Mains Elementary

Mains Elementary is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Calexico, California, part of Calexico Unified, serveing 408 students in grades K through 6.

Calexico Unified runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 8,022 students. Mains Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Mains Elementary logs that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Imperial County's rate of about 77%.

With demographic context factored in, Mains Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Imperial County put median household earnings sit near $57,681, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Imperial County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,513 students), Mains Elementary is one campus in the mix.

William Moreno Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mains Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 19.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mains Elementary has fell 21%, going from 518 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.