Is Rockwood Elementary a good school?

Rockwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Rockwood Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 588 students attended Rockwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rockwood Elementary?

Students at Rockwood Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Rockwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rockwood Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : William Moreno Junior High High : Calexico High

Rockwood Elementary

Summary:

Rockwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Calexico, California, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 579. The school is part of the Calexico Unified School District, which is ranked 1389 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Rockwood Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.0% in 2020-2021 to 76.6% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than the Calexico Unified School District and the state of California across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 14.67% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 12.87% proficient or better in Mathematics at the end-of-course level in 2023-2024. Additionally, Rockwood Elementary's student groups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, low socioeconomic status students, and homeless students, all perform significantly worse than their counterparts across the state.

While the nearby schools within the Calexico Unified School District also struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates, schools outside the district, such as McCabe Elementary and Desert Garden Elementary, show significantly better performance. The high rates of poverty and the high percentage of English Language Learners at Rockwood Elementary and the surrounding Calexico Unified schools may be contributing factors to the poor academic performance, and addressing these underlying issues will be crucial for improving educational outcomes at the school.

Detail:

Public K-6

1000 Rockwood Ave.
Calexico, CA 92231-2333

(760) 768-3832

District: Calexico Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5625^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Rockwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Moreno Junior High
High:	Calexico High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 588

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.1%

Two or more races:

2.2%

White:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rockwood Elementary ranks worse than 96% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Calexico Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.92. (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 (96.1%), two or more races (2.2%), White (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Calexico Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rockwood Elementary is 24.2, which is the 3^rd best among 7 elementary schools in the Calexico Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Rockwood Elementary employs 24.2 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rockwood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockwood Elementary 5625^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rockwood Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Calexico Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Calexico Unified 1389^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rockwood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rockwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	10.39	4651^st	4809	3.3%
2005	16.46	4214^th	4822	12.6%
2006	12.25	4524^th	4818	6.1%
2007	15.50	4608^th	5113	9.9%
2008	12.29	4802^nd	5113	6.1%
2009	7.99	5079^th	5193	2.2%
2011	14.52	4972^nd	5377	7.5%
2012	11.98	5124^th	5390	4.9%
2013	6.38	5435^th	5530	1.7%
2015	8.83	5537^th	5611	1.3%
2016	6.79	5557^th	5614	1.0%
2017	7.58	5606^th	5692	1.5%
2018	8.41	5510^th	5662	2.7%
2019	9.78	5578^th	5789	3.6%
2022	9.30	5770^th	5883	1.9%
2023	13.30	5464^th	5874	7.0%
2024	10.92	5625^th	5862	4.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rockwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.00	2781^st	3246	14.3%
2019	34.38	2174^th	3275	33.6%
2022	28.59	2711^th	3311	18.1%
2023	40.63	1761^st	3250	45.8%
2024	30.87	2498^th	3160	20.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rockwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.11	4952^nd	5084	2.6%
2019	12.41	4972^nd	5173	3.9%
2022	11.78	5123^rd	5264	2.7%
2023	18.17	4829^th	5374	10.1%
2024	14.01	5203^rd	5511	5.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Rockwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	15.20	346^th	356	2.8%
2023	33.87	238^th	336	29.2%
2024	27.19	297^th	364	18.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Rockwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.33	5306^th	5413	2.0%
2019	8.78	5367^th	5492	2.3%
2022	8.74	5574^th	5635	1.1%
2023	14.53	5188^th	5617	7.6%
2024	9.57	5482^nd	5605	2.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Rockwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.58	5236^th	5431	3.6%
2019	11.92	5261^st	5510	4.5%
2022	11.70	5462^nd	5663	3.5%
2023	13.74	5259^th	5650	6.9%
2024	13.64	5267^th	5636	6.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rockwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.70	4705^th	4830	2.6%
2019	12.98	4749^th	4963	4.3%
2022	11.35	4976^th	5084	2.1%
2023	17.88	4626^th	5098	9.3%
2024	14.38	4798^th	5102	6.0%

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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 Rockwood Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	2	2	13	580	0	n/a	n/a	0	597
1989	7	0	15	595	0	n/a	n/a	0	617
1990	5	0	12	579	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
1991	6	0	18	589	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
1992	2	0	8	582	0	n/a	n/a	0	592
1993	4	0	10	603	0	n/a	n/a	0	617
1994	2	0	18	589	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1995	10	0	19	625	0	n/a	n/a	0	654
1996	10	0	19	625	0	n/a	n/a	0	654
1997	13	0	20	610	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
1998	14	0	11	665	0	n/a	n/a	0	690
1999	6	0	8	668	0	n/a	n/a	0	682
2000	7	0	11	692	0	n/a	n/a	0	710
2001	4	0	6	704	1	n/a	n/a	0	715
2002	9	0	3	709	1	n/a	n/a	0	722
2003	9	0	3	709	1	n/a	n/a	0	722
2004	15	1	3	715	1	n/a	n/a	0	735
2005	11	0	3	720	1	n/a	n/a	0	735
2006	14	1	3	742	1	n/a	n/a	0	761
2007	10	0	5	762	3	n/a	n/a	0	780
2008	7	n/a	3	596	1	n/a	n/a	0	607
2009	4	0	3	585	0	0	1	0	593
2010	6	0	3	578	0	0	1	0	588
2011	6	0	1	588	0	0	0	0	595
2012	4	0	2	546	0	0	0	0	552
2013	5	0	1	598	0	0	0	0	604
2014	4	0	1	589	0	0	0	0	594
2015	7	0	1	622	0	0	0	0	630
2016	2	0	2	666	0	0	0	0	670
2017	2	0	1	710	0	0	0	0	713
2018	2	0	1	658	0	0	0	0	661
2019	3	0	0	680	0	0	1	0	684
2020	2	0	1	679	0	0	0	0	682
2021	2	0	1	658	0	0	1	0	662
2022	2	0	1	544	0	0	4	2	553
2023	2	0	1	565	0	0	10	1	579
2024	6	0	3	565	0	0	13	1	588

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

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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 Rockwood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	597	23.0	25.9	n/a
1989	617	24.0	25.7	n/a
1990	596	25.0	23.8	n/a
1991	613	26.0	23.5	n/a
1992	592	26.4	22.4	26.2
1993	617	22.0	28.0	31.6
1994	609	23.0	26.5	85.9
1995	654	25.0	26.2	68.5
1996	654	25.0	26.2	68.5
1997	643	28.0	23.0	91.4
1998	690	32.0	21.6	92.5
1999	682	34.4	19.8	83
2000	710	35.0	20.3	93
2001	715	35.0	20.4	93
2002	722	36.0	20.1	99.6
2003	722	36.0	20.1	99.6
2004	735	34.5	21.3	92.1
2005	735	36.0	20.4	92.1
2006	761	37.0	20.6	90.8
2007	780	37.0	21.1	91.7
2008	607	31.0	19.6	89.5
2009	593	27.5	18.8	92.1
2010	588	31.0	18.9	93
2011	595	n/a	n/a	92.6
2012	552	26.7	20.6	n/a
2013	604	22.0	27.4	99.5
2014	594	22.4	26.5	95.5
2015	630	24.0	26.2	89
2016	670	27.0	24.8	92.4
2017	713	29.0	24.5	91.7
2018	661	27.0	24.4	96.8
2019	684	28.0	24.4	96.8
2020	682	n/a	n/a	95.7
2021	662	27.0	24.5	92.9
2022	553	23.2	23.8	94
2023	579	23.2	24.9	95.3
2024	588	24.2	24.2	96.1

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 Rockwood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	597	23.0	25.9	n/a
1989	617	24.0	25.7	n/a
1990	596	25.0	23.8	n/a
1991	613	26.0	23.5	n/a
1992	592	26.4	22.4	26.2
1993	617	22.0	28.0	31.6
1994	609	23.0	26.5	85.9
1995	654	25.0	26.2	68.5
1996	654	25.0	26.2	68.5
1997	643	28.0	23.0	91.4
1998	690	32.0	21.6	92.5
1999	682	34.4	19.8	83
2000	710	35.0	20.3	93
2001	715	35.0	20.4	93
2002	722	36.0	20.1	99.6
2003	722	36.0	20.1	99.6
2004	735	34.5	21.3	92.1
2005	735	36.0	20.4	92.1
2006	761	37.0	20.6	90.8
2007	780	37.0	21.1	91.7
2008	607	31.0	19.6	89.5
2009	593	27.5	18.8	92.1
2010	588	31.0	18.9	93
2011	595	n/a	n/a	92.6
2012	552	26.7	20.6	n/a
2013	604	22.0	27.4	99.5
2014	594	22.4	26.5	95.5
2015	630	24.0	26.2	89
2016	670	27.0	24.8	92.4
2017	713	29.0	24.5	91.7
2018	661	27.0	24.4	96.8
2019	684	28.0	24.4	96.8
2020	682	n/a	n/a	95.7
2021	662	27.0	24.5	92.9
2022	553	23.2	23.8	94
2023	579	23.2	24.9	95.3
2024	588	24.2	24.2	96.1

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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