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Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 560 students in Indio, CA, within the Desert Sands Unified district, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools with proficiency rates well below district and state averages.

The school's performance has declined sharply over the past decade, and it struggles with high chronic absenteeism, which, at 32%, is notably higher than at nearby schools like Carrillo Ranch Elementary and Richard R. Oliphant Elementary that serve similar student populations. Academic outcomes are particularly low for English Language Learners, and there is a pronounced achievement gap between male and female students. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than several higher-performing neighbors, including Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies, raising questions about how resources are being used.

Despite these challenges, the examples of better-performing nearby schools in the same district show that improvement is possible with similar demographics. Key areas for potential focus include improving student attendance, strengthening support for English Learners, and ensuring consistent instructional quality across grade levels, as student scores tend to drop significantly between 3rd and 5th grade.

560

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,865

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44-640 Clinton St.
Indio, CA 92201-2908

(760) 863-3680

District: Desert Sands Unified

Students who attend Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Indio Middle
High:	Indio High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.6%

Two or more races:

3.4%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg33%

California avg41%

5,352^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	13.9	5352 of 5857	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	5521 of 5869	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4893 of 5859	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4837 of 5883	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	3270 of 5789	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	3414 of 5662	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.8	4532 of 5692	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	3959 of 5614	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.9	3945 of 5611	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	59.1	2166 of 5530	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.8	2566 of 5390	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	32.1	3826 of 5377	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.4	2775 of 5314	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.9	2716 of 5193	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.7	2279 of 5113	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.9	3302 of 5113	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.3	3900 of 4818	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.4	3807 of 4822	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.5	3663 of 4809	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.6	1988 of 2227	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1712 of 2585	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1693 of 2128	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	3064 of 3162	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	2474 of 3245	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	1803 of 3311	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	691 of 3275	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	572 of 3246	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	4915 of 5597	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5139 of 5612	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4574 of 5609	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4618 of 5635	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3613 of 5492	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	3829 of 5413	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4668 of 5107	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	4727 of 5107	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3843 of 5087	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4081 of 5084	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	2177 of 4963	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	2217 of 4830	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	4856 of 5460	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	5066 of 5517	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4311 of 5363	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4533 of 5264	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	2244 of 5173	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	2595 of 5084	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	5310 of 5628	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	5416 of 5643	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4814 of 5638	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4691 of 5663	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	2716 of 5510	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	2765 of 5431	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	2025 of 2847	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)29th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-25 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science13%-20 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies	Public	K-5	45-250 Dune Palms Rd.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 200-3720	748	30	24.9	65.1%	169 (22.6%)	5 (0.7%)	492 (65.8%)	30 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.4%)	48.1	2691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%		43.6	2954^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.7%	263	37.5	37.5	40.9	47.2	48.4	45.5	43.3	36.8	26.8	35.6	96.8		98.1	97.5	98.1	$19,984	$3,063	$16,921

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Indio Middle
High : Indio High

What is the racial makeup of Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary?

Students at Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary in?

Desert Sands Unified

How many students attend Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary.

Is Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary a good school?

Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.6% of California elementary schools.

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