Desert Sands Unified

District Summary

47-950 Dune Palms Rd.
La Quinta, CA 92253-4000

(760) 777-4200

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 26,695

Primary Schools: 20
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 1

We found 34 schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				CAST Science (2022)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2022)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2022)								% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	% DTP (2020)	% MMR (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	74-100 Rutledge Way	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 862-4340	577	27	21.3	90.1%	72 (12.5%)	11 (1.9%)	467 (80.9%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	29.1	3941^st of 5883 public elementary schools	33.0%					(n/a)	24.8				24.8	20.0	41.6	33.6					32.2	22.2	20.8	19.3					20.7	94.4		96.3	96.3	97.2		$8,505
Palm Desert Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	74-200 Rutledge Way	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 862-4320	1,298	51	25.4	58.9%	460 (35.4%)	23 (1.8%)	643 (49.5%)	102 (7.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.1%)	70.8	670^th of 2740 public middle schools	75.5%					(n/a)		37.6			37.6				57.4	67.9	55.6		60.2				40.2	39.6	31.2		36.8							$9,712
Palm Desert High	Public	9-12	74-910 Aztec Rd.	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 862-4300	2,122	79	26.8	58.5%	805 (37.9%)	39 (1.8%)	1,024 (48.3%)	162 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	90 (4.2%)	81	352^nd of 2123 public high schools	83.4%		76.2	285^th of 1290 public high schools	77.9%	67			41.8	15.3	38.6							72.9	72.9							37.0	37.0							$8,348
James Earl Carter Elementary	Public	K-5	74-251 Hovley Ln. E.	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 862-4370	528	25	21.1	60.2%	170 (32.2%)	12 (2.3%)	245 (46.4%)	39 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (11.4%)	77.6	1301^st of 5883 public elementary schools	77.9%					(n/a)	40.0				40.0	67.5	55.8	64.4					62.5	68.8	47.7	47.8					54.3	93.0			97.4	94.7		$6,866
Ronald Reagan Elementary	Public	K-5	39-800 Liberty Dr.	Palm Desert	92211	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 772-0456	801	33	24.2	61.9%	177 (22.1%)	16 (2.0%)	522 (65.2%)	18 (2.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (7.7%)	54.2	2333^rd of 5883 public elementary schools	60.3%					(n/a)	24.3				24.3	50.0	52.8	50.7					51.2	43.0	48.4	22.2					37.1	96.1	98.0	98.0		96.7	98.0	$7,880
George Washington Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	45-768 Portola Ave.	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 862-4350	741	30	24.7	47.4%	396 (53.4%)	13 (1.8%)	223 (30.1%)	47 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.1%)	87.3	841^st of 5883 public elementary schools	85.7%		82	247^th of 1417 public elementary schools	82.6%	594	48.8				48.8	73.5	74.3	69.0					72.1	70.9	60.2	50.8					60.3	97.3						$9,712
La Quinta High	Public	9-12	79-255 Blackhawk Way	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 772-4150	2,582	98	26.3	75.9%	423 (16.4%)	42 (1.6%)	1,959 (75.9%)	84 (3.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	67 (2.6%)	50.4	922^nd of 2123 public high schools	56.6%		65.6	403^rd of 1290 public high schools	68.8%	519			25.4	7.5	22.7							47.9	47.9							21.6	21.6							$7,872
John Adams Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	K-1	50-800 Desert Club Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 777-4260	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary	Public	K-5	41-633 Gore St.	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 834-3231	614	25	25.0	76.7%	49 (8.0%)	7 (1.1%)	518 (84.4%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.2%)	35.6	3415^th of 5883 public elementary schools	42.0%					(n/a)	19.8				19.8	41.9	33.3	42.5					39.2	43.0	27.3	8.5					25.1	97.5	97.5	97.5		97.5
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle	Public	6-8	43-495 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 238-9710	520	25	20.7	77.5%	85 (16.3%)	12 (2.3%)	389 (74.8%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	32.1	1704^th of 2740 public middle schools	37.8%					(n/a)		16.2			16.2				40.5	37.2	37.6		38.3				23.9	20.0	14.5		18.9							$9,771
Summit High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	43-330 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 238-9760	159	11	14.3	74.2%	26 (16.4%)	2 (1.3%)	128 (80.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	17.5	1719^th of 2123 public high schools	19.0%		13.1	1110^th of 1290 public high schools	14.0%	609			3.9		3.6							27.1	27.1							2.9	2.9							$11,758
Amistad High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	83-501 Dillon Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 775-3570	255	19	13.5	80.8%	12 (4.7%)	5 (2.0%)	233 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	12	1942^nd of 2123 public high schools	8.5%		9	1212^th of 1290 public high schools	6.0%	730			3.2	2.9	3.2							12.0	12.0							0.8	0.8							$19,790
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	44-640 Clinton St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 863-3680	525	25	20.8	87.0%	18 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	466 (88.8%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	20.1	4837^th of 5883 public elementary schools	17.8%					(n/a)	5.8				5.8	42.7	16.9	15.9					25.6	24.4	12.1	14.5					17.1							$9,685
Horizon	Public, Alternative	K-12	43-330 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 238-9720	780	28	27.8	76.8%	92 (11.8%)	18 (2.3%)	619 (79.4%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)								(n/a)	24.5	18.4	11.8	35.7	19.0	22.9	31.4	28.3	28.3	39.7	25.9	44.9	32.0	26.8	21.6	13.2	19.6	19.4	5.8	14.7	17.6							$14,183
John Glenn Middle School of International Studies	Public	6-8	79-655 Miles Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 200-3700	1,092	43	25.3	70.8%	222 (20.3%)	10 (0.9%)	787 (72.1%)	35 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.2%)	52.2	1108^th of 2740 public middle schools	59.6%					(n/a)		27.2			27.2				37.9	48.9	44.5		44.0				32.6	35.6	32.1		33.4							$7,798
Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies	Public	K-5	45-250 Dune Palms Rd.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 200-3720	805	32	25.1	66.1%	188 (23.4%)	3 (0.4%)	526 (65.3%)	23 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.1%)	62.1	1941^st of 5883 public elementary schools	67.0%					(n/a)	34.2				34.2	45.1	48.9	61.8					51.8	53.3	37.6	39.0					43.0	97.1			97.1			$7,547
Harry S. Truman Elementary	Public	K-5	78-870 Ave. 50	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 777-4230	663	28	23.6	83.0%	90 (13.6%)	21 (3.2%)	476 (71.8%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.4%)	37.2	3280^th of 5883 public elementary schools	44.2%					(n/a)	16.3				16.3	41.9	42.2	33.3					39.0	43.6	31.8	13.8					29.4	97.8						$7,698
La Quinta Middle	Public	6-8	78-900 Ave. 50	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 777-4220	719	30	24.0	82.1%	99 (13.8%)	22 (3.1%)	555 (77.2%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.2%)	37.7	1537^th of 2740 public middle schools	43.9%					(n/a)		19.7			19.7				38.6	35.9	39.7		38.1				36.4	22.4	16.1		24.9							$8,035
James Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	50-800 Desert Club Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 775-3850	356	17	20.9	91.3%	14 (3.9%)	4 (1.1%)	323 (90.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	15.6	5311^th of 5883 public elementary schools	9.7%					(n/a)	12.7				12.7	15.9	27.0	24.3					22.5	17.2	15.9	5.6					12.6	96.2	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$8,515
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	42-100 Yucca Ln.	Bermuda Dunes	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 772-4130	586	26	22.5	63.7%	171 (29.2%)	11 (1.9%)	347 (59.2%)	15 (2.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	76.1	1353^rd of 5883 public elementary schools	77.0%					(n/a)	34.3				34.3	60.2	64.8	71.7					65.8	49.0	48.4	57.6					51.9	95.2	98.4	97.6	97.6	96.0	97.6	$8,250
Gerald R. Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	44-210 Warner Trail	Indian Wells	92210	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 772-4120	624	25	24.8	54.8%	213 (34.1%)	11 (1.8%)	304 (48.7%)	46 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.5%)	73.4	1475^th of 5883 public elementary schools	74.9%					(n/a)	40.4				40.4	54.6	67.6	55.6					59.6	50.0	58.7	40.4					49.8	95.5	97.4	97.4	98.1	98.1	97.4	$7,259
Indio Middle	Public	6-8	81-195 Miles Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 775-3800	763	33	23.1	94.0%	17 (2.2%)	7 (0.9%)	719 (94.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	13	2534^th of 2740 public middle schools	7.5%					(n/a)		9.4			9.4				15.7	25.5	22.0		20.8				6.4	11.7	6.2		8.0							$7,611
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	77-800 Calle Tampico	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 238-9424	567	25	23.0	86.6%	92 (16.2%)	10 (1.8%)	438 (77.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.5%)	32.1	3691^st of 5883 public elementary schools	37.3%					(n/a)	23.9				23.9	28.0	38.2	43.1					37.4	24.0	18.0	19.3					20.2	97.3	98.2			98.2		$8,248
Carrillo Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	43-775 Madison St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 238-9700	501	20	25.0	85.6%	21 (4.2%)	11 (2.2%)	451 (90.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	19.9	4867^th of 5883 public elementary schools	17.3%					(n/a)	18.9				18.9	26.9	22.4	25.0					24.7	25.3	19.8	5.7					15.9							$8,035
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy	Public	K-5	47-368 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 863-1544	587	27	22.1	86.0%	28 (4.8%)	7 (1.2%)	530 (90.3%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	35.5	3422^nd of 5883 public elementary schools	41.8%					(n/a)	27.9				27.9	33.0	41.3	38.5					37.2	32.1	11.3	24.8					23.8	96.8	98.4	98.4	97.6	98.4	97.6	$9,110
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	83-200 Dr. Carreon Blvd.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 775-3860	460	20	23.0	95.2%	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	424 (92.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	22.6	4581^st of 5883 public elementary schools	22.1%					(n/a)	18.2				18.2	16.4	23.7	40.3					27.3	20.6	7.8	22.1					16.7							$8,198
Martin Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-5	47-733 Van Buren St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 775-3870	537	23	23.3	93.7%	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.7%)	500 (93.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	45.9	2755^th of 5883 public elementary schools	53.2%					(n/a)	33.6				33.6	32.9	36.0	55.7					42.9	41.2	16.9	28.3					29.4							$7,430
Herbert Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	44-300 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 775-3820	355	14	25.1	90.1%	19 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	309 (87.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	12.2	5586^th of 5883 public elementary schools	5.0%					(n/a)	8.8				8.8	26.2	11.3	12.1					16.6	16.7	11.3	4.5					10.8	93.0		97.2		95.8		$9,192
Indio High	Public	9-12	81-750 Ave. 46	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 775-3550	2,016	82	24.6	92.9%	55 (2.7%)	16 (0.8%)	1,894 (93.9%)	18 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (1.5%)	23.7	1570^th of 2123 public high schools	26.0%		32.2	866^th of 1290 public high schools	32.9%	704			10.9	11.5	11.2							27.5	27.5							6.7	6.7							$8,860
Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	82-850 Kenner Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 775-3830	675	30	22.3	94.5%	20 (3.0%)	6 (0.9%)	624 (92.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	21.5	4689^th of 5883 public elementary schools	20.3%					(n/a)	13.8				13.8	26.2	25.7	23.4					25.2	33.0	19.8	8.6					21.0	98.1						$8,238
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	83-089 Highway 111	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 863-3660	501	21	23.8	98.4%	16 (3.2%)	4 (0.8%)	460 (91.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	11.5	2587^th of 2740 public middle schools	5.6%					(n/a)		11.2			11.2				18.2	20.4	20.6		19.8				6.7	4.2	3.2		4.6							$8,030
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	45-100 Clinton St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 775-3840	436	19	22.8	92.4%	7 (1.6%)	9 (2.1%)	412 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	9.5	5751^st of 5883 public elementary schools	2.2%					(n/a)	6.8				6.8	10.9	12.9	9.5					11.1	15.6	5.7	9.3					10.1	96.3			96.3			$8,701
Shadow Hills High	Public	9-12	39-225 Jefferson St.	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 393-5400	1,952	73	26.9	78.3%	211 (10.8%)	24 (1.2%)	1,607 (82.3%)	13 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (4.7%)	38	1233^rd of 2123 public high schools	41.9%		53.3	563^rd of 1290 public high schools	56.4%	670			21.5	7.8	18.7							43.0	43.0							10.8	10.8							$8,670
Desert Ridge Academy	Public	6-8	79-767 Ave. 39	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 393-5500	998	39	25.5	81.1%	69 (6.9%)	8 (0.8%)	879 (88.1%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.8%)	20.3	2211^th of 2740 public middle schools	19.3%					(n/a)		15.0			15.0				24.8	34.6	26.5		28.8				12.5	14.6	8.8		12.0							$7,283

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Riverside County Office of Education	0.3 mi	12
Coachella Valley Unified	2.92 mi	23	1373^rd
Imagine Schools Riverside County District	3.19 mi	1	1376^th
NOVA Academy - Coachella District	4.2 mi	1	727^th
Palm Springs Unified	12.13 mi	29	1014^th

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