Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL CENTRO ELEMENTARY·NCES 061203001339
Booker T. Washington Elementary
223 South First St., El Centro, CA 92243 · (760) 352-6611 · Imperial County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
332 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.8pp since 2014
Math
25.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.5% | 22.3% | 20.1% | 45.1% |
| Math | 9.1% | 16.7% | 27.4% | 46.8% |
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 | 34.8% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.4% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 24.8% |
| 2021-22 | 21.6% | 12.2% |
| 2018-19 | 29.5% | 23.8% |
| 2017-18 | 29.0% | 19.8% |
| 2016-17 | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Booker T. Washington Elementary
Booker T. Washington Elementary's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booker T. Washington Elementary this school | 351 | 94.6% | 25.6% |
| First Street Elementary Los Angeles | 349 | 94.6% | 40.3% |
| Humphreys Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 364 | 94.5% | 39.4% |
| Melrose Elementary Placentia | 354 | 94.1% | 24.9% |
| Woodville Elementary Porterville | 371 | 94.9% | 29.3% |
| King-Chavez Primary Academy San Diego | 344 | 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 Booker T. Washington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #4,002 of 5,151 | #25 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #3,685 of 5,172 ▲ 546 | #20 of 35 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #3,460 of 5,172 ▲ 997 | #19 of 35 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.4pp | #270 of 5,116 | #3 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #4,267 of 5,915 | #28 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #379 of 5,352 | #2 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.8% | #5,303 of 5,354 | #31 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #498 of 5,625 | #4 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #3,819 of 3,837 | #23 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
351
-44 (-11%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 351 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 95% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 16 | 22.3:1 | 92% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 16 | 22.3:1 | 89% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 16 | 24.7:1 | 94% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 16 | 22.0:1 | 95% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 16 | 25.8:1 | 92% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | N/A | N/A | 98% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 81% (413) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 22 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Booker T. Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (352 to 351); teachers up 19% (16 to 19).
About Booker T. Washington Elementary
Booker T. Washington Elementary is an elementary school in El Centro, California, reachable at (760) 352-6611. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 351 students. It has 25% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
El Centro Elementary runs 12 schools with a combined 5,157 students. Booker T. Washington Elementary is one of them.
At Booker T. Washington Elementary, 99% of students are Hispanic. That is higher than the 86% Hispanic share among all Imperial County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 3%.
Booker T. Washington Elementary reported 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.5:1. The school's 18.5:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Roughly 95% of students at Booker T. Washington Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 77% average for public schools in Imperial County is 18 points lower.
After adjusting for student poverty, Booker T. Washington Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.6%; the prediction is 24.1%.
The school's county is Imperial County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $57,681 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Booker T. Washington Elementary shares Imperial County with 75 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Valley Academy is closest at about 0.8 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Booker T. Washington Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 395 to 351. The school's ratio dropped from 24.7:1 to 18.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 El Centro Elementary
- Wilson Jr. HighMiddle · 605 students
- Harding ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- De Anza MagnetElementary · 504 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Margaret Hedrick ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Other schools in El Centro
- Central Union HighHigh · 2,006 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,846 students
- McCabe ElementaryElementary · 1,109 students
- Wilson Jr. HighMiddle · 605 students
- Harding ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- De Anza MagnetElementary · 504 students
Other Booker T. Washington Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Booker T. Washington Elementary. Booker T. Washington Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Booker T. Washington ElementarySuffolk, VA · 362 students
- Booker T. Washington Elementary SchoolDover, DE · 314 students
- BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYHOBBS, NM · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Academy0.8 mi · 205
- Desert Oasis High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 138
- Phoenix Rising High0.8 mi · 20
- Harding Elementary1.0 mi · 601
- Kennedy Middle1.1 mi · 434
- Mt. Signal Virtual Academy1.2 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About Booker T. Washington ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Booker T. Washington Elementary?
Booker T. Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 351 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Booker T. Washington Elementary serve?
Booker T. Washington Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Booker T. Washington Elementary?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Booker T. Washington Elementary.
How diverse is Booker T. Washington Elementary?
Booker T. Washington Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Booker T. Washington Elementary in?
Booker T. Washington Elementary is part of El Centro Elementary.
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