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: 27,962

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

We found 34 schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				CAST Science (2021)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2021)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2021)				% 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 (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	% 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	No	No	Yes	(760) 862-4340	609	26	23.3	91.1%	71 (11.7%)	8 (1.3%)	497 (81.6%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)								(n/a)													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	No	No	No	(760) 862-4320	1,406	53	26.8	51.6%	518 (36.8%)	23 (1.6%)	705 (50.1%)	100 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (4.1%)								(n/a)																			$9,712
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	2,090	74	27.1	47.1%	839 (40.1%)	44 (2.1%)	972 (46.5%)	135 (6.5%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	88 (4.2%)	76.2	285^th of 1287 public high schools	77.9%		65.1	635^th of 2133 public high schools	70.2%	350		40.9	35.1	38.4				67.5				41.9							$8,348
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	585	27	23.3	58.6%	206 (35.2%)	14 (2.4%)	269 (46.0%)	53 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (7.0%)								(n/a)													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	No	No	Yes	(760) 772-0456	864	35	25.2	53.7%	247 (28.6%)	18 (2.1%)	516 (59.7%)	29 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.6%)								(n/a)													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	No	No	No	(760) 862-4350	801	32	26.4	36.0%	450 (56.2%)	10 (1.2%)	249 (31.1%)	47 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	82	246^th of 1411 public elementary schools	82.6%		89.7	655^th of 5789 public elementary schools	88.7%	409					62.8	60.0	76.1		52.9	50.4	51.4		97.3						$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	2,535	100	26.4	61.0%	502 (19.8%)	39 (1.5%)	1,819 (71.8%)	99 (3.9%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	62 (2.4%)	65.6	403^rd of 1287 public high schools	68.7%		53	904^th of 2133 public high schools	57.6%	501		33.4		33.4				65.5				31.6							$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	No	No	Yes	(760) 834-3231	584	23	24.7	72.1%	51 (8.7%)	4 (0.7%)	497 (85.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)								(n/a)													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	No	No	Yes	(760) 238-9710	645	26	25.2	72.1%	124 (19.2%)	21 (3.3%)	468 (72.6%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)								(n/a)																			$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	278	12	24.7	70.9%	39 (14.0%)	8 (2.9%)	219 (78.8%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	13.1	1107^th of 1287 public high schools	14.0%		22.1	1570^th of 2133 public high schools	26.4%	463		3.1		2.9				27.9				2.8							$11,758
Amistad High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	83-501 Dillon Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 775-3570	205	18	11.6	85.4%	7 (3.4%)	4 (2.0%)	190 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	9	1209^th of 1287 public high schools	6.1%		10.9	1986^th of 2133 public high schools	6.9%	777		3.6	3.6	3.6				8.9				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	560	26	20.8	86.3%	12 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	516 (92.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)								(n/a)																			$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	237	15	13.3	52.3%	52 (21.9%)	5 (2.1%)	166 (70.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)								(n/a)		33.3		33.3				70.8				27.1							$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	54.4%	282 (22.8%)	17 (1.4%)	845 (68.2%)	51 (4.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.1%)								(n/a)																			$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	832	34	25.2	44.6%	227 (27.3%)	4 (0.5%)	511 (61.4%)	38 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.1%)								(n/a)													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	No	No	Yes	(760) 777-4230	692	28	23.7	76.9%	118 (17.1%)	17 (2.5%)	487 (70.4%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.1%)								(n/a)													97.8						$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	756	26	26.8	88.6%	98 (13.0%)	17 (2.2%)	607 (80.3%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)								(n/a)																			$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	482	21	23.9	85.7%	25 (5.2%)	4 (0.8%)	427 (88.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)								(n/a)													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	No	No	Yes	(760) 772-4130	685	28	24.5	56.1%	218 (31.8%)	18 (2.6%)	394 (57.5%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.8%)								(n/a)													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	No	No	Yes	(760) 772-4120	746	31	23.7	43.0%	272 (36.5%)	16 (2.1%)	326 (43.7%)	51 (6.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.8%)								(n/a)													95.5	97.4	97.4	98.1	98.1	97.4	$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	832	31	27.0	95.8%	20 (2.4%)	18 (2.2%)	773 (92.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)								(n/a)																			$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	612	29	23.6	74.5%	92 (15.0%)	17 (2.8%)	481 (78.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)								(n/a)													97.3	98.2			98.2		$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	568	27	23.2	79.8%	25 (4.4%)	12 (2.1%)	519 (91.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)								(n/a)																			$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	676	30	23.0	80.0%	31 (4.6%)	6 (0.9%)	614 (90.8%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)								(n/a)													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	No	No	Yes	(760) 775-3860	549	22	24.0	91.6%	12 (2.2%)	6 (1.1%)	510 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)								(n/a)																			$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	572	25	24.5	90.0%	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	537 (93.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)								(n/a)	10.3																		$7,430
Herbert Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	44-300 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 775-3820	418	18	24.7	88.8%	14 (3.3%)	4 (1.0%)	383 (91.6%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)								(n/a)													93.0		97.2		95.8		$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	2,034	74	27.9	87.6%	64 (3.1%)	18 (0.9%)	1,924 (94.6%)	16 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.6%)	32.2	864^th of 1287 public high schools	32.9%		27.9	1470^th of 2133 public high schools	31.1%	606								42.1				14.9							$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	658	27	24.3	90.0%	26 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	604 (91.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)								(n/a)													98.1						$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	615	26	25.6	98.4%	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	576 (93.7%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)								(n/a)																			$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	456	21	22.5	91.2%	9 (2.0%)	13 (2.9%)	422 (92.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)								(n/a)													96.3			96.3			$8,701
Shadow Hills High	Public	9-12	39-225 Jefferson St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 393-5400	1,941	78	26.8	66.5%	263 (13.5%)	33 (1.7%)	1,560 (80.4%)	25 (1.3%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (2.7%)	53.3	562^nd of 1287 public high schools	56.3%		48.9	1013^th of 2133 public high schools	52.5%	451		27.5	21.9	27.0				53.3				30.3							$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	1,200	51	27.0	74.3%	110 (9.2%)	10 (0.8%)	1,016 (84.7%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.7%)								(n/a)																			$7,283

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Riverside County Office of Education	0.3 mi	11
Coachella Valley Unified	2.92 mi	23	659^th
Imagine Schools Riverside County District	3.19 mi	1	605^th
NOVA Academy - Coachella District	4.2 mi	1	449^th
Palm Springs Unified	12.13 mi	29

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