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Imagine Schools Riverside County

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Imagine Schools Riverside County ranks 4304 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

4304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Imagine Schools Riverside County is a large K-8 public charter school in Coachella, California, serving 1,454 students in an area where many families face economic challenges.

The school has a mixed academic record, performing below state averages but comparably to some nearby schools like Cesar Chavez Elementary and Palm View Elementary. Its standout strength is an excellent attendance rate, with chronic absenteeism at 12.4%, which is much lower than the state average and all surrounding schools. However, the school operates with significantly less funding per student than most traditional public schools in the Coachella Valley Unified and Desert Sands Unified districts.

An interesting comparison is with Peter Pendleton Elementary, a nearby school with a very similar student population that achieves much higher test scores, showing what is possible in the area. Imagine Schools shows stronger performance in English Language Arts in the upper grades but has significant challenges with middle school math. While it serves some groups of students adequately, there is a noticeable performance gap between female and male students that the school may need to address.

1,454

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,206

Per pupil spending ?

72.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50-930 Calhoun St.
Coachella, CA 92236-9615

(760) 391-9200

District: Imagine Schools Riverside County District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

White:

2.1%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2019 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,304^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,736^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 20 pts since 2021

From bottom 18% (2021) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1153^rd of 1,543Imagine Schools Riverside County District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	4304 of 5857	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4869 of 5869	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	5024 of 5859	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4552 of 5883	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1115 of 1417	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4408 of 5789	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.2	2159 of 2227	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	197 of 293	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1529 of 2585	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.8	2043 of 3162	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	2104 of 3245	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	1205 of 3311	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	188 of 602	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	1157 of 3275	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	4290 of 5597	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4801 of 5612	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5044 of 5609	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4725 of 5635	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1031 of 1267	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4320 of 5492	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	3273 of 5107	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3841 of 5107	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4098 of 5087	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3559 of 5084	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	3479 of 4963	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	3634 of 5460	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	4281 of 5517	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	4436 of 5363	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3726 of 5264	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	748 of 1110	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3853 of 5173	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	3951 of 5628	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4500 of 5643	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4544 of 5638	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4022 of 5663	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	961 of 1272	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	4033 of 5510	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1842 of 2847	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	2006 of 2635	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1524 of 2420	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1736 of 2761	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1946 of 2783	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	2107 of 2781	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	2409 of 2740	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	737 of 894	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	1153 of 1531	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.4	678 of 1478	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	303 of 1521	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	39.2	794 of 1540	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	119 of 363	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	1683 of 2533	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1698 of 2551	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1778 of 2531	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2236 of 2509	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	622 of 738	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	1243 of 2395	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1474 of 2388	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1635 of 2374	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1968 of 2359	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1389 of 2542	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1631 of 2579	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1859 of 2531	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2086 of 2458	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	543 of 721	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	1569 of 2534	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1870 of 2552	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	2009 of 2538	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2222 of 2527	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	614 of 763	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	882 of 1552	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	497 of 1531	67.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2024)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science23%-10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	83-200 Dr. Carreon Blvd.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3860	490	22	22.2	90.4%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	460 (93.9%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	16.7	5135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		13.1	5475^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	340	17.1		17.1	30.0	11.1	27.9				22.5	23.2	9.6	22.2				17.9	96.7					$21,093	$3,347	$17,746
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Imagine Schools Riverside County

What is the racial makeup of Imagine Schools Riverside County?

Students at Imagine Schools Riverside County are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

What district is Imagine Schools Riverside County in?

Imagine Schools Riverside County District

How many students attend Imagine Schools Riverside County?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,454 students attended Imagine Schools Riverside County.

Is Imagine Schools Riverside County a good school?

Imagine Schools Riverside County ranks 4304^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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