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J. W. Oakley Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4648^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

J. W. Oakley Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 654 students in Brawley, CA, within the Brawley Elementary district, which faces overall academic challenges.

The school is currently performing significantly below state averages in English, Math, and Science, and its academic ranking has declined over recent years. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 33% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than the district and state. The school faces particular difficulties in effectively supporting students with special education needs and English language learners, whose performance has dropped sharply. Notably, Myron D. Witter Elementary, another school in the same district just 1.5 miles away, achieves better academic results with lower absenteeism, showing that different outcomes are possible within the same community.

Comparisons to nearby schools in other districts, like Pine Elementary in the Holtville Unified district, suggest that high student need does not solely determine performance, as these schools serve similar populations but achieve much higher proficiency and lower absenteeism. J. W. Oakley spends more per student than some district peers but has weaker outcomes, indicating a need to examine how resources are used to support student attendance and learning.

654

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,247

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 B St.
Brawley, CA 92227-1912

(760) 344-4620

District: Brawley Elementary

Students who attend J. W. Oakley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Barbara Worth Junior High
High:	Brawley Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.5%

White:

1.5%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg29%

California avg41%

4,648^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	22.3	4648 of 5857	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4643 of 5869	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4606 of 5859	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4687 of 5883	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	3250 of 5789	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3596 of 5662	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.2	4067 of 5692	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	4490 of 5614	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.3	1672 of 2227	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.9	792 of 2585	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	1131 of 2128	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	2538 of 3162	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.2	1129 of 3245	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	1163 of 3311	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	632 of 3275	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	731 of 3246	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4818 of 5597	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4215 of 5612	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4292 of 5609	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4643 of 5635	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	3193 of 5492	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3521 of 5413	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	3690 of 5107	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3520 of 5107	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3642 of 5087	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3747 of 5084	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	2095 of 4963	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	2408 of 4830	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	4136 of 5460	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4144 of 5517	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	4109 of 5363	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3869 of 5264	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.2	2052 of 5173	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	2631 of 5084	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	3953 of 5628	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4532 of 5643	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4504 of 5638	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4395 of 5663	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	3056 of 5510	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3480 of 5431	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	65 of 74	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	57 of 68	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	2693 of 2847	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1863 of 2635	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	2205 of 2420	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

Migrant (2024)12th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening45%+19 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Writing14%-3 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

Overall7%-3 vs state

Reading3%-4 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
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
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
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
Fremont Primary	Public	K-4	401 West Main St.	Calipatria	92233	Imperial County	Calipatria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 348-5025	348	18	19.8	92.0%	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	326 (93.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19.4	4886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		28.1	4099^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	787												26.9	23.3					25.0	26.9	24.7					25.7	96.7					$27,393	$24,226	$3,167
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about J. W. Oakley Elementary

What district is J. W. Oakley Elementary in?

Brawley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of J. W. Oakley Elementary?

Students at J. W. Oakley Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend J. W. Oakley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended J. W. Oakley Elementary.

Is J. W. Oakley Elementary a good school?

J. W. Oakley Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of J. W. Oakley Elementary attend?

Students who attend J. W. Oakley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Barbara Worth Junior High
High : Brawley Union High

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