Enrollment
352
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEADOWS UNION·NCES 062439003655
Meadows Elementary
2059 Bowker Rd., El Centro, CA 92243 · (760) 352-7512 · Imperial County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
277 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 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
16%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
27.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.1pp since 2014
Math
26.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 19.2% | 22.3% | 49.8% |
| Math | 8.9% | 17.3% | 27.9% | 46.0% |
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 | 27.9% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 29.1% |
| 2022-23 | 29.1% | 26.6% |
| 2021-22 | 29.3% | 24.5% |
| 2020-21 | 21.4% | 21.3% |
| 2018-19 | 36.1% | 26.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.5% | 30.3% |
| 2016-17 | 33.0% | 26.9% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Meadows Elementary
Meadows Elementary's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows Elementary this school | 352 | 78.7% | 27.1% |
| Alta Elementary Reedley | 364 | 78.0% | 47.2% |
| Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts Whittier | 374 | 79.1% | 41.3% |
| Harding Street Elementary Sylmar | 357 | 77.9% | 44.3% |
| La Colima Elementary Whittier | 378 | 77.2% | 47.1% |
| Le Grand Elementary Le Grand | 344 | 79.4% | 29.9% |
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 Meadows Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #3,847 of 5,151 | #23 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #3,642 of 5,172 ▼ 462 | #19 of 35 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #4,180 of 5,172 ▼ 89 | #26 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #3,273 of 5,116 | #28 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #4,257 of 5,915 | #27 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #394 of 5,352 | #3 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #4,654 of 5,354 | #6 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.7% | #2,301 of 5,625 | #23 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #542 of 3,837 | #1 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
352
-65 (-16%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 352 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 79% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 18 | 20.6:1 | 63% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | 84% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 19 | 21.9:1 | 81% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 22 | 22.9:1 | 73% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 20 | 22.9:1 | 74% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | N/A | N/A | 71% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 22 | 21.7:1 | 86% (411) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 21 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadows Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (503 to 352); teachers down 14% (22 to 19).
About Meadows Elementary
El Centro, California, is home to Meadows Elementary, a small elementary school. Enrollment stands at 352 students, covering kindergarten through 8. It has 24% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Meadows Elementary is a school in Meadows Union.
Hispanic students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 6% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 19 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. At Meadows Elementary, 79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 77% average for public schools in Imperial County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Meadows Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.1%; the prediction is 33.4%.
Looking at the county, Imperial County, the median household earns about $57,681 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Counting Meadows Elementary, Imperial County has 76 public schools.
Valley Academy is about 4.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Meadows Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 35.6% on proficiency, and Meadows Elementary is below that at 27.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Meadows Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 65 students, from 417 to 352. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 21.9:1 to 18.5:1.
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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
- 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
Other Meadows Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Meadows Elementary. Meadows Elementary is the 7th largest of the 11.
- Meadows ElementaryValencia, CA · 729 students
- Meadows ElementaryMillbrae, CA · 360 students
- Meadows Elementary SchoolFORT CAVAZOS, TX · 912 students
- Meadows ElementaryLacey, WA · 765 students
- Meadows Elementary SchoolMEADOWS PLACE, TX · 425 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Academy4.0 mi · 205
- Booker T. Washington Elementary4.1 mi · 351
- Phoenix Rising High4.5 mi · 20
- Desert Oasis High (Continuation)4.5 mi · 138
- Kennedy Middle4.8 mi · 434
- Imperial Cross Elementary4.9 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About Meadows ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Meadows Elementary?
Meadows Elementary enrolls approximately 352 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Meadows Elementary serve?
Meadows Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Meadows Elementary?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Meadows Elementary.
How diverse is Meadows Elementary?
Meadows Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Meadows Elementary?
Meadows Elementary is overseen by Meadows Union in Imperial County.
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