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Andrew Jackson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Andrew Jackson Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 750 students in the Desert Sands Unified district in Indio, CA, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 7% of all California elementary schools.

Academic performance is well below state and district averages, with only about 1 in 5 students proficient in English and 1 in 6 in math. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, where 30.4% of students miss too much school, a rate much higher than the state average. The school's statewide ranking has also fallen sharply over the past several years. Notably, several nearby schools with very similar student populations, like Martin Van Buren Elementary and Richard R. Oliphant Elementary, achieve proficiency rates more than double those at Andrew Jackson, showing that better outcomes are possible in the area.

There are some positive signs, such as a meaningful reduction in chronic absenteeism from its peak. However, the data reveals specific areas needing attention, including a dramatic drop in math proficiency by 5th grade and a notable performance gap between male and female students. While the school is not alone in facing difficulties—John F. Kennedy Elementary and James Madison Elementary also rank very low—the success of other local schools suggests Andrew Jackson's challenges may be addressable with focused interventions and strategies.

750

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,142

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

82-850 Kenner Ave.
Indio, CA 92201-2469

(760) 775-3830

District: Desert Sands Unified

Students who attend Andrew Jackson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Desert Ridge Academy
High:	Shadow Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.1%

White:

3.2%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg33%

California avg41%

5,431^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	5431 of 5857	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	5134 of 5869	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4918 of 5859	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4689 of 5883	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4509 of 5789	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	3489 of 5662	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.0	4597 of 5692	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	4664 of 5614	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	4683 of 5611	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	4342 of 5530	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	4777 of 5390	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	4541 of 5377	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.1	4299 of 5314	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.8	3514 of 5193	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.1	3448 of 5113	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.8	3716 of 5113	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.6	3409 of 4818	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.5	3999 of 4822	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.8	4131 of 4809	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	1786 of 2227	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1830 of 2585	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	2065 of 2128	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.1	2833 of 3162	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1918 of 3245	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	1414 of 3311	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	361 of 3275	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	762 of 3246	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	4998 of 5597	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4921 of 5612	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4809 of 5609	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4333 of 5635	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	4204 of 5492	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	3190 of 5413	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	4557 of 5107	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4151 of 5107	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	3865 of 5087	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3608 of 5084	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	3222 of 4963	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	2511 of 4830	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	4939 of 5460	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4653 of 5517	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4349 of 5363	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4111 of 5264	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4334 of 5173	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	2693 of 5084	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	5353 of 5628	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4903 of 5643	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4571 of 5638	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4663 of 5663	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4398 of 5510	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	3589 of 5431	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	2116 of 2847	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	2185 of 2635	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1959 of 2420	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Andrew Jackson 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Andrew Jackson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Andrew Jackson Elementary?

Students at Andrew Jackson Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Andrew Jackson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Andrew Jackson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Ridge Academy
High : Shadow Hills High

What district is Andrew Jackson Elementary in?

Desert Sands Unified

How many students attend Andrew Jackson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Andrew Jackson Elementary.

Is Andrew Jackson Elementary a good school?

Andrew Jackson Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.3% of California elementary schools.

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