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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in California

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in California, drawn from 5,151 qualifying public elementary schools. Mission Education Center leads the list at 0.0%, against a median of 39.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
5,151
California
Best % Proficient
0.0%
Median % Proficient
39.1%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Mission Education CenterSan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary64.8%1050.0%
2Hoopa Valley ElementaryHoopa, CAKlamath-Trinity Joint UnifiedElementary77.4%3632.7%
3East Oakland Pride ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary97.8%3144.4%
4Markham ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary98.8%3275.4%
5Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryRichmond, CAWest Contra Costa UnifiedElementary90.1%3755.7%
6Los Robles-Ronald McNair AcademyEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary89.1%2765.7%
7Grant ElementaryRichmond, CAWest Contra Costa UnifiedElementary73.7%5516.2%
8Allensworth ElementaryAllensworth, CAAllensworth ElementaryElementary97.5%1186.2%
9El Dorado ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary71.9%1286.4%
10Shore Acres ElementaryBay Point, CAMt. Diablo UnifiedElementary86.4%3986.9%
11Marsh ElementaryAntioch, CAAntioch UnifiedElementary81.4%5226.9%
12Crestline ElementaryBarstow, CABarstow UnifiedElementary91.1%3717.0%
13Revere (Paul) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary72.2%4537.0%
14Fruitvale ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary95.7%2547.2%
15Lincoln ElementaryRichmond, CAWest Contra Costa UnifiedElementary85.5%3397.2%
16Abraham Lincoln ElementarySanta Rosa, CASanta Rosa ElementaryElementary92.1%3057.3%
17Belle Haven ElementaryMenlo Park, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary87.5%3127.3%
18T. S. MacQuiddy ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary92.9%4387.4%
19Dyer-Kelly ElementarySacramento, CASan Juan UnifiedElementary89.0%7357.5%
20Stege ElementaryRichmond, CAWest Contra Costa UnifiedElementary77.3%2257.6%
21Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryRichmond, CAWest Contra Costa UnifiedElementary97.8%4087.6%
22Manzanita Community ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary98.2%3357.7%
23Joshua ElementaryLancaster, CALancaster ElementaryElementary90.8%6887.9%
24Bridges @ Melrose Academy ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary100%3898.1%
25Highland CommunityOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary99.3%4578.2%
26Adelanto ElementaryAdelanto, CAAdelanto ElementaryElementary90.3%2678.2%
27Peres ElementaryRichmond, CAWest Contra Costa UnifiedElementary95.0%5388.2%
28Hall District ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary94.0%4708.2%
29Coronado ElementaryRichmond, CAWest Contra Costa UnifiedElementary63.2%3078.3%
30Mojave ElementaryMojave, CAMojave UnifiedElementary90.7%4208.4%
31Lowell ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary85.1%2618.4%
32Brookfield ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary100%1338.5%
33Glassbrook ElementaryHayward, CAHayward UnifiedElementary82.6%4558.7%
34Lockwood STEAM Academy ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary99.3%6788.7%
35Manhattan Place ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary95.4%2188.8%
36Radcliff ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary97.1%4098.8%
37John Marshall ElementaryStockton, CAStockton UnifiedElementary81.7%3949.0%
38Magnolia ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary91.0%7039.1%
39Highland ElementaryVallejo, CAVallejo City UnifiedElementary86.9%5109.1%
40Round Valley ElementaryCovelo, CARound Valley UnifiedElementary89.1%3139.2%
41Leataata Floyd ElementarySacramento, CASacramento City UnifiedElementary97.0%2019.2%
42American LakesSacramento, CANatomas UnifiedElementary87.0%6259.4%
43Loma Vista ElementarySalinas, CASalinas City ElementaryElementary73.0%4459.4%
44Hillcrest ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary81.1%3179.5%
45Woodbine ElementarySacramento, CASacramento City UnifiedElementary84.8%2899.5%
46Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary98.6%2969.6%
47Verde ElementaryRichmond, CAWest Contra Costa UnifiedElementary72.4%3419.7%
48Pacific ElementarySacramento, CASacramento City UnifiedElementary87.6%5979.8%
49Potrero ElementaryPotrero, CAMountain Empire UnifiedElementary79.0%3009.8%
50Steele Lane ElementarySanta Rosa, CASanta Rosa ElementaryElementary70.0%4479.8%
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