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De Anza Magnet

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De Anza Magnet ranks 3013 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3013^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

De Anza Magnet is a K-8 elementary school serving 504 students in the El Centro Elementary district, offering a specialized magnet program that draws students from across the area.

Academically, De Anza Magnet consistently performs above its district average in English, Math, and Science, and it stands out for its exceptional support for English Language Learner students, ranking in the state's top tier. The school shows particular strength in its upper grades (7th and 8th), with English scores significantly higher than state averages. Compared to nearby schools like Booker T. Washington Elementary and Margaret Hedrick Elementary, De Anza achieves stronger academic results while serving a student population with similar economic needs, and it does so with lower per-student spending, indicating efficient use of resources.

The school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, now beating both district and state averages. An interesting pattern is that male students have consistently outperformed female students here in recent years, which is uncommon. While the school is solid overall, areas for attention include strengthening early elementary math and reading skills, as third-grade scores are lower. Its stable, mid-range performance contrasts with the more volatile results seen at some neighboring schools like Lincoln Elementary.

504

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,871

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1530 South Waterman Ave.
El Centro, CA 92243-4142

(760) 352-9811

District: El Centro Elementary

Students who attend De Anza Magnet usually attend:

Middle:

Wilson Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

White:

3.8%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2025) from a 24th-percentile low (2015)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg34%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,013^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

874^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the El Centro Elementary

889^th of 1,543El Centro Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	3013 of 5857	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	2897 of 5869	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	2974 of 5859	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3938 of 5883	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	3255 of 5789	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3591 of 5662	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	2989 of 5692	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.1	3844 of 5614	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.7	4264 of 5611	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	65.4	1815 of 5530	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.9	2055 of 5390	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.9	2421 of 5377	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.7	1897 of 5314	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.9	1978 of 5193	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.0	2000 of 5113	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.0	2559 of 5113	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.8	2841 of 4818	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.8	2556 of 4822	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.3	2676 of 4809	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.5	1326 of 2227	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.6	284 of 3162	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	61.6	725 of 3245	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.0	1609 of 3311	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	1178 of 3275	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	1788 of 3246	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	3687 of 5597	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3485 of 5612	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	3104 of 5609	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3500 of 5635	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	3119 of 5492	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	4052 of 5413	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	1885 of 5107	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	1681 of 5107	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	1805 of 5087	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	2727 of 5084	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	2025 of 4963	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	2723 of 4830	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	2708 of 5460	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	2689 of 5517	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	2558 of 5363	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	3792 of 5264	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3410 of 5173	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3746 of 5084	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	2300 of 5628	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	2214 of 5643	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	2663 of 5638	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	4079 of 5663	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	3140 of 5510	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	2993 of 5431	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	874 of 2761	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	995 of 2783	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	1074 of 2781	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	1196 of 2740	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	985 of 2715	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	820 of 2480	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	968 of 2508	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.9	1251 of 2497	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	1409 of 2477	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.1	1455 of 2379	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.0	1637 of 2259	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	58.4	869 of 2236	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.5	1187 of 2179	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.5	106 of 1478	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	66.3	204 of 1521	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	181 of 1540	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	127 of 1442	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	128 of 1364	90.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	995 of 2533	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	1294 of 2551	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	1029 of 2531	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	1135 of 2509	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	1017 of 2380	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	890 of 2262	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	374 of 2395	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	428 of 2388	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	516 of 2374	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	544 of 2359	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	510 of 2213	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	461 of 2072	77.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	803 of 2542	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	1001 of 2579	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	832 of 2531	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	921 of 2458	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	629 of 2369	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	594 of 2230	73.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	697 of 2534	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	669 of 2552	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	968 of 2538	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	1060 of 2527	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	803 of 2407	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	705 of 2273	69.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
De Anza Magnet	Public	K-8	1530 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-9811	504	21	23.9	68.7%	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	479 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42.9	3013^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		44.5	2897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	116																					31.1	31.8	31.5	25.9	47.5	57.8	46.2	63.2	58.7	50.3	35.2	28.8	37.8	26.2	41.2	42.9	35.3				$27,871	$26,138	$1,733
Margaret Hedrick Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4750	446	20	22.3	78.5%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	429 (96.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	23.2	4574^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		20	4863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.1%	289																					9.8		9.8	23.0	17.9	45.9	45.3			32.8	29.5	16.4	16.4	17.2			19.8				$31,318	$29,536	$1,782
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-6	1525 West Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 353-0140	230	12	19.1	76.5%	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	46	2830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		40.7	3144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	314																					47.5		47.5	30.4	40.0	57.5	35.0			43.2	26.1	25.7	40.0	22.7			30.0
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	950 South Seventh St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4791	601	25	24.0	70.5%	23 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	560 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	29.8	3978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		38.1	3300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.8%	678	4.2	21.7	0.0	9.5	8.9	33.3	17.4	31.8	23.8	26.7	4.2	34.8	0.0	14.3	13.3	0.0	26.1	0.0	0.0	6.7	19.0		19.0	34.6	33.0	44.3	37.0			37.1	26.6	23.9	27.9	22.4			25.2				$23,626	$21,918	$1,708
Desert Garden Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 South Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-2051	358	16	22.3	81.8%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	349 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	39.2	3278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		43.7	2941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	337																					19.6		19.6	35.3	38.5	39.2	47.8			40.8	45.1	30.8	13.7	37.7			32.3	98.1	98.1		$38,733	$36,796	$1,937
Imperial Valley Home School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2370 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 335-5100	131	5	26.2	58.0%	15 (11.5%)	2 (1.5%)	107 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	39.5	3255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		50.3	2537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.8%	718																					31.3	12.5	21.9	46.2	46.2	37.5		58.8	25.0	45.9	30.8	38.5	18.8		35.3	12.5	27.1
Sunflower Elementary	Public	K-6	2450 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-4890	427	20	21.3	79.2%	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	405 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	42.9	3014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		54	2342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	672																					13.6		13.6	72.0	50.0	35.6	51.5			51.6	52.0	33.3	15.3	19.1			28.4				$32,654	$30,850	$1,804
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	200 North Twelfth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3060	399	19	21.0	89.0%	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	380 (95.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	46.1	2829^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		25.3	4338^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	1509	33.3	50.0	20.0	29.4	32.9	76.2	44.4	70.0	52.9	61.8	33.3	66.7	10.0	52.9	39.5	14.3	55.6	15.0	23.5	26.3	19.1		19.1	42.7	46.2	41.5	43.1			43.4	45.7	34.6	36.6	37.3			39.3	95.7	96.8	96.8	$34,864	$33,016	$1,848
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	1950 Villa Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6555	445	19	23.4	90.1%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	437 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.5	3845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		34.4	3568^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	277																					25.0		25.0	35.3	27.5	40.0	43.9			37.3	33.3	25.5	16.7	25.8			25.0				$31,384	$29,602	$1,782
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	1177 North Eighth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3225	456	18	25.3	87.1%	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	438 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	46.7	2786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%		42.8	3010^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	224																					33.9		33.9	29.0	41.7	50.0	45.1			40.9	42.1	44.1	43.6	27.5			39.1				$30,658	$28,888	$1,770

Frequently Asked Questions about De Anza Magnet

Is De Anza Magnet a good school?

De Anza Magnet ranks 3013^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is De Anza Magnet in?

El Centro Elementary

What schools do graduates of De Anza Magnet attend?

Students who attend De Anza Magnet usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Junior High

How many students attend De Anza Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended De Anza Magnet.

What is the racial makeup of De Anza Magnet?

Students at De Anza Magnet are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

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