Summary:
The Calexico Unified School District in California is home to 7 elementary schools, serving students from kindergarten through 6th grade. While the schools share a common district, the data reveals significant disparities in their academic performance and other key metrics.
Blanche Charles Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, ranking 3,798 out of 5,862 California elementary schools and consistently earning a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperformed the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels. In contrast, Cesar Chavez Elementary and Mains Elementary performed better than the district average in some areas, but still lagged behind the state averages.
Chronic absenteeism rates varied widely, with Dool Elementary having the highest rate at 54.5%, significantly higher than the other schools. Additionally, all schools in the Calexico Unified district had high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 75.32% at Cesar Chavez Elementary to 95.34% at Kennedy Gardens Elementary, indicating a significant socioeconomic challenge facing the district.
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