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Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle

Regular School · La Quinta, CA

Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle is a regular school school in La Quinta, California, serving grades 06–08 with 439 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.7:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
439
Teachers (FTE)
21.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
20.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 305 69%
White 80 18%
Two or more races 19 4%
Asian 18 4%
Black or African American 13 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Total enrollment 439 220M / 219F

English Language Learners: 94 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=20% 33.9% 19
Reading Proficiency <=20% 48.7% 19
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)
-0.20 grade levels
Math
-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
23 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
20
4.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
73
16.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 439 100%

Contact & Location

43-495 Palm Royale Dr.

La Quinta, CA 92253

Phone: (760)238-9710

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

061111011714

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