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James Earl Carter Elementary

Regular School · Palm Desert, CA

James Earl Carter Elementary is a regular school school in Palm Desert, California, serving grades KG–05 with 487 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 22.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
487
Teachers (FTE)
22.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
22.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 251 52%
White 128 26%
Asian 51 10%
Two or more races 43 9%
Black or African American 10 2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 487 253M / 234F

English Language Learners: 90 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency S 33.9% 2
Reading Proficiency S 48.7% 2
Science Proficiency . — —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.33 grade levels
Math
-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
2 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
69
14.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 487 100%

Contact & Location

74-251 Hovley Ln. East

Palm Desert, CA 92260

Phone: (760)862-4370

http://www.dsusd.us

District

Desert Sands Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,453

District enrollment: 26,379

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

061111006219

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD