Is Miguel Hidalgo Elementary a good school?

Miguel Hidalgo Elementary ranks 4017 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Miguel Hidalgo Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 546 students attended Miguel Hidalgo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Miguel Hidalgo Elementary?

Students at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Miguel Hidalgo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Miguel Hidalgo Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Barbara Worth Junior High High : Brawley Union High

Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

Summary:

Miguel Hidalgo Elementary is a public elementary school in Brawley, California, serving 565 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Brawley Elementary District, which is ranked 1161 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Miguel Hidalgo Elementary faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has seen a dramatic increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.2% in 2018-2019 to 46.0% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than Myron D. Witter Elementary (34.4%) and J.W. Oakley Elementary (48.2%). Additionally, Miguel Hidalgo consistently underperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, only 32.06% of Miguel Hidalgo students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 34.36% for the district and 47.04% for California.

The school also faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 92.57% to 94.55% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the rates at nearby schools like Myron D. Witter Elementary (72.09%) and J.W. Oakley Elementary (90.68%). Addressing the root causes of high absenteeism, improving academic performance, and supporting the school's predominantly low-income population will be crucial for Miguel Hidalgo Elementary to improve its outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

615 South Cesar Chavez St.
Brawley, CA 92227-1912

(760) 344-0431

District: Brawley Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4017^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,626

Students who attend Miguel Hidalgo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Barbara Worth Junior High
High:	Brawley Union High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.9

Number of students: 546

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.7%

White:

1.3%

African American:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Miguel Hidalgo Elementary ranks worse than 68.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Brawley Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.97. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Miguel Hidalgo Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Brawley Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.7%), White (1.3%), Asian (0.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Brawley Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary is 21.9, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Brawley Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Miguel Hidalgo Elementary employs 24.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary is $11,626, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Brawley Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Miguel Hidalgo Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Miguel Hidalgo Elementary 4017^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Miguel Hidalgo Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Brawley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Brawley Elementary 1161^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.87	2509^th	4809	47.8%
2005	40.60	2681^st	4822	44.4%
2006	43.50	2527^th	4818	47.6%
2007	34.90	3232^nd	5113	36.8%
2008	32.35	3429^th	5113	32.9%
2009	27.43	3885^th	5193	25.2%
2010	30.27	3830^th	5314	27.9%
2011	33.61	3708^th	5377	31.0%
2012	45.33	2929^th	5390	45.7%
2013	36.61	3557^th	5530	35.7%
2015	28.77	3803^rd	5611	32.2%
2016	19.08	4699^th	5614	16.3%
2017	29.96	3832^nd	5692	32.7%
2018	34.42	3512^th	5662	38.0%
2019	33.23	3677^th	5789	36.5%
2022	24.86	4360^th	5883	25.9%
2023	29.14	3974^th	5874	32.3%
2024	28.97	4017^th	5862	31.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.24	535^th	3246	83.5%
2019	66.09	640^th	3275	80.5%
2022	52.30	1085^th	3311	67.2%
2023	62.35	702^nd	3250	78.4%
2024	46.12	1405^th	3160	55.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.03	1513^th	2420	37.5%
2024	22.93	2242^nd	2634	14.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.38	2468^th	5084	51.5%
2019	48.10	2530^th	5173	51.1%
2022	34.88	3443^rd	5264	34.6%
2023	39.03	3138^th	5374	41.6%
2024	37.10	3358^th	5511	39.1%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	64.37	21^st	68	69.1%
2024	64.44	17^th	74	77.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.60	3571^st	5413	34.0%
2019	33.48	3543^rd	5492	35.5%
2022	27.20	3996^th	5635	29.1%
2023	32.86	3517^th	5617	37.4%
2024	27.93	3974^th	5605	29.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.68	1317^th	2128	38.1%
2019	46.57	1079^th	2585	58.3%
2022	24.87	1739^th	2227	21.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.98	3216^th	5431	40.8%
2019	33.82	3475^th	5510	36.9%
2022	24.87	4252^nd	5663	24.9%
2023	26.26	4123^rd	5650	27.0%
2024	30.47	3780^th	5636	32.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.52	2381^st	4830	50.7%
2019	46.13	2537^th	4963	48.9%
2022	35.42	3259^th	5084	35.9%
2023	39.56	2939^th	5098	42.3%
2024	38.17	3099^th	5102	39.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	235	21	6	855	1	n/a	n/a	0	1118
1989	262	28	7	896	2	n/a	n/a	0	1195
1990	296	17	10	900	0	n/a	n/a	0	1223
1991	282	22	11	958	1	n/a	n/a	0	1274
1992	305	29	7	963	1	n/a	n/a	0	1305
1993	314	40	10	1035	1	n/a	n/a	0	1400
1994	288	56	10	1010	1	n/a	n/a	0	1365
1995	276	43	15	985	2	n/a	n/a	0	1321
1996	276	43	15	985	2	n/a	n/a	0	1321
1997	258	32	7	1012	0	n/a	n/a	0	1309
1998	245	45	9	1055	2	n/a	n/a	0	1356
1999	270	28	11	1075	0	n/a	n/a	0	1384
2000	265	40	12	1064	0	n/a	n/a	0	1381
2001	131	25	20	556	0	n/a	n/a	0	732
2002	100	11	3	523	0	n/a	n/a	2	639
2003	100	11	3	523	0	n/a	n/a	2	639
2004	41	10	6	222	0	n/a	n/a	0	279
2005	89	13	10	542	1	n/a	n/a	0	655
2006	76	15	4	508	0	n/a	n/a	0	603
2007	68	18	4	504	0	n/a	n/a	13	607
2008	58	13	3	524	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	598
2009	64	17	2	567	2	1	41	0	694
2010	52	4	5	638	2	1	6	0	708
2011	38	4	7	633	1	2	2	0	687
2012	33	4	5	596	0	0	5	0	643
2013	32	4	4	607	0	0	3	0	650
2014	27	5	5	636	1	0	5	0	679
2015	34	7	1	647	0	0	0	0	689
2016	5	5	0	602	0	0	1	0	613
2017	2	3	0	643	0	0	0	0	648
2018	8	4	0	589	0	0	4	0	605
2019	8	4	0	622	0	0	4	0	638
2020	7	7	0	605	0	0	4	0	623
2021	6	4	0	591	1	0	4	0	606
2022	7	5	1	556	1	1	3	0	574
2023	9	5	6	542	1	0	2	0	565
2024	7	4	4	528	1	0	2	0	546

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1118	43.7	25.5	n/a
1989	1195	50.0	23.9	n/a
1990	1223	50.4	24.2	n/a
1991	1274	49.5	25.7	n/a
1992	1305	50.3	25.9	66.6
1993	1400	55.0	25.5	62.1
1994	1365	54.0	25.3	64.4
1995	1321	53.0	24.9	62.5
1996	1321	53.0	24.9	62.5
1997	1309	54.8	23.9	70.4
1998	1356	61.3	22.1	67
1999	1384	68.3	20.3	64.8
2000	1381	69.0	20.0	62.3
2001	732	27.5	26.6	55.9
2002	639	27.5	23.2	64.7
2003	639	27.5	23.2	64.7
2004	279	27.5	10.1	98.9
2005	655	27.5	23.8	64
2006	603	28.5	21.2	59.9
2007	607	25.5	23.8	68.7
2008	598	28.0	21.4	72.2
2009	694	26.0	24.8	71.2
2010	708	25.0	28.3	71.3
2011	687	n/a	n/a	73.5
2012	643	22.2	28.8	n/a
2013	650	22.2	29.2	n/a
2014	679	23.0	29.5	50.5
2015	689	23.0	29.9	76.3
2016	613	24.0	25.5	92
2017	648	26.0	24.9	93.4
2018	605	25.0	24.2	96.2
2019	638	26.0	24.5	95.5
2020	623	n/a	n/a	97
2021	606	26.6	22.7	94.6
2022	574	27.5	20.8	93.4
2023	565	24.6	22.9	92.6
2024	546	24.8	21.9	91.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1118	43.7	25.5	n/a
1989	1195	50.0	23.9	n/a
1990	1223	50.4	24.2	n/a
1991	1274	49.5	25.7	n/a
1992	1305	50.3	25.9	66.6
1993	1400	55.0	25.5	62.1
1994	1365	54.0	25.3	64.4
1995	1321	53.0	24.9	62.5
1996	1321	53.0	24.9	62.5
1997	1309	54.8	23.9	70.4
1998	1356	61.3	22.1	67
1999	1384	68.3	20.3	64.8
2000	1381	69.0	20.0	62.3
2001	732	27.5	26.6	55.9
2002	639	27.5	23.2	64.7
2003	639	27.5	23.2	64.7
2004	279	27.5	10.1	98.9
2005	655	27.5	23.8	64
2006	603	28.5	21.2	59.9
2007	607	25.5	23.8	68.7
2008	598	28.0	21.4	72.2
2009	694	26.0	24.8	71.2
2010	708	25.0	28.3	71.3
2011	687	n/a	n/a	73.5
2012	643	22.2	28.8	n/a
2013	650	22.2	29.2	n/a
2014	679	23.0	29.5	50.5
2015	689	23.0	29.9	76.3
2016	613	24.0	25.5	92
2017	648	26.0	24.9	93.4
2018	605	25.0	24.2	96.2
2019	638	26.0	24.5	95.5
2020	623	n/a	n/a	97
2021	606	26.6	22.7	94.6
2022	574	27.5	20.8	93.4
2023	565	24.6	22.9	92.6
2024	546	24.8	21.9	91.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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