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McCabe Union Elementary

At a glance

242^ndof 1,543 California districts▲ 60

Better than 84% of California districts

Elementary 1Grades K-8

701 West McCabe Rd.
El Centro, CA 92243-9507·(760) 335-5200·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 84.3% of districts

School

1,109

Students

Top rankedMcCabe Elementary1513^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

McCabe Elementary up 188 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The McCabe Union Elementary district in El Centro, California, consists of a single, large K-8 school, McCabe Elementary, serving 1,109 students with a consistent 4-star rating.

McCabe Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts where 60.8% of students are proficient, significantly above the state average. The school also has an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.3%, which is less than half the state average, indicating a strong culture of attendance and engagement. While math and science scores are also above state averages, performance varies by grade, with sixth graders excelling and fourth-grade math presenting a specific area for potential support.

Overall, McCabe Elementary is a high-performing school within the McCabe Union Elementary district that achieves these results with per-student spending slightly below the state average. The school has maintained its ranking in the 70th-74th percentile statewide for the last three years, demonstrating stable and effective educational practices for its diverse student population.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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	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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McCabe Elementary	Public	K-8	701 West McCabe Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	McCabe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-5443	1,109	47	23.6	42.3%	91 (8.2%)	3 (0.3%)	969 (87.4%)	25 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	72.1	1513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		67.6	1701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	71.0%	188	41.5	47.7	45.0	52.1	57.8	62.6	72.0	54.9	65.2	60.8	50.8	36.2	48.8	72.0	46.5	45.2	49.6	95.2	98.4	98.4	96.8	97.6	$23,067	$21,590	$1,477

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Imperial County Office of Education	1.83 mi	4
Central Union High	1.91 mi	5	997^th
El Centro Elementary	2.25 mi	14	889^th
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District	3.05 mi	1	722^nd
Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program	3.49 mi	1

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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.

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