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Kennedy Middle

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Kennedy Middle ranks 1693 rd of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1693^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 38% of California middle schools

Summary

Kennedy Middle serves 434 students in grades 7–8 in El Centro, among the nearby Imperial Valley communities represented in this comparison. In 2025–2026, 40% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 27% in math and 20% in science. Results were below the state and district in all three subjects, and science was the clearest concern: proficiency was 16 percentage points below the state and 6 points below the district.

Compared with eight nearby schools, Kennedy was around the middle in ELA and math but weaker in science. Its results were 3 points below the nearby-school average in ELA, 1 point below in math and 5 points below in science. Math is a relative bright spot: eighth-grade proficiency was 32%, about 10 points above seventh grade and 5 points above the nearby grade 8 average. The school’s broader results remain below those of El Centro Elementary and the state, though the gaps vary by subject: 2 to 4 points below the district and 9 to 16 below the state. Chronic absenteeism is comparatively low: 14% in 2025–2026, compared with 16% in the district and 18% statewide.

Math proficiency has improved steadily, from 18% in 2022–2023 to 27% in 2025–2026; ELA rose overall but fell in the latest year, and science also declined after an earlier increase. SchoolDigger places Kennedy at the 38th percentile statewide, with 2 stars; its ranking is down from the 50th percentile in 2023–2024. The school’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 17 to 1, the second-lowest among nearby schools, while 91% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide English Language Learner Students percentile was 92 in 2023–2024, notably above the school’s overall standing that year. Its Migrant Students percentile was 72 in 2025–2026, higher than the overall 38th percentile, but had fallen from 91 two years earlier.

434

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,148

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

900 North Sixth St.
El Centro, CA 92243-1803

(760) 352-0444

District: El Centro Elementary

Students who attend Kennedy Middle usually attend:

High:

Southwest High

Feeder schools for Kennedy Middle:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary
	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary
	McKinley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.2%

White:

0.9%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

California avg42%

1,693^rd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the El Centro Elementary

792^nd of 1,530El Centro Elementary 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	33.7	1693 of 2740	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	1510 of 2761	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	1388 of 2783	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	1829 of 2781	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	2060 of 2740	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1693 of 2715	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1584 of 2480	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.0	1735 of 2508	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.9	1766 of 2497	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	1692 of 2477	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.5	924 of 2379	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	1017 of 2259	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.8	1208 of 2236	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.0	1115 of 2179	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.5	1260 of 2063	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.6	1357 of 2005	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.1	1221 of 1999	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.2	1110 of 1804	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.5	1191 of 1777	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	21.3	1415 of 1769	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.7	1104 of 1531	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	683 of 1491	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.1	1133 of 1369	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	75.6	117 of 1478	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	54.4	367 of 1521	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	38.5	822 of 1540	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	299 of 1442	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	191 of 1364	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	1524 of 2516	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	1447 of 2533	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	1198 of 2551	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.4	1720 of 2531	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1777 of 2509	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1533 of 2380	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1499 of 2262	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	1191 of 2357	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.3	950 of 2395	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	796 of 2388	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	1259 of 2374	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1542 of 2359	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1129 of 2213	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	1019 of 2072	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	1310 of 2529	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	1043 of 2542	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	985 of 2579	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	1423 of 2531	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1643 of 2458	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1177 of 2369	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	1027 of 2230	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	1627 of 2514	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	1385 of 2534	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1439 of 2552	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1661 of 2538	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1976 of 2527	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1580 of 2407	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1472 of 2273	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	30 of 106	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	10 of 95	89.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	8 of 94	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	15 of 86	82.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	800 of 1605	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.2	964 of 1566	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1111 of 1552	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1051 of 1531	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)92nd percentile+42 vs school

Migrant (2026)72nd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile~ school

Male (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics27%-12 vs state

Science20%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	33.7	1693^rd of 2740 public middle schools	38.2%		39.3	1510^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.3%	183														20.4	20.4			38.1	42.7	40.4			21.8	31.8	26.7	$32,148	$30,352	$1,796
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%)	40.3	1495^th of 2740 public middle schools	45.4%		44.2	1353^rd of 2761 public middle schools	51.0%	142	19.2	4.0	11.8	30.8	20.0	25.5	30.8	8.0	19.6	15.4	12.0	13.7		31.3	31.3			39.7	45.7	42.6			23.5	32.5	27.8	$23,482	$21,774	$1,708
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%)	55.5	1046^th of 2740 public middle schools	61.8%		55	1031^st of 2761 public middle schools	62.7%	15														36.6	36.6		50.3	55.0	50.8	52.0		36.0	35.5	32.6	34.7	$20,525	$19,282	$1,243
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%)	57.3	989^th of 2740 public middle schools	63.9%		56.1	999^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.8%	10													28.5	38.7	34.2	46.6	47.1	53.5	50.7	49.7	26.7	25.6	40.3	45.0	35.3	$38,124	$35,016	$3,108
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%)	15.7	2406^th of 2740 public middle schools	12.2%		14.9	2444^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.5%	38														13.1	13.1			24.3	27.6	26.1			17.8	13.8	15.7	$23,837	$20,614	$3,223
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	2011^th of 2740 public middle schools	26.6%		25.9	1958^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.1%	53														15.0	15.0			32.4	35.8	34.2			20.4	25.6	23.2	$23,141	$20,020	$3,121
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%)	68.1	740^th of 2740 public middle schools	73.0%		70.2	672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%	68														34.6	34.6		65.3	59.0	60.0	61.7		41.8	44.7	38.8	41.8	$27,882	$26,964	$918
Padilla-Pace Middle	Public	6-8	715 South Ceasar Chavez	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 351-5060	445	21	21.0	83.8%	19 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	418 (93.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37.4	1581^st of 2740 public middle schools	42.3%					(n/a)														18.7	18.7		50.0	45.2	45.5	46.7		38.5	19.7	14.9	23.6	$25,724	$23,608	$2,116
Barbara Worth Junior High	Public	6-8	385 D St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2153	881	41	21.5	86.6%	23 (2.6%)	6 (0.7%)	844 (95.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27.7	1923^rd of 2740 public middle schools	29.8%		30.5	1810^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%	113														22.1	22.1		31.6	43.7	37.4	37.5		22.8	23.4	12.8	19.5	$21,131	$19,510	$1,621

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Middle

What high school do graduates of Kennedy Middle attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Middle usually go on to attend Southwest High

Is Kennedy Middle a good school?

Kennedy Middle ranks 1693^rd of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kennedy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Kennedy Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Middle?

Students at Kennedy Middle are 97% Hispanic.

What district is Kennedy Middle in?

El Centro Elementary

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