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Enrique Camarena Junior High

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Enrique Camarena Junior High ranks 1958 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1958^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 29% of California middle schools

Summary

Enrique Camarena Junior High is a public school serving about 674 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Calexico Unified School District, which faces significant challenges as one of the lower-performing districts in the state.

The school is stronger than its only district peer, William Moreno Junior High, in core subjects like English and math, but its overall academic performance still trails behind the California state average. A notable bright spot is the school's dramatic improvement in student attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism by more than half since 2022. The school also shows particular strengths in supporting its English Language Learner students.

When compared to other middle schools in the immediate region, however, a mixed picture emerges. While Enrique Camarena Junior High spends more per student than most nearby schools, its academic results are surpassed by others like Holtville Middle and Heber, which achieve higher proficiency with similar student populations and often with lower spending, suggesting factors beyond funding influence success.

674

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,226

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 East Rivera Ave.
Calexico, CA 92231-3387

(760) 768-3808

District: Calexico Unified

Students who attend Enrique Camarena Junior High usually attend:

High:

Calexico High

Feeder schools for Enrique Camarena Junior High:

Elementary:	Cesar Chavez Elementary
	Dool Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

Not Specified:

0.7%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg22%

California avg41%

1,958^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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	25.9	1958 of 2761	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1681 of 2783	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1599 of 2781	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1888 of 2740	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1462 of 2715	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	1278 of 2480	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.4	1296 of 2508	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.3	1291 of 2497	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	1404 of 2477	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.4	1508 of 2379	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	1357 of 2259	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.2	1330 of 2236	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.1	1127 of 2063	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.9	1401 of 2005	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.6	1113 of 1531	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	891 of 1491	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	852 of 1369	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.8	598 of 1478	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	563 of 1521	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	718 of 1540	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	647 of 1442	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	380 of 1364	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	2021 of 2533	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1616 of 2551	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1608 of 2531	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1894 of 2509	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1272 of 2380	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	1139 of 2262	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1478 of 2395	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	1071 of 2388	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	1005 of 2374	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	1322 of 2359	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	860 of 2213	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	738 of 2072	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	338 of 477	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.0	147 of 394	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	173 of 320	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	104 of 336	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1650 of 2542	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	1437 of 2579	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1178 of 2531	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.9	1736 of 2458	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	1040 of 2369	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	987 of 2230	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1685 of 2534	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1492 of 2552	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1335 of 2538	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1614 of 2527	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1474 of 2407	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1281 of 2273	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	52 of 95	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	65 of 94	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	35 of 86	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1010 of 1566	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1076 of 1552	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1348 of 1531	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+20 vs school

Migrant (2025)45th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, March 26, 2009

I'm a student attending Enrique Camarena Junior Highschool. I really think it is a good school. Students here don't get into serious trouble that often, like in other schools where a lot of students are into drugs and gangs. Honestly, this year (2008-2009) in total, there was only about 2 fights.
I've been in ecjhs since 7th grade. Right now I'm in 8th grade. My teachers have helped me a lot. I got proficient in both Language Arts and Math thanks to my teachers. With the help of Mrs.Valenzuela, I made it to Algebra 1 this year. My Algebra 1 teacher is Mr.Arellano. I really want to thank him. He'll never give up on you, and is always willing to help as much as he can. He makes class fun, and makes Albegra seem easy. I also want to thank Ms.Ramirez,Mrs.Morales,Mrs.Valenzuela,Mr.Davila,Ms.Lopez,Mr.Cooper,Mrs.Robles,Mr.Villarreal and Mr.Sanchez ( our vice principal) and Mr.Pesqueira, the principal. These teachers are great role models for us students. Also our counselors,secretaries,and staff who are always willing to help. Thank you very much.
Well in conclusion, Enrique Camarena is a very good school. Plus there is always fun activities. Close Quote

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Enrique Camarena Junior High	Public	7-8	800 East Rivera Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3808	674	31	21.9	85.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	667 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.9	1958^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.1%		33.7	1681^st of 2783 public middle schools	39.6%	277														15.6	15.6			29.6	35.6	32.6			16.0	26.2	21.1	$22,226	$3,360	$18,866
William Moreno Junior High	Public	7-8	1202 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3960	618	29	21.5	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	615 (99.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.9	2444^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.5%		16.4	2420^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.0%	24														7.1	7.1			24.5	26.6	25.5			16.1	10.5	13.3	$22,721	$3,778	$18,943
Heber	Public	5-8	1052 Heber Ave.	Heber	92249	Imperial County	Heber Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6530	549	26	20.7	68.9%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	544 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	56.1	999^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.8%		52	1110^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.1%	111													23.8	32.1	28.5	40.2	49.6	47.8	50.3	47.3	25.4	38.0	31.9	39.6	34.1	$16,218	$2,754	$13,464
Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	600 South Wilson	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-5341	605	33	18.6	75.7%	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	592 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	44.2	1353^rd of 2761 public middle schools	51.0%		39.1	1502^nd of 2783 public middle schools	46.0%	149	18.5	0.0	10.6	37.0	5.0	23.4	25.9	20.0	23.4	7.4	0.0	4.3		26.2	26.2			38.0	50.3	44.3			26.8	32.1	29.4	$13,746	$1,569	$12,177
Kennedy Middle	Public	7-8	900 North Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-0444	434	25	17.0	90.6%	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	422 (97.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	39.3	1510^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.3%		42.3	1388^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.1%	122														22.1	22.1			41.0	46.5	43.9			23.4	27.7	25.6	$19,527	$1,705	$17,822
Holtville Middle	Public	6-8	800 Beale Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2811	257	18	14.1	81.3%	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	70.2	672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		58.3	926^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.7%	254														34.6	34.6		60.0	69.1	60.5	63.2		30.6	47.7	44.4	40.9	$22,213	$1,816	$20,397
Frank M. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	885 North Imperial Ave.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3240	1,116	49	22.6	54.7%	77 (6.9%)	5 (0.4%)	1,014 (90.9%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	55	1031^st of 2761 public middle schools	62.7%		56.5	980^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.8%	51														33.3	33.3		51.0	59.8	47.0	52.8		36.5	31.2	27.0	31.6	$14,293	$2,251	$12,042

Frequently Asked Questions about Enrique Camarena Junior High

What district is Enrique Camarena Junior High in?

Calexico Unified

Is Enrique Camarena Junior High a good school?

Enrique Camarena Junior High ranks 1958^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Enrique Camarena Junior High?

Students at Enrique Camarena Junior High are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Enrique Camarena Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Enrique Camarena Junior High.

What high school do graduates of Enrique Camarena Junior High attend?

Students who attend Enrique Camarena Junior High usually go on to attend Calexico High

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