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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in California · page 2

Ranks 51–95 of the highest-poverty public schools in California. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
51	District Special Education	Stockton, CA	Stockton Unified	Combined	112	68.8%
52	Ventura County Special Education	Camarillo, CA	Ventura County Office of Education	Combined	231	67.5%
53	Puente Hills High	Hacienda Heights, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	Combined	154	66.9%
54	Kings County Special Education	Hanford, CA	Kings County Office of Education	Combined	393	65.9%
55	Yuba County Special Education	Marysville, CA	Yuba County Office of Education	Combined	170	64.7%
56	Napa Valley Independent Studies	Napa, CA	Napa Valley Unified	Combined	116	62.9%
57	Murrieta Canyon Academy	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Combined	296	62.5%
58	Monterey County Special Education	Salinas, CA	Monterey County Office of Education	Combined	274	62.0%
59	Avalon K-12	Santa Catalina, CA	Long Beach Unified	Combined	443	58.2%
60	Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	Reseda, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Combined	1,712	57.6%
61	Uncharted Shores Academy	Crescent City, CA	Uncharted Shores Academy District	Combined	283	57.2%
62	Jessie Baker	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Combined	170	55.9%
63	Stanislaus County Special Education	Modesto, CA	Stanislaus County Office of Education	Combined	462	55.8%
64	Riverside County Special Education	Riverside, CA	Riverside County Office of Education	Combined	584	54.6%
65	Verdugo Academy	Glendale, CA	Glendale Unified	Combined	135	53.3%
66	Yolo County Special Education	Woodland, CA	Yolo County Office of Education	Combined	166	51.8%
67	Valley Robotics Academy	Lodi, CA	Lodi Unified	Combined	278	50.7%
68	South County Consortium	Petaluma, CA	Petaluma City Elementary	Combined	129	50.4%
69	Sonoma County Special Education	Santa Rosa, CA	Sonoma County Office of Education	Combined	169	48.5%
70	Santa Clara County Special Education	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara County Office of Education	Combined	771	47.6%
71	Orange County Special Education	Costa Mesa, CA	Orange County Department of Education	Combined	331	47.1%
72	Walnutwood High (Independent Study)	Rancho Cordova, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Combined	221	46.2%
73	Horizons School: Independent Study	Pleasant Hill, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	Combined	182	45.6%
74	Mountain Valley Academy	Ramona, CA	Ramona City Unified	Combined	182	45.6%
75	Monte Vista	Simi Valley, CA	Simi Valley Unified	Combined	371	45.3%
76	OCCS:CHEP/PCHS	Tustin, CA	Orange County Department of Education	Combined	290	44.1%
77	California School for the Deaf-Riverside	Riverside, CA	California School for the Deaf-Riverside (ST Special Schl)	Combined	350	42.0%
78	Wilson Alternative	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	Combined	131	42.0%
79	San Joaquin County Special Education	Stockton, CA	San Joaquin County Office of Education	Combined	904	41.2%
80	Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori	Hayward, CA	Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori District	Combined	643	37.9%
81	George Key	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Combined	124	37.9%
82	Canyon Hills	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	Combined	109	37.6%
83	Solano County Special Education	Fairfield, CA	Solano County Office of Education	Combined	368	36.4%
84	Alternative Family Education	Santa Cruz, CA	Santa Cruz City High	Combined	110	34.5%
85	Santa Cruz County Special Education	Santa Cruz, CA	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	Combined	105	34.3%
86	CCCOE Special Education Programs	Antioch, CA	Contra Costa County Office of Education	Combined	116	33.6%
87	Marin County Special Education	San Rafael, CA	Marin County Office of Education	Combined	215	32.6%
88	College View	Glendale, CA	Glendale Unified	Combined	118	30.5%
89	Foundations Academy	Mather, CA	Sacramento County Office of Education	Combined	171	30.4%
90	Parkview	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Combined	259	30.1%
91	S.F. County Special Education	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco County Office of Education	Combined	120	30.0%
92	El Dorado Co Office of Ed Special Ed Programs	Placerville, CA	El Dorado County Office of Education	Combined	202	27.7%
93	Davis School for Independent Study	Davis, CA	Davis Joint Unified	Combined	124	25.0%
94	Kairos Public	Vacaville, CA	Kairos Public District	Combined	786	17.7%
95	Oak Park Independent	Oak Park, CA	Oak Park Unified	Combined	189	13.2%

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