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Westside Elementary

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Westside Elementary ranks 4104 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Westside Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 349 students in Thermal, California, within the Coachella Valley Unified district, and it faces significant academic challenges with proficiency rates well below state averages.

The school has some relative strengths, such as outperforming the district average in mathematics and showing effective support for English Language Learners, but it struggles with very high chronic absenteeism and reported 0% proficiency in science last year. Notably, performance varies dramatically between grades, with sixth graders performing far better than fifth graders. While Westside spends more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio than most nearby schools, these resources have not yet translated into higher overall academic achievement compared to some peers.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal that high poverty levels do not necessarily mean low outcomes, as seen at Peter Pendleton Elementary, which serves a similar student population but achieves much higher proficiency scores. Schools in the neighboring Desert Sands Unified district also tend to perform better academically despite spending significantly less money per student. These comparisons suggest that school-level practices and how resources are used can be crucial factors in student success.

349

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,100

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

82-225 Airport Blvd.
Thermal, CA 92274-9714

(760) 399-5171

District: Coachella Valley Unified

Students who attend Westside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High
High:	Coachella Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

White:

1.4%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 33 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg22%

California avg41%

4,104^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Coachella Valley Unified

1305^th of 1,543Coachella Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	4104 of 5857	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4049 of 5869	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.4	5443 of 5859	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4683 of 5883	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1273 of 1417	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	4867 of 5789	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4733 of 5662	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	5202 of 5692	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	4982 of 5614	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	4884 of 5611	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.9	4671 of 5530	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.1	4081 of 5390	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.5	4217 of 5377	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.2	4131 of 5314	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.5	3740 of 5193	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.9	4352 of 5113	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.6	4079 of 5113	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	4364 of 4818	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.4	4780 of 4822	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.1	4665 of 4809	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.3	1418 of 2585	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1960 of 2128	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	1576 of 3162	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	2510 of 3245	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	2028 of 3311	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	511 of 602	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	2070 of 3275	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1951 of 3246	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	3950 of 5597	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	4155 of 5612	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	5303 of 5609	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	4513 of 5635	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1060 of 1267	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4584 of 5492	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4595 of 5413	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3343 of 5107	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	3061 of 5107	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	4675 of 5087	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3704 of 5084	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	3951 of 4963	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3740 of 4830	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	3750 of 5460	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3397 of 5517	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.4	4870 of 5363	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4316 of 5264	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	959 of 1110	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4299 of 5173	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	4042 of 5084	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	3851 of 5628	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3639 of 5643	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.7	5188 of 5638	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	4419 of 5663	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1191 of 1272	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4742 of 5510	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4454 of 5431	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	2282 of 2847	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	2092 of 2635	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2019)45th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westside Elementary	Public	K-6	82-225 Airport Blvd.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5171	349	18	19.2	91.4%	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	340 (97.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28.4	4104^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		28.7	4049^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.0%	55	0.0		0.0	20.9	28.3	6.1	54.7			28.3	41.9	23.9	8.2	41.5			28.8	96.5		96.5			$32,100	$1,327	$30,773
Coral Mountain Academy	Public	K-6	51-375 Van Buren St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-3525	815	34	23.8	83.3%	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	795 (97.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32.9	3732^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		30.6	3887^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	155	13.6		13.6	26.2	32.1	38.2	44.8			35.8	33.6	33.9	26.0	32.6			31.5	97.2			97.2		$30,243	$1,212	$29,031
Imagine Schools Riverside County	Public, Charter	K-8	50-930 Calhoun St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Imagine Schools Riverside County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 391-9200	1,454	63	23.0	72.8%	31 (2.1%)	20 (1.4%)	1,382 (95.0%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.8%)	26.1	4304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.5%		20	4869^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	565	21.5	26.7	23.1	31.1	33.9	34.9	31.2	45.1	54.7	35.9	34.2	31.6	12.8	15.6	22.0	18.7	23.4	97.8					$20,206	$1,283	$18,923
Peter Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-6	84-750 Calle Rojo	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-0178	499	21	23.5	96.2%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	491 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	64.3	1873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%		48.8	2629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.2%	756	30.5		30.5	52.9	40.5	57.6	51.4			50.0	62.3	40.0	55.2	58.1			53.4						$31,575	$1,529	$30,046
Mountain Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	49-750 Hjorth St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-6888	599	28	21.3	76.8%	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	575 (96.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28	4134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%		29.2	3996^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.9%	138	17.2		17.2	42.3	31.1	24.7	33.3			32.5	40.9	31.9	14.9	22.5			27.1	95.4			95.4		$31,003	$1,220	$29,783
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	85-270 Valley Rd.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-4651	603	25	23.9	94.2%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	599 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	4094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		25	4369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	275	11.7		11.7	28.2	39.2	37.9	33.7			34.8	32.1	39.2	18.3	23.6			27.5						$30,427	$1,418	$29,009
Palm View Elementary	Public	K-6	1390 Seventh St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2861	561	26	21.3	94.8%	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	547 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	25	4391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		23.9	4478^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.7%	87	9.1		9.1	22.7	24.0	15.2	40.9			25.4	42.7	28.6	11.6	31.9			29.6						$30,550	$1,402	$29,148
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	49-601 Avenida de Oro	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2004	622	29	21.3	91.5%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	613 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.9	4833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%		19.7	4892^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	59	9.8		9.8	19.8	17.7	29.3	42.7			27.4	31.1	14.6	15.9	20.8			20.6						$30,568	$1,321	$29,247
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy	Public	K-5	47-368 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 863-1544	592	26	22.7	81.1%	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	546 (92.2%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	30.5	3918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.1%		30.2	3907^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.4%	11	25.8		25.8	32.0	39.5	33.3				34.7	27.8	32.5	23.7				27.8	97.5	98.4	98.4	97.5	98.4	$21,901	$3,323	$18,578
Martin Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-5	47-733 Van Buren St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3870	533	22	24.2	92.5%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	500 (93.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	40.4	3190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%		35.4	3482^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	292	22.5		22.5	34.4	42.0	49.0				42.0	34.8	32.5	36.7				34.8						$19,476	$3,300	$16,176

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside Elementary

What schools do graduates of Westside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High
High : Coachella Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Westside Elementary?

Students at Westside Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Westside Elementary a good school?

Westside Elementary ranks 4104^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Westside Elementary in?

Coachella Valley Unified

How many students attend Westside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Westside Elementary.

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