Summary:
ZIP code 92276 has one elementary school, Della S. Lindley Elementary, serving kindergarten through grade 5 with 552 students. In 2025–2026, about 33% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 24% in math, and 22% in science. Compared with Palm Springs Unified, the school was 3 percentage points lower in ELA, 1 point higher in math, and 2 points higher in science; compared with California, it was lower in all three subjects, by 16 points in ELA, 15 in math, and 14 in science. The key takeaway is that results are stronger relative to the district in math and science, but remain below state results across all subjects.
There are no local school-to-school leaders or trailers to compare because Lindley is the only school listed. Within its grade-level results, fourth grade stands out most positively: 38% were proficient in ELA, 5 points above the district and 8 below the state, while fourth-grade math was 30%, 4 points above the district. Third-grade math is the clearest challenge: 21% were proficient, compared with 47% statewide, a 26-point gap; third-grade ELA was also 18 points below the state. These differences show that the school’s relative strengths and challenges vary by grade, rather than matching the all-grade picture in every subject.
All-grade scores rose from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA increased by 3 percentage points, math by 1, and science by 1. The state gap narrowed by 2 points in ELA but widened by 1 in math and 2 in science. SchoolDigger ranked Lindley at the 25th percentile in 2023–2024, the 23rd in 2024–2025, and the 25th in 2025–2026—a modest rebound, not a sustained rise. The student–teacher ratio was 19.3 in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism was 24% in 2025–2026, 7 points below the district and 5 above the state. The school reported that 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; this is context about reported student circumstances, not an explanation of test results.
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