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Desert Sands Unified School Calendar, Spring Break & Teacher Days 2025-26
La Quinta, California · Riverside County
25,898
Students
35
Schools
23.8:1
Student-Teacher
1,088 teachers
0 - 12
Grades
Quick Facts
740
Avg. School Size
2,468
Total Staff
Contact
- Address
- 47-950 Dune Palms Rd.
La Quinta, CA 92253 - Phone
- (760)777-4200
Staff & Students
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,088
- Total Staff
- 2,468
Data Source
NCES Common Core of Data
School Year 2023-24
Schools in Desert Sands Unified (35)
La Quinta High
La Quinta
High
2,488 studentsGrades 9 - 1225.6:1 ratio73.39% FRPL
Palm Desert High
Palm Desert
High
2,039 studentsGrades 9 - 1226.1:1 ratio59.44% FRPL
Indio High
Indio
High
2,027 studentsGrades 9 - 1223.8:1 ratio93.24% FRPL
Shadow Hills High
Indio
High
1,702 studentsGrades 9 - 1224:1 ratio77.56% FRPL
Palm Desert Charter Middle
Palm Desert
MiddleCharter
1,389 studentsGrades 6 - 828.3:1 ratio62.78% FRPL
John Glenn Middle School of International Studies
Indio
Middle
1,065 studentsGrades 6 - 826:1 ratio66.2% FRPL
Desert Ridge Academy
Indio
Middle
1,018 studentsGrades 6 - 823.1:1 ratio81.43% FRPL
Ronald Reagan Elementary
Palm Desert
Primary
818 studentsGrades 0 - 524.1:1 ratio56.23% FRPL
Indio Middle
Indio
Middle
780 studentsGrades 6 - 825.2:1 ratio95.51% FRPL
Andrew Jackson Elementary
Indio
Primary
762 studentsGrades 0 - 522.4:1 ratio85.83% FRPL
Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies
Indio
Primary
762 studentsGrades 0 - 523.8:1 ratio62.2% FRPL
George Washington Charter
Palm Desert
PrimaryCharter
756 studentsGrades 0 - 525.2:1 ratio51.06% FRPL
La Quinta Middle
La Quinta
Middle
688 studentsGrades 6 - 822.9:1 ratio84.45% FRPL
Harry S. Truman Elementary
La Quinta
Primary
644 studentsGrades 0 - 525.8:1 ratio80.28% FRPL
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
La Quinta
Primary
622 studentsGrades 0 - 522.2:1 ratio79.1% FRPL
Gerald R. Ford Elementary
Indian Wells
Primary
615 studentsGrades 0 - 524.6:1 ratio63.58% FRPL
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary
Indio
Primary
606 studentsGrades 0 - 525.3:1 ratio73.43% FRPL
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy
Indio
Primary
598 studentsGrades 0 - 522.1:1 ratio80.94% FRPL
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Palm Desert
Primary
593 studentsGrades 0 - 523.7:1 ratio83.81% FRPL
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary
Indio
Primary
567 studentsGrades 0 - 523.6:1 ratio86.95% FRPL
James Monroe Elementary
Bermuda Dunes
Primary
537 studentsGrades 0 - 524.4:1 ratio64.8% FRPL
Martin Van Buren Elementary
Indio
Primary
535 studentsGrades 0 - 523.3:1 ratio94.58% FRPL
Thomas Jefferson Middle
Indio
Middle
535 studentsGrades 6 - 823.3:1 ratio91.59% FRPL
James Earl Carter Elementary
Palm Desert
Primary
517 studentsGrades 0 - 522.5:1 ratio56.29% FRPL
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary
Indio
Primary
491 studentsGrades 0 - 523.4:1 ratio87.37% FRPL
Carrillo Ranch Elementary
Indio
Primary
471 studentsGrades 0 - 523.6:1 ratio87.69% FRPL
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle
La Quinta
Middle
397 studentsGrades 6 - 822.1:1 ratio79.6% FRPL
John F. Kennedy Elementary
Indio
Primary
386 studentsGrades 0 - 521.4:1 ratio89.12% FRPL
James Madison Elementary
Indio
Primary
376 studentsGrades 0 - 523.5:1 ratio90.96% FRPL
Horizon
La Quinta
Other
356 studentsGrades 0 - 1220.9:1 ratio83.15% FRPL
Herbert Hoover Elementary
Indio
Primary
335 studentsGrades 0 - 527.9:1 ratio88.66% FRPL
Amistad High (Continuation)
Indio
High
196 studentsGrades 9 - 1213.1:1 ratio91.84% FRPL
Summit High (Continuation)
La Quinta
High
167 studentsGrades 10 - 1213.9:1 ratio82.63% FRPL
Desert Sands A.T.L.A.S.
Indio
High
59 studentsGrades 12 - 1214.8:1 ratio45.76% FRPL
John Adams Early Childhood Learning Center
La Quinta
Primary
0Grades 0 - 1
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