Dool Elementary, Calexico CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Dool Elementary

Dool Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Calexico, a small border city in Imperial County where the majority of families are Hispanic/Latino and the community is tightly woven around cross-border ties to Mexicali, Mexico. The school enrolls roughly six hundred students, with a large share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is stable and spans relatively evenly across the grade bands, with slightly higher numbers in grades four and six.

State testing results from the most recent year show proficiency rates that are markedly low across both English language arts and mathematics. In English language arts, students in grades three through six showed proficiency in the range of low to high teens, with a school-wide average in the low teens. Mathematics proficiency was similar, with rates in the range of low to high teens across tested grades and a school-wide average in the low teens. A science assessment at fifth grade showed single-digit proficiency. These scores place Dool in the bottom quartile relative to districts across Imperial County on an overall proficiency measure. A parent may want to look into further detail with the school about what instructional supports and interventions are in place to address these gaps.

The school's student population is predominantly Hispanic, with very few students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. The enrollment data did not include counts for English learners or students receiving special education services, so those details are unavailable. The school is a regular public elementary school operated by Calexico Unified, not a charter or magnet program.

Calexico itself is an economically constrained community at the border's edge. Median home values are modest relative to California broadly, and the unemployment rate hovers near the national baseline. The city is experiencing residential growth, with a housing plan identifying potential for significant additional units over the next several years, though implementation remains early. Employment is anchored by health care, retail, educational services, and cross-border commerce.

The district has recently passed a substantial bond measure to modernize school facilities. That bond is funding a high school expansion and consolidation project that will affect which campuses students attend at the secondary level. For families considering Dool, the immediate elementary experience would not be directly shaped by that work, but it signals a district engaged in infrastructure and long-term planning. A parent should also know that Dool is part of a district where most schools serve economically and academically challenged student populations and where state assessments have not shown strong systemwide proficiency; the school's results reflect these broader conditions. Understanding what Dool offers in terms of classroom instruction, parent involvement, and any specialized supports would be worth discussing directly with school leadership.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 314%

School 14% · District 24% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 413%

School 13% · District 19% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 16% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 612%

School 12% · District 24% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 312%

School 12% · District 24% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 22% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 25% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 623%

School 23% · District 32% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Science

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

This schoolCalexico Unified, 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.