Best Public Schools in El Centro, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2019)						CAST Science (2019)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% MMR (2019)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG
Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	687 State St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 482-2600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-6	1525 W. Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(760) 353-0140	319	14	22.7	71.2%	12 (3.8%)	7 (2.2%)	295 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	26.8	4208^th of 5789 public elementary schools	27.3%					(n/a)							25.0			47.4	29.6	32.5	20.0				44.7	25.0	25.0	12.0
Central Union High	Public	9-12	1001 Brighton Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	Central Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 336-4300	1,851	87	21.3	76.6%	49 (2.6%)	14 (0.8%)	1,775 (95.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	56.5	823^rd of 2133 public high schools	61.4%		56.9	867^th of 2017 public high schools	57.0%	44									18.8							62.8							21.4
Desert Oasis High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1302 S. Third St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	Central Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 336-4555	144	10	14.8	82.6%	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	141 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19.6	1637^th of 2133 public high schools	23.3%		12.6	1677^th of 2017 public high schools	16.9%	40									0.0							32.4							3.1
Southwest High	Public	9-12	2001 Ocotillo Dr.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	Central Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 336-4100	2,114	93	22.7	72.0%	102 (4.8%)	12 (0.6%)	1,971 (93.2%)	21 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	56.5	824^th of 2133 public high schools	61.4%		56.4	877^th of 2017 public high schools	56.5%	53									16.2							62.6							24.8
Phoenix Rising High	Public, Alternative	9-10	1302 S. Third St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	Central Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 336-4555	41	2	27.3	92.7%	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	38 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
De Anza Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-8	1530 S. Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	El Centro Elementary	No	Yes	No	Yes	(760) 352-9811	491	17	27.0	70.5%	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	460 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	38.8	3255^th of 5789 public elementary schools	43.8%		33.1	3591^st of 5662 public elementary schools	36.6%	336							25.7	24.0		49.1	43.6	45.7	58.8	50.7	61.3		33.3	27.3	22.9	32.4	26.0	60.0		96.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	96.0
Desert Garden Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 S. Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	El Centro Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 352-2051	442	14	30.0	81.2%	5 (1.1%)	8 (1.8%)	400 (90.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	38.8	3259^th of 5789 public elementary schools	43.7%		34.4	3514^th of 5662 public elementary schools	37.9%	255							17.1			48.2	39.1	40.0	53.5				58.5	27.7	24.3	30.6				96.0	≥98.0	97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	97.0
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	950 S. Seventh St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	El Centro Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 352-4791	576	22	25.0	77.8%	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	556 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	39.8	3209^th of 5789 public elementary schools	44.6%		42.4	3004^th of 5662 public elementary schools	46.9%	205	25.0	47.8	14.3	40.9			21.8			40.3	47.0	48.7	48.2				45.0	38.6	25.6	26.2				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Margaret Hedrick Elementary	Public	K-6	550 S. Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	El Centro Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 352-4750	551	18	30.7	80.0%	13 (2.4%)	7 (1.3%)	515 (93.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	38.5	3276^th of 5789 public elementary schools	43.4%		31.1	3742^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	33.9%	466							17.0			44.4	47.2	33.9	60.8				46.9	29.2	11.9	30.7				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Kennedy Middle	Public	7-8	900 N. Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	El Centro Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 352-0444	400	20	18.9	84.0%	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	394 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.7	1693^rd of 2715 public middle schools	37.6%		33	1584^th of 2480 public middle schools	36.1%	109								18.4						34.8	40.2						23.8	32.3
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	200 N. Twelfth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	El Centro Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 352-3060	390	12	27.5	94.4%	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	377 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.7	4130^th of 5789 public elementary schools	28.7%		29.1	3907^th of 5662 public elementary schools	31.0%	223							17.7			28.6	35.3	41.2	42.4				30.6	32.4	23.5	33.3				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	1177 N. Eighth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	El Centro Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 352-3225	502	18	24.3	88.0%	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	488 (97.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	32.1	3766^th of 5789 public elementary schools	34.9%		36.3	3386^th of 5662 public elementary schools	40.2%	380							19.5			22.9	35.6	41.9	47.1				38.8	31.1	31.2	34.7				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	223 S. First St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	El Centro Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 352-6611	405	16	22.0	92.3%	5 (1.2%)	9 (2.2%)	390 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.6	4834^th of 5789 public elementary schools	16.5%		19.1	4751^st of 5662 public elementary schools	16.1%	83							8.1			28.1	19.1	21.6	43.4				28.1	12.7	21.6	34.0				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	600 S. Wilson	El Centro	92243	Imperial	El Centro Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 352-5341	685	27	23.1	79.0%	13 (1.9%)	10 (1.5%)	652 (95.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	42.5	1368^th of 2715 public middle schools	49.6%		44.5	1239^th of 2480 public middle schools	50.0%	129					0.0	0.0		20.2						48.2	46.9						26.3	34.7
Sunflower Elementary	Public	K-6	2450 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	El Centro Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 337-4890	436	16	24.7	74.8%	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	414 (95.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	60.1	2071^st of 5789 public elementary schools	64.2%		62	1950^th of 5662 public elementary schools	65.6%	121							35.6			49.1	46.8	58.3	71.2				36.4	43.6	39.3	54.8				96.0	96.0	97.0	≥98.0	96.0	96.0
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	1950 Villa Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	El Centro Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 337-6555	446	18	25.8	89.2%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	439 (98.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41.1	3124^th of 5789 public elementary schools	46.0%		29	3913^th of 5662 public elementary schools	30.9%	789							14.1			62.5	39.1	30.2	52.2				76.8	24.6	12.7	38.2				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Imperial Valley Home School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2370 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	El Centro Elementary	Yes	No	No	No	(760) 335-5100	103	4	23.7	35.0%	33 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)								(n/a)
Valley Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	253 E. Ross Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	Imperial County Office of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 312-5525	170	9	18.0	95.3%	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)								0.0	0.0						17.4	11.9					0.0	4.4	0.0
Imperial Pathways Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1398 Sperber Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	Imperial County Office of Education	Yes	No	Yes	No	(760) 312-5525	148	4	33.2	91.2%	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	138 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)									2.2
Meadows Elementary	Public	K-8	2059 Bowker Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	Meadows Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 352-7512	492	22	22.3	74.0%	63 (12.8%)	4 (0.8%)	419 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	19.1	4889^th of 5789 public elementary schools	15.5%		24.7	4262^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	24.7%	627							9.6	19.1		28.6	37.3	26.9	32.0	46.0	41.3		32.1	33.3	19.2	14.0	23.8	31.8		≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0
Imperial County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1398 Sperber Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	Imperial County Office of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 312-6428	423	36	11.7	49.4%	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	397 (93.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)																								78.0	80.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	80.0	80.0
Imperial County Juvenile Hall/Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	1398 Sperber Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	Imperial County Office of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 312-5525	20	1	17.3	85.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	18 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)
McCabe Elementary	Public	K-8	701 W. McCabe Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial	McCabe Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 352-5443	1,365	56	24.3	29.7%	138 (10.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1,166 (85.4%)	45 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.7%)	77.6	1266^th of 5789 public elementary schools	78.1%		79.8	1141^st of 5662 public elementary schools	79.8%	125							41.4	52.2		72.0	65.7	60.5	76.7	73.9	55.8		67.0	52.5	44.4	74.7	61.7	53.4		≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Imperial	2.71 mi	6	218^th
Heber	3.87 mi	2	410^th
Seeley	7.06 mi	1	791^st
Calexico	7.78 mi	11	782^nd
Holtville	10.95 mi	6	250^th

Best Public Schools in El Centro, CA

McCabe Elementary

Sunflower Elementary

Central Union High

Southwest High

Wilson Junior High

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Harding Elementary

De Anza Magnet

Desert Garden Elementary

Margaret Hedrick Elementary

Kennedy Middle

McKinley Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences

Washington Elementary

Desert Oasis High (Continuation)

Meadows Elementary

Imperial County Juvenile Hall/Community

Imperial County Special Education

Imperial Pathways Charter

Imperial Valley Home School Academy

Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program

Phoenix Rising High

Valley Academy

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