Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
The elementary schools average 23.3/100 — 15.6 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
7 elementary schools span 10 points around an average of 23.3.
1 of the 7 elementary schools with measurable cohort evidence meet the stronger cohort-gains threshold — aggregate cohort-change indices above the published threshold.
43.3% of students are chronically absent (state: 17.9%) — chronic means missing 10% or more of the school year. Whatever the scores say, ask each school what it is doing about attendance.
The high school years
The high schools average 39.2/100 — 14.8 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
2 high schools span 23 points around an average of 39.2.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Calexico High is the strongest option at 51/100 — 13.8% of its students exceed the state standard.
41.2% of students are chronically absent (state: 23.1%) — chronic means missing 10% or more of the school year. Whatever the scores say, ask each school what it is doing about attendance.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Cesar Chavez Elementary at 29/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
No charters or magnets among the ranked schools here, so the main lever is an intra-district transfer — California districts run them on their own windows and criteria. If your zoned school sits low in the appendix below, ask the district office for this year's dates.
A band is a position, not a prophecy — 1 campus here ranks as Growth Engine, its aggregate cohort-change indices above the published threshold. Ask your school two questions: what happens for a kid who arrives behind, and what the classroom looks like for one who arrives ahead.
The strongest-scoring run through the district:
Cesar Chavez Elementary 32nd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100Calexico High 44th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 51/100
Top scorers at each level — not necessarily one zoned sequence. Confirm feeder patterns and enrollment zones with the district, and visit before you decide.
What this page can't see: whether a campus feels safe and glad at 8 a.m. If a path above looks workable, the next step is a visit.