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Magnolia Union Elementary

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Magnolia Union Elementary ranks 3076 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3076^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Magnolia Union Elementary is a small, rural K-8 school of 128 students in Brawley, CA, serving a notably more affluent community than many of its neighbors, with only 13.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has significant strengths, including an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 2.3%—far better than the state average—and it spends a substantial $17,892 per student. However, its academic performance has declined over the past five years, now ranking in the 47th percentile statewide. Interestingly, despite its economic advantages, its test scores in English (41.03% proficient) and math (29.49% proficient) are lower than nearby schools like Pine Elementary and Imperial Cross Elementary, which serve student populations with much higher economic need.

This situation presents a puzzle: the school's excellent attendance and high spending are not currently translating into top academic results, particularly in math and science. Compared to a very similar small school, Mulberry Elementary, which spends less and has better academic outcomes, it suggests the school's leadership in the Magnolia Union Elementary district may need to examine how resources and instructional practices are aligned to leverage its strong community engagement into improved student achievement.

128

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,623

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4502 Casey Rd.
Brawley, CA 92227-9561

(760) 344-2494

District: Magnolia Union Elementary

Students who attend Magnolia Union Elementary usually attend:

High:

Brawley Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.3%

White:

43.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

California avg41%

3,076^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

819^th of 1,543Magnolia Union 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	3076 of 5857	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	2553 of 5869	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	2457 of 5859	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	1766 of 5883	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	379 of 1417	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	1671 of 5789	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	1531 of 5662	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	73.2	1418 of 5692	75.1%	★★★★☆
2016	74.0	1347 of 5614	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.5	1398 of 5611	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	59.2	2163 of 5530	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.0	1375 of 5390	74.5%	★★★★☆
2011	61.0	1960 of 5377	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.6	1852 of 5314	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.0	1586 of 5193	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.9	2265 of 5113	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.4	1270 of 5113	75.2%	★★★★☆
2006	51.9	2102 of 4818	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.7	1883 of 4822	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.6	2072 of 4809	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	68.9	230 of 894	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	268 of 2715	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	377 of 2480	84.8%	★★★★☆
2017	73.5	590 of 2508	76.5%	★★★★☆
2016	84.1	348 of 2497	86.1%	★★★★☆
2015	81.0	406 of 2477	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.8	377 of 2379	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	87.3	142 of 2259	93.7%	★★★★★
2011	69.3	572 of 2236	74.4%	★★★★☆
2010	87.9	140 of 2179	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	92.0	65 of 2063	96.8%	★★★★★
2008	81.4	265 of 2005	86.8%	★★★★☆
2007	87.9	160 of 1999	92.0%	★★★★★
2006	79.0	307 of 1804	83.0%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	293 of 1777	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	71.6	396 of 1769	77.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	55.9	297 of 763	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2021)61st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science24%-9 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)	% Varicella (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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Magnolia Union Elementary	Public	K-8	4502 Casey Rd.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Magnolia Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2494	128	6	21.3	13.3%	56 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.9	3076^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%		50	2553^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.5%	523																	33.3		24.0	46.2	40.0	40.0		53.3		41.0	38.5	26.7	33.3		20.0		29.5						$27,623	$26,916	$707
Mulberry Elementary	Public	K-8	1391 East Rutherford Rd.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Mulberry Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-8600	61	4	15.2	45.9%	21 (34.4%)	2 (3.3%)	33 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)								(n/a)																			54.6							58.5							36.6						$43,357	$41,414	$1,943
J. W. Oakley Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 B St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-4620	654	33	19.8	86.1%	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	631 (96.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	22.3	4648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		22.4	4643^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	5	6.9			6.9	44.8			44.8	13.8			13.8	3.5			3.5	11.3		11.3	40.4	25.3	26.0				31.0	31.3	26.6	11.3				22.9	98.4	98.4	98.4		98.4	$28,247	$26,188	$2,059
Miguel Hidalgo Elementary	Public	K-5	615 South Cesar Chavez St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-0431	437	20	21.8	90.4%	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	428 (97.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29.1	4030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%		29	4023^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.5%	7																	19.4		19.4	30.8	33.3	40.3				34.7	29.4	26.9	29.0				28.4	96.9		96.9			$29,909	$27,378	$2,531
Pine Elementary	Public	K-8	3295 Holt Rd.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2615	210	11	18.8	65.7%	71 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (65.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.4	1770^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		79.3	1186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.8%	584																	38.1	34.5	36.0	39.1	72.2	66.7	62.5	46.2	48.3	54.6	30.4	38.9	61.9	54.2	46.2	37.9	44.7						$26,863	$25,502	$1,361
Myron D. Witter Elementary	Public	K-5	150 K St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-0750	741	32	23.1	74.8%	50 (6.7%)	5 (0.7%)	679 (91.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	41	3152^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%		38.2	3293^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.9%	141																	23.2		23.2	37.0	45.5	38.4				40.4	41.3	42.5	27.7				37.1						$24,865	$23,018	$1,847
Phil D. Swing Elementary	Public	K-5	245 West A St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-3350	725	32	22.6	87.9%	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	694 (95.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	28.7	4074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%		28.4	4073^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	1																	14.0		14.0	27.7	39.2	30.7				32.8	34.5	42.3	14.7				30.4	96.9		96.9		96.9	$24,276	$22,134	$2,142
Fremont Primary	Public	K-4	401 West Main St.	Calipatria	92233	Imperial County	Calipatria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 348-5025	348	18	19.8	92.0%	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	326 (93.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19.4	4886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		28.1	4099^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	787																				26.9	23.3					25.0	26.9	24.7					25.7	96.7					$27,393	$24,226	$3,167
Westmorland Elementary	Public	K-8	200 South C St.	Westmorland	92281	Imperial County	Westmorland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-4364	304	18	16.5	95.4%	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	297 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	5443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		10	5690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	247																	6.1	18.6	13.2	40.0	6.9	6.1	18.9	32.5	45.2	26.7	20.0	10.3	3.0	10.8	20.0	11.9	13.1	85.0	92.5		90.0	87.5	$47,779	$46,256	$1,523
Emmett S. Finley Elementary	Public	K-5	640 Chestnut Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2929	559	26	21.5	80.0%	28 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	523 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35.7	3522^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.9%		43.5	2961^st of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	561	26.3	40.0	16.7	26.4	50.0	46.7	54.8	50.9	36.8	60.0	21.4	37.3	10.5	33.3	11.9	17.3	32.0		32.0	41.3	41.0	35.1				39.0	39.4	27.2	16.5				27.6						$21,134	$19,968	$1,166

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Union Elementary?

Students at Magnolia Union Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 44% White.

What district is Magnolia Union Elementary in?

Magnolia Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Magnolia Union Elementary attend?

Students who attend Magnolia Union Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Brawley Union High

How many students attend Magnolia Union Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 128 students attended Magnolia Union Elementary.

Is Magnolia Union Elementary a good school?

Magnolia Union Elementary ranks 3076^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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