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Imperial Unified Schools
Imperial Unified is a public school district in California, based in Imperial County (Imperial). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Imperial Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Imperial Unified
5 of 6 schools in Imperial Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 4D: 1
Best schools in Imperial Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Imperial High (High school, meets expectations)
- C Ben Hulse Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Frank M Wright Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C T L Waggoner Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Imperial Cross Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Imperial Unified
High schools (2)
- Imperial Ave Holbrook High, Imperial
- C+ Imperial High, Imperial
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C Frank M Wright Middle, Imperial
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C Ben Hulse Elementary, Imperial
- D+ Imperial Cross Elementary, Imperial
- C T L Waggoner Elementary, Imperial
Where Imperial Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Imperial (6)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Imperial County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,672 students with 203 full-time-equivalent teachers and 462 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0618210
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Central Union High (5 schools, 11 mi)
- El Centro Elementary (12 schools, 14 mi)
- Brawley Elementary (5 schools, 18 mi)
- Calexico Unified (11 schools, 19 mi)
- Brawley Union High (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Mountain Empire Unified (9 schools, 34 mi)
- Calipatria Unified (4 schools, 34 mi)
- Holtville Unified (6 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Imperial Unified
How many schools are in Imperial Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Imperial Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Imperial Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Imperial.
How good are the schools in Imperial Unified?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 32.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27.2%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Imperial Unified?
4,672 students were enrolled in Imperial Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 23.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Imperial Unified?
Imperial Unified is in California, based in Imperial County, with its district office in Imperial. Its boundary covers about 567 sq mi.