
373Mojave ElementaryMojaveMojave Unified90.7%6.5%25.4%-18.98
374Apple BlossomSebastopolTwin Hills Union Elementary26.9%44.5%63.5%-18.95
375Washington ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified73.9%16.6%35.5%-18.93
376Mission Park ElementarySalinasSalinas City Elementary54.6%28.0%47.0%-18.93
377Collins ElementaryPinoleWest Contra Costa Unified50.5%30.5%49.4%-18.93
378Cerra Vista ElementaryHollisterHollister52.8%29.1%48.0%-18.93
379Golden Sierra Junior Senior HighGarden ValleyBlack Oak Mine Unified42.9%35.1%54.0%-18.86
380Conejo Academy of Leadership and Language ImmersionThousand OaksConejo Valley Unified58.5%25.8%44.6%-18.8
381Glendale HighGlendaleGlendale Unified55.0%28.0%46.7%-18.78
382Margaret White ElementaryBlythePalo Verde Unified77.8%14.4%33.1%-18.77
383Highland ElementaryRichmondWest Contra Costa Unified70.8%18.6%37.3%-18.74
384Belle Haven ElementaryMenlo ParkRavenswood City Elementary87.5%8.6%27.4%-18.74
385P. A. Walsh STEAM AcademyMorgan HillMorgan Hill Unified69.4%19.4%38.2%-18.74
386Denair MiddleDenairDenair Unified68.5%20.0%38.7%-18.73
387Timber Point ElementaryDiscovery BayByron Union Elementary26.0%45.3%64.0%-18.72
388Joshua ElementaryLancasterLancaster Elementary90.8%6.7%25.4%-18.7
389Lakeside MiddleLakesideLakeside Union Elementary38.7%37.8%56.5%-18.69
390'O Me-nok Learning CenterKlamathDel Norte County Unified87.2%8.8%27.5%-18.69
391Vandenberg MiddleVandenberg Air Force BaseLompoc Unified52.0%29.8%48.5%-18.67
392Charles W. Eliot MiddleAltadenaPasadena Unified74.4%16.5%35.1%-18.67
393Twin Lakes ElementaryOrangevaleSan Juan Unified33.4%41.0%59.6%-18.65
394Parkway ElementarySacramentoSacramento City Unified85.3%10.0%28.7%-18.64
395Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions HighSacramentoSacramento City Unified62.8%23.4%42.1%-18.62
396Tenaya ElementaryGrovelandBig Oak Flat-Groveland Unified54.3%28.6%47.2%-18.59
397Fillmore MiddleFillmoreFillmore Unified74.8%16.4%34.9%-18.57
398Jackson ElementaryJacksonAmador County Unified49.3%31.6%50.1%-18.56
399Crestline ElementaryBarstowBarstow Unified91.1%6.7%25.2%-18.55
400Costano ElementaryEast Palo AltoRavenswood City Elementary90.0%7.3%25.9%-18.54
Page 8 of 16 · 757 ranked. Schools in the bottom 10% within their state by BeatsExpectations. Read alongside trajectory and recent ratings.

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