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Schools in El Centro Naval Air Facility

El Centro Naval Air Facility’s public schools

Central Union High School District and Imperial Unified School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for El Centro Naval Air Facility. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/7schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 23% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Imperial Unified
Students per teacher
21.1
CA 21.6
Schools in town
0
8,618 students on the public path
In brief

El Centro Naval Air Facility’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of El Centro Naval Air Facility’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Southwest High places highest (better than 64%); Imperial Cross Elementary lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve El Centro Naval Air Facility, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and three high schools: Central Union High, Southwest High and Imperial High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in El Centro Naval Air Facility, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
6–8Frank M. Wright Middlein ImperialB−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Central Union High School District.

Two districts serve El Centro Naval Air Facility

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Central Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 5 schools · 4,070 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 19.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,868CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Imperial Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 4,794 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 22.4 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,288CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Central Union High School District63%
State average 46.7% · 831 students tested
Math · 9–12, Central Union High School District20%
State average 33.1% · 828 students tested
Reading · K–12, Imperial Unified School District53%
State average 46.7% · 2278 students tested
Math · K–12, Imperial Unified School District33%
State average 33.1% · 2287 students tested

El Centro Naval Air Facility vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share El Centro Naval Air Facility’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
El Centro Naval Air Facility—Imperial Unified K–12 · Central Union High 9–12

Every school in El Centro Naval Air Facility

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving El Centro Naval Air Facilityin other towns
Ben Hulse Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Imperial
B−
838 students22:1Rate it →
Imperial Cross Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Imperial
C−
760 students22:1Rate it →
T. L. Waggoner Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Imperial
B−
613 students22:1Rate it →
Frank M. Wright Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Imperial
B−
1,116 students23:1Rate it →
Central Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · El Centro
B
2,006 students21:1Rate it →
Southwest High
High · Grades 9–12 · El Centro
B
1,846 students20:1Rate it →
Imperial High
High · Grades 9–12 · Imperial
B
1,439 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about El Centro Naval Air Facility’s schools

Are El Centro Naval Air Facility’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for El Centro Naval Air Facility. Central Union High School District and Imperial Unified School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for El Centro Naval Air Facility. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is El Centro Naval Air Facility in?

Central Union High School District and Imperial Unified School District.

Where do El Centro Naval Air Facility kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Central Union High, Southwest High and Imperial High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.