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Della S. Lindley Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Della S. Lindley Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 552 students in Thousand Palms, California, as part of the Palm Springs Unified School District, where it faces significant academic challenges with proficiency rates below state averages but performs close to the district average in math and science.

The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over recent years and struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate of 24%, which is higher than some nearby schools like Rio Vista Elementary and Cathedral City Elementary. Performance varies widely across different student groups; for instance, the school shows notable success in supporting homeless students but ranks very low for students in special education, indicating a critical area for improvement. Its academic results are generally in the middle tier within its own district, outperforming schools like Agua Caliente Elementary but lagging behind higher-performing ones such as Sunny Sands Elementary and the charter school Cielo Vista Charter.

When compared to schools in the neighboring Desert Sands Unified district, such as James Earl Carter Elementary, Della S. Lindley's proficiency rates are lower, suggesting broader district-level factors may be at play. The school's per-student spending is comparable to most district schools but lower than Cielo Vista Charter, and it maintains a slightly better student-teacher ratio than several local peers. Key opportunities for growth include addressing the performance gap in special education, reducing absenteeism by learning from schools with better rates, and improving consistency in instruction across different grade levels.

552

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,094

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31-495 Robert Rd.
Thousand Palms, CA 92276-3343

(760) 343-7570

District: Palm Springs Unified

Students who attend Della S. Lindley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Desert Springs Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

White:

6.3%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 44th percentile in 2018 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 44th-percentile peak (2018) to 23rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,536^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Palm Springs Unified

1147^th of 1,543Palm Springs 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4536 of 5857	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4411 of 5869	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	4425 of 5859	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3969 of 5883	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	3218 of 5789	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	3146 of 5662	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.0	3369 of 5692	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.7	3288 of 5614	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	3480 of 5611	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.5	4565 of 5530	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.8	3540 of 5390	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.8	4344 of 5377	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	4354 of 5314	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	4058 of 5193	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.9	3756 of 5113	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	4169 of 5113	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	3956 of 4818	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	4049 of 4822	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.4	4383 of 4809	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	2378 of 2585	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.3	1796 of 3162	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	1172 of 3245	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	1554 of 3311	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	1917 of 3275	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	1471 of 3246	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	4809 of 5597	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4885 of 5612	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4374 of 5609	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3442 of 5635	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2931 of 5492	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	3462 of 5413	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	3656 of 5107	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3606 of 5107	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3518 of 5087	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	2952 of 5084	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	1876 of 4963	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	1788 of 4830	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	90 of 429	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	51 of 364	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	3745 of 5460	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3719 of 5517	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3521 of 5363	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2698 of 5264	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	2155 of 5173	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	2170 of 5084	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	3856 of 5628	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3664 of 5643	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4148 of 5638	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4171 of 5663	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	3217 of 5510	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	2668 of 5431	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	2669 of 2847	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)79th percentile+56 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science20%-12 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)	% Hepatitis B (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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Della S. Lindley Elementary	Public	K-5	31-495 Robert Rd.	Thousand Palms	92276	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 343-7570	552	29	19.3	92.6%	35 (6.3%)	8 (1.4%)	493 (89.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	23.6	4536^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%		24.5	4411^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.8%	125	20.4		20.4	36.6	22.2	32.4				30.6	30.1	23.3	16.7				23.0	95.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	96.5		$22,094	$2,198	$19,896
Sunny Sands Elementary	Public	K-5	69-310 McCallum Way	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8635	692	33	20.9	93.4%	51 (7.4%)	6 (0.9%)	583 (84.2%)	34 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	55.5	2278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		53.8	2355^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	77	36.0		36.0	52.3	39.1	52.7				48.0	50.0	37.3	41.8				43.0							$22,063	$1,868	$20,195
Cathedral City Elementary	Public	K-5	69300 Converse Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8583	606	33	18.6	96.5%	16 (2.6%)	9 (1.5%)	564 (93.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	23.2	4566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%		20.8	4784^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.5%	218	16.7		16.7	29.9	31.7	31.7				31.2	25.3	26.0	20.6				23.9	94.9	97.4			94.9		$20,947	$1,699	$19,248
Landau Elementary	Public	K-5	30310 Landau Blvd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8600	579	29	19.7	94.1%	40 (6.9%)	10 (1.7%)	474 (81.9%)	42 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	36	3497^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		35.9	3442^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.4%	55	20.5		20.5	46.4	36.5	38.9				40.5	53.0	21.2	18.4				30.2	97.5	97.5			97.5	97.5	$21,743	$1,965	$19,778
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	67-700 Verona Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-0032	637	31	20.7	91.2%	64 (10.0%)	12 (1.9%)	503 (79.0%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	27 (4.2%)	36.7	3431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		36.4	3408^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.9%	23	20.2		20.2	35.4	47.7	37.2				40.2	38.4	39.5	20.4				32.4							$20,435	$1,707	$18,728
Agua Caliente Elementary	Public	K-5	30-800 San Luis Rey Plaza	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8235	645	32	20.2	93.3%	14 (2.2%)	10 (1.6%)	605 (93.8%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	20.9	4750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.9%		22.3	4645^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	105	17.1		17.1	24.8	15.3	44.8				28.1	30.4	11.5	18.9				19.9	95.7				96.8		$20,819	$1,923	$18,896
James Earl Carter Elementary	Public	K-5	74-251 Hovley Ln. East	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 862-4370	487	22	22.0	63.2%	128 (26.3%)	10 (2.1%)	251 (51.5%)	51 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.8%)	71.1	1550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%		75.7	1344^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.1%	206	48.9		48.9	55.6	44.9	66.3				56.1	54.9	47.4	52.2				51.6	89.9	93.3		95.5	94.4	95.5	$22,746	$3,433	$19,313
Rancho Mirage Elementary	Public	K-5	42-985 Indian Trail Rd.	Rancho Mirage	92270	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 836-3680	349	17	20.6	81.7%	92 (26.4%)	8 (2.3%)	227 (65.0%)	12 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	43.5	2979^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.1%		60.5	2049^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	930	41.9		41.9	42.1	30.5	49.2				40.8	49.1	21.7	25.8				31.8	93.5						$22,491	$1,836	$20,655
Cielo Vista Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	650 South Paseo Dorotea	Palm Springs	92264	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8250	824	41	20.1	92.7%	68 (8.3%)	14 (1.7%)	674 (81.8%)	42 (5.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	65.4	1822^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%		64.1	1872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	50	22.4	26.9	24.9	68.8	54.0	48.2	56.1	69.4	63.0	60.1	66.3	63.2	36.9	39.5	42.6	28.7	44.9							$28,634	$2,796	$25,838
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	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%)	30.8	3894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%		23.6	4515^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.1%	621	24.7		24.7	32.7	44.1	40.0				39.1	18.8	31.5	16.5				22.9	93.3		98.1	98.1	96.2		$20,048	$3,300	$16,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Della S. Lindley Elementary

Is Della S. Lindley Elementary a good school?

Della S. Lindley Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Della S. Lindley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Della S. Lindley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Della S. Lindley Elementary?

Students at Della S. Lindley Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Della S. Lindley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Della S. Lindley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Springs Middle

What district is Della S. Lindley Elementary in?

Palm Springs Unified

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