Is Myron D. Witter Elementary a good school?

Myron D. Witter Elementary ranks 3287 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Myron D. Witter Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 781 students attended Myron D. Witter Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Myron D. Witter Elementary?

Students at Myron D. Witter Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Myron D. Witter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Myron D. Witter Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Barbara Worth Junior High High : Brawley Union High

Myron D. Witter Elementary

Summary:

Myron D. Witter Elementary is a public elementary school in Brawley, California, serving 781 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Brawley Elementary School District, which is ranked 1161 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Myron D. Witter Elementary consistently outperforms the Brawley district and the state of California in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 39.4% of Myron D. Witter students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 34.36% for the Brawley district and 47.04% for the state. The school also has strong performance among its Hispanic and English Language Learner student populations. However, the school faces challenges with a high rate of chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 2.2% in 2018-2019 to 34.4% in 2022-2023.

Compared to other schools in the Brawley district, such as J.W. Oakley Elementary and Miguel Hidalgo Elementary, Myron D. Witter Elementary outperforms them in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. But when compared to schools in nearby districts, like Pine Elementary in the Holtville Unified district and Imperial Cross Elementary in the Imperial Unified district, Myron D. Witter's performance is not as strong, suggesting room for improvement.

Detail:

Public K-6

150 K St.
Brawley, CA 92227-1912

(760) 344-0750

District: Brawley Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3287^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,462

Students who attend Myron D. Witter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Barbara Worth Junior High
High:	Brawley Union High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 781

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

White:

5.2%

African American:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Myron D. Witter Elementary ranks worse than 56.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Brawley Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.19. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.7%), White (5.2%), Asian (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 72.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Brawley Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Myron D. Witter Elementary is 22.7, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Brawley Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Myron D. Witter Elementary employs 34.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Myron D. Witter Elementary is $11,462, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Brawley Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Myron D. Witter Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Myron D. Witter Elementary 3287^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Myron D. Witter Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Myron D. Witter Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Myron D. Witter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2016	22.78	4367^th	5614	22.2%
2017	42.69	2935^th	5692	48.4%
2018	33.92	3542^nd	5662	37.4%
2019	41.90	3078^th	5789	46.8%
2022	41.06	3015^th	5883	48.8%
2023	45.23	2809^th	5874	52.2%
2024	38.19	3287^th	5862	43.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Myron D. Witter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.66	1359^th	3246	58.1%
2019	53.34	1075^th	3275	67.2%
2022	60.60	741^st	3311	77.6%
2023	69.36	510^th	3250	84.3%
2024	53.97	974^th	3160	69.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Myron D. Witter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.60	1572^nd	2420	35.0%
2024	30.96	1767^th	2634	32.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Myron D. Witter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.46	3732^nd	5084	26.6%
2019	47.91	2547^th	5173	50.8%
2022	49.83	2289^th	5264	56.5%
2023	50.55	2333^rd	5374	56.6%
2024	38.83	3221^st	5511	41.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Myron D. Witter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.49	3174^th	5413	41.4%
2019	48.40	2585^th	5492	52.9%
2022	41.82	2890^th	5635	48.7%
2023	43.51	2786^th	5617	50.4%
2024	35.13	3394^th	5605	39.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Myron D. Witter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.71	1662^nd	2128	21.9%
2019	36.90	1436^th	2585	44.4%
2022	34.40	1296^th	2227	41.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Myron D. Witter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.04	3626^th	5431	33.2%
2019	35.91	3326^th	5510	39.6%
2022	40.70	2963^rd	5663	47.7%
2023	46.75	2638^th	5650	53.3%
2024	41.83	2950^th	5636	47.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Myron D. Witter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.46	2585^th	4830	46.5%
2019	56.79	1864^th	4963	62.4%
2022	55.60	1866^th	5084	63.3%
2023	58.44	1752^nd	5098	65.6%
2024	50.45	2234^th	5102	56.2%

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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 Myron D. Witter Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2001	129	30	11	542	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
2002	117	19	6	540	0	n/a	n/a	1	683
2003	117	19	6	540	0	n/a	n/a	1	683
2004	126	20	7	562	2	n/a	n/a	0	717
2005	112	45	2	569	1	n/a	n/a	0	729
2006	95	18	3	589	1	n/a	n/a	22	728
2007	75	15	4	544	1	n/a	n/a	32	671
2008	74	9	5	591	1	n/a	n/a	0	680
2009	68	14	2	610	1	2	28	0	725
2010	66	15	6	651	1	0	3	0	742
2011	54	7	6	693	1	0	6	0	767
2012	57	7	4	680	0	0	1	0	749
2013	55	3	1	670	0	0	3	0	732
2014	68	2	2	877	0	0	1	0	950
2015	39	3	1	700	0	0	2	0	745
2016	56	5	6	780	0	1	2	0	850
2017	49	6	5	763	0	0	2	0	825
2018	39	4	6	775	0	0	3	0	827
2019	37	4	5	794	1	0	3	0	844
2020	41	3	5	801	1	0	4	0	855
2021	37	3	5	766	0	0	2	0	813
2022	32	1	4	763	0	0	2	0	802
2023	41	3	3	732	0	0	2	0	781

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 Myron D. Witter Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	712	41.5	17.2	62.4
2002	683	41.3	16.5	57.8
2003	683	41.3	16.5	57.8
2004	717	41.3	17.4	65
2005	729	38.5	18.9	63.8
2006	728	41.5	17.5	66.6
2007	671	41.5	16.2	69.6
2008	680	41.0	16.6	74.7
2009	725	41.0	17.3	68.7
2010	742	42.0	17.6	68.7
2011	767	n/a	n/a	72.8
2012	749	30.5	24.5	n/a
2013	732	28.5	25.6	n/a
2014	950	28.0	33.9	58.3
2015	745	30.0	24.8	77.3
2016	850	34.0	25.0	69.8
2017	825	32.0	25.7	71.5
2018	827	34.0	24.3	76.4
2019	844	33.0	25.5	82.7
2020	855	n/a	n/a	88.3
2021	813	34.4	23.6	82.8
2022	802	35.0	22.9	79.8
2023	781	34.2	22.7	72.1

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 Myron D. Witter Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	712	41.5	17.2	62.4
2002	683	41.3	16.5	57.8
2003	683	41.3	16.5	57.8
2004	717	41.3	17.4	65
2005	729	38.5	18.9	63.8
2006	728	41.5	17.5	66.6
2007	671	41.5	16.2	69.6
2008	680	41.0	16.6	74.7
2009	725	41.0	17.3	68.7
2010	742	42.0	17.6	68.7
2011	767	n/a	n/a	72.8
2012	749	30.5	24.5	n/a
2013	732	28.5	25.6	n/a
2014	950	28.0	33.9	58.3
2015	745	30.0	24.8	77.3
2016	850	34.0	25.0	69.8
2017	825	32.0	25.7	71.5
2018	827	34.0	24.3	76.4
2019	844	33.0	25.5	82.7
2020	855	n/a	n/a	88.3
2021	813	34.4	23.6	82.8
2022	802	35.0	22.9	79.8
2023	781	34.2	22.7	72.1

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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