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Herbert Hoover Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5434^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Herbert Hoover Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 326 students in Indio, CA, as part of the Desert Sands Unified district, and it serves a community with significant economic need, with nearly 97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science falling well below both district and state averages; for example, only about 20% of students are proficient in English compared to 48% statewide. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade to the 7th percentile, and it has a high rate of chronic student absenteeism at 31.9%, though this is an improvement from previous years. It's notable that the school spends more per student than several higher-performing nearby schools like Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies and Richard R. Oliphant Elementary, indicating that resources alone are not determining outcomes.

When compared to other local schools, the data shows that high poverty does not always lead to low achievement; schools like Martin Van Buren Elementary and Carrillo Ranch Elementary serve similar student populations but achieve notably higher academic results. A potential bright spot for Herbert Hoover is that its programs for English Language Learner students have shown relatively better performance, which could be a foundation for broader improvement strategies aimed at addressing core academic and attendance challenges.

326

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,717

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44-300 Monroe St.
Indio, CA 92201-3011

(760) 775-3820

District: Desert Sands Unified

Students who attend Herbert Hoover Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Indio Middle
High:	Indio High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.4%

Two or more races:

4.0%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

California avg41%

5,434^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Desert Sands Unified

989^th of 1,543Desert Sands 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	12.8	5434 of 5857	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	5128 of 5869	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	5486 of 5859	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	5586 of 5883	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	5356 of 5789	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	4384 of 5662	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	4493 of 5692	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.1	4168 of 5614	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	4862 of 5611	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	4539 of 5530	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	4062 of 5390	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	3837 of 5377	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.9	3857 of 5314	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.9	3442 of 5193	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.9	3686 of 5113	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.9	3371 of 5113	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.1	3911 of 4818	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.1	4769 of 4822	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.5	4646 of 4809	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.6	2580 of 3162	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	2382 of 3245	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	2709 of 3311	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	1396 of 3275	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	1257 of 3246	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	5402 of 5597	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4907 of 5612	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4723 of 5609	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4706 of 5635	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4960 of 5492	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3881 of 5413	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	4564 of 5107	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4098 of 5107	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	4732 of 5087	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4698 of 5084	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4521 of 4963	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3245 of 4830	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	4986 of 5460	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	4733 of 5517	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	4896 of 5363	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	4853 of 5264	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	4991 of 5173	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3744 of 5084	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4845 of 5628	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4860 of 5643	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	5463 of 5638	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	5608 of 5663	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	5215 of 5510	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4472 of 5431	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-28 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Herbert Hoover Elementary

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
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		$22,717	$3,383	$19,334
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					$21,865	$3,328	$18,537
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		$23,280	$3,427	$19,853
Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	82-850 Kenner Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3830	750	33	22.7	88.8%	24 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	691 (92.1%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	12.8	5431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		16.8	5134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	297	13.0	13.0	16.8	21.6	23.3	20.6	21.7	18.4	8.6	16.3	95.7		97.8	97.1		$19,142	$3,382	$15,760
Carrillo Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	43-775 Madison St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 238-9700	459	21	22.3	89.1%	15 (3.3%)	6 (1.3%)	419 (91.3%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	36.1	3474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%		29.9	3932^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	458	28.2	28.2	37.5	43.0	42.2	40.9	23.2	33.3	26.5	27.6						$21,142	$3,517	$17,625
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						$22,309	$3,505	$18,804
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
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary	Public	K-5	41-633 Gore St.	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 834-3231	568	26	21.8	76.4%	46 (8.1%)	6 (1.1%)	482 (84.9%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.7%)	46.1	2820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.9%		42.8	3007^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	187	22.6	22.6	48.5	50.0	44.3	47.6	48.5	39.8	20.8	36.0	98.3				98.3	$20,163	$2,985	$17,178
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Herbert Hoover Elementary

What schools do graduates of Herbert Hoover Elementary attend?

Students who attend Herbert Hoover Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Indio Middle
High : Indio High

Is Herbert Hoover Elementary a good school?

Herbert Hoover Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Herbert Hoover Elementary in?

Desert Sands Unified

What is the racial makeup of Herbert Hoover Elementary?

Students at Herbert Hoover Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Herbert Hoover Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Herbert Hoover Elementary.

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