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Calexico Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Calexico.

Calexico’s School Grade C better than 26% of California school districts

Students
8,022
Schools
12
Spent per student
$21,985
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Debt
$115.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Calexico Unified School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $115.9M, about $14,445 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Calexico. Grade by grade →

K–67 schoolsThis district
7–8William Moreno Junior HighThis district
9–12Calexico HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15%
State average 33.1% · 4,487 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 46.7% · 4,353 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 86.2% · 805 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,985 per student · 4% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 73%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
8,721’20
8,563’21
8,353’22
8,146’23
8,022’24

Down 8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 99%White <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.