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Imperial Cross Elementary

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Imperial Cross Elementary ranks 2197 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

Imperial Cross Elementary is a large public elementary school serving about 760 students in grades K-5 within the Imperial Unified School District, and it has shown remarkable improvement, climbing from a lower to a solidly above-average state ranking over the past four years.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in mathematics where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages, and in its exceptional support for English Language Learners, ranking in the 88th percentile for that group. It also maintains a much lower rate of chronic student absenteeism compared to most nearby schools, including those in the neighboring El Centro Elementary district. While the school performs well overall, it has a notable area for growth in science instruction, where proficiency rates are currently below average.

When compared to other local schools like Ben Hulse Elementary and T. L. Waggoner Elementary in its own district, Imperial Cross operates more cost-effectively per student while achieving strong academic results. Its upward trajectory and specific successes in key areas make it a standout choice for families in the Imperial community.

760

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,636

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2462 Cross Rd.
Imperial, CA 92251

(760) 355-3250

District: Imperial Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

White:

6.3%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2021 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg43%

California avg41%

2,197^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 33 pts since 2021

From bottom 29% (2021) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	57.4	2197 of 5857	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	2406 of 5869	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	3223 of 5859	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	3409 of 5883	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	1002 of 1417	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.6	751 of 2227	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.7	382 of 3162	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	488 of 3245	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	901 of 3311	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	124 of 602	79.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	2187 of 5597	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	2159 of 5612	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	2763 of 5609	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	3060 of 5635	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	965 of 1267	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	1041 of 5107	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	1294 of 5107	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	1994 of 5087	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	2092 of 5084	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	2058 of 5460	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	2015 of 5517	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	3001 of 5363	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	2891 of 5264	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	668 of 1110	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	2088 of 5628	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	2475 of 5643	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	3443 of 5638	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3518 of 5663	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	808 of 1272	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	1202 of 2847	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	830 of 2635	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	1161 of 2420	52.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	1461 of 2598	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening54%+29 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Writing48%+31 vs state

Mathematics48%+10 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

Overall23%+13 vs state

Reading23%+15 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 (2024)
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
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		$14,636	$2,447	$12,189
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				$15,572	$2,455	$13,117
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					$18,797	$1,679	$17,118
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					$16,606	$1,767	$14,839
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					$20,552	$1,743	$18,809
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	$19,611	$1,707	$17,904
Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	223 South First St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-6611	351	19	18.4	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	346 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28.3	4109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		18.7	4968^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	859																					8.9		8.9	45.5	19.5	28.9	41.9			34.8	41.8	16.3	20.0	20.9			25.8					$23,808	$1,881	$21,927
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					$20,202	$2,452	$17,750
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					$33,089	$13,476	$19,613
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					$62,288	$4,035	$58,253

Frequently Asked Questions about Imperial Cross Elementary

What district is Imperial Cross Elementary in?

Imperial Unified

What is the racial makeup of Imperial Cross Elementary?

Students at Imperial Cross Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 6% White.

How many students attend Imperial Cross Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended Imperial Cross Elementary.

Is Imperial Cross Elementary a good school?

Imperial Cross Elementary ranks 2197^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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