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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Imperial Cross Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
760
Elementary
DISTRICT 737 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IMPERIAL UNIFIED·NCES 061821014386
Imperial Cross Elementary
2462 Cross Rd., Imperial, CA 92251 · (760) 355-3250 · Imperial County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL760 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- A+Three-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
22.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
466 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 147 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (147) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (133).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Imperial Cross Elementary→Frank M. Wright Middle
Based on grade levels within Imperial Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.0pp since 2020
Math
47.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +27.4pp since 2020
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.3% | 25.3% | 20.5% | 28.8% |
| Math | 19.9% | 27.8% | 25.3% | 26.9% |
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 | 50.7% | 47.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 44.2% |
| 2022-23 | 37.1% | 35.5% |
| 2021-22 | 35.2% | 30.6% |
| 2020-21 | 28.6% | 20.3% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Imperial Cross Elementary
Imperial Cross Elementary's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Cross Elementary this school | 760 | 61.3% | 46.8% |
| Hollister Dual Language Academy Hollister | 858 | 62.0% | 32.5% |
| Edison (Thomas) Elementary Anaheim | 705 | 61.3% | 25.7% |
| Orange County Educational Arts Academy Santa Ana | 643 | 64.1% | N/A |
| Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy Turlock | 831 | 56.8% | 26.1% |
| Ben Hulse Elementary Imperial | 838 | 66.7% | 48.5% |
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 Imperial Cross Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,938 of 5,151 | #6 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,739 of 5,172 ▲ 131 | #4 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #1,978 of 5,172 ▲ 274 | #4 of 35 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.3pp | #134 of 5,116 | #2 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 760 | #496 of 5,915 | #4 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,473 of 5,352 | #18 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #4,730 of 5,354 | #9 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #3,413 of 5,625 | #32 of 36 |
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
760
+222 (+41%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 26.9:1
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 | 760 | 34 | 22.4:1 | 61% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 31.2 | 24.0:1 | 45% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 29.2 | 24.3:1 | 60% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 20 | 26.9:1 | 58% (310) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Imperial Cross Elementary.
About Imperial Cross Elementary
Imperial Cross Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Imperial, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 760 students. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Across its 6 schools, Imperial Unified enrolls 4,794 students. Imperial Cross Elementary is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Imperial Cross Elementary is Hispanic, at 92%. It is also 6% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Imperial Cross Elementary scores 15%.
The school had 34 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school reported 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 16 points below the 77% average for public schools in Imperial County.
Among California public elementary schools, Imperial Cross Elementary outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Imperial Cross Elementary would be expected to post about 43.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.8%.
For the population of Imperial County, median household income comes to about $57,681, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Imperial County counts 76 public schools with about 36,513 students.
Imperial Cross Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Imperial Ave. Holbrook High, about 1.7 miles away. Within five miles of Imperial Cross Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Imperial Cross Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment figures are 538 for 2020-21 and 760 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. The number of students per teacher dropped from 26.9 to 22.4 over 4 years.
Imperial Cross Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Imperial Unified
- Imperial HighHigh · 1,439 students
- Frank M. Wright MiddleMiddle · 1,116 students
- Ben Hulse ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- T. L. Waggoner ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Imperial Ave. Holbrook HighHigh · 28 students
Other schools in Imperial
- Imperial HighHigh · 1,439 students
- Frank M. Wright MiddleMiddle · 1,116 students
- Ben Hulse ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- T. L. Waggoner ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Imperial Ave. Holbrook HighHigh · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Imperial Ave. Holbrook High1.7 mi · 28
- Ben Hulse Elementary1.8 mi · 838
- Imperial High1.8 mi · 1,439
- McKinley Elementary2.0 mi · 456
- Frank M. Wright Middle2.0 mi · 1,116
- Kennedy Middle2.1 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Imperial Cross ElementaryHow many students attend Imperial Cross Elementary?
Imperial Cross Elementary enrolls approximately 760 students in grades KG-05.
Is Imperial Cross Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Imperial Cross Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Imperial Cross Elementary have?
Imperial Cross Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Imperial Cross Elementary?
Student demographics at Imperial Cross Elementary are roughly 6% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Imperial Cross Elementary?
Imperial Cross Elementary is overseen by Imperial Unified in Imperial County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.