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Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy

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Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy ranks 3918 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3918^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy is a public elementary school (grades K-5) serving 592 students in Indio, California, as part of the Desert Sands Unified school district, which faces academic challenges across the area.

Academically, the school is currently performing below both state and district averages in English, math, and science, and its statewide ranking has declined significantly over the past several years. However, when compared to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Martin Van Buren Elementary and Carrillo Ranch Elementary, Carreon holds a middle position, outperforming several others. A notable strength has been its historical success in teaching English Language Learners, though this effectiveness has recently decreased. The school also faces a significant challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than the district and state averages and correlates with lower performance at several area schools.

Despite having higher per-student spending than most comparison schools, Carreon's academic results are middling, suggesting how resources are used is critical. Key opportunities for improvement include reducing absenteeism, applying past successful teaching strategies more broadly, and providing targeted support in specific subjects and grades, particularly upper-grade math and science. The school serves a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and, while struggling, performs relatively well within the broader context of its district.

592

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,585

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47-368 Monroe St.
Indio, CA 92201-6702

(760) 863-1544

District: Desert Sands Unified

Students who attend Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Indio High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

Asian:

2.9%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg33%

California avg41%

3,918^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	30.5	3918 of 5857	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3907 of 5869	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3571 of 5859	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3422 of 5883	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	2271 of 5789	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	2542 of 5662	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.8	2129 of 5692	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.3	1933 of 5614	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.6	2001 of 5611	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.0	1947 of 5530	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.6	1807 of 5390	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.4	2992 of 5377	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.0	2331 of 5314	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.8	2086 of 5193	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.3	1755 of 5113	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.4	2313 of 5113	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.5	2697 of 4818	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.3	3258 of 4822	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.7	3731 of 4809	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.0	1162 of 2227	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1270 of 2585	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	920 of 2128	56.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	1632 of 3162	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	917 of 3245	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	443 of 3311	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	260 of 3275	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	69.7	556 of 3246	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3804 of 5597	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3601 of 5612	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3414 of 5609	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	3113 of 5635	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	2058 of 5492	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	2346 of 5413	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	3015 of 5107	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	2803 of 5107	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	2580 of 5087	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	2162 of 5084	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	991 of 4963	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	1272 of 4830	73.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	3387 of 5460	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3456 of 5517	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	2778 of 5363	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	2392 of 5264	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	1244 of 5173	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	1648 of 5084	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	3731 of 5628	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3881 of 5643	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3462 of 5638	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	3502 of 5663	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	2343 of 5510	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	2564 of 5431	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	2380 of 2847	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	2097 of 2635	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science26%-7 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 (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/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 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
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	$27,585	$25,424	$2,161
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					$26,973	$24,926	$2,047
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		$30,603	$28,610	$1,993
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						$29,021	$27,116	$1,905
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%)	28	4134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%		29.2	3996^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.9%	138	17.2	17.2	42.3	31.1	24.7	33.3	32.5	40.9	31.9	14.9	22.5	27.1	95.4			95.4		$22,143	$16,984	$5,159
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		$30,664	$28,866	$1,798
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					$29,835	$27,758	$2,077
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						$24,066	$22,204	$1,862
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		$23,898	$22,238	$1,660
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						$27,706	$25,708	$1,998

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy

What schools do graduates of Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy attend?

Students who attend Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle
High : Indio High

How many students attend Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy?

Students at Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy are 92% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy in?

Desert Sands Unified

Is Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy a good school?

Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy ranks 3918^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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