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La Quinta Middle

Regular School · La Quinta, CA

La Quinta Middle is a regular school school in La Quinta, California, serving grades 06–08 with 709 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 23.4:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
709
Teachers (FTE)
30.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
23.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 554 78%
White 79 11%
Two or more races 49 7%
Asian 13 2%
Black or African American 12 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 709 371M / 338F

English Language Learners: 151 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <50% 33.9% 9
Reading Proficiency <50% 48.7% 10
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)
-0.44 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
28 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
27
3.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
80
11.3% 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.) 709 100%

Contact & Location

78-900 Avenue 50

La Quinta, CA 92253

Phone: (760)777-4220

http://www.dsusd.us

District

Desert Sands Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,453

District enrollment: 26,379

NCES ID

061111009358

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