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Kennedy Gardens Elementary

Q: Is Kennedy Gardens Elementary a good school?

Kennedy Gardens Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.5% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Kennedy Gardens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Kennedy Gardens Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Gardens Elementary?

Students at Kennedy Gardens Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Kennedy Gardens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Gardens Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : William Moreno Junior High High : Calexico High

Public Grades K-6

5301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kennedy Gardens Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 484 students in the Calexico Unified School District, which serves a community facing significant economic challenges.

The school faces considerable academic hurdles, with proficiency rates in English and math well below state averages, though it shows a relative strength in science compared to other schools in its district. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly half of students missing significant school time, a rate much higher than at nearby schools like McCabe Elementary or Desert Garden Elementary. Performance varies greatly for different groups of students; while there are signs of improvement for English learners, outcomes for migrant and disabled students are among the lowest in the state.

Kennedy Gardens' challenges are shared across Calexico Unified, where all elementary schools rank low statewide, but some, like Cesar Chavez Elementary, perform better. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than higher-achieving schools in neighboring districts, suggesting that how resources are used is a key factor. For parents, the school's high absenteeism and volatile year-to-year results are important to consider, though its improving science scores and recent upward trend in ranking are positive signs.

484

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,380

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 Rockwood Ave.
Calexico, CA 92231-1726

(760) 768-3842

District: Calexico Unified

Students who attend Kennedy Gardens Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Moreno Junior High
High:	Calexico High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

White:

0.8%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg22%

California avg41%

5,301^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	14.6	5301 of 5857	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	5626 of 5869	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5305 of 5859	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	5761 of 5883	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	5115 of 5789	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	5447 of 5662	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	5486 of 5692	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	5315 of 5614	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	5337 of 5611	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.5	5460 of 5530	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.6	5328 of 5390	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	5009 of 5377	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	4538 of 5193	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	4715 of 5113	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	4526 of 5113	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.1	4128 of 4818	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.4	4570 of 4822	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.7	4209 of 4809	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	15.8	2223 of 2227	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	2633 of 3162	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1864 of 3245	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	2895 of 3311	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	2408 of 3275	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	2706 of 3246	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	5160 of 5597	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	5398 of 5612	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	5099 of 5609	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	5415 of 5635	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	5027 of 5492	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	5173 of 5413	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4426 of 5107	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	4798 of 5107	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4442 of 5087	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	4956 of 5084	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	4163 of 4963	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	4595 of 4830	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	15.7	322 of 335	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	304 of 356	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4730 of 5460	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	5264 of 5517	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4794 of 5363	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	5130 of 5264	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4461 of 5173	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	4836 of 5084	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	4922 of 5628	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	5391 of 5643	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	5034 of 5638	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	5589 of 5663	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4752 of 5510	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	5302 of 5431	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.8	67 of 68	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)4th percentile-6 vs school

Migrant (2023)1st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science23%-10 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Kennedy Gardens Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kennedy Gardens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Gardens Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Moreno Junior High
High : Calexico High

How many students attend Kennedy Gardens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Kennedy Gardens Elementary.

What district is Kennedy Gardens Elementary in?

Calexico Unified

Is Kennedy Gardens Elementary a good school?

Kennedy Gardens Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Gardens Elementary?

Students at Kennedy Gardens Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

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