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Margaret Hedrick Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Margaret Hedrick Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 446 students in the El Centro Elementary district, which faces academic challenges across the board.

Academically, the school is currently struggling, with its statewide ranking and test scores in English, math, and science significantly below both district and state averages. This represents a notable decline from its performance a decade ago. Compared to most nearby schools, such as Sunflower Elementary and De Anza Magnet, Margaret Hedrick's proficiency rates are lower, particularly in math and science. Performance also varies widely by grade level, suggesting strengths or challenges may be specific to certain classrooms or instructional approaches.

On a positive note, the school shows a relative strength in supporting its English Language Learners. Furthermore, while chronic student absenteeism remains a concern, it has improved from its peak during the pandemic, which coincides with a slight recent uptick in academic scores. The school's per-student spending is in the middle range for the area, and there is no clear link between higher spending and better outcomes at nearby schools, indicating that how resources are used is critical.

446

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,643

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 South Waterman Ave.
El Centro, CA 92243-3139

(760) 352-4750

District: El Centro Elementary

Students who attend Margaret Hedrick Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Junior High
High:	Central Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

White:

1.1%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2023 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg34%

California avg41%

4,574^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4574 of 5857	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4863 of 5869	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5464 of 5859	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	5149 of 5883	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	3276 of 5789	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3742 of 5662	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.9	2981 of 5692	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	3459 of 5614	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	2969 of 5611	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.6	1913 of 5530	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.4	1921 of 5390	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.3	2276 of 5377	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.4	2596 of 5314	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.9	2431 of 5193	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.8	2114 of 5113	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.7	2175 of 5113	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.4	1943 of 4818	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.2	1695 of 4822	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.8	1887 of 4809	60.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.1	1678 of 3162	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	2228 of 3245	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	2383 of 3311	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	1091 of 3275	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	1382 of 3246	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	4580 of 5597	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4490 of 5612	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5309 of 5609	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4652 of 5635	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3408 of 5492	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3773 of 5413	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	3730 of 5107	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	3970 of 5107	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4681 of 5087	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4351 of 5084	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	2189 of 4963	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	2817 of 4830	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	4294 of 5460	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4576 of 5517	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4929 of 5363	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4606 of 5264	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	2770 of 5173	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	3240 of 5084	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	4130 of 5628	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4621 of 5643	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5041 of 5638	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	5138 of 5663	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	2924 of 5510	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3536 of 5431	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

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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 (2024)
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
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				$18,643	$1,674	$16,969
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				$20,202	$2,452	$17,750
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				$62,288	$4,035	$58,253
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				$33,089	$13,476	$19,613
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				$17,505	$1,639	$15,866
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	$19,611	$1,707	$17,904
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				$14,924	$1,581	$13,343
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				$20,552	$1,743	$18,809
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		$22,879	$1,839	$21,040
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				$18,797	$1,679	$17,118

Frequently Asked Questions about Margaret Hedrick Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Margaret Hedrick Elementary?

Students at Margaret Hedrick Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Margaret Hedrick Elementary attend?

Students who attend Margaret Hedrick Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Junior High
High : Central Union High

What district is Margaret Hedrick Elementary in?

El Centro Elementary

How many students attend Margaret Hedrick Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Margaret Hedrick Elementary.

Is Margaret Hedrick Elementary a good school?

Margaret Hedrick Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.9% of California elementary schools.

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