El Centro Elementary School District
Schools by level
Elementary 10 · Middle school 2 · Other / combined 1
At a glance
- Students
- 5,157 (2024-25)
- Schools
- 13
- Students per teacher
- 21.5
- Grades
- K-8
- Locale
- City: Small
- District office
- 1256 Broadway, El Centro, CA 92243
- Phone
- (760) 352-5712
- Website
- www.ecesd.org
Official rating
State test: share meeting the standard · % met or exceeded standard (all grades, all students)
ELA 43% · Math 31% (CAASPP 2026)
California Department of Education — CAASPP Smarter Balanced research file 2025-26The official rating for this district is not linked yet.
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Schools (13)
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Elementary 10
Booker T. Washington Elementary
Grades K-6 · El Centro · Students 351 · ELA 30% · Math 26% (CAASPP 2026)
De Anza Magnet
Grades K-8 · El Centro · Students 504 · ELA 53% · Math 43% (CAASPP 2026)
Desert Garden Elementary
Grades K-6 · El Centro · Students 358 · ELA 43% · Math 32% (CAASPP 2026)
Harding Elementary
Grades K-6 · El Centro · Students 601 · ELA 39% · Math 28% (CAASPP 2026)
Imperial Valley Home School Academy
Grades K-8 · El Centro · Students 131 · Charter · ELA 54% · Math 33% (CAASPP 2026)
Lincoln Elementary
Grades K-6 · El Centro · Students 399 · ELA 50% · Math 44% (CAASPP 2026)
Margaret Hedrick Elementary
Grades K-6 · El Centro · Students 446 · ELA 30% · Math 23% (CAASPP 2026)
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Grades K-6 · El Centro · Students 445 · ELA 43% · Math 24% (CAASPP 2026)
McKinley Elementary
Grades K-6 · El Centro · Students 456 · ELA 38% · Math 34% (CAASPP 2026)
Sunflower Elementary
Grades K-6 · El Centro · Students 427 · ELA 56% · Math 34% (CAASPP 2026)
Middle school 2
Kennedy Middle
Grades 7-8 · El Centro · Students 434 · ELA 40% · Math 27% (CAASPP 2026)
Wilson Jr. High
Grades 7-8 · El Centro · Students 605 · ELA 43% · Math 28% (CAASPP 2026)
Other / combined 1
El Centro District Wide Preschool
El Centro
Checklist before renting in this district
Check these before you sign a lease.
Checked the assigned school for the exact address with the official lookup before signing
Source:Fairfax County Public Schools (checked 2026-10-29)
Asked the district or council whether boundary or admission changes are planned
Asked whether the assigned school has room (or sends overflow elsewhere)
Checked that the lease is accepted as proof of address on the enrolment list
Source:U.S. Department of Education (NCELA) (checked 2026-10-29)
Asked how the assigned school supports English learners (ESL/EAL)
Source:U.S. Department of Education (NCELA) (checked 2026-10-29)
Checked the commute (school-bus eligibility, walking route)
ESL / ELL support
US public schools must support students learning English. At enrolment families complete a Home Language Survey and an English assessment decides the support. Ask the district about its programmes.
F-1 student visas cannot be used for US public elementary or middle schools (K-8); public high school on an F-1 is limited to 12 months with full tuition paid (US Department of State). Your status depends on the parents' visa, so confirm with official sources.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data — 2024-25 preliminary directory files2024-25· Checked 2026-10-28
- NCES Common Core of Data (EDGE school & district characteristics)2024-25· Checked 2026-10-28
- California Department of Education — CAASPP Smarter Balanced research file 2025-262026
School and district lists come from the NCES Common Core of Data; ratings from each state education agency. Every number carries its year. No house prices, crime data or home-made rankings.
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