Miguel Hidalgo Elementary, Brawley CA

Original Research by School Decision on Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

Miguel Hidalgo Elementary is a kindergarten through sixth-grade school in Brawley, a mixed-use agricultural city in California's Imperial Valley. The school enrollment is small, with students distributed across seven grade levels, and a substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with very few students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds.

The school's academic performance, measured by the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), shows proficiency rates in the lower range. In English language arts across the tested grades, proficiency sits just above one-third at the upper end. In mathematics, proficiency rates in the tested grades hover around one-third. In fifth-grade science, measured by the California Science Test, fewer than one-fifth of students met the proficiency standard. Compared to other districts in Imperial County, Miguel Hidalgo's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among the county's districts.

The school serves a community shaped by agriculture and an emerging emphasis on advanced manufacturing and energy. Brawley itself is rooted in farming and cattle ranching, with a historic downtown centered on Plaza Park and Main Street. The city has seen modest recent population growth, and state and local investment is underway to prepare residents for "Lithium Valley" opportunities in geothermal energy and lithium extraction, though those jobs remain years or likely decades away. Most residents work in healthcare, agriculture, or public administration. Housing in the Brawley area is moderately priced relative to state and national benchmarks, and rents are broadly affordable by national measures.

Miguel Hidalgo is a regular public elementary school operated by the Brawley Elementary School District, not a charter or specialized magnet program. The school sits on its own campus rather than in downtown Brawley's civic center. Beyond the test-score snapshot provided here, limited information is available about the school's specific programs, staffing, school climate, or parent-facing initiatives. A parent or prospective resident might want to inquire directly with the school about instructional strategies in reading and mathematics, support for students not yet meeting grade-level proficiency, and any programs aimed at closing the proficiency gaps evident in the recent assessment results.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 35% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 36% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 20% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 34% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 37% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 33% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Science

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 17% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · even with county median

This schoolBrawley Elementary, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.