Is Blanche Charles Elementary a good school?

Blanche Charles Elementary ranks 3798 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Blanche Charles Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 413 students attended Blanche Charles Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Blanche Charles Elementary?

Students at Blanche Charles Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Blanche Charles Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blanche Charles Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : William Moreno Junior High High : Calexico High

Blanche Charles Elementary

Summary:

Blanche Charles Elementary is a public elementary school in Calexico, California, serving 452 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Calexico Unified School District, which is ranked 1389 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blanche Charles Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in academic assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 31.54% of its students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 27.57% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, only 29.34% of Blanche Charles students were proficient or better, compared to 17.23% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.8% to 53.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, 94.25% of Blanche Charles students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, higher than the district and state, and the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 23.6 to 24.4 students per teacher.

Compared to nearby schools in the Calexico Unified School District, Blanche Charles Elementary performs significantly worse than Cesar Chavez Elementary and Mains Elementary, which have higher academic achievement and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, Blanche Charles still outperforms some of the other nearby schools, such as Dool Elementary and Rockwood Elementary, which have even lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public K-6

1201 Kloke Rd.
Calexico, CA 92231-3491

(760) 768-3910

District: Calexico Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3798^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Blanche Charles Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Moreno Junior High
High:	Calexico High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.7

Number of students: 413

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.5%

White:

0.7%

African American:

0.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Blanche Charles Elementary ranks worse than 64.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Calexico Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.6. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Blanche Charles Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Calexico Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.5%), White (0.7%), African American (0.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Blanche Charles Elementary is 23.7, which is the 2^nd best among 7 elementary schools in the Calexico Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Blanche Charles Elementary employs 17.4 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Blanche Charles Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Blanche Charles Elementary 3798^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Blanche Charles Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Calexico Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Calexico Unified 1389^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Blanche Charles Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Blanche Charles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.17	4183^rd	4809	13.0%
2005	17.13	4159^th	4822	13.7%
2006	17.04	4211^th	4818	12.6%
2007	12.23	4810^th	5113	5.9%
2008	17.14	4522^nd	5113	11.6%
2009	23.75	4150^th	5193	20.1%
2011	25.44	4305^th	5377	19.9%
2012	15.27	4942^nd	5390	8.3%
2013	19.98	4741^st	5530	14.3%
2015	23.15	4315^th	5611	23.1%
2016	25.47	4139^th	5614	26.3%
2017	33.04	3597^th	5692	36.8%
2018	31.66	3696^th	5662	34.7%
2019	33.86	3625^th	5789	37.4%
2022	18.63	4998^th	5883	15.0%
2023	34.03	3571^st	5874	39.2%
2024	31.60	3798^th	5862	35.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Blanche Charles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.05	1766^th	3246	45.6%
2019	31.29	2387^th	3275	27.1%
2022	36.86	2051^st	3311	38.1%
2023	49.80	1208^th	3250	62.8%
2024	49.04	1237^th	3160	60.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Blanche Charles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.34	2928^th	5084	42.4%
2019	44.73	2762^nd	5173	46.6%
2022	25.65	4200^th	5264	20.2%
2023	41.33	2960^th	5374	44.9%
2024	40.07	3138^th	5511	43.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Blanche Charles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	34.42	249^th	356	30.1%
2023	50.93	136^th	336	59.5%
2024	23.84	314^th	364	13.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Blanche Charles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.81	3776^th	5413	30.2%
2019	25.95	4157^th	5492	24.3%
2022	17.50	4937^th	5635	12.4%
2023	29.79	3787^th	5617	32.6%
2024	27.77	3996^th	5605	28.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Blanche Charles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	17.05	2202^nd	2227	1.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Blanche Charles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.97	3343^rd	5431	38.4%
2019	42.85	2850^th	5510	48.3%
2022	21.35	4583^rd	5663	19.1%
2023	38.64	3141^st	5650	44.4%
2024	36.45	3312^th	5636	41.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Blanche Charles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.51	2644^th	4830	45.3%
2019	46.46	2524^th	4963	49.1%
2022	25.30	4091^st	5084	19.5%
2023	46.64	2449^th	5098	52.0%
2024	43.93	2681^st	5102	47.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Blanche Charles Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1	0	0	386	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
1989	0	0	0	423	0	n/a	n/a	0	423
1990	1	2	0	441	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1991	3	1	2	480	0	n/a	n/a	0	486
1992	3	1	5	479	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
1993	5	0	7	595	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
1994	0	0	6	652	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
1995	1	2	8	750	0	n/a	n/a	0	761
1996	1	2	8	750	0	n/a	n/a	0	761
1997	8	2	11	811	1	n/a	n/a	0	833
1998	6	0	7	797	0	n/a	n/a	0	810
1999	1	2	9	818	0	n/a	n/a	0	830
2000	2	4	8	809	0	n/a	n/a	0	823
2001	4	3	7	852	0	n/a	n/a	0	866
2002	11	2	5	931	0	n/a	n/a	0	949
2003	11	2	5	931	0	n/a	n/a	0	949
2004	7	1	7	903	0	n/a	n/a	0	918
2005	7	1	7	941	0	n/a	n/a	0	956
2006	8	1	4	977	0	n/a	n/a	0	990
2007	9	0	4	862	0	n/a	n/a	0	875
2008	7	n/a	4	756	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	767
2009	5	0	2	621	0	0	0	0	628
2010	3	0	2	609	0	0	0	0	614
2011	3	0	2	582	0	0	0	0	587
2012	3	1	2	588	0	0	0	0	594
2013	2	0	3	598	0	0	0	0	603
2014	5	0	1	542	0	0	0	0	548
2015	2	2	2	533	0	0	0	0	539
2016	1	0	2	512	0	0	0	0	515
2017	0	0	2	481	0	0	0	0	483
2018	0	0	2	440	0	0	0	0	442
2019	1	0	0	442	0	0	0	0	443
2020	0	1	0	463	0	0	0	1	465
2021	1	1	0	461	0	0	2	0	465
2022	5	1	0	794	0	0	1	0	801
2023	4	1	0	445	0	0	0	2	452
2024	3	1	0	407	0	0	1	1	413

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Blanche Charles Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	387	13.0	29.7	n/a
1989	423	14.0	30.2	n/a
1990	444	17.0	26.1	n/a
1991	486	18.0	27.0	n/a
1992	488	18.3	26.6	84.6
1993	607	22.0	27.6	85.8
1994	658	23.0	28.6	85.6
1995	761	27.0	28.2	72
1996	761	27.0	28.2	72
1997	833	32.0	26.0	84.4
1998	810	36.0	22.5	85.8
1999	830	37.0	22.4	83.6
2000	823	39.0	21.1	85.9
2001	866	42.0	20.6	86
2002	949	45.0	21.1	74.8
2003	949	45.0	21.1	74.8
2004	918	43.0	21.3	81.6
2005	956	43.0	22.2	82
2006	990	46.0	21.5	81
2007	875	39.0	22.4	79.3
2008	767	41.0	18.7	70.9
2009	628	25.0	21.7	72
2010	614	25.0	24.5	86.6
2011	587	n/a	n/a	87.6
2012	594	23.2	25.5	99.5
2013	603	22.0	27.4	99.5
2014	548	21.0	26.0	87.8
2015	539	21.0	25.6	86.8
2016	515	20.0	25.7	88
2017	483	19.0	25.4	89.2
2018	442	17.0	26.0	92.1
2019	443	17.0	26.0	91.9
2020	465	n/a	n/a	92.3
2021	465	19.0	24.4	91.4
2022	801	33.1	24.1	88.6
2023	452	19.1	23.6	94.2
2024	413	17.4	23.7	93.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Blanche Charles Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	387	13.0	29.7	n/a
1989	423	14.0	30.2	n/a
1990	444	17.0	26.1	n/a
1991	486	18.0	27.0	n/a
1992	488	18.3	26.6	84.6
1993	607	22.0	27.6	85.8
1994	658	23.0	28.6	85.6
1995	761	27.0	28.2	72
1996	761	27.0	28.2	72
1997	833	32.0	26.0	84.4
1998	810	36.0	22.5	85.8
1999	830	37.0	22.4	83.6
2000	823	39.0	21.1	85.9
2001	866	42.0	20.6	86
2002	949	45.0	21.1	74.8
2003	949	45.0	21.1	74.8
2004	918	43.0	21.3	81.6
2005	956	43.0	22.2	82
2006	990	46.0	21.5	81
2007	875	39.0	22.4	79.3
2008	767	41.0	18.7	70.9
2009	628	25.0	21.7	72
2010	614	25.0	24.5	86.6
2011	587	n/a	n/a	87.6
2012	594	23.2	25.5	99.5
2013	603	22.0	27.4	99.5
2014	548	21.0	26.0	87.8
2015	539	21.0	25.6	86.8
2016	515	20.0	25.7	88
2017	483	19.0	25.4	89.2
2018	442	17.0	26.0	92.1
2019	443	17.0	26.0	91.9
2020	465	n/a	n/a	92.3
2021	465	19.0	24.4	91.4
2022	801	33.1	24.1	88.6
2023	452	19.1	23.6	94.2
2024	413	17.4	23.7	93.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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