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Mountain Vista Elementary

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Mountain Vista Elementary ranks 4134 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mountain Vista Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 599 students in Indio, California, operating within the Coachella Valley Unified district, which is one of the lower-performing districts in the state.

While the school's overall academic performance is below the state average, it is important to understand its context: Mountain Vista consistently outperforms its own district in all core subjects and shows significant strengths with specific student groups, ranking in the 67th percentile statewide for English Language Learners and above the median for students in special education. The school invests more resources per student ($31,003) than most nearby schools, such as those in the Desert Sands Unified district, and has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate nearly in half over three years.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal that Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies achieves a higher statewide ranking, while John F. Kennedy Elementary ranks much lower, despite all serving similar high-needs communities. The charter school Imagine Schools Riverside County has comparable academic results with much lower spending and absenteeism. Mountain Vista's performance varies notably by grade, with strong third-grade results that dip in fifth grade before recovering in sixth, suggesting areas for targeted support.

599

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,143

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

49-750 Hjorth St.
Indio, CA 92201-6417

(760) 775-6888

District: Coachella Valley Unified

Students who attend Mountain Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High
High:	Coachella Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.0%

White:

2.2%

Asian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg22%

California avg41%

4,134^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Coachella Valley Unified

1305^th of 1,543Coachella Valley Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	4134 of 5857	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3996 of 5869	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4575 of 5859	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4710 of 5883	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1196 of 1417	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4674 of 5789	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4162 of 5662	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.9	4521 of 5692	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	4585 of 5614	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	4380 of 5611	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	4577 of 5530	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.6	4039 of 5390	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	3838 of 5377	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	3418 of 5314	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.3	3344 of 5193	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.6	3701 of 5113	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	4569 of 5113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	4444 of 4818	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.3	4313 of 4822	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.4	4077 of 4809	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	1914 of 2227	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	187 of 293	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	2171 of 2585	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	1041 of 2128	51.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.8	1033 of 3162	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.5	2779 of 3245	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.0	1249 of 3311	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	205 of 602	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	1284 of 3275	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	880 of 3246	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	4025 of 5597	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3916 of 5612	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4647 of 5609	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4335 of 5635	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1036 of 1267	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4600 of 5492	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	4156 of 5413	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	3152 of 5107	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	3045 of 5107	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3664 of 5087	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3765 of 5084	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3691 of 4963	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	3160 of 4830	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	3890 of 5460	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3848 of 5517	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4250 of 5363	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	4299 of 5264	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	865 of 1110	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	4081 of 5173	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3858 of 5084	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3889 of 5628	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3817 of 5643	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4025 of 5638	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4665 of 5663	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1099 of 1272	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	4308 of 5510	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	3870 of 5431	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1389 of 2847	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	1317 of 2635	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	1362 of 2420	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-16 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science17%-15 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 (2025)
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
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		$22,143	$16,984	$5,159
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	$27,585	$25,424	$2,161
James Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	80-845 Avenue 46	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3850	403	17	23.7	93.5%	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	359 (89.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	10.5	5603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		15.5	5261^st of 5869 public elementary schools	10.4%	342	7.6		7.6	14.6	28.6	14.0				20.0	6.3	15.7	7.6				10.3						$29,021	$27,116	$1,905
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	45-100 Clinton St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3840	390	18	21.5	91.3%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	376 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	8	5739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.0%		10	5686^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.1%	53	6.7		6.7	12.8	16.7	8.3				12.7	20.9	10.6	1.7				12.3	95.5			95.5		$30,603	$28,610	$1,993
Harry S. Truman Elementary	Public	K-5	78-870 Avenue 50	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 777-4230	635	25	25.4	80.2%	71 (11.2%)	11 (1.7%)	488 (76.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.0%)	47	2759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		42	3071^st of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	312	29.4		29.4	43.2	52.3	39.5				45.0	32.4	54.2	27.5				37.9						$24,475	$22,626	$1,849
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					$26,973	$24,926	$2,047
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
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	44-640 Clinton St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 863-3680	560	27	21.1	89.5%	13 (2.3%)	7 (1.3%)	513 (91.6%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	13.9	5352^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		12.5	5521^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.9%	169	12.6		12.6	33.3	16.9	20.7				23.5	19.1	12.4	10.3				13.9	96.6					$29,835	$27,758	$2,077
Herbert Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	44-300 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3820	326	14	24.1	96.9%	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	298 (91.4%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	12.8	5434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		16.9	5128^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.6%	306	14.3		14.3	14.0	25.4	20.0				20.4	14.0	20.3	8.2				14.6	92.3			92.3		$30,664	$28,866	$1,798
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		$24,444	$19,300	$5,144

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Vista Elementary

What district is Mountain Vista Elementary in?

Coachella Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Vista Elementary?

Students at Mountain Vista Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Mountain Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Mountain Vista Elementary.

Is Mountain Vista Elementary a good school?

Mountain Vista Elementary ranks 4134^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mountain Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mountain Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High
High : Coachella Valley High

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