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If you could change one rule at Margaret Hedrick Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL CENTRO ELEMENTARY·NCES 061203001335
Margaret Hedrick Elementary
550 South Waterman Ave., El Centro, CA 92243 · (760) 352-4750 · Imperial County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
22.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
350 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 35% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
7%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.2pp since 2014
Math
19.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.9% | 22.9% | 26.9% | 40.3% |
| Math | 4.0% | 15.8% | 31.6% | 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 | 32.8% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 18.2% |
| 2022-23 | 18.5% | 12.1% |
| 2021-22 | 21.9% | 14.2% |
| 2018-19 | 47.5% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.1% | 21.5% |
| 2016-17 | 46.3% | 26.3% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Margaret Hedrick Elementary
Margaret Hedrick Elementary's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Hedrick Elementary this school | 446 | 78.5% | 24.9% |
| Sunflower Elementary El Centro | 427 | 79.2% | 42.5% |
| Vista del Valle Dual Language Academy San Fernando | 416 | 77.4% | 43.3% |
| Alila Earlimart | 423 | 80.1% | 20.9% |
| Victor F. Hodge Elementary Azusa | 460 | 79.6% | 34.2% |
| Christian Sorensen Science Academy Whittier | 446 | 79.6% | 39.6% |
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 Margaret Hedrick Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #4,083 of 5,151 | #27 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #4,331 of 5,172 ▲ 40 | #29 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #3,690 of 5,172 ▲ 291 | #22 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #875 of 5,116 | #7 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #3,075 of 5,915 | #19 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,432 of 5,352 | #17 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #5,082 of 5,354 | #19 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #2,323 of 5,625 | #24 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #1,491 of 3,837 | #8 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
446
-56 (-11%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 446 | 20 | 22.3:1 | 78% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 20 | 23.0:1 | 83% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 21 | 22.9:1 | 81% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 20 | 25.1:1 | 82% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 18 | 30.7:1 | 79% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 18 | 29.6:1 | 78% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | N/A | N/A | 68% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 24 | 21.4:1 | 52% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 685 | 24 | 28.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret Hedrick Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (553 to 446); teachers up 11% (18 to 20).
About Margaret Hedrick Elementary
Margaret Hedrick Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in El Centro, California. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 446 students.
El Centro Elementary operates 12 schools. Combined enrollment is 5,157 students.
Hispanic students are 96% of those enrolled at Margaret Hedrick Elementary. In Imperial County overall, about 86% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 7, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. The school has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. In all, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Imperial County is similar, at 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, Margaret Hedrick Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 23% of California public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Margaret Hedrick Elementary is 8.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 24.9%. Predicted: 33.6%.
Imperial County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $57,681, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. There are 76 public schools in the county, enrolling about 36,513, Margaret Hedrick Elementary among them.
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences sits about 0.3 miles from Margaret Hedrick Elementary. Margaret Hedrick Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 24.9% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Margaret Hedrick Elementary inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Enrollment was 446 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 502. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.1:1 to 22.3:1 over the same years.
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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
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Kennedy MiddleMiddle · 434 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
Nearby schools
- Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences0.3 mi · 230
- Wilson Jr. High0.4 mi · 605
- Central Union High0.6 mi · 2,006
- Mt. Signal Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 60
- Imperial Valley Home School Academy0.6 mi · 131
- Sunflower Elementary0.6 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Margaret Hedrick ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Margaret Hedrick Elementary?
Margaret Hedrick Elementary enrolls approximately 446 students in grades KG-06.
Is Margaret Hedrick Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Margaret Hedrick Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Margaret Hedrick Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Margaret Hedrick Elementary is approximately 22.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Margaret Hedrick Elementary?
Student demographics at Margaret Hedrick Elementary are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Margaret Hedrick Elementary in?
Margaret Hedrick Elementary is part of El Centro Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.