Is McCabe Elementary a good school?

McCabe Elementary ranks 1698 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McCabe Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,164 students attended McCabe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McCabe Elementary?

Students at McCabe Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of McCabe Elementary attend?

Students who attend McCabe Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Southwest High

McCabe Elementary

Summary:

McCabe Elementary is a public K-8 school in El Centro, California, serving 1,209 students. It is part of the McCabe Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 301 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

McCabe Elementary consistently performs well, ranking in the top 30% of California elementary schools for the past 10 years with a 4-star rating. The school outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. It also excels in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools for ELL student performance. While McCabe has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism in recent years, it still performs better than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Sunflower Elementary has higher proficiency rates in both subjects. McCabe's performance is particularly strong for male and Hispanic students, but more average for female students and those with disabilities. The school's relatively low rate of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch suggests it serves a more affluent population, which may contribute to its academic success.

Detail:

Public K-8

701 West McCabe Rd.
El Centro, CA 92243-9507

(760) 352-5443

District: McCabe Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1698^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,370

Students who attend McCabe Elementary usually attend:

High:

Southwest High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 1,164

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.5%

White:

8.8%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McCabe Elementary ranks better than 71% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.59. (See more...)

Compare Details McCabe Elementary ranks better than 80.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.64. (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 (85.5%), White (8.8%), two or more races (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 43.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McCabe Elementary is 24.5. (See more...)

Compare McCabe Elementary employs 47.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McCabe Elementary is $8,370.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McCabe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks McCabe Elementary 1698^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See McCabe Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks McCabe Elementary 533^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See McCabe Elementary in the ranking list.)

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McCabe Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks McCabe Union Elementary 301^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for McCabe Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	67.30	1388^th	4809	71.1%
2005	72.91	1207^th	4822	75.0%
2006	70.52	1309^th	4818	72.8%
2007	71.75	1293^rd	5113	74.7%
2008	74.24	1230^th	5113	75.9%
2009	72.82	1308^th	5193	74.8%
2010	79.26	1036^th	5314	80.5%
2011	79.16	1053^rd	5377	80.4%
2012	82.16	903^rd	5390	83.2%
2013	85.60	722^nd	5530	86.9%
2015	73.95	1355^th	5611	75.9%
2016	78.92	1168^th	5614	79.2%
2017	83.73	967^th	5692	83.0%
2018	79.85	1141^st	5662	79.8%
2019	77.60	1266^th	5789	78.1%
2021	62.28	482^nd	1417	66.0%
2022	69.99	1607^th	5883	72.7%
2023	71.00	1537^th	5874	73.8%
2024	67.59	1698^th	5862	71.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.15	379^th	3246	88.3%
2019	74.66	422^nd	3275	87.1%
2021	67.50	95^th	602	84.2%
2022	78.56	314^th	3311	90.5%
2023	72.99	423^rd	3250	87.0%
2024	82.91	203^rd	3160	93.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.56	664^th	2420	72.6%
2024	45.63	1102^nd	2634	58.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.94	875^th	5084	82.8%
2019	85.60	470^th	5173	90.9%
2021	66.68	282^nd	1110	74.6%
2022	72.20	1069^th	5264	79.7%
2023	67.44	1366^th	5374	74.6%
2024	66.84	1411^th	5511	74.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.73	1206^th	5413	77.7%
2019	70.51	1475^th	5492	73.1%
2021	57.56	484^th	1267	61.8%
2022	59.87	1936^th	5635	65.6%
2023	60.69	1907^th	5617	66.0%
2024	58.43	2017^th	5605	64.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.29	164^th	2128	92.3%
2019	83.94	283^rd	2585	89.1%
2021	59.91	79^th	293	73.0%
2022	50.53	792^nd	2227	64.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.71	1073^rd	5431	80.2%
2019	82.11	965^th	5510	82.5%
2021	64.57	404^th	1272	68.2%
2022	75.37	1310^th	5663	76.9%
2023	75.92	1265^th	5650	77.6%
2024	72.97	1361^st	5636	75.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.37	328^th	4830	93.2%
2019	89.61	319^th	4963	93.6%
2022	82.72	640^th	5084	87.4%
2023	85.38	535^th	5098	89.5%
2024	81.37	670^th	5102	86.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.33	507^th	2737	81.5%
2019	58.28	1274^th	2834	55.0%
2022	65.85	959^th	2726	64.8%
2023	59.88	1118^th	2662	58.0%

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

Rank History for McCabe Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	64.66	522^nd	1769	70.5%
2005	59.22	625^th	1777	64.8%
2006	59.32	642^nd	1804	64.4%
2007	64.48	596^th	1999	70.2%
2008	69.29	500^th	2005	75.1%
2009	73.32	435^th	2063	78.9%
2010	71.42	517^th	2179	76.3%
2011	73.29	452^nd	2236	79.8%
2012	74.66	450^th	2259	80.1%
2013	78.03	372^nd	2379	84.4%
2015	79.46	440^th	2477	82.2%
2016	85.43	319^th	2497	87.2%
2017	86.33	328^th	2508	86.9%
2018	88.04	281^st	2480	88.7%
2019	87.00	332^nd	2715	87.8%
2021	68.44	235^th	894	73.7%
2022	78.75	509^th	2740	81.4%
2023	73.01	620^th	2802	77.9%
2024	77.64	533^rd	2777	80.8%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.12	143^rd	1364	89.5%
2019	92.56	53^rd	1442	96.3%
2021	69.02	52^nd	363	85.7%
2022	80.31	111^th	1540	92.8%
2023	56.88	325^th	1529	78.7%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	63.35	358^th	1538	76.7%
2024	74.38	237^th	1550	84.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.49	214^th	2230	90.4%
2019	85.54	209^th	2369	91.2%
2021	84.74	59^th	721	91.8%
2022	82.00	268^th	2458	89.1%
2023	65.10	631^st	2549	75.2%
2024	80.36	334^th	2575	87.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.27	287^th	2262	87.3%
2019	84.89	323^rd	2380	86.4%
2021	66.51	212^th	738	71.3%
2022	77.20	486^th	2509	80.6%
2023	61.92	775^th	2547	69.6%
2024	67.48	671^st	2546	73.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.81	266^th	2273	88.3%
2019	86.54	311^th	2407	87.1%
2021	67.80	204^th	763	73.3%
2022	78.17	467^th	2527	81.5%
2023	80.18	440^th	2558	82.8%
2024	81.80	396^th	2547	84.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.81	71^st	2072	96.6%
2019	93.38	93^rd	2213	95.8%
2022	90.29	135^th	2359	94.3%
2023	85.03	220^th	2391	90.8%
2024	90.06	141^st	2383	94.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at McCabe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.08	39^th	1496	97.4%
2019	89.44	92^nd	1602	94.3%
2022	57.92	623^rd	1555	59.9%

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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 McCabe Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	215	4	6	149	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
1989	207	3	10	120	1	n/a	n/a	0	341
1990	263	4	20	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
1991	274	0	15	170	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1992	281	3	14	176	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1993	283	5	16	215	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
1994	297	3	14	224	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
1995	282	2	17	256	1	n/a	n/a	0	558
1996	282	2	17	256	1	n/a	n/a	0	558
1997	253	4	15	251	1	n/a	n/a	0	524
1998	220	7	14	293	3	n/a	n/a	0	537
1999	216	5	9	300	6	n/a	n/a	0	536
2000	203	4	12	281	2	n/a	n/a	0	502
2001	206	2	12	266	8	n/a	n/a	0	494
2002	218	6	13	290	3	n/a	n/a	0	530
2003	218	6	13	290	3	n/a	n/a	0	530
2004	208	5	13	302	2	n/a	n/a	1	531
2005	211	6	20	356	2	n/a	n/a	0	595
2006	209	6	41	561	0	n/a	n/a	0	817
2007	209	11	61	714	0	n/a	n/a	0	995
2008	204	12	64	784	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1064
2009	210	14	70	829	0	0	3	0	1126
2010	201	11	52	889	0	3	4	0	1160
2011	210	7	42	954	0	4	5	0	1222
2012	203	6	40	981	1	1	5	0	1237
2013	208	3	41	1010	0	1	4	0	1267
2014	209	4	43	1088	0	1	7	0	1352
2015	187	3	43	1128	0	2	5	0	1368
2016	171	2	41	1145	0	1	4	0	1364
2017	159	4	47	1174	0	1	4	0	1389
2018	147	5	46	1188	0	0	3	0	1389
2019	138	6	45	1166	0	0	10	0	1365
2020	131	8	39	1166	0	0	15	0	1359
2021	132	5	31	1129	1	0	14	0	1312
2022	116	5	34	1074	1	0	30	1	1261
2023	101	3	32	1042	0	0	31	0	1209
2024	102	3	28	995	0	0	35	1	1164

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 McCabe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	374	11.9	31.4	n/a
1989	341	14.9	22.8	n/a
1990	411	17.0	24.1	n/a
1991	459	17.0	27.0	n/a
1992	474	17.3	27.3	22.4
1993	519	19.5	26.6	31.6
1994	538	20.0	26.9	28.3
1995	558	21.2	26.3	15.9
1996	558	21.2	26.3	15.9
1997	524	20.0	26.2	28.2
1998	537	21.7	24.7	23.3
1999	536	22.6	23.7	28.2
2000	502	23.3	21.5	28.9
2001	494	22.3	22.2	24.7
2002	530	22.5	23.6	24.3
2003	530	22.5	23.6	24.3
2004	531	22.3	23.8	20.6
2005	595	27.3	21.8	19.8
2006	817	39.0	20.9	18.2
2007	995	47.0	21.2	18.5
2008	1064	51.0	20.9	21.9
2009	1126	53.0	20.1	25.1
2010	1160	52.0	22.3	27.2
2011	1222	n/a	n/a	28.1
2012	1237	53.5	23.1	n/a
2013	1267	48.1	26.3	28.5
2014	1352	54.0	25.0	28.4
2015	1368	55.0	24.8	31.9
2016	1364	57.0	23.9	36.4
2017	1389	56.0	24.8	30.7
2018	1389	58.0	23.9	32
2019	1365	56.0	24.3	29.7
2020	1359	n/a	n/a	33.6
2021	1312	55.0	23.8	30.6
2022	1261	50.7	24.8	33.6
2023	1209	48.9	24.7	38.6
2024	1164	47.4	24.5	43.1

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 McCabe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	374	11.9	31.4	n/a
1989	341	14.9	22.8	n/a
1990	411	17.0	24.1	n/a
1991	459	17.0	27.0	n/a
1992	474	17.3	27.3	22.4
1993	519	19.5	26.6	31.6
1994	538	20.0	26.9	28.3
1995	558	21.2	26.3	15.9
1996	558	21.2	26.3	15.9
1997	524	20.0	26.2	28.2
1998	537	21.7	24.7	23.3
1999	536	22.6	23.7	28.2
2000	502	23.3	21.5	28.9
2001	494	22.3	22.2	24.7
2002	530	22.5	23.6	24.3
2003	530	22.5	23.6	24.3
2004	531	22.3	23.8	20.6
2005	595	27.3	21.8	19.8
2006	817	39.0	20.9	18.2
2007	995	47.0	21.2	18.5
2008	1064	51.0	20.9	21.9
2009	1126	53.0	20.1	25.1
2010	1160	52.0	22.3	27.2
2011	1222	n/a	n/a	28.1
2012	1237	53.5	23.1	n/a
2013	1267	48.1	26.3	28.5
2014	1352	54.0	25.0	28.4
2015	1368	55.0	24.8	31.9
2016	1364	57.0	23.9	36.4
2017	1389	56.0	24.8	30.7
2018	1389	58.0	23.9	32
2019	1365	56.0	24.3	29.7
2020	1359	n/a	n/a	33.6
2021	1312	55.0	23.8	30.6
2022	1261	50.7	24.8	33.6
2023	1209	48.9	24.7	38.6
2024	1164	47.4	24.5	43.1

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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