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Top 10 Elementary Schools in El Centro, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in El Centro based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 19.9% Exceeded Standard, compared to 10.0% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 McCabe Elementary
McCabe Union Elementary
 Imperial 54.8 24.0% 55.3% 7.3% 1.9%
2 De Anza Magnet
El Centro Elementary
 Imperial 50.4 17.9% 42.6% 14.6% 2.6%
3 McKinley Elementary
El Centro Elementary
 Imperial 47.7 17.7% 40.3% 15.8% 3.0%
4 Imperial Valley Home School Academy
El Centro Elementary
 Imperial 44.3 12.7% 35.2% 0.0% 0.0%
5 Lincoln Elementary
El Centro Elementary
 Imperial 44.1 14.7% 41.0% 16.0% 0.5%
6 Harding Elementary
El Centro Elementary
 Imperial 43.0 10.8% 31.2% 13.8% 0.6%
7 Meadows Elementary
Meadows Union
 Imperial 41.9 8.3% 26.5% 10.6% 1.4%
8 Desert Garden Elementary
El Centro Elementary
 Imperial 40.0 13.3% 36.1% 17.5% 0.0%
9 Margaret Hedrick Elementary
El Centro Elementary
 Imperial 37.5 7.0% 26.4% 21.5% 2.9%
10 Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
El Centro Elementary
 Imperial 37.1 9.7% 31.0% 23.7% 1.5%

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