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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALEXICO UNIFIED·NCES 060690009117
Blanche Charles Elementary
1201 Kloke Rd., Calexico, CA 92231 · (760) 768-3910 · Imperial County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
385 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.4pp since 2014
Math
22.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 40.7% |
| Math | 10.3% | 12.7% | 28.5% | 48.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 29.3% |
| 2022-23 | 34.8% | 28.5% |
| 2021-22 | 21.9% | 16.8% |
| 2018-19 | 40.9% | 33.2% |
| 2017-18 | 34.6% | 31.5% |
| 2016-17 | 34.6% | 28.4% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Blanche Charles Elementary
Blanche Charles Elementary's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanche Charles Elementary this school | 419 | 91.9% | 30.3% |
| Arts In Action Community Charter Los Angeles | 404 | 91.3% | N/A |
| Wilson Elementary Santa Ana | 422 | 92.9% | 31.0% |
| Willow Elementary South Gate | 420 | 93.3% | 45.0% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary Santa Ana | 429 | 93.2% | 26.6% |
| Academia Moderna Walnut Park | 408 | 93.6% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blanche Charles Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,472 of 5,151 | #20 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #3,998 of 5,172 ▼ 841 | #25 of 35 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #3,286 of 5,172 ▲ 333 | #18 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.3pp | #569 of 5,116 | #6 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #3,434 of 5,915 | #23 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,195 of 5,352 | #30 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.5% | #5,348 of 5,354 | #34 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #853 of 5,625 | #11 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #3,293 of 3,837 | #20 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
419
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 24.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 419 | 17 | 24.6:1 | 92% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 17.4 | 23.7:1 | 94% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 19.1 | 23.7:1 | 94% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 19 | 24.5:1 | 91% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 17 | 26.0:1 | 92% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 20 | 25.8:1 | 88% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | N/A | N/A | 88% (514) |
| 2000-01 | 866 | 42 | 20.6:1 | 86% (745) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 18 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanche Charles Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (442 to 419); teachers unchanged (17 to 17).
About Blanche Charles Elementary
Blanche Charles Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Calexico, California. Its 419 students are spread across kindergarten through 6.
Blanche Charles Elementary is one school in a 12-school district, Calexico Unified, which enrolls 8,022 students.
Blanche Charles Elementary enrolls a student body that is 100% Hispanic. That is higher than the 86% Hispanic share among all Imperial County residents. By the diversity index, Blanche Charles Elementary comes in at 0%.
Federal staffing data show 17 full-time-equivalent teachers at Blanche Charles Elementary and a ratio of 24.6:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 92% of students. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Imperial County.
The allk12 Grade for Blanche Charles Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Blanche Charles Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.3% is 4.6 points above the 25.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Imperial County, median household income is about $57,681, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Blanche Charles Elementary is among the 76 public schools in Imperial County.
The school nearest to Blanche Charles Elementary is Aurora High (Continuation), at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Blanche Charles Elementary places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 465 to 419.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Imperial County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,202
Census ACS
Median income
$57,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calexico Unified
- Calexico HighHigh · 2,746 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 765 students
- Enrique Camarena Jr. HighMiddle · 674 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- William Moreno Junior HighMiddle · 618 students
- Rockwood ElementaryElementary · 617 students
Other schools in Calexico
- Calexico HighHigh · 2,746 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 765 students
- Enrique Camarena Jr. HighMiddle · 674 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- William Moreno Junior HighMiddle · 618 students
- Rockwood ElementaryElementary · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Aurora High (Continuation)0.1 mi · 96
- Pinnacle Hall Community Day0.1 mi · 2
- William Moreno Junior High0.1 mi · 618
- Mains Elementary0.4 mi · 408
- Rockwood Elementary1.3 mi · 617
- Kennedy Gardens Elementary1.4 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Blanche Charles ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Blanche Charles Elementary?
Blanche Charles Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades KG-06.
Is Blanche Charles Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blanche Charles Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Blanche Charles Elementary?
Approximately 24.6:1 students per teacher at Blanche Charles Elementary.
How diverse is Blanche Charles Elementary?
Blanche Charles Elementary reports a student body of 100% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Blanche Charles Elementary?
Blanche Charles Elementary is overseen by Calexico Unified in Imperial County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.