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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in California

Across California, 5,627 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Accelerated Charter Elementary leads the list at 100%, against a median of 72.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
5,627
California
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
72.5%
HIGHEST POVERTY · CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Accelerated Charter ElementaryLos Angeles, CAAccelerated Charter Elementary DistrictElementary526100%
2Watts Learning CenterLos Angeles, CAWatts Learning Center DistrictElementary368100%
3Holmes Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary125100%
4Weigand Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary290100%
5Brookfield ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary133100%
6Bridges @ Melrose Academy ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary389100%
7Stone Corral ElementaryVisalia, CAStone Corral ElementaryElementary109100%
8Vineland ElementaryBakersfield, CAVineland ElementaryElementary336100%
9Magnolia Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary54599.8%
10San Pedro ElementarySan Rafael, CASan Rafael City ElementaryElementary46999.8%
11Lorena Street ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary38399.7%
12Blythe Street ElementaryReseda, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary32399.7%
13Virginia Avenue ElementaryBakersfield, CAFairfax ElementaryElementary64499.7%
14Tarzana ElementaryTarzana, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary24699.6%
15Di Giorgio ElementaryArvin, CADi Giorgio ElementaryElementary23199.6%
16Schendel ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary45899.6%
17Reach Academy ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary42599.5%
18Shirley Lane ElementaryBakersfield, CAFairfax ElementaryElementary61799.5%
19Camino Nuevo Charter AcademyLos Angeles, CACamino Nuevo Charter Academy DistrictElementary60399.5%
20Florence Griffith Joyner ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary39999.5%
21Bahia Vista ElementarySan Rafael, CASan Rafael City ElementaryElementary55299.5%
22One Hundred Twelfth Street ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary31999.4%
23Highland CommunityOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary45799.3%
24Esperanza ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary41899.3%
25John J. Doyle ElementaryPorterville, CAPorterville UnifiedElementary55299.3%
26Lockwood STEAM Academy ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary67899.3%
27TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris ElemLos Angeles, CATEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elem DISTElementary27199.3%
28Middleton Street ElementaryHuntington Park, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary60199.2%
29McKinley Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary47499.2%
30Panorama City ElementaryPanorama City, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary44399.1%
31Dolores Huerta ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary32199.1%
32Ninth Street ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary30299.0%
33Loren Miller ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary60199.0%
34Charles W. Barrett ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary47398.9%
35West Vernon Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary47098.9%
36Ninety-Fifth Street ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary74598.9%
37Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary27898.9%
38Cantua ElementaryCantua Creek, CAGolden Plains UnifiedElementary18498.9%
39Williams ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary45298.9%
40Sixty-First Street ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary54198.9%
41Menlo Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary53198.9%
42Orange Center ElementaryFresno, CAOrange CenterElementary26198.9%
43Hooper Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary60898.8%
44Markham ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary32798.8%
45Madison Park Academy ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary24198.8%
46N.E.W. Academy Canoga ParkCanoga Park, CAN.E.W. Academy Canoga Park DistrictElementary39998.7%
47Mendota ElementaryMendota, CAMendota UnifiedElementary85798.7%
48Charles White ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary23398.7%
49Woodcrest ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary61198.7%
50Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary29698.6%
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