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Booker T. Washington Elementary

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Booker T. Washington Elementary ranks 4109 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Booker T. Washington Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 351 students in the El Centro Elementary district, operating in a high-need environment where nearly 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic ranking is low compared to the state, it shows clear signs of recent and significant improvement, having climbed from the 8th to the 30th percentile in just a few years. This positive trajectory coincides with a dramatic reduction in chronic student absenteeism, which has been cut almost in half. The school also demonstrates a notable strength in successfully educating its English Language Learners, performing well above the state average for that student group. Furthermore, it benefits from the highest per-student spending and the lowest student-teacher ratio among traditional elementary schools in its district.

Key challenges include very low proficiency in science and inconsistent performance between grade levels, such as a sharp drop in scores from 3rd to 4th grade. Compared to nearby schools like McKinley Elementary (which has similar economic challenges but stronger outcomes) and the high-performing De Anza Magnet, Booker T. Washington has clear opportunity areas in science education and achieving more consistent results across all grades.

351

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,808

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

223 South First St.
El Centro, CA 92243-2799

(760) 352-6611

District: El Centro Elementary

Students who attend Booker T. Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Junior High
High:	Central Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

African American:

0.6%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 24 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg34%

California avg41%

4,109^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	28.3	4109 of 5857	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4968 of 5869	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4213 of 5859	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5417 of 5883	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	4834 of 5789	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4751 of 5662	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	5040 of 5692	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	5161 of 5614	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	5357 of 5611	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	4915 of 5530	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.8	4716 of 5390	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.2	4320 of 5377	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	4228 of 5314	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.4	4547 of 5193	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.2	3655 of 5113	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.9	4135 of 5113	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.1	3650 of 4818	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.4	2866 of 4822	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.7	2071 of 4809	56.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.1	1022 of 3162	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	728 of 3245	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	40.3	1784 of 3311	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	1247 of 3275	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	1500 of 3246	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	4449 of 5597	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4561 of 5612	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3885 of 5609	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5176 of 5635	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4848 of 5492	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4661 of 5413	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3236 of 5107	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	4039 of 5107	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	3122 of 5087	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4491 of 5084	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3795 of 4963	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3688 of 4830	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3416 of 5460	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4640 of 5517	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3384 of 5363	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4735 of 5264	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4227 of 5173	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4161 of 5084	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	3476 of 5628	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4870 of 5643	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4193 of 5638	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5150 of 5663	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4301 of 5510	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	4204 of 5431	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1803 of 2847	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+52 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science9%-24 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
Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	223 South First St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-6611	351	19	18.4	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	346 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28.3	4109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		18.7	4968^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	859																					8.9		8.9	45.5	19.5	28.9	41.9			34.8	41.8	16.3	20.0	20.9			25.8				$23,808	$1,881	$21,927
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Booker T. Washington Elementary

Is Booker T. Washington Elementary a good school?

Booker T. Washington Elementary ranks 4109^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Booker T. Washington Elementary?

Students at Booker T. Washington Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Booker T. Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Booker T. Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Junior High
High : Central Union High

What district is Booker T. Washington Elementary in?

El Centro Elementary

How many students attend Booker T. Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Booker T. Washington Elementary.

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