# El Centro Elementary

El Centro Elementary is a elementary district in Imperial County, California. Reading proficiency is 42.3%, +6.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 29.4%, +4.8 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/el-centro-elementary |
| County | Imperial |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 14 |
| Students | 5,387 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $20,204 |
| Low-Income Students | 4,088 (81.3%) |
| English Learners | 2,197 (43.7%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 35.9% | 3,475 |
| 2024 | 39.1% | 3,420 |
| 2025 | 42.3% | 3,342 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.6% | 3,485 |
| 2024 | 27.1% | 3,425 |
| 2025 | 29.4% | 3,348 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 32.5% | 50.5% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | 54.2% |
| 2025 | 38.8% | 56.9% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.9% | 35.8% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | 42.4% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | 42.2% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.4% | 42.8% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | 44.4% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | 45.6% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.1% | 26.8% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | 29.8% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | 30.1% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Angie Peña | Board Member | anpena@ecesd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Eddie Hernandez | President | ehernandez@ecesd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Frances A. Terrazas | Board Member | fterrazas@ecesd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Michael Ray Minnix | Board Member | mminnix@ecesd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Richard Camarena | Clerk | rcamarena@ecesd.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | De Anza Magnet | El Centro | 50.3% | 35.3% | 42.8% | +2.7 | +4.5 |
| 2 | Lincoln Elementary | El Centro | 43.4% | 39.3% | 41.3% | +23.6 | +23.7 |
| 3 | Sunflower Elementary | El Centro | 51.6% | 28.4% | 40.0% | +6.7 | -3.3 |
| 4 | McKinley Elementary | El Centro | 40.9% | 39.1% | 40.0% | +3.7 | +2.1 |
| 5 | Wilson Jr. High | El Centro | 44.3% | 29.4% | 36.8% | +6.0 | +6.7 |
| 6 | Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences | El Centro | 43.2% | 30.0% | 36.6% | +5.8 | -2.8 |
| 7 | Desert Garden Elementary | El Centro | 40.8% | 32.3% | 36.5% | +1.1 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Imperial Valley Home School Academy | El Centro | 45.9% | 27.1% | 36.5% | -2.5 | +5.1 |
| 9 | Kennedy Middle | El Centro | 43.9% | 25.6% | 34.7% | +10.0 | +7.9 |
| 10 | Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary | El Centro | 37.3% | 25.0% | 31.1% | +4.6 | -1.7 |
| 11 | Harding Elementary | El Centro | 37.1% | 25.2% | 31.1% | -1.1 | -2.6 |
| 12 | Booker T. Washington Elementary | El Centro | 34.8% | 25.8% | 30.3% | +5.8 | +1.1 |
| 13 | Margaret Hedrick Elementary | El Centro | 32.8% | 19.8% | 26.3% | +14.3 | +7.7 |
| 14 | Imagine Schools At Imperial Valley | El Centro | 25.2% | 16.6% | 20.9% | +7.2 | +3.6 |