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Rockwood Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5543^rd

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rockwood Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 617 students in the Calexico Unified school district, which serves a community with significant economic challenges.

Academic performance at Rockwood is among the lowest in the state, with fewer than 17% of students proficient in English and Math, and a critically low 5% proficient in Science. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 59% of students missing too much school—a rate far higher than other local schools like Kennedy Gardens Elementary (48.4%) and Cesar Chavez Elementary (42.1%). This attendance crisis creates a fundamental barrier to learning that distinguishes Rockwood from its peers.

Despite these challenges, comparisons show improvement is possible. Other schools within Calexico Unified, such as Cesar Chavez Elementary, achieve significantly higher state rankings while serving similar student populations. Furthermore, schools in neighboring districts like McCabe Elementary (in McCabe Union Elementary district) demonstrate much stronger academic outcomes with similar resources, suggesting specific school-level strategies and district support can make a substantial difference.

617

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,745

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Rockwood Ave.
Calexico, CA 92231-2333

(760) 768-3832

District: Calexico Unified

Students who attend Rockwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Moreno Junior High
High:	Calexico High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.4%

White:

0.8%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (59% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg22%

California avg41%

5,543^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	11.4	5543 of 5857	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	5632 of 5869	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5450 of 5859	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	5770 of 5883	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	5578 of 5789	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	5510 of 5662	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	5606 of 5692	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	5557 of 5614	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	5537 of 5611	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	5435 of 5530	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.0	5124 of 5390	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	4972 of 5377	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.0	5079 of 5193	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.3	4802 of 5113	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.5	4608 of 5113	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.3	4524 of 4818	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.5	4214 of 4822	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.4	4651 of 4809	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	2500 of 3162	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	1759 of 3245	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	2711 of 3311	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	2174 of 3275	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	2781 of 3246	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	5390 of 5597	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	5489 of 5612	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	5180 of 5609	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	5574 of 5635	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	5367 of 5492	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	5306 of 5413	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	4759 of 5107	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	4803 of 5107	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4616 of 5087	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	4976 of 5084	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	4749 of 4963	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	4705 of 4830	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.2	297 of 364	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	237 of 335	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	346 of 356	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	5034 of 5460	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	5209 of 5517	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4819 of 5363	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	5123 of 5264	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	4972 of 5173	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	4952 of 5084	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	5202 of 5628	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5274 of 5643	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	5249 of 5638	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	5462 of 5663	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	5261 of 5510	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	5236 of 5431	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2024)18th percentile+14 vs school

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

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-32 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science5%-28 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Rockwood Elementary

How many students attend Rockwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Rockwood Elementary.

What district is Rockwood Elementary in?

Calexico Unified

What schools do graduates of Rockwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rockwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Moreno Junior High
High : Calexico High

Is Rockwood Elementary a good school?

Rockwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.4% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rockwood Elementary?

Students at Rockwood Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

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