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Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

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Miguel Hidalgo Elementary ranks 4030 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4030^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Miguel Hidalgo Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 437 students in Brawley, California, operating within the Brawley Elementary district, which faces academic challenges across all its schools.

The school serves a community with significant economic need, yet it shows important strengths, particularly in supporting its English Language Learner students, where it performs better than most schools in the state. It also stands out in mathematics, where it is the top-performing school within its own district, outperforming peers like Myron D. Witter Elementary and J. W. Oakley Elementary. Furthermore, the school has made real progress in improving student attendance, which is a positive sign for future learning.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Pine Elementary in Holtville Unified or Ben Hulse Elementary in Imperial Unified, overall academic proficiency at Miguel Hidalgo is lower. However, the school's effectiveness with specific student groups and its improving trends, especially in the upper grades, suggest it is navigating its challenging context with some notable successes.

437

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,909

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 South Cesar Chavez St.
Brawley, CA 92227-1912

(760) 344-0431

District: Brawley Elementary

Students who attend Miguel Hidalgo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Barbara Worth Junior High
High:	Brawley Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.9%

White:

0.9%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2016)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,030^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Brawley Elementary

1127^th of 1,543Brawley 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	29.1	4030 of 5857	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	4023 of 5869	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3965 of 5859	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4360 of 5883	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3677 of 5789	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3512 of 5662	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.0	3832 of 5692	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.1	4699 of 5614	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.8	3803 of 5611	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.6	3557 of 5530	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.3	2929 of 5390	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.6	3708 of 5377	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.3	3830 of 5314	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.4	3885 of 5193	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.4	3429 of 5113	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.9	3232 of 5113	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.5	2527 of 4818	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.6	2681 of 4822	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.9	2509 of 4809	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	1739 of 2227	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	1079 of 2585	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	1317 of 2128	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	1406 of 3162	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	702 of 3245	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	1085 of 3311	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	640 of 3275	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	535 of 3246	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4338 of 5597	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3980 of 5612	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3513 of 5609	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	3996 of 5635	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3543 of 5492	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3571 of 5413	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	2910 of 5107	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	3103 of 5107	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	2934 of 5087	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3259 of 5084	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	2537 of 4963	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	2381 of 4830	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	3290 of 5460	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3362 of 5517	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	3135 of 5363	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3443 of 5264	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	2530 of 5173	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	2468 of 5084	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	3396 of 5628	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3786 of 5643	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4117 of 5638	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4252 of 5663	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3475 of 5510	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	3216 of 5431	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	17 of 74	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	21 of 68	69.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	2243 of 2635	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1513 of 2420	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2024)77th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)15th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science19%-13 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd 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	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	29.1	4030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%		29	4023^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.5%	7									19.4		19.4	30.8	33.3	40.3				34.7	29.4	26.9	29.0				28.4	96.9		96.9			$29,909	$27,378	$2,531
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%)	41	3152^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%		38.2	3293^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.9%	141									23.2		23.2	37.0	45.5	38.4				40.4	41.3	42.5	27.7				37.1						$24,865	$23,018	$1,847
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%)	22.3	4648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		22.4	4643^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	5	6.9	6.9	44.8	44.8	13.8	13.8	3.5	3.5	11.3		11.3	40.4	25.3	26.0				31.0	31.3	26.6	11.3				22.9	98.4	98.4	98.4		98.4	$28,247	$26,188	$2,059
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%)	28.7	4074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%		28.4	4073^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	1									14.0		14.0	27.7	39.2	30.7				32.8	34.5	42.3	14.7				30.4	96.9		96.9		96.9	$24,276	$22,134	$2,142
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%)	41.9	3076^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%		50	2553^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.5%	523									33.3		24.0	46.2	40.0	40.0		53.3		41.0	38.5	26.7	33.3		20.0		29.5						$27,623	$26,916	$707
Westmorland Elementary	Public	K-8	200 South C St.	Westmorland	92281	Imperial County	Westmorland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-4364	304	18	16.5	95.4%	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	297 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	5443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		10	5690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	247									6.1	18.6	13.2	40.0	6.9	6.1	18.9	32.5	45.2	26.7	20.0	10.3	3.0	10.8	20.0	11.9	13.1	85.0	92.5		90.0	87.5	$47,779	$46,256	$1,523
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)											54.6							58.5							36.6						$43,357	$41,414	$1,943
Ben Hulse Elementary	Public	K-5	303 South D St.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3210	838	38	22.0	66.7%	53 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	762 (90.9%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	55.3	2293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		66.1	1775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	518									32.6		32.6	43.5	44.5	60.2				49.1	50.3	34.4	43.4				43.1	98.0					$23,644	$22,328	$1,316
Imperial Cross Elementary	Public	K-5	2462 Cross Rd.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3250	760	34	22.3	61.3%	48 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	701 (92.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	57.4	2197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.5%		52.9	2406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.0%	209	22.9	22.9	54.2	54.2	47.9	47.9	22.9	22.9	23.7		23.7	50.0	49.1	52.7				50.7	44.8	51.9	47.3				47.7	92.7	97.8		97.8		$23,095	$21,842	$1,253
Pine Elementary	Public	K-8	3295 Holt Rd.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2615	210	11	18.8	65.7%	71 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (65.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.4	1770^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		79.3	1186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.8%	584									38.1	34.5	36.0	39.1	72.2	66.7	62.5	46.2	48.3	54.6	30.4	38.9	61.9	54.2	46.2	37.9	44.7						$26,863	$25,502	$1,361

Frequently Asked Questions about Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

What schools do graduates of Miguel Hidalgo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Miguel Hidalgo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Barbara Worth Junior High
High : Brawley Union High

What district is Miguel Hidalgo Elementary in?

Brawley Elementary

How many students attend Miguel Hidalgo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Miguel Hidalgo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Miguel Hidalgo Elementary?

Students at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

Is Miguel Hidalgo Elementary a good school?

Miguel Hidalgo Elementary ranks 4030^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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