McCabe Elementary

McCabe Elementary is one of the heavily attended elementary campuss in El Centro, California, one of the schools within McCabe Union Elementary, with 1,109 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 138% bigger than typical.

McCabe Elementary sits inside McCabe Union Elementary, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, McCabe Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). The remainder breaks down as 8% White, 2% Asian. Compared to Imperial County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Imperial County's rate of about 77%.

After controlling for student poverty, McCabe Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.3%, the actual is 51.0%, a residual of -3.3 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Imperial County put the typical household earns roughly $57,681 per year, 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), McCabe Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Imperial County Juvenile Hall/Community, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, McCabe Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McCabe Elementary has contracted 20%, going from 1,389 students in 2018 to 1,109 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.