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Best Public Schools in Brawley, CA

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At a glance

Schools

6,119

Students

Districts

Top rankedBrawley Union High836^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Magnolia Union Elementary up 534 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Desert Valley High (Continuation) 18.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Padilla-Pace Middle

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Brawley, California, has 11 listed schools serving kindergarten through grade 12, with enrollment ranging from 22 to 1,863 and 6,119 students altogether. In 2025–2026, the schools’ average all-grades proficiency was 41% in English language arts (ELA), compared with 49% statewide; in math, it was 25% versus 38%, and in science, 21% versus 36%. The clearest shared challenge is that local math and science results trail the state by 13 and 15 percentage points on average.

Results differ considerably by school and subject. Brawley Union High led ELA at 62%, 13 points above the state, while Mulberry Elementary reached 59% and Magnolia Union Elementary reached 52%; these were the other two schools above the state in ELA. At the lower end, J. W. Oakley Elementary scored 27% in ELA, 22 points below the state. Magnolia led math at 36%, still 2 points short of the state, while Desert Valley High (Continuation) had the lowest math result, 7%, and lowest science result, 10%. Mulberry led science at 33%, also below the state; no school with a reported all-grades math or science result exceeded it.

Year-to-year results were mixed: matched-school ELA averages were nearly unchanged at about 41%, while math fell from 27% to 25% and science from 22% to 22%; the state results rose in all three subjects, widening the math gap from 11 to 13 points and the science gap from 10 to 14. Desert Valley’s ELA rose 14 points, but its math fell 7; its chronic absenteeism was 69% and graduation rate 77%, compared with 18% and 88% statewide. By contrast, Brawley Union High graduated 98% of students. SchoolDigger ranks Brawley Union High at the 61st statewide percentile, Magnolia Union at the 56th and Padilla-Pace Middle at the 42nd. Padilla-Pace also had higher all-grades ELA and math than Barbara Worth Junior High, while Barbara Worth scored higher in science. As context, all schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible rates for 2024–2025: Magnolia’s was 13% and Mulberry’s 46%; the measure describes eligibility, not a cause of results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CAST Science (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	27.7	1923^rd of 2740 public middle schools	29.8%		30.5	1810^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%	113														22.1				22.1				31.6	43.7	37.4		37.5				22.8	23.4	12.8		19.5			$17,323	$1,621	$15,702
Miguel Hidalgo Elementary	Public	K-5	615 South Cesar Chavez St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-0431	437	20	21.8	90.4%	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	428 (97.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18.9	4907^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.6%		29.1	4030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%	877													13.0					13.0	37.5	26.1	19.4					27.1	31.2	18.3	17.1					21.8	≥ 98%		$22,167	$2,531	$19,636
J. W. Oakley Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 B St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-4620	654	33	19.8	86.1%	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	631 (96.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	15.5	5173^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	11.1%		22.3	4648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%	525	14.3	3.9	9.8	40.0	19.2	31.2	22.9	15.4	19.7	5.7	7.7	6.6	13.3					13.3	28.6	22.7	29.3					26.8	19.8	14.9	15.8					17.1	≥ 99%		$21,100	$2,059	$19,041
Myron D. Witter Elementary	Public	K-5	150 K St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-0750	741	32	23.1	74.8%	50 (6.7%)	5 (0.7%)	679 (91.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	31.6	3863^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	33.6%		41	3152^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%	711													25.5					25.5	30.3	27.5	41.8					33.4	35.4	27.2	33.3					32.0	≥ 99%		$19,303	$1,847	$17,456
Phil D. Swing Elementary	Public	K-5	245 West A St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-3350	725	32	22.6	87.9%	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	694 (95.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	27.9	4164^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.4%		28.7	4074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%	90													22.5					22.5	31.7	39.0	29.7					33.3	30.9	39.3	12.5					27.2	≥ 99%		$19,156	$2,142	$17,014
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%)	37.4	1581^st of 2740 public middle schools	42.3%					(n/a)														18.7				18.7				50.0	45.2	45.5		46.7				38.5	19.7	14.9		23.6			$19,867	$2,116	$17,751
Brawley Union High	Public	9-12	480 North Imperial Ave.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-6073	1,863	80	23.1	70.7%	61 (3.3%)	14 (0.8%)	1,741 (93.5%)	17 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.4%)	59	836^th of 2135 public high schools	60.8%		64.5	699^th of 2162 public high schools	67.7%	137															21.1	42.4	26.7	31.0							61.8	61.8							33.6	33.6			$19,623	$1,360	$18,263
Desert Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	104 West Magnolia St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-5100	162	9	18.7	80.9%	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	160 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	1681^st of 2135 public high schools	21.3%		17.8	1727^th of 2162 public high schools	20.1%	46																9.2		10.3							31.1	31.1							6.6	6.6			$21,875	$1,008	$20,867
Renaissance	Public	9-12	104 Magnolia Ave.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-5110	22	1	21.1	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																					$18,825	$786	$18,039
Magnolia Union Elementary	Public	K-8	4502 Casey Rd.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Magnolia Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2494	128	6	21.3	13.3%	56 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.3	2542^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	56.3%		41.9	3076^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%	534													17.7	30.8				23.3	52.6	50.0	47.1	57.1		53.9		51.8	47.4	50.0	17.7	42.9		30.8		36.5			$14,165	$707	$13,458
Mulberry Elementary	Public	K-8	1391 East Rutherford Rd.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Mulberry Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-8600	61	4	15.2	45.9%	21 (34.4%)	2 (3.3%)	33 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)								(n/a)																		33.3								59.1								34.1			$22,650	$1,943	$20,707

Cities Near Brawley

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Westmorland	6.45 mi	1	800^th
Calipatria	9.35 mi	3	623^rd
Imperial	9.65 mi	6	414^th
Holtville	10.46 mi	6	277^th
El Centro	13.01 mi	26	500^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.