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Amistad High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

2035^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 6% of California high schools

Summary

Amistad High (Continuation) is a public high school located in Indio, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 196 students. The school is part of the Desert Sands Unified School District, which is ranked 989 out of 1,543 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Amistad High (Continuation) has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools over the past several years, with a statewide ranking between 1,212 and 2,076 out of over 2,000 high schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state. Academically, the school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages, with only 8.33% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and just 1.53% proficient in mathematics. Amistad High (Continuation) also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 79.9% in recent years.

Despite the school's small size and relatively high per-student spending, it has been unable to overcome the significant challenges it faces, including high poverty rates, low academic achievement, and chronic absenteeism. The school's performance metrics suggest that the challenges are multifaceted and not solely due to its geographic location, as several nearby high schools, such as Palm Desert High and Summit High (Continuation), significantly outperform Amistad High (Continuation) on academic measures.

192

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,283

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

83-501 Dillon Ave.
Indio, CA 92201-3325

(760) 775-3570

District: Desert Sands Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

White:

2.6%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (82% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,035^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High 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	9.6	2035 of 2162	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	2076 of 2159	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2042 of 2170	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1942 of 2123	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1212 of 1290	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1986 of 2133	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1861 of 2017	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	1725 of 2021	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	1832 of 2039	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	1879 of 1994	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.3	1818 of 2426	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	1782 of 2354	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.3	1997 of 2367	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.0	1941 of 2281	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.0	1844 of 2238	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.4	1776 of 2117	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	1680 of 2063	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	1706 of 1968	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.4	1557 of 1901	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.7	1596 of 1653	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.3	1053 of 1117	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	861 of 1085	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	988 of 1064	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	488 of 1044	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.3	375 of 467	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	691 of 941	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1774 of 1906	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1853 of 1915	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1725 of 1915	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1753 of 1858	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1026 of 1054	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1708 of 1833	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1695 of 1760	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1811 of 1900	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1798 of 1902	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1784 of 1917	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1668 of 1861	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1667 of 1814	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1601 of 1742	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	9.1	286 of 290	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1862 of 2013	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1944 of 2026	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1912 of 2030	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1747 of 1943	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1054 of 1126	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1818 of 1937	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1705 of 1862	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1884 of 1942	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1851 of 1948	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1911 of 1963	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1743 of 1916	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1026 of 1122	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1802 of 1880	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1640 of 1834	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	1049 of 1216	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2024)14th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2022)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-40 vs state

Science3%-30 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amistad High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	83-501 Dillon Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3570	192	15	12.6	94.8%	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	183 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	9.6	2035^th of 2162 public high schools	5.9%		9.9	2076^th of 2159 public high schools	3.8%	41	2.3	8.3	2.8	8.3	8.3	1.5	1.5	$34,283	$3,935	$30,348
Desert Sands A.T.L.A.S.	Public	12	83-391 Dillon Ave	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3810	69	4	16.9	49.3%	14 (20.3%)	2 (2.9%)	47 (68.1%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)								(n/a)								$49,676	$10,118	$39,558
Indio High	Public	9-12	81-750 Avenue 46	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3550	1,962	83	23.5	93.8%	57 (2.9%)	16 (0.8%)	1,835 (93.5%)	15 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (1.8%)	29.9	1487^th of 2162 public high schools	31.2%		29.1	1511^th of 2159 public high schools	30.0%	24	18.6	7.1	17.9	37.8	37.8	10.3	10.3	$20,034	$3,291	$16,743
NOVA Academy - Coachella	Public, Charter	9-12	52-780 Frederick St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	NOVA Academy - Coachella District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 569-0948	235	11	22.1	88.5%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	229 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	53.6	958^th of 2162 public high schools	55.7%		48.1	1054^th of 2159 public high schools	51.2%	96		15.8	15.8	68.3	68.3	14.6	14.6	$21,292	$3,076	$18,216
La Quinta High	Public	9-12	79-255 Blackhawk Way	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 772-4150	2,425	98	24.8	74.4%	385 (15.9%)	30 (1.2%)	1,860 (76.7%)	70 (2.9%)	6 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	71 (2.9%)	64.2	707^th of 2162 public high schools	67.3%		63	696^th of 2159 public high schools	67.8%	11	31.2	0.0	30.6	64.1	64.1	29.6	29.6	$18,875	$2,787	$16,088
Shadow Hills High	Public	9-12	39-225 Jefferson St.	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 393-5400	1,650	71	23.4	80.1%	130 (7.9%)	23 (1.4%)	1,424 (86.3%)	19 (1.2%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (2.8%)	44	1169^th of 2162 public high schools	45.9%		43.6	1156^th of 2159 public high schools	46.5%	13	30.9		30.9	48.7	48.7	9.9	9.9	$20,963	$3,067	$17,896
Summit High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	43-330 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 238-9760	195	12	16.4	88.7%	22 (11.3%)	7 (3.6%)	155 (79.5%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	12	1916^th of 2162 public high schools	11.4%		16.8	1763^rd of 2159 public high schools	18.3%	153	3.8		3.7	19.4	19.4	1.9	1.9	$30,814	$3,674	$27,140
Coachella Valley High	Public	9-12	83-800 Airport Blvd.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5183	2,300	111	20.6	90.3%	10 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2,275 (98.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	27	1551^st of 2162 public high schools	28.3%		29.2	1509^th of 2159 public high schools	30.1%	42	9.7	4.8	7.3	40.8	40.8	14.9	14.9	$29,949	$1,303	$28,646
La Familia Continuation High	Public	10-12	56-615 Olive St.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5929	254	15	16.7	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	252 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.5	1940^th of 2162 public high schools	10.3%		12.2	1931^st of 2159 public high schools	10.6%	9	3.7	3.3	3.5	5.3	5.3	3.5	3.5	$31,385	$1,214	$30,171
Palm Desert High	Public	9-12	74-910 Aztec Rd.	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 862-4300	2,079	80	26.0	60.2%	734 (35.3%)	40 (1.9%)	1,008 (48.5%)	174 (8.4%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	109 (5.2%)	78.7	435^th of 2162 public high schools	79.9%		85.2	323^rd of 2159 public high schools	85.0%	112	43.7	18.2	43.1	69.3	69.3	37.5	37.5	$19,647	$3,223	$16,424

Frequently Asked Questions about Amistad High (Continuation)

How many students attend Amistad High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 192 students attended Amistad High (Continuation).

What district is Amistad High (Continuation) in?

Desert Sands Unified

What is the racial makeup of Amistad High (Continuation)?

Students at Amistad High (Continuation) are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

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Amistad High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 5.9% of California high schools.

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