2025 California state test results

El Centro, California school test scores and rankings

Across 18 public schools with results, the median reading proficiency was 42.1% and the median math proficiency was 26.0%. The median combined result ranked at the 45th percentile among comparable California schools.

Located in Imperial County.

Schools with scores

18

Students represented

10,774

Median school percentile

45th

Schools improving

Trending up13

Schools declining

Trending down5

Schools

Rank combines reading and math standing among comparable California schools. CA Percentile shows that combined statewide standing. Select any header to sort.

1McCabe ElementaryCombined (K-8)McCabe Union Elementary42.3%No60.8%49.6%83rd
2De Anza MagnetCombined (K-8)El Centro Elementary68.8%No50.3%35.3%64th
3Southwest HighHighCentral Union High72.2%No53.4%20.6%53rd
4Wilson Jr. HighMiddleEl Centro Elementary75.7%No44.3%29.4%52nd
5Lincoln ElementaryElementaryEl Centro Elementary89.0%No43.4%39.3%52nd
6McKinley ElementaryElementaryEl Centro Elementary87.1%No40.9%39.1%49th
7Sunflower ElementaryElementaryEl Centro Elementary79.2%No51.6%28.4%48th
8Central Union HighHighCentral Union High72.8%No48.5%19.2%48th
9Kennedy MiddleMiddleEl Centro Elementary90.6%No43.9%25.6%48th
10Desert Garden ElementaryElementaryEl Centro Elementary81.8%No40.8%32.3%43rd
11Ballington Academy for the Arts and SciencesElementaryEl Centro Elementary76.5%No43.2%30.0%43rd
12Meadows ElementaryCombined (K-8)Meadows Union78.7%No27.9%26.2%33rd
13Harding ElementaryElementaryEl Centro Elementary70.5%No37.1%25.2%32nd
14Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementaryEl Centro Elementary90.1%No37.3%25.0%32nd
15Booker T. Washington ElementaryElementaryEl Centro Elementary94.6%No34.8%25.8%30th
16Margaret Hedrick ElementaryElementaryEl Centro Elementary78.5%No32.8%19.8%22nd
17Imagine Schools At Imperial ValleyCombined (K-8)El Centro Elementary0.0%No25.2%16.6%21st
18Valley AcademyCombined (7-12)Imperial County Office of Education93.7%No4.6%1.1%3rd

Highest-ranked schools by level

Elementary schools

  1. 1
    Lincoln Elementary

    52nd percentile

  2. 2
    McKinley Elementary

    49th percentile

  3. 3
    Sunflower Elementary

    48th percentile

  4. 4
    Desert Garden Elementary

    43rd percentile

  5. 5
    Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences

    43rd percentile

Middle schools

  1. 1
    Wilson Jr. High

    52nd percentile

  2. 2
    Kennedy Middle

    48th percentile

High schools

  1. 1
    Southwest High

    53rd percentile

  2. 2
    Central Union High

    48th percentile

Districts serving local schools

District scores cover the entire district, including schools outside this place when district boundaries cross city lines. Select any header to sort.

1McCabe Union Elementary

1 schools districtwide

60.8%49.6%81st
2El Centro Elementary

14 schools districtwide

42.3%29.4%47th
3Central Union High

3 schools districtwide

48.9%18.0%41st
4Meadows Union

1 schools districtwide

27.9%26.2%24th
5Imperial County Office of Education

1 schools districtwide

4.4%1.1%0th

Other cities in Imperial County

Calexico11 schoolsBrawley10 schoolsHoltville5 schoolsImperial5 schoolsCalipatria3 schoolsWinterhaven3 schools

How these rankings work

Rankings use the latest available California reading and math results. Schools are compared with other California schools serving similar grade levels. Medians describe the typical local result and are not districtwide averages. Virtual schools are excluded, and cities with fewer than three scored schools are omitted from the indexed location directory.

Data sources and methodologySearch all schools in El Centro