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Desert Ridge Academy

Regular School · Indio, CA

Desert Ridge Academy is a regular school school in Indio, California, serving grades 06–08 with 962 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 23.6:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
962
Teachers (FTE)
40.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
23.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 815 85%
White 81 8%
Two or more races 32 3%
Asian 16 2%
Black or African American 13 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 962 497M / 464F

English Language Learners: 330 (34% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <50% 33.9% 6
Reading Proficiency >=50% 48.7% 6
Science Proficiency S 3

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)
-0.32 grade levels
Math
+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
42 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
56
5.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
250
26% 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.) 962 100%

Contact & Location

79-767 Avenue 39

Indio, CA 92203

Phone: (760)393-5500

http://www.dsusd.k12.ca.us

District

Desert Sands Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,453

District enrollment: 26,379

NCES ID

061111012396

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