Where they are The bottom 5% of schools — 451 in all — are scattered all across California, from Crescent City to Calexico. But the largest concentration is here in South L.A., where more than 50 schools ranked among the state's lowest 5% in 2015. Math English language arts English language arts Math All other schools 44.9% Bottom 5% 11.8% 6.6% 34.5%Where they ended up New test scores, released Wednesday, show improvement. 0 1 0 20 30 40 50 ' 1 7 ' 1 6 ' 15 0 2 5 50 ' 1 7 ' 1 6 ' 15 L.A. Unified School District Math English language arts Math English language arts Sources: California Dept. English Math Name City 2014-15 2016-17 2014-15 2016-17 Name Castlemont High Oakland English (14-15) 16% English (16-17) 1% Math (14-15) 4% Math (16-17) 1% Name Bret Harte Preparatory Middle Los Angeles English (14-15) 12 English (16-17) 6 Math (14-15) 8 Math (16-17) 2 Name La Sierra High Visalia English (14-15) 18 English (16-17) 6 Math (14-15) 2 Math (16-17) 2 Name John W. Mack Elementary Los Angeles English (14-15) 12 English (16-17) 7 Math (14-15) 12 Math (16-17) 7 Name Dyer-Kelly Elementary Sacramento English (14-15) 10 English (16-17) 3 Math (14-15) 5 Math (16-17) 2What to expect from the state California has veered away from cold numbers, like the test scores we're using here.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 28, 2017 09:34 UTC