Is Margaret White Elementary a good school?

Margaret White Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Margaret White Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 609 students attended Margaret White Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Margaret White Elementary?

Students at Margaret White Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 14% White, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Margaret White Elementary attend?

Students who attend Margaret White Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Palo Verde High

Margaret White Elementary

Summary:

Margaret White Elementary is a public elementary school located in Blythe, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 653 students. The school is part of the Palo Verde Unified School District, which is ranked 1414 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Margaret White Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of California elementary schools, with a ranking between 4,500-5,500 out of around 5,800 schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments, is significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.66% of Margaret White Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 47.04% statewide and 26.77% in the Palo Verde Unified School District. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.0% in 2017-2018 to 40.5% in 2020-2021 and 34.7% in 2022-2023.

The nearby schools, Ruth Brown Elementary and Felix J. Appleby Elementary, also part of the Palo Verde Unified School District, perform slightly better than Margaret White Elementary in academic assessments, but still lag behind state averages. These nearby schools also have high rates of chronic absenteeism and high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting that the schools in this district face significant challenges in providing a quality education to their students.

Detail:

Public K-8

610 North Broadway
Blythe, CA 92225-1331

(760) 922-5159

District: Palo Verde Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5553^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,148

Students who attend Margaret White Elementary usually attend:

High:

Palo Verde High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 609

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

White:

14.1%

African American:

8.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Margaret White Elementary ranks worse than 94.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Palo Verde Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.99. (See more...)

Compare Details Margaret White Elementary ranks worse than 89.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.88. (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 Margaret White Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Palo Verde Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (74.9%), White (14.1%), African American (8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Palo Verde Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Margaret White Elementary is 23.4. 1 elementary schools in the Palo Verde Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Margaret White Elementary is $4,148, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Palo Verde Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Margaret White Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Margaret White Elementary 5553^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Margaret White Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Margaret White Elementary 2479^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Margaret White Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Palo Verde Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Palo Verde Unified 1414^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Margaret White Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Margaret White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	47.00	2305^th	4809	52.1%
2005	35.82	2964^th	4822	38.5%
2006	29.83	3314^th	4818	31.2%
2007	33.55	3328^th	5113	34.9%
2008	20.56	4304^th	5113	15.8%
2009	24.84	4079^th	5193	21.5%
2010	16.39	4826^th	5314	9.2%
2011	25.36	4312^th	5377	19.8%
2012	16.02	4894^th	5390	9.2%
2013	19.94	4744^th	5530	14.2%
2015	19.61	4669^th	5611	16.8%
2016	17.26	4853^rd	5614	13.6%
2017	14.38	5168^th	5692	9.2%
2018	21.57	4555^th	5662	19.6%
2019	16.53	5116^th	5789	11.6%
2022	17.52	5105^th	5883	13.2%
2023	12.73	5508^th	5874	6.2%
2024	11.99	5553^rd	5862	5.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.54	4291^st	5084	15.6%
2019	18.88	4634^th	5173	10.4%
2022	19.32	4695^th	5264	10.8%
2023	14.23	5094^th	5374	5.2%
2024	13.26	5243^rd	5511	4.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Margaret White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.99	4453^rd	5413	17.7%
2019	15.01	5026^th	5492	8.5%
2022	18.73	4828^th	5635	14.3%
2023	17.41	4937^th	5617	12.1%
2024	13.80	5205^th	5605	7.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Margaret White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.97	4191^st	5431	22.8%
2019	19.42	4717^th	5510	14.4%
2022	18.12	4916^th	5663	13.2%
2023	11.17	5449^th	5650	3.6%
2024	11.85	5376^th	5636	4.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Margaret White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.70	3924^th	4830	18.8%
2019	19.08	4434^th	4963	10.7%
2022	18.45	4610^th	5084	9.3%
2023	13.83	4861^st	5098	4.6%
2024	13.67	4842^nd	5102	5.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Margaret White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.75	2359^th	2737	13.8%
2019	9.44	2649^th	2834	6.5%
2022	10.62	2510^th	2726	7.9%
2023	4.44	2598^th	2662	2.4%
2024	9.94	2452^nd	2647	7.4%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Margaret White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2015	12.86	2266^th	2477	8.5%
2016	11.66	2300^th	2497	7.9%
2017	9.98	2385^th	2508	4.9%
2018	10.53	2337^th	2480	5.8%
2019	21.44	2118^th	2715	22.0%
2022	19.81	2232^nd	2740	18.5%
2023	23.24	2134^th	2802	23.8%
2024	14.88	2479^th	2777	10.7%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Margaret White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.48	1411^th	1538	8.3%
2024	17.07	1530^th	1550	1.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.75	2172^nd	2230	2.6%
2019	20.30	2009^th	2369	15.2%
2022	21.09	2060^th	2458	16.2%
2023	23.76	2026^th	2549	20.5%
2024	12.06	2443^rd	2575	5.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Margaret White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.78	2204^th	2262	2.6%
2019	15.11	2109^th	2380	11.4%
2022	21.65	2001^st	2509	20.2%
2023	21.87	2014^th	2547	20.9%
2024	14.95	2289^th	2546	10.1%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Margaret White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	18.51	1485^th	1531	3.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Margaret White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.30	2073^rd	2273	8.8%
2019	26.77	1728^th	2407	28.2%
2022	19.09	2098^th	2527	17.0%
2023	25.46	1849^th	2558	27.7%
2024	15.75	2254^th	2547	11.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Margaret White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.81	1973^rd	2072	4.8%
2019	22.33	1810^th	2213	18.2%
2022	21.01	1974^th	2359	16.3%
2023	19.50	2050^th	2391	14.3%
2024	14.90	2173^rd	2383	8.8%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Margaret White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	6.38	1436^th	1496	4.0%
2022	21.05	1258^th	1555	19.1%
2023	51.73	713^th	1552	54.1%

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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 Margaret White Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	230	55	3	303	6	n/a	n/a	0	597
1989	228	54	2	320	5	n/a	n/a	0	609
1990	226	36	7	260	5	n/a	n/a	0	534
1991	198	48	4	276	4	n/a	n/a	0	530
1992	190	49	1	281	2	n/a	n/a	0	523
1993	249	55	3	331	1	n/a	n/a	0	639
1994	207	51	4	323	2	n/a	n/a	0	587
1995	273	53	4	346	5	n/a	n/a	0	681
1996	273	53	4	346	5	n/a	n/a	0	681
1997	248	45	7	319	8	n/a	n/a	0	627
1998	234	67	12	301	8	n/a	n/a	0	622
1999	239	49	21	303	6	n/a	n/a	0	618
2000	243	52	15	315	1	n/a	n/a	0	626
2001	246	59	16	369	5	n/a	n/a	0	695
2002	249	57	9	404	5	n/a	n/a	1	725
2003	249	57	9	404	5	n/a	n/a	1	725
2004	278	49	9	405	6	n/a	n/a	3	750
2005	275	55	12	396	5	n/a	n/a	5	748
2006	263	41	21	353	5	n/a	n/a	11	694
2007	226	31	22	370	4	n/a	n/a	13	666
2008	179	48	25	367	6	n/a	n/a	0	625
2009	159	46	19	363	3	3	23	0	616
2010	197	49	20	434	4	2	6	0	712
2011	200	66	14	451	3	1	6	0	741
2012	172	49	14	434	4	2	8	0	683
2013	165	45	9	433	4	0	12	0	668
2014	135	39	8	412	3	0	10	0	607
2015	133	65	7	431	3	0	12	0	651
2016	130	52	10	484	5	0	12	0	693
2017	130	50	11	491	4	0	14	0	700
2018	120	42	7	495	5	0	15	0	684
2019	104	52	6	462	6	1	10	0	641
2020	104	68	5	491	7	1	16	0	692
2021	109	59	4	458	8	2	14	0	654
2022	103	50	3	467	4	3	11	0	641
2023	98	56	2	481	6	3	7	0	653
2024	86	49	3	456	4	1	10	0	609

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Margaret White Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	597	25.0	23.8	n/a
1989	609	25.0	24.3	n/a
1990	534	24.4	21.8	n/a
1991	530	23.5	22.5	n/a
1992	523	23.9	21.8	58.5
1993	639	22.0	29.0	54.3
1994	587	21.0	28.0	55
1995	681	25.0	27.2	51.1
1996	681	25.0	27.2	51.1
1997	627	29.0	21.6	58.4
1998	622	31.0	20.1	58.8
1999	618	30.0	20.6	52.9
2000	626	28.0	22.4	52.6
2001	695	32.0	21.7	52.2
2002	725	33.0	22.0	48.8
2003	725	33.0	22.0	48.8
2004	750	31.0	24.2	46.7
2005	748	33.0	22.7	50.1
2006	694	32.0	21.7	52.1
2007	666	29.0	23.0	56.5
2008	625	28.0	22.3	62.6
2009	616	24.0	24.6	60.7
2010	712	21.9	32.3	59.8
2011	741	n/a	n/a	60.9
2012	683	24.0	28.4	n/a
2013	668	21.5	31.0	65.6
2014	607	20.3	29.8	74.6
2015	651	24.0	27.1	72.4
2016	693	24.0	28.8	71.4
2017	700	26.2	26.6	73.9
2018	684	27.0	25.3	74.3
2019	641	25.5	25.1	75.2
2020	692	n/a	n/a	75.1
2021	654	26.0	25.1	74.8
2022	641	28.0	22.8	73.5
2023	653	26.0	25.1	80.1
2024	609	26.0	23.4	77

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 Margaret White Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	597	25.0	23.8	n/a
1989	609	25.0	24.3	n/a
1990	534	24.4	21.8	n/a
1991	530	23.5	22.5	n/a
1992	523	23.9	21.8	58.5
1993	639	22.0	29.0	54.3
1994	587	21.0	28.0	55
1995	681	25.0	27.2	51.1
1996	681	25.0	27.2	51.1
1997	627	29.0	21.6	58.4
1998	622	31.0	20.1	58.8
1999	618	30.0	20.6	52.9
2000	626	28.0	22.4	52.6
2001	695	32.0	21.7	52.2
2002	725	33.0	22.0	48.8
2003	725	33.0	22.0	48.8
2004	750	31.0	24.2	46.7
2005	748	33.0	22.7	50.1
2006	694	32.0	21.7	52.1
2007	666	29.0	23.0	56.5
2008	625	28.0	22.3	62.6
2009	616	24.0	24.6	60.7
2010	712	21.9	32.3	59.8
2011	741	n/a	n/a	60.9
2012	683	24.0	28.4	n/a
2013	668	21.5	31.0	65.6
2014	607	20.3	29.8	74.6
2015	651	24.0	27.1	72.4
2016	693	24.0	28.8	71.4
2017	700	26.2	26.6	73.9
2018	684	27.0	25.3	74.3
2019	641	25.5	25.1	75.2
2020	692	n/a	n/a	75.1
2021	654	26.0	25.1	74.8
2022	641	28.0	22.8	73.5
2023	653	26.0	25.1	80.1
2024	609	26.0	23.4	77

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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