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Blanche Charles Elementary

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Blanche Charles Elementary ranks 4332 nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Blanche Charles Elementary is a K–6 school with 419 students in Calexico, in the Imperial Valley, and is part of Calexico Unified. SchoolDigger placed it at the 26th percentile in California in 2025–26 and gave it 1 star, a low statewide standing. The most pressing concern is attendance: 48% of students were chronically absent, compared with 38% in the district and 18% statewide—10 points above the district and 29 above the state.

Academically, the school is relatively strong in ELA and math among nearby district schools, but science is its clearest weakness. In 2025–26, all-grades proficiency was 32% in ELA and 25% in math, both above the averages for nearby Calexico Unified schools (23% and 17%) and districtwide (30% and 18%). It ranked second among the six nearby district schools in both subjects, behind Cesar Chavez Elementary. Science proficiency was 9%, below the district’s 15% and the nearby-school average of 13%; only Jefferson Elementary scored lower among those six schools. All three subjects were below state averages. Results also vary by grade: third grade was a bright spot, with 47% in ELA and 46% in math, while fifth grade was weaker, at 23% in ELA and 11% in math.

Results have shifted unevenly over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA fell from 35% to 32% and math from 28% to 25%, while science rose from 6% to 9%. State results increased in all three subjects over that period, widening Blanche’s gaps to the state. SchoolDigger’s percentile fell from 35 in 2023–24 to 26 in 2025–26. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 24.6, and 92% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, close to the roughly 91% average for nearby district schools with the same measure. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 Special Education Students ranking was at the 4th percentile, well below the school’s overall 26th percentile; its latest English Language Learner Students result was stronger, at the 61st percentile in 2023–24 versus 35th overall that year. Nearby schools have different grade spans, so all-grades comparisons are not perfectly like-for-like.

419

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,199

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1201 Kloke Rd.
Calexico, CA 92231-3491

(760) 768-3910

District: Calexico Unified

Students who attend Blanche Charles Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Moreno Junior High
High:	Calexico High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

Two or more races:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 18% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg22%

California avg42%

4,332^nd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Calexico Unified

1408^th of 1,530Calexico 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
2026	25.6	4332 of 5817	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	4208 of 5857	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3804 of 5869	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3565 of 5859	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4998 of 5883	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3625 of 5789	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3696 of 5662	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.0	3597 of 5692	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.5	4139 of 5614	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	4315 of 5611	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	4741 of 5530	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	4942 of 5390	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	4305 of 5377	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.8	4150 of 5193	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	4522 of 5113	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.2	4810 of 5113	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.0	4211 of 4818	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.1	4159 of 4822	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.2	4183 of 4809	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.1	2202 of 2227	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.0	1238 of 3162	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	1206 of 3245	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	2051 of 3311	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	2387 of 3275	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1766 of 3246	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	4004 of 5581	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	3693 of 5597	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	4002 of 5612	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3782 of 5609	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4937 of 5635	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	4157 of 5492	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3776 of 5413	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	3403 of 5094	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	3240 of 5107	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	2685 of 5107	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	2446 of 5087	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.3	4091 of 5084	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	2524 of 4963	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	2644 of 4830	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	314 of 364	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.9	136 of 335	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	249 of 356	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	3862 of 5423	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.5	3550 of 5460	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	3142 of 5517	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2957 of 5363	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4200 of 5264	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	2762 of 5173	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	2928 of 5084	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	4377 of 5603	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	4484 of 5628	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3317 of 5643	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	3138 of 5638	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4583 of 5663	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2850 of 5510	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	3343 of 5431	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	2810 of 2927	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2024)14th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science9%-27 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	25.6	4332^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	25.5%		27.1	4208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%	124	9.3		9.3	46.9	29.4	22.7	33.3			32.0	46.0	17.7	10.7	31.9			25.3	≥ 98%		$23,199	$3,163	$20,036
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%)	14.6	5259^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.6%		19.3	4897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.4%	362	9.6		9.6	23.2	18.2	15.1	35.3			23.7	17.9	12.5	1.9	23.5			14.6	≥ 98%		$23,218	$3,143	$20,075
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%)	9.9	5611^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.5%		11.4	5543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%	68	10.8		10.8	8.4	22.2	16.7	19.0			16.6	7.2	17.3	10.7	14.7			12.5	≥ 98%		$21,794	$3,171	$18,623
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%)	11.1	5533^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	4.9%		14.6	5301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.5%	232	13.6		13.6	9.9	17.5	25.0	27.8			20.1	16.9	10.2	4.6	15.5			12.0	94%	0%	$22,088	$3,124	$18,964
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%)	13.5	5353^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	8.0%		12.5	5464^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%	111	14.1		14.1	6.6	26.7	23.5	23.8			20.2	14.5	30.0	8.2	15.8			16.2	97%	0%	$23,131	$3,157	$19,974
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%)	17.3	5041^st of 5817 public elementary schools	13.3%		19.2	4900^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%	141	8.0		8.0	28.6	26.2	24.0	28.9			26.8	24.7	24.2	12.0	20.8			20.2	≥ 98%		$22,510	$3,103	$19,407
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%)	26.6	4260^th of 5817 public elementary schools	26.8%		32.5	3766^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.7%	494	22.8		22.8	25.5	29.3	36.5	36.8			32.2	31.6	23.2	19.1	31.6			26.0	≥ 99%		$22,327	$3,110	$19,217
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%)	58.2	2148^th of 5817 public elementary schools	63.1%		60.6	2033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%	115				47.3	45.7					46.6	52.3	46.6					49.6	≥ 99%		$20,616	$3,108	$17,508
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%)	62.8	1943^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	66.6%		72.1	1513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%	430	35.3	53.3	44.9	53.2	49.6	55.5	71.9	63.9	57.7	58.8	51.8	31.3	28.6	70.3	60.5	51.8	49.2	≥ 99%		$14,615	$1,477	$13,138
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%)	44.9	2921^st of 5817 public elementary schools	49.8%		39.2	3278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%	357	42.9		42.9	37.0	45.8	54.8	28.9			42.8	41.3	35.4	33.3	17.8			32.2	≥ 98%		$25,272	$1,937	$23,335

Frequently Asked Questions about Blanche Charles Elementary

Is Blanche Charles Elementary a good school?

Blanche Charles Elementary ranks 4332^nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Blanche Charles Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blanche Charles Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Moreno Junior High
High : Calexico High

What is the racial makeup of Blanche Charles Elementary?

Students at Blanche Charles Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

What district is Blanche Charles Elementary in?

Calexico Unified

How many students attend Blanche Charles Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Blanche Charles Elementary.

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