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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High	0.0mi	Public	7-8	82-489 Avenue 52	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-0097	668	33	20.1	83.8%	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	658 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	30.9	1795^th of 2740 public middle schools	34.5%		28.2	1889^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.6%	94	17.8	17.8		43.1	39.9	41.6		22.0	23.8	22.9	$22,232	$16,936	$5,296
Bobby Duke Middle	2.8mi	Public	7-8	85-358 Bagdad Ave.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-0139	648	31	20.9	96.0%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	636 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	19.6	2234^th of 2740 public middle schools	18.5%		16.7	2368^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.2%	134	15.6	15.6		35.7	27.2	31.8		19.8	11.6	16.0	$20,795	$15,546	$5,249
Thomas Jefferson Middle	3.1mi	Public	6-8	83-089 Highway 111	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 863-3660	591	22	26.9	92.0%	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	538 (91.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	8.8	2631^st of 2740 public middle schools	4.0%		7.7	2689^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.6%	58	9.4	9.4	22.5	14.9	22.4	20.0	7.8	6.3	4.2	6.0	$21,697	$19,828	$1,869
La Quinta Middle	3.8mi	Public	6-8	78-900 Avenue 50	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 777-4220	709	30	23.4	85.3%	79 (11.1%)	12 (1.7%)	554 (78.1%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.9%)	31.4	1780^th of 2740 public middle schools	35.0%		30.2	1824^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.9%	44	18.8	18.8	34.5	41.4	35.0	36.9	29.6	28.9	21.3	26.7	$22,165	$20,254	$1,911
Indio Middle	3.8mi	Public	6-8	81-195 Miles Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3800	768	34	22.3	92.7%	30 (3.9%)	14 (1.8%)	697 (90.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	11.8	2542^nd of 2740 public middle schools	7.2%		9.7	2625^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.9%	83	14.6	14.6	16.2	27.8	27.2	24.0	6.1	10.5	5.9	7.5	$21,056	$18,964	$2,092
John Glenn Middle School of International Studies	4.6mi	Public	6-8	79-655 Miles Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 200-3700	1,099	45	24.4	67.1%	175 (15.9%)	18 (1.6%)	829 (75.4%)	29 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	51.6	1142^nd of 2740 public middle schools	58.3%		52	1133^rd of 2761 public middle schools	59.0%	9	32.0	32.0	44.7	44.1	48.8	45.9	34.0	36.7	43.9	38.1	$23,402	$21,538	$1,864
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle	6.2mi	Public	6-8	43-495 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 238-9710	439	21	20.7	84.1%	80 (18.2%)	13 (3.0%)	305 (69.5%)	18 (4.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	17.1	2347^th of 2740 public middle schools	14.3%		20.5	2200^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.3%	147	22.7	22.7	23.9	32.4	30.5	29.0	10.1	12.8	9.4	10.8	$27,133	$24,602	$2,531
Desert Ridge Academy	7.2mi	Public	6-8	79-767 Avenue 39	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 393-5500	962	41	23.6	81.5%	81 (8.4%)	13 (1.4%)	815 (84.7%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.3%)	28.3	1894^th of 2740 public middle schools	30.9%		26.3	1945^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.6%	51	26.0	26.0	28.3	43.8	35.6	35.7	21.6	25.6	15.5	20.7	$24,883	$22,806	$2,077
Toro Canyon Middle	7.7mi	Public	7-8	86150 Avenue 66	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 397-2244	989	46	21.5	97.1%	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	961 (97.2%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	11.1	2561^st of 2740 public middle schools	6.5%		11.6	2562^nd of 2761 public middle schools	7.2%	1	6.8	6.8		27.0	20.4	23.5		14.3	7.5	10.7	$19,375	$14,170	$5,205
Palm Desert Charter Middle	9.5mi	Public, Charter	6-8	74-200 Rutledge Way	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 862-4320	1,298	47	27.6	61.4%	444 (34.2%)	20 (1.5%)	669 (51.5%)	78 (6.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.3%)	72.1	642^nd of 2740 public middle schools	76.6%		64.2	802^nd of 2761 public middle schools	71.0%	160	40.6	40.6	61.6	67.3	63.5	64.1	43.9	46.7	38.8	42.8	$29,144	$28,914	$230

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