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PublicAlternative/other
La Quinta, California · Desert Sands Unified
Students356enrolled
FRL83%Free/Reduced Lunch
Ratio20.9:1students:teacher
LevelOther0–12
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students356
Grade Span0–12
Student:Teacher20.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch83%
Title INo
SectorPublic

Academic Performance

State accountability indicators and test performance.

CA Dashboard · 2024
CA School Dashboard 2024: Red

Performance indicators

English Learner Progress
Orange
Mathematics
Red
College/Career Readiness
Orange
English Language Arts
Red
Chronic Absenteeism
Red
Graduation Rate
Yellow
Color scale: Blue (highest) → Green → Yellow → Orange → Red (lowest). Each indicator reflects the school’s status and change over time compared to a state-defined benchmark.

Source: California Department of Education — School Dashboard 2024 release.

Student test scores

Percentage of students who met or exceeded the grade-level standard on the most recent state assessment. Each tile is colour-coded: green ≥50%, amber 35-49%, red <35%.

ELA · CAASPP

Grade 3
n=5
Grade 4
38%
n=13
Grade 5
17%
n=12
Grade 6
40%
n=15
Grade 7
43%
n=28
Grade 8
28%
n=29
Grade 11
35%
n=166

Math · CAASPP

Grade 3
n=5
Grade 4
0%
n=12
Grade 5
9%
n=11
Grade 6
29%
n=14
Grade 7
14%
n=28
Grade 8
25%
n=28
Grade 11
17%
n=164

Source: CAASPP 2024. “Proficient” includes students who met or exceeded the standard; small-cell data (fewer than ~10 students) is suppressed by the state and shown as “—”.

How California measures performance

  • CAASPP (Smarter Balanced) tests in ELA and Math for grades 3–8 and 11.
  • ELPAC tests English learner proficiency.
  • CAST is the science test (grades 5, 8, and high school).
  • The CA Dashboard combines these with absenteeism, suspensions, and graduation into a color-coded status across 13 indicators.