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Kennedy Middle

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Kennedy Middle ranks 1510 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 45% of California middle schools

Summary

Kennedy Middle is a public school serving 434 students in grades 7 and 8 in the agricultural community of El Centro, part of the El Centro Elementary district, where it stands out for its strong support of specific student groups despite facing significant economic challenges.

While the school's overall state ranking has varied, it shows remarkable strengths in helping English learners, migrant students, and students from low-income families achieve well above state averages for their groups. The school has also made impressive progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to 13.7%, which is better than the district, state, and most nearby schools like Padilla-Pace Middle (26.7%) and Barbara Worth Junior High (30.2%). Furthermore, unlike many middle schools, student performance at Kennedy actually improves in 8th grade compared to 7th grade, suggesting effective preparation for high school.

Compared to other schools in the region with similar demographics, such as Enrique Camarena Junior High and William Moreno Junior High, Kennedy Middle consistently achieves higher rankings for its student subgroups. It also operates with a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than its district peer, Wilson Junior High, which appears to correlate with its notable successes in supporting its unique student population.

434

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,527

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 North Sixth St.
El Centro, CA 92243-1803

(760) 352-0444

District: El Centro Elementary

Students who attend Kennedy Middle usually attend:

High:

Southwest High

Feeder schools for Kennedy Middle:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary
	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary
	McKinley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.2%

White:

0.9%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2022 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 45th (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

California avg41%

1,510^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	39.3	1510 of 2761	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	1388 of 2783	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	1829 of 2781	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	2060 of 2740	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1693 of 2715	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1584 of 2480	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.0	1735 of 2508	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.9	1766 of 2497	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	1692 of 2477	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.5	924 of 2379	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	1017 of 2259	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.8	1208 of 2236	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.0	1115 of 2179	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.5	1260 of 2063	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.6	1357 of 2005	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.1	1221 of 1999	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.2	1110 of 1804	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.5	1191 of 1777	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	21.3	1415 of 1769	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.7	1104 of 1531	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	683 of 1491	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.1	1133 of 1369	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	75.6	117 of 1478	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	54.4	367 of 1521	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	38.5	822 of 1540	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	299 of 1442	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	191 of 1364	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1447 of 2533	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	1198 of 2551	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.4	1720 of 2531	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1777 of 2509	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1533 of 2380	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1499 of 2262	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	950 of 2395	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	796 of 2388	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	1259 of 2374	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1542 of 2359	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1129 of 2213	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	1019 of 2072	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	1043 of 2542	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	985 of 2579	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	1423 of 2531	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1643 of 2458	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1177 of 2369	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	1027 of 2230	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	1385 of 2534	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1439 of 2552	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1661 of 2538	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1976 of 2527	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1580 of 2407	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1472 of 2273	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	10 of 95	89.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	8 of 94	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	15 of 86	82.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	964 of 1566	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1111 of 1552	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1051 of 1531	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)92nd percentile+42 vs school

Migrant (2025)89th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

Science22%-11 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)					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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kennedy Middle	Public	7-8	900 North Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-0444	434	25	17.0	90.6%	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	422 (97.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	39.3	1510^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.3%		42.3	1388^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.1%	122														22.1	22.1			41.0	46.5	43.9			23.4	27.7	25.6	$19,527	$1,705	$17,822
Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	600 South Wilson	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-5341	605	33	18.6	75.7%	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	592 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	44.2	1353^rd of 2761 public middle schools	51.0%		39.1	1502^nd of 2783 public middle schools	46.0%	149	18.5	0.0	10.6	37.0	5.0	23.4	25.9	20.0	23.4	7.4	0.0	4.3		26.2	26.2			38.0	50.3	44.3			26.8	32.1	29.4	$13,746	$1,569	$12,177
Frank M. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	885 North Imperial Ave.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3240	1,116	49	22.6	54.7%	77 (6.9%)	5 (0.4%)	1,014 (90.9%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	55	1031^st of 2761 public middle schools	62.7%		56.5	980^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.8%	51														33.3	33.3		51.0	59.8	47.0	52.8		36.5	31.2	27.0	31.6	$14,293	$2,251	$12,042
Heber	Public	5-8	1052 Heber Ave.	Heber	92249	Imperial County	Heber Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6530	549	26	20.7	68.9%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	544 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	56.1	999^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.8%		52	1110^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.1%	111													23.8	32.1	28.5	40.2	49.6	47.8	50.3	47.3	25.4	38.0	31.9	39.6	34.1	$16,218	$2,754	$13,464
William Moreno Junior High	Public	7-8	1202 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3960	618	29	21.5	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	615 (99.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.9	2444^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.5%		16.4	2420^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.0%	24														7.1	7.1			24.5	26.6	25.5			16.1	10.5	13.3	$22,721	$3,778	$18,943
Enrique Camarena Junior High	Public	7-8	800 East Rivera Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3808	674	31	21.9	85.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	667 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.9	1958^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.1%		33.7	1681^st of 2783 public middle schools	39.6%	277														15.6	15.6			29.6	35.6	32.6			16.0	26.2	21.1	$22,226	$3,360	$18,866
Holtville Middle	Public	6-8	800 Beale Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2811	257	18	14.1	81.3%	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	70.2	672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		58.3	926^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.7%	254														34.6	34.6		60.0	69.1	60.5	63.2		30.6	47.7	44.4	40.9	$22,213	$1,816	$20,397
Padilla-Pace Middle	Public	6-8	715 South Ceasar Chavez	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 351-5060	445	21	21.0	83.8%	19 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	418 (93.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																	51.7	44.7		48.1		27.8	16.4		21.9
Barbara Worth Junior High	Public	6-8	385 D St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2153	881	41	21.5	86.6%	23 (2.6%)	6 (0.7%)	844 (95.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30.5	1810^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		25.7	2011^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.7%	201														18.5	18.5		39.6	38.1	41.8	40.3		24.6	19.5	14.9	18.5	$10,747	$1,306	$9,441

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Middle

What district is Kennedy Middle in?

El Centro Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Middle?

Students at Kennedy Middle are 97% Hispanic.

How many students attend Kennedy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Kennedy Middle.

What high school do graduates of Kennedy Middle attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Middle usually go on to attend Southwest High

Is Kennedy Middle a good school?

Kennedy Middle ranks 1510^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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