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Desert Sands Unified School District

47-950 Dune Palms Rd., La Quinta, CA 92253

28.6K Students | 1,161 Teachers | 34 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

4.1x 

White students are 4.1 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Black students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

White students are 1.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 1.6 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

4x 

Native American or Alaska Native students are 4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Black students are 2.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

Achievement Gap

1.9 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.9 grades behind White students.

Black students are, on average, academically 1.5 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

80% Nonwhite Students

66% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

91% High School Graduation Rate

21% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

1,873 students

5% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

1,315 students

15% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,339 students

8% Students Enrolled in Physics

718 students

13% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

1,234 students

< 1% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

48 students

41% Students Enrolled in Biology

3,784 students

18% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

1,696 students

4% Students Enrolled in Calculus

364 students

0% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

Teachers & Resources

24.6 Students for Every Teacher

14% Inexperienced Teachers

29% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

13.8 Average Number of AP Courses per School

3.3 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

0 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

0 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

33 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

1 School With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

1,349 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

5% of all students in this district

812 Total In-School Suspended Students

3% of all students in this district

52 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

138 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.6Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

31 Total Arrests

341 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

10 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

1.5 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

  • Donna Salazar
  • 760-771-8787
  • Email
Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

  • Tony Signoret
  • 760-771-8687
  • Email
Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

  • Larry Bellanich
  • 760-771-8612
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Abraham Lincoln Elementary Palm Desert 89% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies Indio 67% 40%

Not Available

Not available

11.7x
Amistad High (Continuation) Indio 93% 75% Between 45% and 49%

Not available

Not available

Andrew Jackson Elementary Indio 98% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Benjamin Franklin Elementary La Quinta 79% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carrillo Ranch Elementary Indio 94% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle La Quinta 74% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Desert Ridge Academy Indio 88% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy Indio 93% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dwight Eisenhower Elementary Indio 97% 94%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

George Washington Charter Palm Desert 48% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gerald R. Ford Elementary Indian Wells 59% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Harry S. Truman Elementary La Quinta 88% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Herbert Hoover Elementary Indio 98% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Horizon La Quinta 79% 44% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Indio High Indio 98% 83% 95%

Not available

Not available

Indio Middle Indio 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Earl Carter Elementary Palm Desert 62% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Madison Elementary Indio 93% 86%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

James Monroe Elementary Bermuda Dunes 66% 57%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

John Adams Elementary La Quinta 87% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John F. Kennedy Elementary Indio 97% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John Glenn Middle School of International Studies Indio 73% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Quinta High La Quinta 74% 50% 98%

Not available

Not available

La Quinta Middle La Quinta 89% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary Indio 95% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Martin Van Buren Elementary Indio 97% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palm Desert Charter Middle Palm Desert 58% 45%

Not Available

Not available

3.4x
Palm Desert High Palm Desert 54% 40% 98%

Not available

5.3x
Ronald Reagan Elementary Palm Desert 68% 50%

Not Available

Not available

15.1x
Shadow Hills High Indio 86% 64% 97%

Not available

Not available

Summit High (Continuation) La Quinta 77% 71% Between 55% and 59%

Not available

2.8x
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Indio 98% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Thomas Jefferson Middle Indio 97% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Abraham Lincoln Elementary Palm Desert 89% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies Indio 67% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Amistad High (Continuation) Indio 93% 75% Between 45% and 49%

Not available

Not available

Andrew Jackson Elementary Indio 98% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Benjamin Franklin Elementary La Quinta 79% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carrillo Ranch Elementary Indio 94% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle La Quinta 74% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Desert Ridge Academy Indio 88% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy Indio 93% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dwight Eisenhower Elementary Indio 97% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

George Washington Charter Palm Desert 48% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gerald R. Ford Elementary Indian Wells 59% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Harry S. Truman Elementary La Quinta 88% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Herbert Hoover Elementary Indio 98% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Horizon La Quinta 79% 44% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Indio High Indio 98% 83% 95%

Not available

Not available

Indio Middle Indio 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Earl Carter Elementary Palm Desert 62% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Madison Elementary Indio 93% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Monroe Elementary Bermuda Dunes 66% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John Adams Elementary La Quinta 87% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John F. Kennedy Elementary Indio 97% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John Glenn Middle School of International Studies Indio 73% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Quinta High La Quinta 74% 50% 98% 1.3x

Not available

La Quinta Middle La Quinta 89% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary Indio 95% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Martin Van Buren Elementary Indio 97% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palm Desert Charter Middle Palm Desert 58% 45%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palm Desert High Palm Desert 54% 40% 98% 2x 2.4x
Ronald Reagan Elementary Palm Desert 68% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Shadow Hills High Indio 86% 64% 97% 1.3x

Not available

Summit High (Continuation) La Quinta 77% 71% Between 55% and 59%

Not available

Not available

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Indio 98% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Thomas Jefferson Middle Indio 97% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Abraham Lincoln Elementary Palm Desert 89% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies Indio 67% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Amistad High (Continuation) Indio 93% 75% Between 45% and 49%

Not available

Not available

Andrew Jackson Elementary Indio 98% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Benjamin Franklin Elementary La Quinta 79% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carrillo Ranch Elementary Indio 94% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle La Quinta 74% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Desert Ridge Academy Indio 88% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy Indio 93% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dwight Eisenhower Elementary Indio 97% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

George Washington Charter Palm Desert 48% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gerald R. Ford Elementary Indian Wells 59% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Harry S. Truman Elementary La Quinta 88% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Herbert Hoover Elementary Indio 98% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Horizon La Quinta 79% 44% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Indio High Indio 98% 83% 95%

Not available

Not available

Indio Middle Indio 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Earl Carter Elementary Palm Desert 62% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Madison Elementary Indio 93% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Monroe Elementary Bermuda Dunes 66% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John Adams Elementary La Quinta 87% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John F. Kennedy Elementary Indio 97% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John Glenn Middle School of International Studies Indio 73% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Quinta High La Quinta 74% 50% 98%

Less likely

Not available

La Quinta Middle La Quinta 89% 84%

Not Available

Not available

3.8x
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary Indio 95% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Martin Van Buren Elementary Indio 97% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palm Desert Charter Middle Palm Desert 58% 45%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palm Desert High Palm Desert 54% 40% 98%

Less likely

Not available

Ronald Reagan Elementary Palm Desert 68% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Shadow Hills High Indio 86% 64% 97%

Not available

Not available

Summit High (Continuation) La Quinta 77% 71% Between 55% and 59%

Not available

Not available

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Indio 98% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Thomas Jefferson Middle Indio 97% 96%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Abraham Lincoln Elementary Palm Desert 89% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies Indio 67% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Amistad High (Continuation) Indio 93% 75% Between 45% and 49%

Not available

Not available

Andrew Jackson Elementary Indio 98% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Benjamin Franklin Elementary La Quinta 79% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carrillo Ranch Elementary Indio 94% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle La Quinta 74% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Desert Ridge Academy Indio 88% 74%

Not Available

Not available

10x
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy Indio 93% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dwight Eisenhower Elementary Indio 97% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

George Washington Charter Palm Desert 48% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gerald R. Ford Elementary Indian Wells 59% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Harry S. Truman Elementary La Quinta 88% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Herbert Hoover Elementary Indio 98% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Horizon La Quinta 79% 44% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Indio High Indio 98% 83% 95%

Less likely

Over 20x
Indio Middle Indio 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Earl Carter Elementary Palm Desert 62% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Madison Elementary Indio 93% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Monroe Elementary Bermuda Dunes 66% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John Adams Elementary La Quinta 87% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John F. Kennedy Elementary Indio 97% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John Glenn Middle School of International Studies Indio 73% 50%

Not Available

Not available

5.3x
La Quinta High La Quinta 74% 50% 98%

Not available

4.9x
La Quinta Middle La Quinta 89% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary Indio 95% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Martin Van Buren Elementary Indio 97% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palm Desert Charter Middle Palm Desert 58% 45%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palm Desert High Palm Desert 54% 40% 98%

Not available

5.4x
Ronald Reagan Elementary Palm Desert 68% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Shadow Hills High Indio 86% 64% 97%

Not available

20x
Summit High (Continuation) La Quinta 77% 71% Between 55% and 59%

Not available

Not available

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Indio 98% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Thomas Jefferson Middle Indio 97% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Abraham Lincoln Elementary Palm Desert 89% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies Indio 67% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Amistad High (Continuation) Indio 93% 75% Between 45% and 49%

Not available

Not available

Andrew Jackson Elementary Indio 98% 92%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Benjamin Franklin Elementary La Quinta 79% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carrillo Ranch Elementary Indio 94% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle La Quinta 74% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Desert Ridge Academy Indio 88% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy Indio 93% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dwight Eisenhower Elementary Indio 97% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

George Washington Charter Palm Desert 48% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gerald R. Ford Elementary Indian Wells 59% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Harry S. Truman Elementary La Quinta 88% 77%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Herbert Hoover Elementary Indio 98% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Horizon La Quinta 79% 44% Greater than 90%

Not available

3.5x
Indio High Indio 98% 83% 95%

Not available

Not available

Indio Middle Indio 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Earl Carter Elementary Palm Desert 62% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Madison Elementary Indio 93% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James Monroe Elementary Bermuda Dunes 66% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John Adams Elementary La Quinta 87% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John F. Kennedy Elementary Indio 97% 99%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John Glenn Middle School of International Studies Indio 73% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Quinta High La Quinta 74% 50% 98%

Less likely

Not available

La Quinta Middle La Quinta 89% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary Indio 95% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Martin Van Buren Elementary Indio 97% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palm Desert Charter Middle Palm Desert 58% 45%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palm Desert High Palm Desert 54% 40% 98%

Not available

5.4x
Ronald Reagan Elementary Palm Desert 68% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Shadow Hills High Indio 86% 64% 97%

Not available

Not available

Summit High (Continuation) La Quinta 77% 71% Between 55% and 59%

Not available

Not available

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Indio 98% 95%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Thomas Jefferson Middle Indio 97% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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