CDE data shows that public school test scores in the state are improving. However, they are improving at a prolonged rate. Consequently, it could take up to decades to close the achievement gap. The achievement gap refers to the disparities in academic performance associated with race and class. In this case, the disparities between students of the following subgroups: white, Asian, Latino and Black.
In his paper Closing Achievement Gaps, Paul E. Barton, former Director of the Policy Information Center at Educational Testing Services, highlights the importance of closing the gap. "Closing the gap must be more than a one-front operation," Barton said. "Educators must hold themselves responsible and accountable for improving schools when and where we can. We must recognize that the achievement gap has deep roots".
According to Fresno Unified School District, Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Executive Director of the Education Trust-West, states, "I'd say that these results are really a wake-up call, but the phone's been ringing unanswered on this for years. California can't be complacent with results like these".
It is apparent that systemic changes need to be made in order to overcome the achievement gap of California public schools.
California Elementary Schools: Math Met Requirements by Ranking
| Rank | CA Elementary School | School District | City | Math Test Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedarwood Elementary | Paradise Unified | Magalia | 100% |
| 1 | Alma Fuerte Public | Los Angeles County Office of Education | Altadena | 100% |
| 1 | Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy | Roberts Ferry Union Elementary | Waterford | 100% |
| 1 | Roberts Ferry Union Elementary | Roberts Ferry Union Elementary | Waterford | 100% |
| 1 | Paradise Elementary | Paradise Unified | Paradise | 100% |
| 1 | Ponderosa Elementary | Paradise Unified | Paradise | 100% |
| 1 | Pine Ridge | Paradise Unified | Magalia | 100% |
| 8 | Lennox Virtual Academy | Lennox | Lennox | 99.4% |
| 9 | Whitmore Elementary | Whitmore Union Elementary | Whitmore | 89.7% |
| 10 | Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch | Santa Cruz City Elementary | Santa Cruz | 84.3% |
| 11 | San Geronimo Valley Elementary | Lagunitas Elementary | San Geronimo | 83% |
| 12 | La Mesa-Spring Valley Home Independent Study | La Mesa-Spring Valley | La Mesa | 56.4% |
| 13 | John F. Cruikshank Jr. | San Joaquin County Office of Education | Stockton | 56.3% |
| 14 | Sunrise (Special Education) | Mt. Diablo Unified | Concord | 55.6% |
| 15 | Harbour Way Elementary Community Day | West Contra Costa Unified | El Sobrante | 54.6% |
| 16 | Santa Monica Alternative (K-8) | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified | Santa Monica | 50.7% |
| 17 | Green Point Elementary | Green Point Elementary | Blue Lake | 46.2% |
| 18 | Christa McAuliffe Elementary | Cupertino Union | Saratoga | 41.4% |
| 19 | Ocean Alternative Education Center | Live Oak Elementary | Santa Cruz | 34.9% |
| 20 | Konocti Education Center | Pacifica | Pacifica | 34.4% |
| 21 | Stone Bridge | Napa Valley Unified | Napa | 33.3% |
| 22 | Columbia Academy | Corning Union Elementary | Corning | 30.8% |
| 23 | Mission Education Center | San Francisco Unified | San Francisco | 28% |
| 24 | Mountain View Learning Academy | Alpine Union Elementary | Alpine | 27.8% |
| 25 | Lagunitas Elementary | Lagunitas Elementary | San Geronimo | 24% |
| 26 | Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter | Folsom-Cordova Unified | Mather | 21.2% |
| 27 | Capistrano Virtual/Home | Capistrano Unified | San Juan Capistrano | 20.5% |
| 27 | Rafer Johnson | Bakersfield City | Bakersfield | 20.5% |
| 29 | Cajon Valley Home | Cajon Valley Union | El Cajon | 20% |
| 30 | Seiad Elementary | Seiad Elementary | Seiad Valley | 18.2% |
| 30 | Elkins Elementary | Elkins Elementary | Paskenta | 18.2% |
| 30 | Empower | Cajon Valley Union | El Cajon | 18.2% |
| 30 | Fort Ross Elementary | Fort Ross Elementary | Cazadero | 18.2% |
| 34 | Bolinas-Stinson Elementary | Bolinas-Stinson Union | Bolinas | 17.9% |
| 34 | Imperial Valley Home School Academy | El Centro Elementary | El Centro | 17.9% |
| 36 | Costano Elementary | Ravenswood City Elementary | East Palo Alto | 16.5% |
| 37 | Roses in Concrete | Oakland Unified | Oakland | 16.4% |
| 38 | Washington Elementary | San Diego Unified | San Diego | 16.3% |
| 39 | Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy | Yuba County Office of Education | Oregon House | 16.1% |
| 40 | Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies | Lancaster Elementary | Lancaster | 15.9% |
| 41 | Fairmount Elementary | San Francisco Unified | San Francisco | 15.6% |
| 42 | Crestwood Street Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Rancho Palos Verdes | 15.5% |
| 43 | Templeton Home | Templeton Unified | Templeton | 15.2% |
| 44 | Santee Alternative | Santee | Santee | 15% |
| 45 | Homestead (Alternative) | Ventura Unified | Ventura | 14.7% |
| 46 | North Oakland Community Charter | Oakland Unified | Oakland | 14% |
| 47 | Sherwood | Willits Unified | Willits | 13.5% |
| 48 | Woodward Leadership Academy | San Bernardino City Unified | San Bernardino | 13.2% |
| 49 | Howell Mountain Elementary | Howell Mountain Elementary | Angwin | 13% |
| 49 | Flournoy Elementary | Flournoy Union Elementary | Flournoy | 13% |
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| 4604 | KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory | Redwood City Elementary | Redwood City | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Tomas Rivera Elementary | Riverside Unified | Riverside | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Endeavor College Preparatory Charter | Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Teresa Hughes Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Cudahy | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Valentine Peyton Elementary | Stockton Unified | Stockton | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Muscoy Elementary | San Bernardino City Unified | San Bernardino | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Burroughs Elementary | Fresno Unified | Fresno | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Pico Canyon Elementary | Newhall | Stevenson Ranch | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Granite Pointe Elementary | Greenfield Union | Bakersfield | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Union Avenue Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Riverview Elementary | Clovis Unified | Fresno | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Sunset Lane Elementary | Fullerton Elementary | Fullerton | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Dos Caminos | Palmdale Elementary | Palmdale | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Dr.J. Michael McGrath Elementary | Newhall | Newhall | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy | Turlock Unified | Turlock | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Hoover Elementary | Redwood City Elementary | Redwood City | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Endeavour Elementary | Fruitvale Elementary | Bakersfield | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Palmdale Learning Plaza | Palmdale Elementary | Palmdale | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Dickison Elementary | Compton Unified | Compton | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Caruthers Elementary | Caruthers Unified | Caruthers | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Beech Avenue Elementary | Fontana Unified | Fontana | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Nestor Language Academy Charter | South Bay Union | San Diego | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Pioneer | Delano Union Elementary | Delano | 0.2% |
| 4604 | J. Calvin Lauderbach Elementary | Chula Vista Elementary | Chula Vista | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Valley View Elementary | Westside Union Elementary | Lancaster | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Arlene Hein Elementary | Elk Grove Unified | Elk Grove | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Ramona Elementary | Alhambra Unified | Alhambra | 0.2% |
| 4604 | William Laird Adam Elementary | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Edison Elementary | Ontario-Montclair | Ontario | 0.2% |
| 4604 | King Elementary | Stockton Unified | Stockton | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Cooper Elementary | Vacaville Unified | Vacaville | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Nishimoto Elementary | Madera Unified | Madera | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Lafayette Elementary | Long Beach Unified | Long Beach | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Troth Street Elementary | Jurupa Unified | Jurupa Valley | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Corona Ranch Elementary | Corona-Norco Unified | Corona | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Ewing Elementary | Fresno Unified | Fresno | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Sunnyside Elementary | Garden Grove Unified | Garden Grove | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Teresa Burke Elementary | Wasco Union Elementary | Wasco | 0.2% |
| 4604 | George Nicoloff Elementary | South Bay Union | San Ysidro | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Liberty Elementary | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Fremont Elementary | Alisal Union | Salinas | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Fairview Elementary | Modesto City Elementary | Modesto | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Ralph A. Gates Elementary | Saddleback Valley Unified | Lake Forest | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Hidden Hills Elementary | San Ramon Valley Unified | San Ramon | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Isaac Miller Elementary | Santa Maria-Bonita | Santa Maria | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary | Alisal Union | Salinas | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Mesa View Elementary | Romoland Elementary | Romoland | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Roger S. Oraze Elementary | Clovis Unified | Fresno | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Golden Elementary | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Placentia | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Franklin Elementary | Elk Grove Unified | Elk Grove | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Jim Thorpe Fundamental | Santa Ana Unified | Santa Ana | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Gordon H. Beatty Elementary | Buena Park Elementary | Buena Park | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Darnall Charter | San Diego Unified | San Diego | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Willow Elementary | San Ysidro Elementary | San Ysidro | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Claire Lilienthal Elementary | San Francisco Unified | San Francisco | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Ramona Elementary | Ontario-Montclair | Montclair | 0.2% |
| 4604 | French Camp Elementary | Manteca Unified | French Camp | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Cesar E. Chavez Elementary | Montebello Unified | Bell Gardens | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Benjamin Franklin Elementary | Corona-Norco Unified | Corona | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Galileo Academy 101 | Victor Elementary | Victorville | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Northridge | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Susan B. Anthony Elementary | Corona-Norco Unified | Corona | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Franklin Elementary | Franklin-McKinley Elementary | San Jose | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Vintage Math/Science/Technology Magnet | Los Angeles Unified | North Hills | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Sunset Elementary | Coalinga-Huron Unified | Coalinga | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Redwood Elementary | Richland Union Elementary | Shafter | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Brightwood Elementary | Alhambra Unified | Monterey Park | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Miles Avenue Elementary | Los Angeles Unified | Huntington Park | 0.2% |
| 4604 | James S. Fugman Elementary | Clovis Unified | Fresno | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Edith B. Storey Elementary | Fresno Unified | Fresno | 0.2% |
| 4604 | Burton Valley Elementary | Lafayette Elementary | Lafayette | 0.2% |
| 4675 | Ocia A. Peters Elementary | Garden Grove Unified | Garden Grove | 0.1% |
| 4675 | Rocklin Academy Gateway | Newcastle Elementary | Rocklin | 0.1% |
| 4675 | Harry Bridges Span | Los Angeles Unified | Wilmington | 0.1% |
| 4675 | Durfee Elementary | El Monte City | El Monte | 0.1% |
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