El Centro Elementary: El Centro Elementary schools score within 1.6 points of the state average. The trajectory from grade 3 to 5 falls 2.9 points.
El Centro Elementary has 11 ranked schools across elementary levels with an average Scope Score of 43.3/100 — within 1.6 points of the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is Lincoln Elementary at 53/100, where 14.6% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $15,218 per student (above the state average of $14,815). 3 schools show positive growth trajectories. Chronic absenteeism averages 17.3%, near the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
El Centro Elementary's elementary schools average 43.3/100 — within 1.6 points of the state average with a −2.9pp declining trajectory.
District Analysis
El Centro Elementary has 11 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 43.3/100 — within 1.6 points of the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
District-wide elementary growth averages -2.9pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — a declining trend worth examining school by school.
Score range of 28.2 points — showing notable variation between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 17.3%, 0.6pp near the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 1.3%, near the state average of 1.6%.
Lincoln Elementary leads the district at 53 with 14.6% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in El Centro Elementary
Hidden gems: 5 schools in El Centro Elementary are classified as Growth Engine (3) or On the Rise (2) — showing positive growth trajectories that raw proficiency scores alone don't capture. These are schools where students leave with more than they arrived with.
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
El Centro Elementary spends $15,218 per student in current expenditures — $404 above the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
Every school in El Centro Elementary
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (11)
El Centro Elementary has 11 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 43.3 — within 1.6 points of the state average of 44.8.
Growth averages -2.9pp district-wide — a declining trend worth examining.
The highest-scoring elementary school is Lincoln Elementary with a Scope Score of 53 and 14.6% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln Elementary El Centro Elementary Building Momentum | 14.6% | Solid 53/100 |
| 2 | De Anza Magnet El Centro Elementary Growth Engine | 16.9% | Solid 53/100 |
| 3 | McKinley Elementary El Centro Elementary Growth Engine | 18.2% | Developing 50/100 |
| 4 | Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences El Centro Elementary Growth Engine | 20.6% | Developing 49/100 |
| 5 | Margaret Hedrick Elementary El Centro Elementary On the Rise | 7.0% | Developing 47/100 |
| 6 | Imperial Valley Home School Academy El Centro Elementary Culture First | 15.5% | Developing 47/100 |
| 7 | Harding Elementary El Centro Elementary On the Rise | 9.7% | Developing 39/100 |
| 8 | Desert Garden Elementary El Centro Elementary Building Momentum | 13.7% | Developing 39/100 |
| 9 | Booker T. Washington Elementary El Centro Elementary Building Momentum | 11.0% | Developing 37/100 |
| 10 | Sunflower Elementary El Centro Elementary Building Momentum | 19.2% | Developing 37/100 |
| 11 | Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary El Centro Elementary Building Momentum | 10.4% | Needs Support 25/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology