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Best public schools in El Centro, CA

26 public schools in El Centro: 9 elementary · 2 middle · 7 high · 4 K-8 · 3 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

9 schools in El Centro, best first
1
McKinley Elementary 52.1
El Centro Elementary · Grades K-6 · 456 students
ELA 41%Math 39%Science 34%
#2,244 of 4,688 in California
2
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences 50.2
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District · Grades K-6 · Charter · 251 students
ELA 43%Math 30%Science 48%
#2,333 of 4,688 in California
3
Lincoln Elementary 48.3
El Centro Elementary · Grades K-6 · 436 students
ELA 43%Math 39%Science 19%
#2,422 of 4,688 in California
4
Sunflower Elementary 42.6
El Centro Elementary · Grades K-6 · 398 students
ELA 52%Math 28%Science 14%
#2,690 of 4,688 in California
5
Desert Garden Elementary 41.5
El Centro Elementary · Grades K-6 · 371 students
ELA 41%Math 32%Science 20%
#2,741 of 4,688 in California
6
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary 34.8
El Centro Elementary · Grades K-6 · 415 students
ELA 37%Math 25%Science 25%
#3,055 of 4,688 in California
7
Harding Elementary 31.5
El Centro Elementary · Grades K-6 · 585 students
ELA 37%Math 25%Science 19%
#3,210 of 4,688 in California
8
Booker T. Washington Elementary 24.4
El Centro Elementary · Grades K-6 · 356 students
ELA 35%Math 26%Science 9%
#3,543 of 4,688 in California
9
Margaret Hedrick Elementary 17.9
El Centro Elementary · Grades K-6 · 460 students
ELA 33%Math 20%Science 10%
#3,848 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

2 schools in El Centro, best first
1
Wilson Jr. High 52.4
El Centro Elementary · Grades 7-8 · 641 students
ELA 44%Math 29%Science 26%
#632 of 1,326 in California
2
Kennedy Middle 46.5
El Centro Elementary · Grades 7-8 · 438 students
ELA 44%Math 26%Science 22%
#710 of 1,326 in California

High schools

7 schools in El Centro, best first
1
Southwest High 55.3
Central Union High · Grades 9-12 · 1,842 students
ELA 53%Math 21%Science 26%
#773 of 1,729 in California
2
Central Union High 50.0
Central Union High · Grades 9-12 · 1,955 students
ELA 49%Math 19%Science 24%
#865 of 1,729 in California
3
Mt. Signal Virtual Academy 28.9
Central Union High · Grades 9-12 · 71 students
ELA 50%Math 3%Science 7%
#1,229 of 1,729 in California
4
Desert Oasis High (Continuation) 12.5
Central Union High · Grades 9-12 · 131 students
ELA 22%Math 0%Science 4%
#1,513 of 1,729 in California
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Imperial Pathways Charter —
Imperial County Office of Education · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 241 students
No published test results
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Imperial Valley ROP —
Imperial Valley ROP · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Phoenix Rising High —
Central Union High · Grades 9-10 · 24 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

4 schools in El Centro, best first
1
McCabe Elementary 81.9
McCabe Union Elementary · Grades K-8 · 1,164 students
ELA 61%Math 50%Science 45%
#201 of 1,107 in California
2
De Anza Magnet 60.7
El Centro Elementary · Grades K-8 · 492 students
ELA 50%Math 35%Science 32%
#435 of 1,107 in California
3
Imperial Valley Home School Academy 46.3
El Centro Elementary · Grades K-8 · Charter · 134 students
ELA 46%Math 27%Science 22%
#595 of 1,107 in California
4
Meadows Elementary 25.1
Meadows Union · Grades K-8 · 370 students
ELA 28%Math 26%Science 12%
#830 of 1,107 in California

Combined schools

3 schools in El Centro
1
Valley Academy 5.5
Imperial County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · 219 students
ELA 5%Math 1%Science 0%
#538 of 569 in California
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Imperial County Juvenile Hall/Community —
Imperial County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · 7 students
No published test results
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Imperial County Special Education —
Imperial County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · 491 students
No published test results

Schools

1 school in El Centro
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El Centro District Wide Preschool —
El Centro Elementary · Grades M
No published test results

School districts serving El Centro

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