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Mains Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4897^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mains Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 408 students in the Calexico Unified school district, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

The school is on a positive trajectory, having improved from the state's 1st percentile a decade ago to the 16th percentile today, but its academic proficiency remains well below state averages, with particular struggles in science. An interesting strength is its support for English Language Learners, where it performs at the 50th percentile statewide. Compared to other schools in its own district, such as Cesar Chavez Elementary and Blanche Charles Elementary, Mains performs in the middle of the pack, though it spends more per student than most. Performance varies dramatically by grade, with 6th graders doing relatively well but 4th and 5th graders showing concerning drops.

A major challenge shared across the district is chronic absenteeism, which at 35.5% is nearly double the state average and is strongly correlated with lower performance. Notably, schools in neighboring districts like McCabe Elementary (in McCabe Union Elementary) and Dogwood Elementary (in Heber Elementary) achieve significantly better academic results with similar student demographics and lower per-student spending, highlighting a distinct performance gap for Calexico schools.

408

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,152

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

655 Sheridan Ave.
Calexico, CA 92231-2096

(760) 768-3900

District: Calexico Unified

Students who attend Mains Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Moreno Junior High
High:	Calexico High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

Not Specified:

0.7%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg22%

California avg41%

4,897^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	19.3	4897 of 5857	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4837 of 5869	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	5087 of 5859	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	5463 of 5883	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	5716 of 5789	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	5529 of 5662	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	5558 of 5692	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	5526 of 5614	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	5573 of 5611	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	5055 of 5530	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.1	4639 of 5390	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.5	4770 of 5377	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.9	4680 of 5193	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	4583 of 5113	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	4520 of 5113	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.8	4490 of 4818	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.6	4559 of 4822	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.2	4708 of 4809	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	1573 of 3162	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	1781 of 3245	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	2444 of 3311	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	3011 of 3275	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	2749 of 3246	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	4988 of 5597	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4749 of 5612	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	5019 of 5609	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	5381 of 5635	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	5446 of 5492	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	5314 of 5413	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	4023 of 5107	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3923 of 5107	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4144 of 5087	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4593 of 5084	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	4902 of 4963	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	4711 of 4830	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	4245 of 5460	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4291 of 5517	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4440 of 5363	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4772 of 5264	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	5111 of 5173	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	4951 of 5084	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4453 of 5628	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4531 of 5643	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4728 of 5638	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	5001 of 5663	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	5413 of 5510	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	5304 of 5431	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	2038 of 2847	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science9%-24 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 (2024)
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
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	$22,152	$3,488	$18,664
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	$23,208	$3,508	$19,700
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		$21,583	$3,443	$18,140
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							$20,647	$3,371	$17,276
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		$21,568	$3,447	$18,121
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					$21,463	$3,382	$18,081
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		$21,088	$3,375	$17,713
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	$15,816	$2,034	$13,782
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
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		$22,879	$1,839	$21,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Mains Elementary

Is Mains Elementary a good school?

Mains Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Mains Elementary in?

Calexico Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mains Elementary?

Students at Mains Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Mains Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mains Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Moreno Junior High
High : Calexico High

How many students attend Mains Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Mains Elementary.

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