Enrollment
128
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGNOLIA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062346003566
Magnolia Union Elementary
4502 Casey Rd., Brawley, CA 92227 · (760) 344-2494 · Imperial County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
21.3:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
17 students
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 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 90% larger than its 8th grade class (10).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
41.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.0pp since 2014
Math
29.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -28.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.7% | 24.4% | 32.0% | 26.9% |
| Math | 7.7% | 21.8% | 37.2% | 33.3% |
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 | 41.0% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.7% | 43.1% |
| 2021-22 | 51.6% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.4% | 43.6% |
| 2018-19 | 63.3% | 57.3% |
| 2017-18 | 62.4% | 52.8% |
| 2016-17 | 56.8% | 56.8% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-35.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 72% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Magnolia Union Elementary
Magnolia Union Elementary's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Union Elementary this school | 128 | 13.3% | 36.7% |
| Washington Elementary Salinas | 154 | 12.3% | 64.2% |
| Lagunita Elementary Salinas | 62 | 9.7% | 55.7% |
| Saint Helena Primary St. Helena | 193 | 28.0% | N/A |
| Los Olivos Elementary Los Olivos | 159 | 18.9% | 57.2% |
| Liberty Elementary Petaluma | 162 | 19.1% | 78.9% |
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 Magnolia Union Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #2,793 of 5,151 | #10 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #3,279 of 5,172 ▼ 204 | #13 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,823 of 5,172 ▲ 538 | #11 of 35 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.5pp | #20 of 5,116 | #1 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #5,569 of 5,915 | #36 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.3% | #5,379 of 5,625 | #36 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
128
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 101
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 26.8:1
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 | 128 | 6 | 21.3:1 | 13% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 6 | 19.0:1 | 18% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 125 | 5.2 | 23.9:1 | 13% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 134 | 5 | 26.8:1 | 9% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 142 | N/A | N/A | 4% (5) |
| 2015-16 | 124 | 5 | 24.8:1 | 6% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | N/A | N/A | 20% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 85 | 5 | 17.0:1 | 29% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 101 | 4 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magnolia Union Elementary.
About Magnolia Union Elementary
Magnolia Union Elementary is a very small elementary school in Brawley, California. It has an enrollment of 128 students in kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Magnolia Union Elementary is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Federal enrollment data show Magnolia Union Elementary is 56% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 44% White. The school's Hispanic share is 30 points below the 86% share among Imperial County residents. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Magnolia Union Elementary are from different groups.
Magnolia Union Elementary lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.3 students per teacher. The school's 21.3:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 13% of the student body. That is lower than the 77% average for public schools in Imperial County.
Magnolia Union Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of California public elementary schools.
Magnolia Union Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 36.7%. Predicted: 71.8%. Difference: 35.1 points.
For Imperial County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $57,681, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. There are 76 public schools in the county, enrolling about 36,513, Magnolia Union Elementary among them.
About 4.3 miles separate Magnolia Union Elementary from the closest public school, Mulberry Elementary. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Magnolia Union Elementary at 4th of 8.
Federal data place Magnolia Union Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 134 to 128, a 4% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 26.8:1 to 21.3:1.
The allk12 page for Magnolia Union Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 Brawley
- Brawley Union HighHigh · 1,863 students
- Barbara Worth Junior HighMiddle · 881 students
- Myron D. Witter ElementaryElementary · 741 students
- Phil D. Swing ElementaryElementary · 725 students
- J. W. Oakley ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Padilla-Pace MiddleMiddle · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Mulberry Elementary4.3 mi · 61
- J. W. Oakley Elementary5.5 mi · 654
- Miguel Hidalgo Elementary6.1 mi · 437
- Padilla-Pace Middle6.1 mi · 445
- Brawley Union High6.4 mi · 1,863
- Barbara Worth Junior High6.5 mi · 881
Frequently asked questions
About Magnolia Union ElementaryHow many students attend Magnolia Union Elementary?
Magnolia Union Elementary enrolls approximately 128 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Magnolia Union Elementary serve?
Magnolia Union Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Magnolia Union Elementary have?
Magnolia Union Elementary employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Magnolia Union Elementary?
Student demographics at Magnolia Union Elementary are roughly 44% White, 56% Hispanic.
Who oversees Magnolia Union Elementary?
Magnolia Union Elementary is overseen by Magnolia Union Elementary in Imperial County.
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