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The public schools with the most improved test scores in California

7,381 public schools in California appear in this ranking of the public schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Eagle Prairie Elementary leads the list at +45.3pp, against a median of +2.2pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

7,381

California

Top 3-yr change

+45.3pp

Median 3-yr change

+2.2pp

MOST IMPROVED · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Eagle Prairie Elementary	Rio Dell, CA	Rio Dell Elementary	223	17.5%	62.8%	+45.3pp
2	Foster Elementary	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	398	23.8%	64.7%	+40.9pp
3	Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	156	7.6%	39.5%	+31.9pp
4	Renaissance High School for the Arts	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	396	19.8%	50.7%	+31.0pp
5	Sequoia Elementary	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	180	29.1%	59.9%	+30.8pp
6	First Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	349	17.0%	47.3%	+30.3pp
7	Jordan High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	797	11.1%	40.0%	+28.9pp
8	Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary	Scotia, CA	Scotia Union Elementary	187	40.8%	69.7%	+28.9pp
9	Vermont Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	342	22.4%	50.9%	+28.5pp
10	Lincoln Elementary	Reedley, CA	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	303	32.6%	60.8%	+28.1pp
11	Stanford Avenue Elementary	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	329	23.9%	51.5%	+27.6pp
12	Peter Pendleton Elementary	Coachella, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	499	24.3%	51.7%	+27.4pp
13	Sixty-First Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	541	17.2%	44.7%	+27.4pp
14	Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	317	8.1%	35.4%	+27.3pp
15	Palm Innovation Academy	Beaumont, CA	Beaumont Unified	565	15.9%	42.8%	+26.8pp
16	Charles White Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	233	21.0%	47.3%	+26.3pp
17	Middletown High	Middletown, CA	Middletown Unified	421	22.1%	48.3%	+26.2pp
18	Bandini Street Elementary	San Pedro, CA	Los Angeles Unified	232	26.1%	51.7%	+25.6pp
19	John Muir	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	336	33.7%	59.1%	+25.4pp
20	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	392	26.3%	51.5%	+25.2pp
21	City Honors International Preparatory High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	331	30.0%	55.1%	+25.1pp
22	Davis Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	520	29.0%	53.9%	+25.0pp
23	Eisenhower High	Rialto, CA	Rialto Unified	2,075	23.7%	48.5%	+24.7pp
24	Sylvan Park Elementary	Van Nuys, CA	Los Angeles Unified	643	20.6%	45.2%	+24.6pp
25	Toland Way Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	218	21.7%	46.1%	+24.5pp
26	Virginia Road Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	217	27.3%	51.9%	+24.5pp
27	Monte Vista Elementary	Montclair, CA	Ontario-Montclair	535	34.5%	58.9%	+24.5pp
28	Alexandria Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	502	26.0%	50.3%	+24.3pp
29	Communication and Tech at Diego Rivera Lrng Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	505	15.4%	39.8%	+24.3pp
30	Date Elementary	Fontana, CA	Fontana Unified	533	19.7%	43.9%	+24.2pp
31	Weigand Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	290	18.8%	42.9%	+24.1pp
32	Richard Henry Dana Elementary	Dana Point, CA	Capistrano Unified	461	36.0%	60.0%	+24.0pp
33	Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	401	38.0%	61.7%	+23.7pp
34	Loma Rica Elementary	Marysville, CA	Marysville Joint Unified	115	27.2%	50.8%	+23.7pp
35	McKevett Elementary	Santa Paula, CA	Santa Paula Unified	300	19.9%	43.1%	+23.3pp
36	Stephens Middle	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	658	20.9%	44.0%	+23.1pp
37	Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	209	23.5%	46.3%	+22.8pp
38	Lincoln Elementary	El Centro, CA	El Centro Elementary	399	18.6%	41.3%	+22.7pp
39	Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	202	11.3%	34.1%	+22.7pp
40	Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle	Berkeley, CA	Berkeley Unified	462	38.8%	61.1%	+22.4pp
41	Hollywood Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,025	32.1%	54.4%	+22.3pp
42	Short Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	414	49.1%	71.4%	+22.3pp
43	Garden Grove Elementary	Reseda, CA	Los Angeles Unified	306	24.7%	46.8%	+22.1pp
44	Jefferson Elementary	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	383	34.6%	56.4%	+21.9pp
45	Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary	Downey, CA	Downey Unified	736	47.7%	69.5%	+21.8pp
46	Harding University Partnership	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	364	25.2%	46.9%	+21.7pp
47	Central Elementary	Baldwin Park, CA	Baldwin Park Unified	264	16.6%	38.2%	+21.5pp
48	Liberty Ranch High	Galt, CA	Galt Joint Union High	899	37.2%	58.7%	+21.5pp
49	Mission Bay High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,240	44.9%	66.2%	+21.4pp
50	Bear River High	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada Joint Union High	664	35.4%	56.7%	+21.3pp

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