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Richard R. Oliphant Elementary

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Richard R. Oliphant Elementary ranks 2820 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2820^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Richard R. Oliphant Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 568 students in Indio, CA, within the Desert Sands Unified School District, and it stands out for its improving academic trajectory and effective management of student attendance.

The school is on a positive upward trend, with its statewide ranking improving significantly over the past few years and a dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which is now close to the state average. This is a notable accomplishment, especially when compared to nearby schools like Theodore Roosevelt Elementary and James Madison Elementary, which have much higher rates of chronic absenteeism. Academically, Oliphant outperforms its district in English and Math and shows particular strength in supporting its students, ranking higher than most other elementary schools in the district with similar student populations.

While the school excels in many areas, there are some challenges to note, such as a significant drop in 5th-grade math scores and lower proficiency in science compared to the state average. The school also achieves its solid outcomes with efficient spending per student, performing better than some neighboring schools that spend more, such as John F. Kennedy Elementary. Overall, Oliphant Elementary demonstrates that focused efforts on attendance and core instruction can lead to strong and improving results for its students.

568

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,163

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41-633 Gore St.
Indio, CA 92203-3178

(760) 834-3231

District: Desert Sands Unified

Students who attend Richard R. Oliphant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Desert Ridge Academy
High:	Shadow Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.9%

White:

8.1%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2019 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,820^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 46% (2019) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	46.1	2820 of 5857	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	3007 of 5869	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	3315 of 5859	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3415 of 5883	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	3141 of 5789	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	1506 of 2227	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1163 of 2585	55.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.6	2281 of 3162	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.6	665 of 3245	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	48.8	1263 of 3311	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	598 of 3275	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	2896 of 5597	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	2913 of 5612	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	3206 of 5609	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3598 of 5635	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	3134 of 5492	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	1811 of 5107	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	2019 of 5107	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	2398 of 5087	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	2274 of 5084	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	2265 of 4963	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	2182 of 5460	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	2908 of 5517	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2911 of 5363	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	2762 of 5264	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	2444 of 5173	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	2595 of 5628	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	2879 of 5643	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3210 of 5638	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	3016 of 5663	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	2911 of 5510	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1256 of 2847	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	831 of 2420	65.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.8	1963 of 2726	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2022)28th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science23%-10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Richard R. Oliphant Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Richard R. Oliphant Elementary?

Students at Richard R. Oliphant Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Richard R. Oliphant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Richard R. Oliphant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Ridge Academy
High : Shadow Hills High

How many students attend Richard R. Oliphant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Richard R. Oliphant Elementary.

What district is Richard R. Oliphant Elementary in?

Desert Sands Unified

Is Richard R. Oliphant Elementary a good school?

Richard R. Oliphant Elementary ranks 2820^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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