Is T. L. Waggoner Elementary a good school?

T. L. Waggoner Elementary ranks 2307 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend T. L. Waggoner Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 594 students attended T. L. Waggoner Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of T. L. Waggoner Elementary?

Students at T. L. Waggoner Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of T. L. Waggoner Elementary attend?

Students who attend T. L. Waggoner Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Frank M. Wright Middle High : Imperial High

T. L. Waggoner Elementary

Summary:

T. L. Waggoner Elementary is a public elementary school in Imperial, CA, serving around 600 students in grades K-5 and part of the Imperial Unified School District.

Overall, T. L. Waggoner Elementary performs better than the state average on English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, with particularly strong results for its English Language Learner students. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism in recent years, reaching 13.8% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Ben Hulse Elementary and Imperial Cross Elementary, T. L. Waggoner Elementary generally performs slightly lower on standardized tests, but outperforms these schools in supporting its English Language Learner population.

In terms of subgroup performance, T. L. Waggoner Elementary has shown strong results for its Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools in these categories. However, the school's performance for its Special Education and Disabled student subgroups has been more mixed, with rankings ranging from the top 50% to the bottom 25% of California schools. Over the past decade, the school's overall statewide ranking has fluctuated, but its performance on standardized tests has remained relatively consistent, with some year-over-year variations.

Detail:

Public K-5

627 Joshua Tree St.
Imperial, CA 92251-8917

(760) 355-3266

District: Imperial Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2307^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend T. L. Waggoner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frank M. Wright Middle
High:	Imperial High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.3

Number of students: 594

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.6%

White:

5.7%

Two or more races:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details T. L. Waggoner Elementary ranks better than 60.6% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.6. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.6%), White (5.7%), two or more races (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at T. L. Waggoner Elementary is 21.3. (See more...)

Compare T. L. Waggoner Elementary employs 27.8 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

T. L. Waggoner Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks T. L. Waggoner Elementary 2307^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See T. L. Waggoner Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Imperial Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Imperial Unified 628^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for T. L. Waggoner Elementary

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Rank History for all students at T. L. Waggoner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	55.50	1900^th	4809	60.5%
2005	58.97	1795^th	4822	62.8%
2006	55.65	1930^th	4818	59.9%
2007	60.11	1822^nd	5113	64.4%
2008	56.52	2024^th	5113	60.4%
2009	50.90	2429^th	5193	53.2%
2010	53.42	2361^st	5314	55.6%
2011	44.35	2932^nd	5377	45.5%
2012	41.20	3188^th	5390	40.9%
2013	51.29	2603^rd	5530	52.9%
2015	49.34	2481^st	5611	55.8%
2016	59.06	2037^th	5614	63.7%
2017	51.01	2489^th	5692	56.3%
2018	66.06	1760^th	5662	68.9%
2019	58.05	2175^th	5789	62.4%
2021	38.54	803^rd	1417	43.3%
2022	51.85	2457^th	5883	58.2%
2023	60.63	2030^th	5874	65.4%
2024	54.60	2307^th	5862	60.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at T. L. Waggoner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.05	179^th	3246	94.5%
2019	91.23	151^st	3275	95.4%
2021	54.24	165^th	602	72.6%
2022	65.94	585^th	3311	82.3%
2023	79.60	281^st	3250	91.4%
2024	76.22	287^th	3160	90.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at T. L. Waggoner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	68.03	502^nd	2420	79.3%
2024	50.54	951^st	2634	63.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at T. L. Waggoner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.14	1567^th	5084	69.2%
2019	58.91	1837^th	5173	64.5%
2021	43.83	589^th	1110	46.9%
2022	46.77	2484^th	5264	52.8%
2023	58.85	1812^th	5374	66.3%
2024	56.18	2006^th	5511	63.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at T. L. Waggoner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	43.55	184^th	356	48.3%

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Rank History for Female students at T. L. Waggoner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.94	1886^th	5413	65.2%
2019	49.49	2527^th	5492	54.0%
2021	40.73	688^th	1267	45.7%
2022	48.68	2491^st	5635	55.8%
2023	43.62	2774^th	5617	50.6%
2024	42.76	2872^nd	5605	48.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at T. L. Waggoner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.03	1701^st	2128	20.1%
2019	28.02	1898^th	2585	26.6%
2021	40.30	133^rd	293	54.6%
2022	26.49	1663^rd	2227	25.3%

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Rank History for Male students at T. L. Waggoner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.69	1577^th	5431	71.0%
2019	63.96	1773^rd	5510	67.8%
2021	36.89	735^th	1272	42.2%
2022	53.42	2267^th	5663	60.0%
2023	74.54	1314^th	5650	76.7%
2024	64.09	1778^th	5636	68.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at T. L. Waggoner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.06	726^th	4830	85.0%
2019	69.75	1181^st	4963	76.2%
2022	66.12	1339^th	5084	73.7%
2023	78.87	794^th	5098	84.4%
2024	70.38	1172^nd	5102	77.0%

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Rank History for White students at T. L. Waggoner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	66.61	946^th	2737	65.4%
2019	68.38	888^th	2834	68.7%

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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 T. L. Waggoner Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2001	128	12	14	313	1	n/a	n/a	0	468
2002	145	14	21	396	0	n/a	n/a	1	577
2003	145	14	21	396	0	n/a	n/a	1	577
2004	155	14	21	483	0	n/a	n/a	3	676
2005	162	16	20	484	0	n/a	n/a	3	685
2006	147	21	16	472	0	n/a	n/a	3	659
2007	136	18	16	449	0	n/a	n/a	6	625
2008	138	16	23	447	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	624
2009	136	18	24	513	0	1	25	0	717
2010	150	15	18	522	0	1	1	0	707
2011	142	9	11	546	3	1	5	0	717
2012	130	9	8	557	2	1	3	0	710
2013	129	7	12	615	3	1	4	0	771
2014	127	5	16	665	2	1	3	0	819
2015	105	8	15	669	2	0	4	0	803
2016	96	6	11	708	1	0	6	0	828
2017	94	6	9	720	1	0	6	0	836
2018	92	6	10	746	0	0	12	0	866
2019	86	7	16	788	0	1	13	0	911
2020	61	6	13	536	0	1	17	1	635
2021	59	5	9	541	0	1	12	0	627
2022	51	2	8	502	0	1	11	0	575
2023	42	0	7	542	0	1	8	0	600
2024	34	0	6	544	0	1	9	0	594

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 T. L. Waggoner Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	468	25.0	18.7	31
2002	577	29.0	19.9	27.8
2003	577	29.0	19.9	27.8
2004	676	31.0	21.8	28.5
2005	685	31.0	22.1	28
2006	659	31.0	21.3	24.2
2007	625	29.0	21.6	29.2
2008	624	31.0	20.1	26.6
2009	717	33.0	21.1	34.4
2010	707	33.0	21.4	32.2
2011	717	n/a	n/a	31.1
2012	710	33.0	21.5	n/a
2013	771	33.0	23.3	41.5
2014	819	33.0	24.8	40
2015	803	33.0	24.3	38.9
2016	828	33.0	25.0	42.4
2017	836	33.0	25.3	37.8
2018	866	35.0	24.7	46.1
2019	911	36.0	25.3	45.6
2020	635	n/a	n/a	45.7
2021	627	25.0	25.0	43.2
2022	575	23.8	24.1	47.8
2023	600	27.0	22.2	52.3
2024	594	27.8	21.3	41.9

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 T. L. Waggoner Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	468	25.0	18.7	31
2002	577	29.0	19.9	27.8
2003	577	29.0	19.9	27.8
2004	676	31.0	21.8	28.5
2005	685	31.0	22.1	28
2006	659	31.0	21.3	24.2
2007	625	29.0	21.6	29.2
2008	624	31.0	20.1	26.6
2009	717	33.0	21.1	34.4
2010	707	33.0	21.4	32.2
2011	717	n/a	n/a	31.1
2012	710	33.0	21.5	n/a
2013	771	33.0	23.3	41.5
2014	819	33.0	24.8	40
2015	803	33.0	24.3	38.9
2016	828	33.0	25.0	42.4
2017	836	33.0	25.3	37.8
2018	866	35.0	24.7	46.1
2019	911	36.0	25.3	45.6
2020	635	n/a	n/a	45.7
2021	627	25.0	25.0	43.2
2022	575	23.8	24.1	47.8
2023	600	27.0	22.2	52.3
2024	594	27.8	21.3	41.9

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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