Schools in El Centro, CA

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

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SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Sunflower Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	393	80	A
Kennedy Middle	El Centro Elementary	07–08	394	62	A
Lincoln Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	381	62	A
Wilson Jr. High	El Centro Elementary	07–08	634	62	A
Meadows Elementary	Meadows Union Elementary	KG–08	416	60	A
De Anza Magnet	El Centro Elementary	KG–08	568	55	A
Washington Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	420	50	A
Central Union High	Central Union High	09–12	1,900	47	A
Desert Oasis High (Continuation)	Central Union High	09–12	128	47	A
McKinley Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	428	47	A
Margaret Hedrick Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	434	45	A
Southwest High	Central Union High	09–12	1,899	45	A
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District	KG–06	211	— insufficient data	C
Central Union Virtual Academy	Central Union High	09–12	137	— insufficient data	C
Desert Garden Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	521	— insufficient data	D
El Centro District Wide Preschool	El Centro Elementary	M–M		— insufficient data
Harding Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	545	— insufficient data	D
Imperial County Juvenile Hall/Community	Imperial County Office of Education	KG–12	9	— insufficient data	C
Imperial County Special Education	Imperial County Office of Education	KG–12	457	— insufficient data	D
Imperial Pathways Charter	Imperial County Office of Education	09–12	171	— insufficient data	C
Imperial Valley Home School Academy	El Centro Elementary	KG–08	112	— insufficient data	C
Imperial Valley ROP	Imperial Valley ROP	09–12		— insufficient data
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	404	— insufficient data	D
McCabe Elementary	McCabe Union Elementary	KG–08	1,261	— insufficient data	E
Phoenix Rising High	Central Union High	09–10	23	— insufficient data	C
Valley Academy	Imperial County Office of Education	KG–12	120	— insufficient data	C