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Coral Mountain Academy

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Coral Mountain Academy ranks 3732 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Coral Mountain Academy is a public elementary school serving 815 students in grades K-6 in Coachella, CA, operating within the Coachella Valley Unified district, which faces significant economic challenges.

The school is on an upward trajectory, improving its statewide ranking and, importantly, outperforming its district average in all core subjects, especially mathematics. It has made notable progress in reducing chronic student absences and shows a particular strength in supporting English Language Learners, with results ranking in the top third of California schools for that group. However, the school's overall test scores remain below state averages, and it shows a significant need to improve support for students with special needs.

Interesting comparisons emerge with nearby schools. While Coral Mountain Academy is a stronger performer within its own district, it lags significantly behind the very high academic achievement at nearby Peter Pendleton Elementary, which serves a similar student population. Furthermore, schools in the neighboring Desert Sands Unified district, such as Martin Van Buren Elementary, often show stronger academic results with lower per-student spending, highlighting the complex role of district-level factors. The nearby charter school, Imagine Schools Riverside County, achieves similar academic results with much lower spending and far better attendance.

815

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,243

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51-375 Van Buren St.
Coachella, CA 92236-9751

(760) 398-3525

District: Coachella Valley Unified

Students who attend Coral Mountain Academy usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

White:

1.7%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Coachella Valley Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg22%

California avg41%

3,732^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	32.9	3732 of 5857	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3887 of 5869	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4211 of 5859	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3686 of 5883	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1129 of 1417	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	3487 of 5789	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	2786 of 5662	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.3	3147 of 5692	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	3378 of 5614	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.1	3775 of 5611	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.1	4033 of 5530	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	4041 of 5390	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	3691 of 5377	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.4	3818 of 5314	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	3804 of 5193	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.9	4666 of 5113	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	4721 of 5113	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	34.8	1228 of 2128	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.6	990 of 3162	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	1299 of 3245	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	1344 of 3311	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	310 of 602	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	1060 of 3275	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	815 of 3246	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	3671 of 5597	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3684 of 5612	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4193 of 5609	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3864 of 5635	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1004 of 1267	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3575 of 5492	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	2604 of 5413	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2632 of 5107	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2720 of 5107	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	3097 of 5087	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	2511 of 5084	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	2373 of 4963	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	1544 of 4830	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	3262 of 5460	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3414 of 5517	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3586 of 5363	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	2966 of 5264	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	768 of 1110	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	2712 of 5173	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	1874 of 5084	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3558 of 5628	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3763 of 5643	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3849 of 5638	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	3241 of 5663	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	994 of 1272	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	3120 of 5510	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	2864 of 5431	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.7	43 of 68	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	2072 of 2847	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2595 of 2635	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2018)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Migrant (2023)37th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science14%-19 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
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
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
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
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
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
Valle del Sol Elementary	Public	K-6	51-433 Education Way	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-1025	649	32	20.2	90.8%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	641 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	35.9	3509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		38.4	3274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	235	22.4		22.4	38.1	37.7	44.2	39.6			39.8	37.1	29.4	30.2	22.1			29.9	98.3					$29,390	$1,355	$28,035
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Coral Mountain Academy

How many students attend Coral Mountain Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 815 students attended Coral Mountain Academy.

Is Coral Mountain Academy a good school?

Coral Mountain Academy ranks 3732^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Coral Mountain Academy attend?

Students who attend Coral Mountain Academy usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Coral Mountain Academy in?

Coachella Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Coral Mountain Academy?

Students at Coral Mountain Academy are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

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