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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in California · page 35

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HIGHEST POVERTY · CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1701Colonial HeightsStockton, CALincoln UnifiedElementary54784.6%
1702Aspire University CharterModesto, CAAspire University Charter DistrictElementary42384.6%
1703Rancho Verde ElementaryApple Valley, CAApple Valley UnifiedElementary74884.6%
1704Montague Charter AcademyPacoima, CAMontague Charter Academy DistrictElementary85284.6%
1705Frazier Park ElementaryFrazier Park, CAEl Tejon UnifiedElementary23484.6%
1706Otay ElementaryChula Vista, CAChula Vista ElementaryElementary45584.6%
1707South Ranchito Dual Language AcademyPico Rivera, CAEl Rancho UnifiedElementary35184.6%
1708Mitchell ElementaryGarden Grove, CAGarden Grove UnifiedElementary39084.6%
1709JuniperRedding, CARedding ElementaryElementary22784.6%
1710Keiller Leadership AcademySan Diego, CAKeiller Leadership Academy DistrictElementary63584.6%
1711PUC Community Charter ElementarySylmar, CAPUC Community Charter Elementary DistrictElementary29884.6%
1712Granite Hill ElementaryJurupa Valley, CAJurupa UnifiedElementary38284.6%
1713May Ranch ElementaryPerris, CAVal Verde UnifiedElementary84884.6%
1714Alameda ElementaryDowney, CADowney UnifiedElementary74484.5%
1715Orange Glen ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary47084.5%
1716Clarence Ruth ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary49584.4%
1717La Verne Science and Technology CharterPomona, CAPomona UnifiedElementary27084.4%
1718Auburn ElementaryAuburn, CAAuburn Union ElementaryElementary50184.4%
1719Pleasant ElementaryTulare, CATulare CityElementary66884.4%
1720John F. Kennedy ElementaryDinuba, CADinuba UnifiedElementary48884.4%
1721Poplar Avenue ElementaryOroville, CAThermalito Union ElementaryElementary32184.4%
1722Lucerne ElementaryLucerne, CALucerne ElementaryElementary28284.4%
1723Adams ElementaryRiverside, CARiverside UnifiedElementary48784.4%
1724R. O. Hardin ElementaryHollister, CAHollisterElementary46184.4%
1725Enterprise ElementaryLancaster, CAEastside Union ElementaryElementary64684.4%
1726Howe Avenue ElementarySacramento, CASan Juan UnifiedElementary74184.3%
1727Puente CharterLos Angeles, CAPuente Charter DistrictElementary30084.3%
1728Marina West ElementaryOxnard, CAOxnardElementary44084.3%
1729Emerson ElementaryRiverside, CARiverside UnifiedElementary66984.3%
1730Lucille J. Smith ElementaryLawndale, CALawndale ElementaryElementary33184.3%
1731Pinon Hills ElementaryPinon Hills, CASnowline Joint UnifiedElementary56684.3%
1732David Reese ElementarySacramento, CAElk Grove UnifiedElementary76984.3%
1733Holly Drive Leadership AcademySan Diego, CAHolly Drive Leadership Academy DistrictElementary10884.3%
1734West Riverside ElementaryJurupa Valley, CAJurupa UnifiedElementary64884.3%
1735Riverdale ElementaryGarden Grove, CAGarden Grove UnifiedElementary50184.2%
1736Cottonwood ElementaryHesperia, CAHesperia UnifiedElementary86884.2%
1737Sunkist ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim ElementaryElementary66584.2%
1738Boone ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary34284.2%
1739Palms ElementaryPerris, CAPerris ElementaryElementary67184.2%
1740Merwin ElementaryCovina, CACovina-Valley UnifiedElementary46284.2%
1741John A. Otis ElementaryNational City, CANational ElementaryElementary36784.2%
1742Tunnell (Martin Luther) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary91784.2%
1743Colonel Howard Nichols ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary96084.2%
1744Lawless ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary66384.2%
1745Sierra Vista ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary16484.1%
1746Adams ElementaryStockton, CAStockton UnifiedElementary49284.1%
1747Pulliam ElementaryStockton, CAStockton UnifiedElementary59984.1%
1748Grace Patterson ElementaryVallejo, CAVallejo City UnifiedElementary35384.1%
1749Camino Nuevo Elementary #3Los Angeles, CACamino Nuevo Elementary #3 DistrictElementary74384.1%
1750Bannon CreekSacramento, CANatomas UnifiedElementary49184.1%
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