# The best districts for low-income students in California

See which California districts and schools post the strongest reading and math results for low-income students.

## Methodology

Districts are ranked by the average of the latest low-income reading and math proficiency scores for students in the Socioeconomically disadvantaged subgroup. Districts need at least 50 low-income students tested in both ELA and Math. Schools need at least 20 low-income students tested in both ELA and Math.

## Top Districts

| Rank | District | County | Combined | Reading | Math | ELA Tested | Math Tested |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | San Marino Unified | Los Angeles | 80.8% | 81.6% | 80.1% | 239 | 241 |
| 2 | Piedmont City Unified | Alameda | 72.7% | 74.6% | 70.8% | 63 | 65 |
| 3 | La Canada Unified | Los Angeles | 69.5% | 73.6% | 65.3% | 125 | 127 |
| 4 | Scotia Union Elementary | Humboldt | 69.4% | 67.3% | 71.4% | 98 | 98 |
| 5 | Fountain Valley Elementary | Orange | 66.8% | 68.9% | 64.7% | 1,170 | 1,178 |
| 6 | Walnut Valley Unified | Los Angeles | 66.3% | 67.5% | 65.2% | 2,045 | 2,093 |
| 7 | South Pasadena Unified | Los Angeles | 66.2% | 70.0% | 62.4% | 424 | 428 |
| 8 | Del Mar Union Elementary | San Diego | 65.6% | 64.7% | 66.5% | 238 | 242 |
| 9 | Columbine Elementary | Tulare | 64.8% | 63.9% | 65.6% | 61 | 61 |
| 10 | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | Los Angeles | 63.6% | 67.8% | 59.5% | 615 | 617 |
| 11 | Lafayette Elementary | Contra Costa | 62.8% | 66.7% | 59.0% | 114 | 117 |
| 12 | Oak Park Unified | Ventura | 62.6% | 68.4% | 56.8% | 329 | 331 |
| 13 | Hermosa Beach City Elementary | Los Angeles | 61.5% | 68.0% | 55.1% | 78 | 78 |
| 14 | Cupertino Union | Santa Clara | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 1,647 | 1,692 |
| 15 | Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High | Santa Clara | 60.8% | 68.6% | 52.9% | 51 | 51 |
| 16 | Solana Beach Elementary | San Diego | 60.4% | 62.7% | 58.0% | 225 | 236 |
| 17 | Arcadia Unified | Los Angeles | 60.4% | 62.2% | 58.7% | 1,527 | 1,577 |
| 18 | Orinda Union | Contra Costa | 59.9% | 65.2% | 54.5% | 66 | 66 |
| 19 | Laguna Beach Unified | Orange | 59.6% | 65.1% | 54.0% | 238 | 235 |
| 20 | Jacoby Creek Elementary | Humboldt | 59.0% | 64.0% | 54.0% | 100 | 100 |
| 21 | Moraga Elementary | Contra Costa | 58.9% | 65.4% | 52.4% | 78 | 82 |
| 22 | Beverly Hills Unified | Los Angeles | 58.0% | 61.5% | 54.5% | 454 | 457 |
| 23 | Bonita Unified | Los Angeles | 57.3% | 63.2% | 51.4% | 1,890 | 1,889 |
| 24 | Newcastle Elementary | Placer | 57.1% | 63.5% | 50.8% | 63 | 63 |
| 25 | Albany City Unified | Alameda | 56.8% | 63.0% | 50.5% | 622 | 630 |

## Top Elementary Schools

| Rank | School | City | District | Combined | Reading | Math | ELA Tested | Math Tested |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Murdock-Portal Elementary | San Jose | Cupertino Union | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.8% | 24 | 24 |
| 2 | John Muir Elementary | San Jose | Cupertino Union | 94.0% | 92.0% | 96.0% | 25 | 25 |
| 3 | South Hillsborough | Hillsborough | Hillsborough City Elementary | 93.4% | 91.3% | 95.5% | 23 | 22 |
| 4 | Beach Elementary | Piedmont | Piedmont City Unified | 93.2% | 86.4% | 100.0% | 22 | 22 |
| 5 | Argonaut Elementary | Saratoga | Saratoga Union Elementary | 92.7% | 97.1% | 88.2% | 34 | 34 |
| 6 | William Faria Elementary | Cupertino | Cupertino Union | 92.5% | 92.5% | 92.5% | 40 | 40 |
| 7 | Wonderland Avenue Elementary | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 90.1% | 92.1% | 88.2% | 76 | 76 |
| 8 | Ethan B. Allen Elementary | Fountain Valley | Garden Grove Unified | 88.4% | 89.0% | 87.8% | 227 | 229 |
| 9 | Tustin Memorial Elementary | Santa Ana | Tustin Unified | 88.3% | 91.4% | 85.2% | 81 | 81 |
| 10 | North Hillsborough | Hillsborough | Hillsborough City Elementary | 88.3% | 90.0% | 86.7% | 30 | 30 |
| 11 | Pacific Elementary | Manhattan Beach | Manhattan Beach Unified | 88.0% | 84.8% | 91.3% | 46 | 46 |
| 12 | Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary | Northridge | Los Angeles Unified | 86.8% | 89.5% | 84.2% | 133 | 133 |
| 13 | Valentine Elementary | San Marino | San Marino Unified | 86.8% | 88.7% | 84.9% | 53 | 53 |
| 14 | Overland Avenue Elementary | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 85.5% | 76.3% | 94.7% | 38 | 38 |
| 15 | Country Springs Elementary | Chino Hills | Chino Valley Unified | 85.4% | 87.0% | 83.9% | 138 | 143 |
| 16 | Third Street Elementary | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 85.0% | 82.4% | 87.6% | 159 | 161 |
| 17 | Union Street Charter | Arcata | Arcata Elementary | 84.8% | 82.6% | 87.0% | 23 | 23 |
| 18 | Monte Vista Elementary | La Crescenta | Glendale Unified | 84.7% | 85.7% | 83.6% | 189 | 189 |
| 19 | Carver Elementary | San Marino | San Marino Unified | 84.4% | 88.9% | 80.0% | 54 | 55 |
| 20 | Saratoga Elementary | Saratoga | Saratoga Union Elementary | 84.3% | 85.7% | 82.9% | 35 | 35 |
| 21 | Grand View Elementary | Manhattan Beach | Manhattan Beach Unified | 83.3% | 82.2% | 84.4% | 45 | 45 |
| 22 | Jack L. Weaver Elementary | Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos Unified | 82.9% | 88.6% | 77.1% | 35 | 35 |
| 23 | Newland (William T.) Elementary | Huntington Beach | Fountain Valley Elementary | 82.8% | 79.3% | 86.2% | 29 | 29 |
| 24 | La Jolla Elementary | La Jolla | San Diego Unified | 82.5% | 83.3% | 81.7% | 60 | 60 |
| 25 | West Hillsborough | Hillsborough | Hillsborough City Elementary | 82.3% | 83.9% | 80.7% | 31 | 31 |

## Top Middle Schools

| Rank | School | City | District | Combined | Reading | Math | ELA Tested | Math Tested |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Richardson PREP HI Middle | San Bernardino | San Bernardino City Unified | 84.5% | 85.2% | 83.8% | 505 | 505 |
| 2 | Chaparral Middle | Diamond Bar | Walnut Valley Unified | 78.1% | 79.1% | 77.1% | 339 | 350 |
| 3 | Huntington Middle | San Marino | San Marino Unified | 77.6% | 76.6% | 78.6% | 111 | 112 |
| 4 | Willowbrook Middle | Compton | Compton Unified | 77.5% | 89.2% | 65.8% | 269 | 269 |
| 5 | Joaquin Miller Middle | San Jose | Cupertino Union | 77.4% | 74.5% | 80.4% | 145 | 148 |
| 6 | John F. Kennedy Middle | Cupertino | Cupertino Union | 75.7% | 77.5% | 73.8% | 138 | 141 |
| 7 | Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy | San Bernardino | San Bernardino City Unified | 74.4% | 83.0% | 65.9% | 558 | 557 |
| 8 | Sherman Thomas STEM Academy | Madera | Madera Unified | 74.1% | 85.2% | 63.0% | 27 | 27 |
| 9 | Edison Computech | Fresno | Fresno Unified | 73.9% | 83.2% | 64.6% | 541 | 542 |
| 10 | Downtown Charter Academy | Oakland | Oakland Unified | 73.9% | 75.7% | 72.2% | 230 | 230 |
| 11 | South Pointe Middle | Walnut | Walnut Valley Unified | 73.7% | 72.6% | 74.7% | 263 | 269 |
| 12 | Diablo Vista Middle | Danville | San Ramon Valley Unified | 73.2% | 73.9% | 72.5% | 69 | 69 |
| 13 | Carmel Valley Middle | San Diego | San Dieguito Union High | 71.9% | 73.7% | 70.2% | 114 | 114 |
| 14 | Sam H. Lawson Middle | Cupertino | Cupertino Union | 70.7% | 69.6% | 71.9% | 125 | 128 |
| 15 | Piedmont Middle | Piedmont | Piedmont City Unified | 70.6% | 70.6% | 70.6% | 34 | 34 |
| 16 | Day Creek Intermediate | Etiwanda | Etiwanda Elementary | 70.5% | 76.2% | 64.9% | 256 | 259 |
| 17 | Los Cerros Middle | Danville | San Ramon Valley Unified | 70.4% | 70.4% | 70.4% | 27 | 27 |
| 18 | Masuda (Kazuo) Middle | Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley Elementary | 70.2% | 71.8% | 68.6% | 294 | 296 |
| 19 | Sarah McGarvin Intermediate | Westminster | Garden Grove Unified | 69.9% | 71.3% | 68.5% | 533 | 531 |
| 20 | Rosemont Middle | La Crescenta | Glendale Unified | 69.8% | 74.9% | 64.8% | 561 | 559 |
| 21 | Ladera Ranch Middle | Ladera Ranch | Capistrano Unified | 69.7% | 74.9% | 64.5% | 195 | 197 |
| 22 | Ridgecrest Intermediate | Rancho Palos Verdes | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | 69.6% | 78.6% | 60.6% | 98 | 99 |
| 23 | College Connection Academy | San Jose | Franklin-McKinley Elementary | 69.6% | 77.6% | 61.5% | 143 | 143 |
| 24 | Sierra Vista Middle | Irvine | Irvine Unified | 68.4% | 73.2% | 63.7% | 209 | 212 |
| 25 | Carmenita Middle | Cerritos | ABC Unified | 66.7% | 78.0% | 55.3% | 246 | 246 |

## Top High Schools

| Rank | School | City | District | Combined | Reading | Math | ELA Tested | Math Tested |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | California Academy of Mathematics and Science | Carson | Long Beach Unified | 94.2% | 98.3% | 90.0% | 60 | 60 |
| 2 | Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science | Long Beach | Long Beach Unified | 89.1% | 90.6% | 87.5% | 32 | 32 |
| 3 | Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy | Gilroy | Gilroy Unified | 87.9% | 97.0% | 78.8% | 33 | 33 |
| 4 | Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation | Wilmington | Los Angeles Unified | 87.5% | 98.6% | 76.4% | 72 | 72 |
| 5 | University High | Fresno | Fresno Unified | 83.9% | 100.0% | 67.7% | 31 | 31 |
| 6 | Middle College High | Stockton | Lodi Unified | 82.2% | 97.8% | 66.7% | 45 | 45 |
| 7 | Mission San Jose High | Fremont | Fremont Unified | 82.2% | 89.3% | 75.0% | 75 | 76 |
| 8 | Canyon Crest Academy | San Diego | San Dieguito Union High | 81.2% | 85.3% | 77.0% | 75 | 74 |
| 9 | Early College High | Costa Mesa | Newport-Mesa Unified | 80.4% | 95.7% | 65.2% | 23 | 23 |
| 10 | Middle College High | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 80.0% | 90.0% | 70.0% | 80 | 80 |
| 11 | University Preparatory High | Visalia | Tulare County Office of Education | 80.0% | 90.0% | 70.0% | 20 | 20 |
| 12 | Oak Park High | Oak Park | Oak Park Unified | 78.6% | 87.8% | 69.4% | 49 | 49 |
| 13 | Oxnard Middle College High | Oxnard | Oxnard Union High | 77.4% | 93.5% | 61.3% | 31 | 31 |
| 14 | Alameda Science and Technology Institute | Alameda | Alameda Unified | 77.3% | 95.5% | 59.1% | 22 | 22 |
| 15 | Stockton Early College Academy | Stockton | Stockton Unified | 77.1% | 91.7% | 62.5% | 72 | 72 |
| 16 | Anderson W. Clark Magnet High | La Crescenta | Glendale Unified | 76.1% | 82.2% | 70.1% | 185 | 184 |
| 17 | Middle College High | Santa Ana | Santa Ana Unified | 75.0% | 96.5% | 53.5% | 86 | 86 |
| 18 | West Campus | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | 74.8% | 88.5% | 61.1% | 113 | 113 |
| 19 | Lowell High | San Francisco | San Francisco Unified | 74.5% | 84.5% | 64.6% | 232 | 243 |
| 20 | Palos Verdes High | Palos Verdes Estates | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | 73.8% | 76.7% | 71.0% | 30 | 31 |
| 21 | San Marino High | San Marino | San Marino Unified | 73.8% | 71.4% | 76.2% | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | Technology High | Rohnert Park | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | 73.7% | 86.7% | 60.7% | 30 | 28 |
| 23 | KIPP San Jose Collegiate | San Jose | East Side Union High | 73.7% | 83.0% | 64.3% | 112 | 112 |
| 24 | La Quinta High | Westminster | Garden Grove Unified | 73.2% | 77.3% | 69.1% | 374 | 369 |
| 25 | Helix High | La Mesa | Grossmont Union High | 72.7% | 80.8% | 64.5% | 421 | 423 |

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