# The best California schools serving the highest percentage of low-income students

See which California schools combine strong reading and math results with an exceptionally high share of low-income students.

## Methodology

This page looks only at schools with at least 100 students overall where at least 90.0% of students are low-income. Within that group, schools are ranked by the average of their latest overall reading and math proficiency scores.

## Top Elementary Schools

| Rank | School | City | District | Low-Income Share | Low-Income Students | Students | Combined | Reading | Math |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Hoover Street Elementary | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 98.2% | 533 | 551 | 68.5% | 69.8% | 67.2% |
| 2 | Hillside Elementary | San Bernardino | San Bernardino City Unified | 90.8% | 532 | 586 | 65.6% | 74.2% | 57.1% |
| 3 | Frank Sparkes Elementary | Winton | Winton | 92.9% | 392 | 422 | 62.8% | 71.2% | 54.4% |
| 4 | R. F. Hazard Elementary | Santa Ana | Garden Grove Unified | 91.5% | 344 | 383 | 61.8% | 63.1% | 60.4% |
| 5 | Charles H. Kim Elementary | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 93.5% | 448 | 483 | 60.8% | 60.1% | 61.5% |
| 6 | Lincoln Elementary | Reedley | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 92.7% | 280 | 303 | 60.8% | 62.2% | 59.3% |
| 7 | W. A. Kendrick Elementary | Bakersfield | Greenfield Union | 93.0% | 650 | 699 | 60.4% | 63.7% | 57.0% |
| 8 | Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet El | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 92.8% | 499 | 551 | 60.4% | 59.4% | 61.5% |
| 9 | Vernon City Elementary | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 95.5% | 128 | 134 | 59.7% | 59.7% | 59.7% |
| 10 | ICEF Vista Elementary Academy | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 98.1% | 265 | 270 | 57.8% | 63.3% | 52.3% |
| 11 | James Garfield Elementary | Selma | Selma Unified | 94.8% | 217 | 229 | 57.7% | 60.2% | 55.2% |
| 12 | Jefferson Elementary | Fresno | Fresno Unified | 94.8% | 362 | 383 | 56.4% | 57.2% | 55.7% |
| 13 | Washington Elementary | Reedley | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 92.0% | 265 | 288 | 55.3% | 50.7% | 59.9% |
| 14 | Maywood Elementary | Maywood | Los Angeles Unified | 95.7% | 404 | 426 | 54.2% | 57.3% | 51.1% |
| 15 | Panorama City Elementary | Panorama City | Los Angeles Unified | 99.1% | 428 | 443 | 52.9% | 49.5% | 56.3% |
| 16 | Edison Elementary | San Diego | San Diego Unified | 96.3% | 361 | 375 | 52.6% | 55.3% | 50.0% |
| 17 | Victoria Avenue Elementary | South Gate | Los Angeles Unified | 97.4% | 261 | 272 | 52.4% | 54.4% | 50.4% |
| 18 | Bixby Elementary | Hacienda Heights | Hacienda la Puente Unified | 90.4% | 217 | 240 | 52.3% | 54.1% | 50.5% |
| 19 | Virginia Road Elementary | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 95.2% | 199 | 217 | 51.9% | 46.7% | 57.0% |
| 20 | Marvin Elementary | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 91.4% | 455 | 503 | 51.9% | 56.8% | 47.1% |
| 21 | Peter Pendleton Elementary | Coachella | Coachella Valley Unified | 96.2% | 480 | 499 | 51.7% | 50.0% | 53.4% |
| 22 | Synergy Charter Academy | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 95.6% | 304 | 318 | 51.6% | 55.8% | 47.4% |
| 23 | Stanford Avenue Elementary | South Gate | Los Angeles Unified | 96.7% | 318 | 329 | 51.5% | 52.5% | 50.5% |
| 24 | Charnock Road Elementary | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 90.9% | 251 | 281 | 51.2% | 51.6% | 50.8% |
| 25 | Franklin Elementary | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara Unified | 91.3% | 387 | 424 | 51.0% | 50.6% | 51.4% |

## Top Middle Schools

| Rank | School | City | District | Low-Income Share | Low-Income Students | Students | Combined | Reading | Math |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | ICEF Vista Middle Academy | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 96.4% | 187 | 194 | 60.4% | 62.2% | 58.5% |
| 2 | General Grant Middle | Reedley | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 91.3% | 480 | 526 | 57.1% | 65.5% | 48.6% |
| 3 | Davis Middle | Compton | Compton Unified | 90.4% | 470 | 520 | 53.9% | 55.2% | 52.6% |
| 4 | Serrano Middle | Montclair | Ontario-Montclair | 91.5% | 601 | 657 | 51.0% | 55.2% | 46.8% |
| 5 | Magnolia Science Academy 6 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 93.0% | 119 | 128 | 47.8% | 53.2% | 42.4% |
| 6 | Almond Tree Middle | Delano | Delano Union Elementary | 91.7% | 508 | 554 | 47.0% | 60.6% | 33.5% |
| 7 | Whaley Middle | Compton | Compton Unified | 92.8% | 398 | 429 | 46.4% | 45.4% | 47.3% |
| 8 | Citrus Middle | Orange Cove | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 96.8% | 583 | 602 | 43.8% | 51.1% | 36.5% |
| 9 | El Sereno Middle | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 91.8% | 787 | 857 | 43.3% | 45.9% | 40.6% |
| 10 | Virgil Middle | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 96.0% | 936 | 975 | 42.4% | 43.4% | 41.5% |
| 11 | De Anza Middle | Ontario | Ontario-Montclair | 90.6% | 462 | 510 | 41.9% | 44.0% | 39.8% |
| 12 | Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 95.4% | 267 | 280 | 41.8% | 51.3% | 32.2% |
| 13 | Leon H. Ollivier Middle | Bakersfield | Greenfield Union | 93.7% | 1,079 | 1,152 | 41.3% | 52.5% | 30.1% |
| 14 | Rise Kohyang Middle | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 93.6% | 262 | 280 | 41.0% | 49.4% | 32.6% |
| 15 | Johnson Middle | Westminster | Westminster | 91.3% | 461 | 505 | 40.7% | 45.6% | 35.7% |
| 16 | Hollenbeck Middle | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 96.0% | 890 | 927 | 39.8% | 41.2% | 38.3% |
| 17 | Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate | Santa Ana | Santa Ana Unified | 91.7% | 1,132 | 1,234 | 39.7% | 41.4% | 38.0% |
| 18 | Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy | Huntington Park | Los Angeles Unified | 99.1% | 522 | 527 | 39.3% | 50.6% | 28.1% |
| 19 | Synergy Kinetic Academy | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 97.1% | 467 | 481 | 39.2% | 45.8% | 32.7% |
| 20 | John Adams Middle | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 96.4% | 652 | 676 | 39.2% | 46.3% | 32.1% |
| 21 | Waterford Junior | Waterford | Waterford Unified | 93.8% | 244 | 260 | 38.9% | 42.9% | 34.8% |
| 22 | Walnut Park Middle A School of Social Justice and | Walnut Park | Los Angeles Unified | 92.5% | 343 | 371 | 38.8% | 45.9% | 31.6% |
| 23 | Winton Middle | Winton | Winton | 92.1% | 533 | 579 | 38.6% | 46.3% | 30.9% |
| 24 | Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 94.4% | 459 | 486 | 38.2% | 44.7% | 31.7% |
| 25 | Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 93.7% | 371 | 396 | 37.1% | 44.4% | 29.8% |

## Top High Schools

| Rank | School | City | District | Low-Income Share | Low-Income Students | Students | Combined | Reading | Math |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Middle College High | San Bernardino | San Bernardino City Unified | 91.1% | 245 | 269 | 67.2% | 72.4% | 62.1% |
| 2 | Math, Science, & Technology Magnet Academy at Roos | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 90.3% | 482 | 534 | 63.4% | 82.1% | 44.8% |
| 3 | Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 94.7% | 432 | 456 | 61.9% | 77.2% | 46.5% |
| 4 | Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Acade | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 97.2% | 586 | 603 | 59.9% | 77.5% | 42.2% |
| 5 | Alliance Ted K. Tajima High | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 97.5% | 472 | 484 | 59.1% | 85.7% | 32.4% |
| 6 | King/Drew Medical Magnet High | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 90.2% | 1,246 | 1,381 | 57.1% | 74.7% | 39.4% |
| 7 | El Monte High | El Monte | El Monte Union High | 95.8% | 1,325 | 1,383 | 55.4% | 69.9% | 40.9% |
| 8 | City Honors International Preparatory High | Inglewood | Inglewood Unified | 91.5% | 303 | 331 | 55.1% | 78.3% | 31.9% |
| 9 | Orthopaedic Hospital | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 93.1% | 608 | 653 | 54.6% | 79.4% | 29.8% |
| 10 | Hollywood Senior High | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 92.7% | 950 | 1,025 | 54.4% | 74.6% | 34.2% |
| 11 | Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy | Huntington Park | Los Angeles Unified | 95.8% | 541 | 565 | 54.1% | 74.5% | 33.8% |
| 12 | Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet | Sylmar | Los Angeles Unified | 95.1% | 195 | 205 | 54.0% | 73.0% | 34.9% |
| 13 | Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 96.1% | 592 | 616 | 53.7% | 75.0% | 32.4% |
| 14 | Birmingham Community Charter High | Lake Balboa | Los Angeles Unified | 90.0% | 2,847 | 3,162 | 52.3% | 75.3% | 29.2% |
| 15 | Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Huntington Park Ins | Huntington Park | Los Angeles Unified | 93.4% | 681 | 729 | 52.0% | 67.4% | 36.6% |
| 16 | Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 95.4% | 228 | 239 | 51.9% | 73.6% | 30.2% |
| 17 | School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 99.2% | 389 | 392 | 51.5% | 65.4% | 37.7% |
| 18 | Alliance Morgan McKinzie High | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 95.8% | 431 | 450 | 51.1% | 60.2% | 42.1% |
| 19 | CATCH Prep Charter High, Inc. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 99.2% | 124 | 125 | 50.0% | 65.5% | 34.5% |
| 20 | Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 93.8% | 255 | 272 | 50.0% | 69.6% | 30.4% |
| 21 | Montclair High | Montclair | Chaffey Joint Union High | 91.7% | 2,306 | 2,515 | 49.7% | 69.4% | 29.9% |
| 22 | Fontana High | Fontana | Fontana Unified | 95.3% | 2,415 | 2,534 | 49.3% | 70.5% | 28.1% |
| 23 | Social Justice Leadership Academy Magnet at Esteba | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 95.9% | 116 | 121 | 48.1% | 74.1% | 22.2% |
| 24 | Animo Pat Brown | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 96.8% | 597 | 617 | 46.4% | 65.5% | 27.3% |
| 25 | Los Amigos High | Fountain Valley | Garden Grove Unified | 92.4% | 1,322 | 1,430 | 46.3% | 62.7% | 29.8% |

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