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Dool Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dool Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 568 students in the Calexico Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom percentiles statewide and performing below the district average in most subjects, particularly when compared to nearby schools like Blanche Charles Elementary and Cesar Chavez Elementary which serve similar student populations. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, though the rate has improved dramatically from over 64% to about 40% in recent years, suggesting effective interventions are in place. Despite overall low performance, the school shows notable strengths, with its programs for special education and migrant students ranking above average statewide.

While Dool's per-student spending is now comparable to other schools in its district and higher than some in neighboring areas, its academic outcomes have not yet caught up to schools in other districts like McCabe Elementary or Dogwood Elementary. The data indicates the school is on a slight upward trajectory, with recent improvements in funding, attendance, and support for specific student groups, pointing to potential for continued growth with targeted strategies.

568

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,433

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Encinas Ave.
Calexico, CA 92231-2559

(760) 768-3820

District: Calexico Unified

Students who attend Dool Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Enrique Camarena Junior High
High:	Calexico High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

White:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg22%

California avg41%

5,464^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Calexico Unified

1379^th of 1,543Calexico Unified 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	12.5	5464 of 5857	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	5664 of 5869	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	5746 of 5859	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	5745 of 5883	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	5583 of 5789	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	5371 of 5662	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	5560 of 5692	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	5556 of 5614	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.5	5495 of 5611	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	5440 of 5530	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.1	5362 of 5390	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.2	5318 of 5377	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	4390 of 5193	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	3827 of 5113	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.0	4502 of 5113	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	3986 of 4818	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.3	3879 of 4822	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.0	4197 of 4809	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	2369 of 3162	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	2931 of 3245	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3197 of 3311	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	2301 of 3275	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	2483 of 3246	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	5103 of 5597	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	5286 of 5612	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	5553 of 5609	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	5565 of 5635	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	5366 of 5492	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	4883 of 5413	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	4634 of 5107	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	4833 of 5107	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	4987 of 5087	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	4960 of 5084	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	4744 of 4963	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	4513 of 4830	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.7	247 of 356	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	5028 of 5460	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	5299 of 5517	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	5251 of 5363	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	5083 of 5264	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	4995 of 5173	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	4823 of 5084	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	5348 of 5628	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5513 of 5643	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5467 of 5638	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	5466 of 5663	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	5270 of 5510	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	5291 of 5431	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	36 of 78	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	1181 of 2847	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.6	2365 of 2635	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+52 vs school

Migrant (2025)54th percentile+47 vs school

Homeless (2022)31st percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-30 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

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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)	% 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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dool Elementary	Public	K-6	800 Encinas Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3820	568	23	24.6	93.7%	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	560 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12.5	5464^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%		10.5	5664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.5%	200	13.3		13.3	12.3	14.3	21.9	23.1			18.5	13.9	13.2	19.1	12.1			14.8	97.3				97.3		$23,433	$20,276	$3,157
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 East Seventh St.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3812	625	24	26.0	91.5%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	614 (98.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19.2	4900^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%		15.6	5249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.6%	349	10.8		10.8	27.7	23.5	23.5	34.0			27.1	22.3	23.5	16.7	22.0			21.1	91.5	95.1					$22,245	$19,142	$3,103
Rockwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Rockwood Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3832	617	26	23.7	94.3%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	607 (98.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11.4	5543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%		10.9	5632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.0%	89	4.8		4.8	14.5	13.0	15.7	23.5			16.5	10.5	22.1	9.6	22.1			15.8	92.0			96.0	96.0		$20,745	$17,574	$3,171
Kennedy Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Rockwood Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3842	484	20	24.2	93.4%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14.6	5301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.5%		11	5626^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	325	22.9		22.9	16.1	12.1	27.1	20.6			19.2	19.4	12.1	20.0	10.3			15.4							$21,380	$18,256	$3,124
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1251 East Zapata St.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-6400	765	30	25.5	78.8%	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	751 (98.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32.5	3766^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.7%		32.5	3739^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	27	24.0		24.0	26.7	39.2	28.1	44.4			34.8	32.4	29.2	19.8	36.0			29.5	98.4	98.4			98.4		$21,872	$18,762	$3,110
Mains Elementary	Public	K-6	655 Sheridan Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3900	408	18	22.6	94.1%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	401 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.3	4897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.4%		20.3	4837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.6%	60	9.1		9.1	30.4	9.4	18.2	36.2			23.6	32.7	11.3	4.6	34.5			20.3	92.3				94.2	94.2	$23,621	$20,478	$3,143
Blanche Charles Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3910	419	17	24.6	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	418 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.1	4208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		31.6	3804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.2%	404	5.7		5.7	40.4	27.4	40.0	39.7			36.4	40.4	12.3	15.7	30.2			22.9	92.3	96.2			94.2	96.2	$23,563	$20,400	$3,163
Dogwood Elementary	Public	K-4	44 East Correll Rd.	Heber	92249	Imperial County	Heber Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6530	606	31	19.5	71.3%	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	591 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60.6	2033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%		53.9	2351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	318				55.8	42.7					49.1	59.7	40.2					49.8	92.6	92.6		92.6	92.6	92.6	$38,124	$35,016	$3,108
Desert Garden Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 South Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-2051	358	16	22.3	81.8%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	349 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	39.2	3278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		43.7	2941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	337	19.6		19.6	35.3	38.5	39.2	47.8			40.8	45.1	30.8	13.7	37.7			32.3	98.1				98.1		$38,733	$36,796	$1,937
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dool Elementary

How many students attend Dool Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Dool Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dool Elementary?

Students at Dool Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What district is Dool Elementary in?

Calexico Unified

Is Dool Elementary a good school?

Dool Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.7% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dool Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dool Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Enrique Camarena Junior High
High : Calexico High

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