Desert Garden Elementary Primary School
1900 South Sixth St
El Centro CA, 92243, Imperial County
Phone: 760-352-2051
Ranking: (4,827 out of 6,930, bottom 30%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: El Centro Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 13 | 14 | 16 | NA | NA | 20 | 22 | 25 | ||||||
Total Students: | 347 | 361 | 424 | 434 | 434 | 455 | 467 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 48 | 13.8% | 54 | 15.0% | 61 | 14.4% | 57 | 13.1% | 52 | 12.0% | 62 | 13.6% | 61 | 13.1% |
Grade 1: | 52 | 15.0% | 52 | 14.4% | 56 | 13.2% | 48 | 11.1% | 61 | 14.1% | 60 | 13.2% | 70 | 15.0% |
Grade 2: | 53 | 15.3% | 32 | 8.9% | 54 | 12.7% | 59 | 13.6% | 47 | 10.8% | 60 | 13.2% | 56 | 12.0% |
Grade 3: | 33 | 9.5% | 59 | 16.3% | 61 | 14.4% | 49 | 11.3% | 65 | 15.0% | 61 | 13.4% | 73 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 48 | 13.8% | 55 | 15.2% | 42 | 9.9% | 65 | 15.0% | 57 | 13.1% | 66 | 14.5% | 62 | 13.3% |
Grade 5: | 69 | 19.9% | 42 | 11.6% | 72 | 17.0% | 78 | 18.0% | 73 | 16.8% | 72 | 15.8% | 74 | 15.8% |
Grade 6: | 44 | 12.7% | 67 | 18.6% | 78 | 18.4% | 78 | 18.0% | 79 | 18.2% | 74 | 16.3% | 71 | 15.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 191 | 55.0% | 195 | 54.0% | 213 | 50.2% | 228 | 52.5% | 231 | 53.2% | 249 | 54.7% | 248 | 53.1% |
Female: | 156 | 45.0% | 166 | 46.0% | 211 | 49.8% | 206 | 47.5% | 203 | 46.8% | 206 | 45.3% | 215 | 46.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 327 | 94.2% | 343 | 95.0% | 402 | 94.8% | 399 | 91.9% | 397 | 91.5% | 409 | 89.9% | 420 | 89.9% |
Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.0% |
White: | 8 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.8% | 12 | 2.8% | 20 | 4.6% | 22 | 5.1% | 29 | 6.4% | 31 | 6.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 68.3% | 246 | 68.1% | NA | NA | 301 | 69.4% | 266 | 61.3% | 263 | 57.8% | 259 | 55.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 11.5% | 47 | 13.0% | NA | NA | 48 | 11.1% | 75 | 17.3% | 65 | 14.3% | 87 | 18.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.69 | 25.79 | 27.35 | NA | NA | 22.14 | 19.30 | 19.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.1 | 319.4 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.9 | 324.9 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.3 | 330.6 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 340.5 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.7 | 343 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.5 | 347.7 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.6 | 345.6 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.4 | 350.1 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 342.5 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.3 | 332.0 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.5 | 334.3 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.5 | 339.8 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 344.2 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.3 | 351.1 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.6 | 355.7 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 362.1 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.7 | 356 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 360.8 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.1 | 352.5 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.4 | 345.1 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.2 | 313.4 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.8 | 312.3 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.3 | 317.9 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.7 | 314.9 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.2 | 332.1 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.2 | 324.6 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.2 | 326 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.7 | 328.1 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.6 | 331.9 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.3 | 324.5 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.8 | 347.1 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.6 | 355.3 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.5 | 356.2 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.4 | 353.5 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.8 | 379.7 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.7 | 368.9 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.1 | 375.3 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.1 | 387.5 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.8 | 381.7 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.8 | 377.4 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.1 | 326.4 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.6 | 334 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.7 | 331.9 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.3 | 334.1 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.5 | 344.7 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.4 | 354.4 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 357.9 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.4 | 360.4 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.9 | 359.4 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 363.0 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 334.2 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.5 | 343.8 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.2 | 341 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.3 | 343.1 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.8 | 358 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.6 | 369.2 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.1 | 376.2 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.7 | 376.4 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.9 | 378.9 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.4 | 383.0 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 328 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.2 | 329.9 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 330.2 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.7 | 329.6 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 336 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 341.3 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.7 | 353.6 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.8 | 346.2 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.6 | 353.4 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.7 | 352.5 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 327.6 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 336.9 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.2 | 338.9 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.6 | 332.2 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.7 | 344.5 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.7 | 354.4 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.1 | 369.8 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.2 | 367.9 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.8 | 374.9 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.2 | 367.1 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.6 | 301.1 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.4 | 307.1 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 311.4 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.1 | 316.9 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.8 | 324.9 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.2 | 332 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 345.4 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 346.2 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.7 | 354.4 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.4 | 349.4 | 366.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 325.1 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 331.7 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 330.6 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 333 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 340.5 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.2 | 343.6 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.6 | 349.9 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.5 | 355.6 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.2 | 353.9 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.3 | 355.7 | 363.0 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.1 | 333.4 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 343.1 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.9 | 337.1 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 343.7 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.8 | 344.5 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.8 | 344.3 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.7 | 359.5 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.3 | 363.7 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 354.9 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 363.0 | 366.5 |
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* Desert Garden Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.