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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)				Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gerald R. Ford Elementary	0.0mi	Public	K-5	44-210 Warner Trail	Indian Wells	92210	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 772-4120	598	25	23.9	62.9%	179 (29.9%)	8 (1.3%)	332 (55.5%)	43 (7.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	79.6	1147^th of 5817 public elementary schools	80.3%		83.6	983^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.2%	164	53.4	53.4	62.2	68.8	63.6	65.0	57.3	59.4	47.7	54.9	93%	0%	$27,245	$25,536	$1,709
James Monroe Elementary	1.3mi	Public	K-5	42-100 Yucca Ln.	Bermuda Dunes	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 772-4130	562	22	25.5	69.0%	113 (20.1%)	4 (0.7%)	386 (68.7%)	17 (3.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	69.4	1611^th of 5817 public elementary schools	72.3%		69.3	1635^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%	24	42.9	42.9	44.3	51.6	67.6	55.2	48.9	49.5	65.7	55.2	97%	0%	$24,527	$22,930	$1,597
Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies	2.1mi	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	2567^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.9%		48.1	2691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%	124	46.1	46.1	47.4	39.4	55.5	47.3	39.5	29.6	36.7	35.0	≥ 99%		$24,892	$23,270	$1,622
Ronald Reagan Elementary	2.2mi	Public	K-5	39-800 Liberty Dr.	Palm Desert	92211	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 772-0456	808	35	23.4	59.0%	123 (15.2%)	10 (1.2%)	598 (74.0%)	16 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.9%)	46.2	2840^th of 5817 public elementary schools	51.2%		51.2	2544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.6%	296	35.7	35.7	36.0	52.1	56.4	47.6	28.8	40.2	29.4	32.5	96%	0%	$23,875	$22,190	$1,685
Harry S. Truman Elementary	3.2mi	Public	K-5	78-870 Avenue 50	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 777-4230	635	25	25.4	80.2%	71 (11.2%)	11 (1.7%)	488 (76.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.0%)	36	3505^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.7%		47	2759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%	746	35.5	35.5	31.6	38.4	46.3	39.1	28.4	19.6	34.3	27.3	97%	0%	$24,475	$22,626	$1,849
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	3.4mi	Public	K-5	77-800 Calle Tampico	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 238-9424	627	29	21.6	82.1%	85 (13.6%)	10 (1.6%)	503 (80.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.0%)	25.2	4369^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.9%		34.8	3601^st of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%	768	30.4	30.4	23.2	24.3	45.5	30.9	17.0	21.6	24.5	21.2	≥ 99%		$25,763	$24,064	$1,699
Carrillo Ranch Elementary	3.4mi	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	4794^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.6%		36.1	3474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%	1320	24.7	24.7	27.7	28.9	32.5	29.8	18.5	16.9	18.2	17.8	97%	0%	$27,706	$25,708	$1,998
James Madison Elementary	3.4mi	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	5070^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.8%		10.5	5603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%	533	23.3	23.3	15.8	26.8	31.5	25.3	13.8	16.1	16.4	15.5	81%	0%	$29,021	$27,116	$1,905
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	3.6mi	Public	K-5	74-100 Rutledge Way	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 862-4340	607	24	25.2	86.7%	76 (12.5%)	7 (1.2%)	482 (79.4%)	18 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	35.2	3568^th of 5817 public elementary schools	38.7%		30.8	3894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%	326	37.8	37.8	29.3	38.5	45.4	38.2	23.2	24.3	29.4	25.9	94%	0%	$24,163	$22,452	$1,711
George Washington Charter	3.6mi	Public, Charter	K-5	45-768 Portola Ave.	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 862-4350	746	29	25.7	50.3%	372 (49.9%)	6 (0.8%)	268 (35.9%)	38 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.0%)	84.1	954^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.6%		89.7	681^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.4%	273	57.5	57.5	63.6	67.5	72.4	67.8	62.0	61.7	52.8	58.8	≥ 99%		$31,557	$31,494	$63

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