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Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Regular School · La Quinta, CA

Benjamin Franklin Elementary is a regular school school in La Quinta, California, serving grades KG–05 with 627 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
627
Teachers (FTE)
29.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
21.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 503 80%
White 85 14%
Two or more races 25 4%
Black or African American 10 2%
Asian 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Total enrollment 627 343M / 284F

English Language Learners: 115 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9%
Reading Proficiency . 48.7%
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)
-0.22 grade levels
Math
-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
1 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
10
1.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
137
21.9% 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.) 627 100%

Contact & Location

77-800 Calle Tampico

La Quinta, CA 92253

Phone: (760)238-9424

http://www.dsusd.us

District

Desert Sands Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,453

District enrollment: 26,379

NCES ID

061111011016

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