Desert Sands Unified

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District Summary

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

(760) 777-4200

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SchoolDigger Rank:
832^nd of 1525 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 28,610

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2019)		CAST Science (2019)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% MMR (2019)	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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 11th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Herbert Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	44-300 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 775-3820	433	18	24.7	93.8%	14 (3.2%)	6 (1.4%)	401 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	13.5	5356^th of 5789 public elementary schools	7.5%		23.4	4384^th of 5662 public elementary schools	22.6%	972			5.2				23.0	16.0	25.6					37.7	19.7	17.7					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$9,192
Indio High	Public, Magnet	9-12	81-750 Ave. 46	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	Yes	No	Yes	(760) 775-3550	2,066	74	27.9	81.6%	57 (2.8%)	18 (0.9%)	1,959 (94.8%)	16 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.7%)	27.9	1470^th of 2133 public high schools	31.1%		36.6	1280^th of 2017 public high schools	36.5%	190	29.4	8.2			12.4	4.8							39.7							11.8							$8,860
Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	82-850 Kenner Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 775-3830	657	27	24.3	91.8%	25 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	602 (91.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	23.3	4509^th of 5789 public elementary schools	22.1%		34.7	3489^th of 5662 public elementary schools	38.4%	1020			13.4				43.8	23.2	28.7					41.1	32.9	13.7					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$8,238
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	83-089 Highway 111	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	Yes	No	Yes	(760) 863-3660	675	26	25.6	94.8%	16 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	637 (94.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	12.4	2475^th of 2715 public middle schools	8.8%		11.8	2296^th of 2480 public middle schools	7.4%	179				13.2						20.3	19.9	23.9					13.2	10.6	10.6								$8,030
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	45-100 Clinton St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	Yes	No	Yes	(760) 775-3840	474	21	22.5	92.8%	13 (2.7%)	9 (1.9%)	435 (91.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	23.3	4512^th of 5789 public elementary schools	22.1%		31.2	3735^th of 5662 public elementary schools	34.0%	777			9.0				35.4	36.1	24.7					38.0	37.5	18.4					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$8,701
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	74-100 Rutledge Way	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 862-4340	609	26	23.3	88.7%	57 (9.4%)	14 (2.3%)	512 (84.1%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	46.2	2806^th of 5789 public elementary schools	51.5%		43.2	2942^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	48.0%	136			26.0				56.0	45.2	45.9					57.7	45.2	24.0					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$8,505
Palm Desert Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	74-200 Rutledge Way	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	Yes	No	No	No	(760) 862-4320	1,418	53	26.8	47.3%	559 (39.4%)	21 (1.5%)	682 (48.1%)	96 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (4.0%)	73.6	624^th of 2715 public middle schools	77.0%		69.7	649^th of 2480 public middle schools	73.8%	25				39.7						60.9	66.7	63.9					48.3	42.9	46.1								$9,712
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	83-200 Dr. Carreon Blvd.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 775-3860	529	22	24.0	94.1%	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	482 (91.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	25.5	4313^th of 5789 public elementary schools	25.5%		29.4	3874^th of 5662 public elementary schools	31.6%	439			12.5				33.7	32.9	31.9					38.1	36.6	25.0					95.0	98.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	97.0	$8,198
Martin Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-5	47-733 Van Buren St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 775-3870	614	25	24.5	90.9%	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	576 (93.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	70.4	1583^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	72.7%		73	1439^th of 5662 public elementary schools	74.6%	144			27.8				62.8	64.0	70.1					66.7	56.7	44.0					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$7,430
George Washington Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	45-768 Portola Ave.	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	Yes	No	No	No	(760) 862-4350	836	32	26.4	36.1%	457 (54.7%)	13 (1.6%)	272 (32.5%)	50 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.1%)	89.7	655^th of 5789 public elementary schools	88.7%		90.6	602^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	89.4%	53			52.4				74.1	77.2	77.0					84.7	70.1	56.4					94.0	98.0	98.0	≥99.0	97.0	98.0	$9,712
La Quinta High	Public	9-12	79-255 Blackhawk Way	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 772-4150	2,635	100	26.4	52.7%	566 (21.5%)	47 (1.8%)	1,830 (69.4%)	110 (4.2%)	14 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	62 (2.4%)	53	904^th of 2133 public high schools	57.6%		67.1	659^th of 2017 public high schools	67.3%	245					30.0	5.9							57.5							30.7							$7,872
James Earl Carter Elementary	Public	K-5	74-251 Hovley Ln. E.	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 862-4370	618	27	23.3	56.3%	215 (34.8%)	9 (1.5%)	295 (47.7%)	59 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.1%)	81	1124^th of 5789 public elementary schools	80.6%		82	1032^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	81.8%	92			51.4				75.9	76.3	65.8					64.4	57.1	48.7					94.0	97.0	98.0	≥99.0	94.0	98.0	$6,866
Amistad High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	83-501 Dillon Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 775-3570	211	18	11.6	89.1%	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	197 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	10.9	1986^th of 2133 public high schools	6.9%		10.1	1861^st of 2017 public high schools	7.7%	125					1.0	0.0							11.5							0.0							$19,790
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	44-640 Clinton St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 863-3680	547	26	20.8	81.9%	12 (2.2%)	8 (1.5%)	505 (92.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	38.6	3270^th of 5789 public elementary schools	43.5%		35.9	3414^th of 5662 public elementary schools	39.7%	144			16.8				46.1	48.2	41.1					38.9	34.9	39.0					94.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	96.0	97.0	$9,685
Horizon	Public, Alternative	K-12	43-330 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 238-9720	198	15	13.3	51.0%	40 (20.2%)	1 (0.5%)	146 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)								(n/a)				22.2	27.4						25.0	30.0	71.9					25.0	15.0	18.8							$14,183
John Glenn Middle School of International Studies	Public	6-8	79-655 Miles Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 200-3700	1,239	44	27.8	52.9%	268 (21.6%)	16 (1.3%)	863 (69.7%)	51 (4.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.9%)	62.7	847^th of 2715 public middle schools	68.8%		61.5	812^th of 2480 public middle schools	67.3%	35				30.2						52.1	57.3	56.3					40.2	41.7	48.2								$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	No	No	Yes	(760) 200-3720	857	34	25.2	42.1%	256 (29.9%)	4 (0.5%)	509 (59.4%)	39 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	66.5	1772^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	69.4%		69.6	1586^th of 5662 public elementary schools	72.0%	186			31.4				57.3	57.0	58.1					69.1	55.9	44.2					95.0	97.0	98.0	≥99.0	95.0	98.0	$7,547
Palm Desert High	Public	9-12	74-910 Aztec Rd.	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 862-4300	2,003	74	27.1	45.5%	815 (40.7%)	49 (2.4%)	931 (46.5%)	126 (6.3%)	9 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	66 (3.3%)	65.1	635^th of 2133 public high schools	70.2%		79.7	415^th of 2017 public high schools	79.4%	220					33.3	16.7							66.7							34.5							$8,348
Harry S. Truman Elementary	Public	K-5	78-870 Ave. 50	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 777-4240	665	28	23.7	71.4%	104 (15.6%)	14 (2.1%)	482 (72.5%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (7.7%)	62.1	1965^th of 5789 public elementary schools	66.1%		66.2	1752^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	69.1%	213			33.3				64.2	56.8	52.1					67.9	48.4	33.3					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$7,698
La Quinta Middle	Public	6-8	78-900 Ave. 50	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 777-4220	702	26	26.8	82.8%	85 (12.1%)	10 (1.4%)	578 (82.3%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)	36	1578^th of 2715 public middle schools	41.9%		27.2	1747^th of 2480 public middle schools	29.6%	169				17.8						42.6	38.3	40.7					35.5	32.3	18.3								$8,035
James Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	50-800 Desert Club Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 775-3850	503	21	23.9	83.1%	34 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	447 (88.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	20.5	4749^th of 5789 public elementary schools	18.0%		24.4	4281^st of 5662 public elementary schools	24.4%	468			11.6				33.3	33.8	35.6					26.8	26.1	21.8					95.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	97.0	$8,515
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	42-100 Yucca Ln.	Bermuda Dunes	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 772-4130	696	28	24.5	47.6%	226 (32.5%)	22 (3.2%)	387 (55.6%)	22 (3.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.6%)	93	440^th of 5789 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.2	435^th of 5662 public elementary schools	92.3%	5			53.0				74.8	77.2	80.0					81.6	80.4	77.0					96.0	97.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	97.0	98.0	$8,250
Gerald R. Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	44-210 Warner Trail	Indian Wells	92210	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 772-4120	736	31	23.7	44.4%	263 (35.7%)	14 (1.9%)	338 (45.9%)	52 (7.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.6%)	79.7	1186^th of 5789 public elementary schools	79.5%		81.7	1040^th of 5662 public elementary schools	81.6%	146			34.0				66.1	72.7	70.9					65.8	68.1	52.4					96.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$7,259
Indio Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	81-195 Miles Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	Yes	No	Yes	(760) 775-3800	840	31	27.0	90.8%	23 (2.7%)	16 (1.9%)	779 (92.7%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.5%)	14.3	2409^th of 2715 public middle schools	11.3%		17.4	2093^rd of 2480 public middle schools	15.6%	316				6.7						19.3	28.7	34.7					14.7	11.0	10.8								$7,611
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	77-800 Calle Tampico	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 238-9424	675	29	23.6	74.5%	103 (15.3%)	20 (3.0%)	525 (77.8%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	39.1	3243^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	44.0%		43.3	2938^th of 5662 public elementary schools	48.1%	305			22.1				40.7	50.0	44.9					38.9	35.4	34.7					98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0	$8,248
Carrillo Ranch Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	43-775 Madison St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	Yes	No	Yes	(760) 238-9700	617	27	23.2	77.8%	30 (4.9%)	11 (1.8%)	562 (91.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	42.2	3056^th of 5789 public elementary schools	47.2%		46.3	2768^th of 5662 public elementary schools	51.1%	288			18.8				53.6	52.8	39.7					58.3	38.6	23.5					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$8,035
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	47-368 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	Yes	No	Yes	(760) 863-1544	680	30	23.0	74.7%	26 (3.8%)	11 (1.6%)	622 (91.5%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	55.7	2271^st of 5789 public elementary schools	60.8%		50.6	2542^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	55.1%	271			24.1				50.0	56.0	61.7					62.8	47.0	27.8					94.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	95.0	$9,110
Ronald Reagan Elementary	Public	K-5	39-800 Liberty Dr.	Palm Desert	92211	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 772-0456	882	35	25.2	50.8%	249 (28.2%)	16 (1.8%)	541 (61.3%)	27 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.9%)	67.1	1739^th of 5789 public elementary schools	70.0%		69.4	1596^th of 5662 public elementary schools	71.8%	143			36.2				66.2	54.4	58.5					61.7	50.0	46.2					93.0	96.0	98.0	98.0	97.0	96.0	$7,880
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle	Public	6-8	43-495 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 238-9710	657	26	25.2	65.1%	139 (21.2%)	11 (1.7%)	478 (72.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	42	1381^st of 2715 public middle schools	49.1%		44.7	1232^nd of 2480 public middle schools	50.3%	149				21.5						53.0	53.8	44.1					32.6	30.5	14.2								$9,771
Summit High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	43-330 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 238-9760	304	12	24.7	70.1%	53 (17.4%)	9 (3.0%)	229 (75.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	22.1	1570^th of 2133 public high schools	26.4%		22.5	1471^st of 2017 public high schools	27.1%	99					3.3								40.2							0.8							$11,758
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	No	No	Yes	(760) 834-3231	570	23	24.7	70.5%	45 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	494 (86.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	40.9	3141^st of 5789 public elementary schools	45.7%					(n/a)			20.3				39.8	45.2	52.7					38.8	45.2	33.8
Shadow Hills High	Public	9-12	39-225 Jefferson St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 393-5400	2,087	78	26.8	62.5%	296 (14.2%)	38 (1.8%)	1,668 (79.9%)	32 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	46 (2.2%)	48.9	1013^th of 2133 public high schools	52.5%		54.9	910^th of 2017 public high schools	54.9%	103					22.5								52.9							18.2							$8,670
Desert Ridge Academy	Public	6-8	79-767 Ave. 39	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 393-5500	1,377	51	27.0	71.0%	132 (9.6%)	14 (1.0%)	1,146 (83.2%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (5.2%)	31.8	1723^rd of 2715 public middle schools	36.5%		32.3	1600^th of 2480 public middle schools	35.5%	123				17.2						36.5	39.8	42.2					28.7	23.4	24.4								$7,283

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Leadership Military Academy - Indio District	0.29 mi	1	1371^st
Riverside County Office of Education	0.3 mi	11
Coachella Valley Unified	2.91 mi	23	1368^th
Imagine Schools Riverside County District	3.19 mi	1	1292^nd
NOVA Academy - Coachella District	4.2 mi	1	325^th

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