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Meadows Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4754^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Meadows Elementary is a K-8 school serving 352 students in El Centro, CA, operating within the Meadows Union district, which faces significant challenges as it ranks in the bottom 20% of districts statewide.

While the school spends significantly more per student than nearby schools, its academic results are among the lowest in the area; for example, it spends nearly double per student compared to higher-performing Imperial Cross Elementary but has much lower proficiency rates in English, math, and science. The school has shown a promising and dramatic improvement in reducing chronic student absenteeism, now better than the state average, and it has a consistent bright spot in its effective support for English Language Learners, where it performs well above its overall state ranking.

Performance varies widely between grade levels, suggesting inconsistency in instruction, and the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years. This creates a complex picture where high investment hasn't yet translated to broad academic success, though specific areas like attendance and ELL support show what is possible with focused effort.

352

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,519

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2059 Bowker Rd.
El Centro, CA 92243-9724

(760) 352-7512

District: Meadows Union

Students who attend Meadows Elementary usually attend:

High:

Central Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

White:

6.3%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,754^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,855^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1266^th of 1,543Meadows Union 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	20.9	4754 of 5857	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	4563 of 5869	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4537 of 5859	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	4035 of 5883	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	946 of 1417	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4889 of 5789	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	4262 of 5662	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	4263 of 5692	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.0	4098 of 5614	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	3532 of 5611	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.7	3034 of 5530	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.4	3302 of 5390	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.5	3798 of 5377	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.0	4601 of 5314	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.2	4486 of 5193	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	4092 of 5113	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.2	4120 of 5113	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.8	3527 of 4818	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.2	4580 of 4822	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.8	4425 of 4809	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.6	955 of 3162	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	1388 of 3245	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	1219 of 3311	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	298 of 602	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	1278 of 3275	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	1697 of 3246	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	4695 of 5597	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4195 of 5612	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	4023 of 5609	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3333 of 5635	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	739 of 1267	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4730 of 5492	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	3930 of 5413	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	3931 of 5107	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3482 of 5107	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3582 of 5087	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3127 of 5084	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4304 of 4963	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3580 of 4830	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	4398 of 5460	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3991 of 5517	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4265 of 5363	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3929 of 5264	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	770 of 1110	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4479 of 5173	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3929 of 5084	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	4275 of 5628	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4594 of 5643	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4717 of 5638	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4403 of 5663	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	958 of 1272	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4608 of 5510	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	4355 of 5431	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1855 of 2761	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	1394 of 2783	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1469 of 2781	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1940 of 2740	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	738 of 894	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1707 of 2715	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	1207 of 2480	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.5	1294 of 2508	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.3	1310 of 2497	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.2	1066 of 2477	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	32.8	1618 of 2379	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.0	1641 of 2259	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.1	1637 of 2236	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.9	1395 of 2179	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.5	1316 of 2063	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.9	1570 of 2005	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.6	1681 of 1999	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.8	1517 of 1804	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.4	1414 of 1777	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.4	1150 of 1769	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.2	264 of 1478	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	445 of 1521	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	47.0	551 of 1540	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	149 of 363	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	628 of 1442	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	265 of 1364	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1797 of 2533	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	1235 of 2551	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	1106 of 2531	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.9	1797 of 2509	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	620 of 738	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1536 of 2380	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	984 of 2262	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1423 of 2395	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	984 of 2388	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	977 of 2374	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	1588 of 2359	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1307 of 2213	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	792 of 2072	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1897 of 2542	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1452 of 2579	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	1141 of 2531	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.6	1916 of 2458	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	611 of 721	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1618 of 2369	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	989 of 2230	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1640 of 2534	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1351 of 2552	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1594 of 2538	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1787 of 2527	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	625 of 763	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1651 of 2407	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1402 of 2273	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	45.4	857 of 1602	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+48 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+32 vs school

White (2019)47th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science12%-20 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 (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadows Elementary	Public	K-8	2059 Bowker Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Meadows Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-7512	352	19	18.5	78.7%	22 (6.3%)	3 (0.9%)	322 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	20.9	4754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		23.2	4563^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	191																					15.9	8.9	12.4	14.3	9.5	34.1	25.0	41.9	36.4	28.0	33.3	24.4	29.6	15.6	35.6	17.8	26.2						$29,519	$3,139	$26,380
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
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
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
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	950 South Seventh St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4791	601	25	24.0	70.5%	23 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	560 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	29.8	3978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		38.1	3300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.8%	678	4.2	21.7	0.0	9.5	8.9	33.3	17.4	31.8	23.8	26.7	4.2	34.8	0.0	14.3	13.3	0.0	26.1	0.0	0.0	6.7	19.0		19.0	34.6	33.0	44.3	37.0			37.1	26.6	23.9	27.9	22.4			25.2						$14,924	$1,581	$13,343
Desert Garden Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 South Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-2051	358	16	22.3	81.8%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	349 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	39.2	3278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		43.7	2941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	337																					19.6		19.6	35.3	38.5	39.2	47.8			40.8	45.1	30.8	13.7	37.7			32.3	98.1			98.1		$22,879	$1,839	$21,040
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
Dogwood Elementary	Public	K-4	44 East Correll Rd.	Heber	92249	Imperial County	Heber Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6530	606	31	19.5	71.3%	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	591 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60.6	2033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%		53.9	2351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	318																								55.8	42.7					49.1	59.7	40.2					49.8	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.6	$15,816	$2,034	$13,782
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
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						$18,643	$1,674	$16,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadows Elementary

What schools do graduates of Meadows Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadows Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Central Union High

What is the racial makeup of Meadows Elementary?

Students at Meadows Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 6% White.

Is Meadows Elementary a good school?

Meadows Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Meadows Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Meadows Elementary.

What district is Meadows Elementary in?

Meadows Union

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