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Seeley Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4759^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Seeley Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 325 students in the rural community of Seeley, California, as part of the Seeley Union Elementary district, and it faces significant academic challenges while serving a community with high economic need.

Academically, the school consistently ranks in the state's bottom quartile, with proficiency rates in English and Math generally lower than many nearby schools like McCabe Elementary and Ben Hulse Elementary. A notable bright spot is the school's strong record on student attendance, with chronic absenteeism rates consistently better than most comparable schools, including Margaret Hedrick Elementary. Furthermore, the school shows relative strength in supporting its English Language Learner students, whose performance has ranked near the state average in recent years.

An interesting point for parents is that Seeley Elementary spends significantly more per student—over $24,000—than most surrounding schools, yet these resources have not translated to higher overall test scores. Performance also shows a curious pattern, starting very low in early grades but improving considerably by 8th grade. Compared to its local district and others like McCabe Union Elementary, the school's persistent struggles suggest challenges that go beyond funding, focusing attention on instructional strategies and support systems.

325

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$52,654

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1812 West Rio Vista St.
Seeley, CA 92273-0868

(760) 352-3571

District: Seeley Union Elementary

Students who attend Seeley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Southwest High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

White:

4.3%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,759^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,442^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1115^th of 1,543Seeley 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	20.8	4759 of 5857	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4521 of 5869	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4550 of 5859	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	4720 of 5883	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1293 of 1417	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4671 of 5789	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4252 of 5662	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.6	2889 of 5692	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.7	2794 of 5614	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.6	3282 of 5611	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.0	4124 of 5530	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.5	3702 of 5390	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.6	3340 of 5377	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	17.1	4773 of 5314	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.3	4482 of 5193	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	4408 of 5113	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.5	4172 of 5113	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	3801 of 4818	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.0	3344 of 4822	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.0	2878 of 4809	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	1960 of 3162	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	1674 of 3245	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	1429 of 3311	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	416 of 602	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	1126 of 3275	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	764 of 3246	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4752 of 5597	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4247 of 5612	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4190 of 5609	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4180 of 5635	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1163 of 1267	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4597 of 5492	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	4334 of 5413	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	3945 of 5107	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3694 of 5107	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3814 of 5087	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4316 of 5084	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3775 of 4963	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3431 of 4830	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4476 of 5460	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	4168 of 5517	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	4064 of 5363	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3981 of 5264	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	916 of 1110	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3905 of 5173	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3636 of 5084	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	4407 of 5628	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4322 of 5643	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4471 of 5638	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4763 of 5663	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1109 of 1272	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	4304 of 5510	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3736 of 5431	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1442 of 2761	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1801 of 2783	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1980 of 2781	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	2270 of 2740	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	757 of 894	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	2082 of 2715	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1977 of 2480	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	1744 of 2508	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.6	1846 of 2497	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.5	1428 of 2477	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.6	1440 of 2379	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.3	1859 of 2259	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.0	1772 of 2236	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.8	1827 of 2179	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	1613 of 2063	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.9	1488 of 2005	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.7	1322 of 1999	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.5	1199 of 1804	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.4	1328 of 1777	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.2	1334 of 1769	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	350 of 1478	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	251 of 1521	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	30.2	1241 of 1540	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	331 of 363	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.0	312 of 1442	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	45.6	502 of 1364	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1360 of 2533	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1569 of 2551	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1762 of 2531	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1626 of 2509	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	582 of 738	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	2154 of 2380	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1969 of 2262	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	937 of 2395	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	1458 of 2388	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1495 of 2374	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1928 of 2359	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1591 of 2213	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1541 of 2072	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	1100 of 2542	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	1572 of 2579	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1549 of 2531	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	2065 of 2458	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	568 of 721	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1734 of 2369	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1767 of 2230	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1318 of 2534	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1741 of 2552	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1831 of 2538	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	2360 of 2527	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	663 of 763	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1498 of 2407	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1614 of 2273	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.5	91 of 94	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.6	1021 of 1531	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Migrant (2024)3rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-17 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science17%-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)	% Hepatitis B (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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Seeley Elementary	Public	K-8	1812 West Rio Vista St.	Seeley	92273	Imperial County	Seeley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3571	325	15	21.6	93.2%	14 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	294 (90.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	20.8	4759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.7%		23.5	4521^st of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	238																					14.6	21.1	17.4	5.6	14.6	27.1	43.2	45.2	47.4	31.4	33.3	16.7	18.8	27.0	29.0	26.3	23.6	64.7	91.2	88.2	85.3	70.6	73.5	$52,654	$49,746	$2,908
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
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
McCabe Elementary	Public	K-8	701 West McCabe Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	McCabe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-5443	1,109	47	23.6	42.3%	91 (8.2%)	3 (0.3%)	969 (87.4%)	25 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	72.1	1513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		67.6	1701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	71.0%	188																					41.5	47.7	45.0	52.1	57.8	62.6	72.0	54.9	65.2	60.8	50.8	36.2	48.8	72.0	46.5	45.2	49.6	95.2	98.4	98.4		96.8	97.6	$23,067	$21,590	$1,477
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
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
De Anza Magnet	Public	K-8	1530 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-9811	504	21	23.9	68.7%	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	479 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42.9	3013^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		44.5	2897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	116																					31.1	31.8	31.5	25.9	47.5	57.8	46.2	63.2	58.7	50.3	35.2	28.8	37.8	26.2	41.2	42.9	35.3							$27,871	$26,138	$1,733
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Seeley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Seeley Elementary?

Students at Seeley Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Seeley Elementary a good school?

Seeley Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Seeley Elementary in?

Seeley Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Seeley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Seeley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Southwest High

How many students attend Seeley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Seeley Elementary.

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