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T. L. Waggoner Elementary

Q: Is T. L. Waggoner Elementary a good school?

T. L. Waggoner Elementary ranks 2058 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2058^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

T. L. Waggoner Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 613 students in the Imperial Unified district, consistently performing above state averages and demonstrating particular strengths in mathematics and supporting English learners.

The school stands out in several key areas when compared to nearby schools. In mathematics, over 50% of students are proficient, significantly higher than the state average and outperforming other local schools like Ben Hulse Elementary and those in the El Centro Elementary district. It is exceptionally effective for English Language Learners, ranking in the state's top 10% for this group. Furthermore, the school maintains very low chronic absenteeism, around 10%, which is roughly half the state average and much lower than schools such as Sunflower Elementary or Martin Luther King Junior Elementary.

While strong in many areas, the school has identified science as a subject for potential growth, as proficiency there is slightly below the state average. The school has shown remarkable stability in its performance over time, maintaining consistent ratings even through leadership changes and the pandemic, unlike some neighboring schools that have experienced more volatility. Overall, T. L. Waggoner is a consistently high-performing school within its district, achieving strong results with its resources and distinguishing itself through effective math instruction, support for diverse learners, and a strong focus on student attendance.

613

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,079

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

627 Joshua Tree St.
Imperial, CA 92251-8917

(760) 355-3266

District: Imperial Unified

Students who attend T. L. Waggoner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frank M. Wright Middle
High:	Imperial High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

White:

6.5%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

California avg41%

2,058^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Imperial Unified

572^nd of 1,543Imperial 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	60.2	2058 of 5857	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	2311 of 5869	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	2026 of 5859	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	2457 of 5883	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	803 of 1417	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	2175 of 5789	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	1760 of 5662	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.0	2489 of 5692	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.1	2037 of 5614	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.3	2481 of 5611	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	2603 of 5530	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.2	3188 of 5390	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.4	2932 of 5377	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	2361 of 5314	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.9	2429 of 5193	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.5	2024 of 5113	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.1	1822 of 5113	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.6	1930 of 4818	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.0	1795 of 4822	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.5	1900 of 4809	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	1663 of 2227	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	133 of 293	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.0	1898 of 2585	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1701 of 2128	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.2	287 of 3162	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	281 of 3245	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	65.9	585 of 3311	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	165 of 602	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	151 of 3275	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	179 of 3246	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	2555 of 5597	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	2878 of 5612	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	2773 of 5609	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	2491 of 5635	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	688 of 1267	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	2527 of 5492	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	1886 of 5413	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	927 of 5107	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	1174 of 5107	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	793 of 5087	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	1339 of 5084	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	1181 of 4963	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	726 of 4830	85.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	184 of 356	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	1475 of 5460	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	2010 of 5517	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	1810 of 5363	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	2484 of 5264	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	589 of 1110	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	1837 of 5173	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	1567 of 5084	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	1651 of 5628	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	1781 of 5643	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	1312 of 5638	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	2267 of 5663	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	735 of 1272	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	1773 of 5510	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	1577 of 5431	71.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	880 of 2847	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	952 of 2635	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	502 of 2420	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	68.4	888 of 2834	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	946 of 2737	65.4%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

White (2019)69th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school

Homeless (2022)48th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics50%+13 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
T. L. Waggoner Elementary	Public	K-5	627 Joshua Tree St.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3266	613	28	21.8	58.9%	40 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	565 (92.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60.2	2058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		54.6	2311^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.6%	253																					29.0		29.0	51.1	44.2	55.0				50.2	53.4	43.2	54.0				50.2					$25,079	$23,610	$1,469
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	1950 Villa Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6555	445	19	23.4	90.1%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	437 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.5	3845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		34.4	3568^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	277																					25.0		25.0	35.3	27.5	40.0	43.9			37.3	33.3	25.5	16.7	25.8			25.0					$31,384	$29,602	$1,782
Ben Hulse Elementary	Public	K-5	303 South D St.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3210	838	38	22.0	66.7%	53 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	762 (90.9%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	55.3	2293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		66.1	1775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	518																					32.6		32.6	43.5	44.5	60.2				49.1	50.3	34.4	43.4				43.1	98.0				$23,644	$22,328	$1,316
Sunflower Elementary	Public	K-6	2450 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-4890	427	20	21.3	79.2%	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	405 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	42.9	3014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		54	2342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	672																					13.6		13.6	72.0	50.0	35.6	51.5			51.6	52.0	33.3	15.3	19.1			28.4					$32,654	$30,850	$1,804
Imperial Valley Home School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2370 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 335-5100	131	5	26.2	58.0%	15 (11.5%)	2 (1.5%)	107 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	39.5	3255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		50.3	2537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.8%	718																					31.3	12.5	21.9	46.2	46.2	37.5		58.8	25.0	45.9	30.8	38.5	18.8		35.3	12.5	27.1
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	1177 North Eighth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3225	456	18	25.3	87.1%	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	438 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	46.7	2786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%		42.8	3010^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	224																					33.9		33.9	29.0	41.7	50.0	45.1			40.9	42.1	44.1	43.6	27.5			39.1					$30,658	$28,888	$1,770
Imperial Cross Elementary	Public	K-5	2462 Cross Rd.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3250	760	34	22.3	61.3%	48 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	701 (92.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	57.4	2197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.5%		52.9	2406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.0%	209	22.9				22.9	54.2				54.2	47.9				47.9	22.9				22.9	23.7		23.7	50.0	49.1	52.7				50.7	44.8	51.9	47.3				47.7	92.7	97.8	97.8		$23,095	$21,842	$1,253
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	200 North Twelfth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3060	399	19	21.0	89.0%	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	380 (95.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	46.1	2829^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		25.3	4338^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	1509	33.3	50.0	20.0	29.4	32.9	76.2	44.4	70.0	52.9	61.8	33.3	66.7	10.0	52.9	39.5	14.3	55.6	15.0	23.5	26.3	19.1		19.1	42.7	46.2	41.5	43.1			43.4	45.7	34.6	36.6	37.3			39.3	95.7		96.8	96.8	$34,864	$33,016	$1,848
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-6	1525 West Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 353-0140	230	12	19.1	76.5%	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	46	2830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		40.7	3144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	314																					47.5		47.5	30.4	40.0	57.5	35.0			43.2	26.1	25.7	40.0	22.7			30.0
Margaret Hedrick Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4750	446	20	22.3	78.5%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	429 (96.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	23.2	4574^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		20	4863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.1%	289																					9.8		9.8	23.0	17.9	45.9	45.3			32.8	29.5	16.4	16.4	17.2			19.8					$31,318	$29,536	$1,782

Frequently Asked Questions about T. L. Waggoner Elementary

How many students attend T. L. Waggoner Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended T. L. Waggoner Elementary.

Is T. L. Waggoner Elementary a good school?

T. L. Waggoner Elementary ranks 2058^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of T. L. Waggoner Elementary attend?

Students who attend T. L. Waggoner Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frank M. Wright Middle
High : Imperial High

What district is T. L. Waggoner Elementary in?

Imperial Unified

What is the racial makeup of T. L. Waggoner Elementary?

Students at T. L. Waggoner Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 7% White.

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