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James Madison Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5058^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

James Madison Elementary serves 403 students in grades K–5 in Indio, within the Desert Sands Unified district. Its latest results show an improvement in science, but proficiency in English language arts (ELA), math and science remains below both district and state levels. The most important finding is that students are still facing broad academic gaps, especially in math and ELA.

Science is the school’s strongest subject compared with district and state results: 23% of students were proficient, 6 percentage points below the district and 13 below the state. ELA proficiency was 25% (17 points below the district and 24 below the state), while math was 16% (12 and 23 points below, respectively). Among nine nearby K–5 schools, James Madison ranked fifth in science, sixth in ELA and seventh in math, making math its weakest local comparison. Third-grade ELA is a particular concern: 16% were proficient, the lowest result among nearby schools, compared with 17% at the next-lowest school, Herbert Hoover Elementary.

Results have improved overall since 2022–2023, though progress has varied by year: proficiency rose 5 percentage points in ELA, 7 in math and 10 in science by 2025–2026. Science’s latest-year jump helped narrow its gap with the state. SchoolDigger places James Madison at the 13th statewide percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026, up from the 4th percentile and 0 stars the prior year, but its statewide standing remains low. One notable subgroup result is that SchoolDigger’s ranking of how well the school served Special Education Students was at the 22nd percentile in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 4th percentile that year. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 23.7, and 93.6% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California is identified as a state where all students receive free school meals, but that does not change the school’s reported eligibility measure.

403

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,021

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

80-845 Avenue 46
Indio, CA 92201-5059

(760) 775-3850

District: Desert Sands Unified

Students who attend James Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Indio Middle
High:	Indio High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

Two or more races:

8.2%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2025 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg34%

California avg42%

5,058^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

627^th of 968Desert 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
2026	16.9	5058 of 5804	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	5603 of 5857	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	5261 of 5869	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5480 of 5859	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	5311 of 5883	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4749 of 5789	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	4281 of 5662	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	4720 of 5692	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	4461 of 5614	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	3876 of 5611	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.5	3848 of 5530	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.5	4278 of 5390	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.1	4326 of 5377	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	3877 of 5314	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	3908 of 5193	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.3	2870 of 5113	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.8	3585 of 5113	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.0	3721 of 4818	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.2	3547 of 4822	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.6	3441 of 4809	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.6	2368 of 2585	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	3058 of 3162	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	3221 of 3245	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	3255 of 3311	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	914 of 3275	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	46.2	1444 of 3246	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	4881 of 5569	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	5345 of 5597	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4942 of 5612	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5213 of 5609	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4847 of 5635	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4564 of 5492	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4462 of 5413	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	4390 of 5085	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	4850 of 5107	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4388 of 5107	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4654 of 5087	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	4425 of 5084	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	3968 of 4963	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3575 of 4830	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	4525 of 5412	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	5165 of 5460	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	4734 of 5517	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4852 of 5363	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4479 of 5264	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4389 of 5173	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3880 of 5084	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	4826 of 5590	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	5386 of 5628	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5175 of 5643	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5283 of 5638	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	5236 of 5663	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4465 of 5510	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	3769 of 5431	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	2233 of 2920	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	2213 of 2847	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th 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 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
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%)	16.9	5058^th of 5804 public elementary schools	12.9%		10.5	5603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%	545	23.3	23.3	15.8	26.8	31.5		25.3	13.8	16.1	16.4		15.5						$29,021	$27,116	$1,905
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%)	11.3	5508^th of 5804 public elementary schools	5.1%		8	5739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.0%	231	10.6	10.6	21.9	17.7	25.8		21.4	19.2	16.5	6.1		14.3	95.5			95.5		$30,603	$28,610	$1,993
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%)	14.5	5252^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	9.5%		13.9	5352^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%	100	11.9	11.9	24.4	29.6	25.0		26.4	15.4	14.8	15.5		15.2	96.6					$29,835	$27,758	$2,077
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%)	20.2	4782^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	17.6%		36.1	3474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%	1308	24.7	24.7	27.7	28.9	32.5		29.8	18.5	16.9	18.2		17.8						$27,706	$25,708	$1,998
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%)	50.8	2562^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	55.9%		48.1	2691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%	129	46.1	46.1	47.4	39.4	55.5		47.3	39.5	29.6	36.7		35.0	96.8		98.1	97.5	98.1	$24,892	$23,270	$1,622
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%)	35.2	3562^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	38.6%		30.5	3918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.1%	356	34.1	34.1	33.3	31.2	40.7		35.0	41.9	26.9	29.1		32.5	97.5	98.4	98.4	97.5	98.4	$27,585	$25,424	$2,161
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	5458^th of 5804 public elementary schools	6.0%		12.8	5434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%	24	15.8	15.8	17.0	14.6	29.8		21.0	11.9	2.4	17.5		11.5	92.3			92.3		$30,664	$28,866	$1,798
Mountain Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	49-750 Hjorth St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-6888	599	28	21.3	76.8%	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	575 (96.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29.3	4031^st of 5804 public elementary schools	30.5%		28	4134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%	103	21.3	21.3	38.5	39.7	43.6	26.3	37.2	42.3	25.0	16.0	16.3	24.4	95.4			95.4		$22,143	$16,984	$5,159
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%)	14.7	5238^th of 5804 public elementary schools	9.8%		16.7	5135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%	103	12.8	12.8	29.4	23.5	20.9		24.3	23.5	15.3	15.1		17.6	96.7					$26,973	$24,926	$2,047
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%)	16.1	5123^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	11.7%		12.8	5431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%	308	14.4	14.4	29.5	20.2	21.6		23.8	31.8	17.7	10.4		20.1	95.7		97.8	97.1		$23,898	$22,238	$1,660

Frequently Asked Questions about James Madison Elementary

How many students attend James Madison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended James Madison Elementary.

What district is James Madison Elementary in?

Desert Sands Unified

What is the racial makeup of James Madison Elementary?

Students at James Madison Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of James Madison Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Madison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Indio Middle
High : Indio High

Is James Madison Elementary a good school?

James Madison Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.9% of California elementary schools.

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