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
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District	KG–06	211	91	A
Imperial County Special Education	Imperial County Office of Education	KG–12	457	91	A
Imperial Pathways Charter	Imperial County Office of Education	09–12	171	91	A
McCabe Elementary	McCabe Union Elementary	KG–08	1,261	91	A
Valley Academy	Imperial County Office of Education	KG–12	120	91	A
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	404	77	A
Imperial Valley Home School Academy	El Centro Elementary	KG–08	112	75	A
Desert Garden Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	521	72	A
Sunflower Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	393	60	A
Central Union Virtual Academy	Central Union High	09–12	137	56	A
Lincoln Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	381	46	A
Kennedy Middle	El Centro Elementary	07–08	394	46	A
Meadows Elementary	Meadows Union Elementary	KG–08	416	46	A
Wilson Jr. High	El Centro Elementary	07–08	634	46	A
De Anza Magnet	El Centro Elementary	KG–08	568	41	A
Washington Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	420	37	A
McKinley Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	428	34	A
Margaret Hedrick Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	434	33	A
Central Union High	Central Union High	09–12	1,900	33	A
Southwest High	Central Union High	09–12	1,899	31	A
Desert Oasis High (Continuation)	Central Union High	09–12	128	30	A
El Centro District Wide Preschool	El Centro Elementary	M–M		— insufficient data
Harding Elementary	El Centro Elementary	KG–06	545	— insufficient data	F
Imperial County Juvenile Hall/Community	Imperial County Office of Education	KG–12	9	— insufficient data	A
Imperial Valley ROP	Imperial Valley ROP	09–12		— insufficient data
Phoenix Rising High	Central Union High	09–10	23	— insufficient data	A