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Best Schools in Indio, CA
Indio, CA has 33 public schools (7 high, 8 middle, 17 elementary) serving 27,899 students. On average they score 27% on state proficiency tests against a projected 23%, so schools in Indio meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Indio, CA
The top high schools in Indio, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Palm Desert High
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2050 Students
2. La Quinta High
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2500 Students
3. Shadow Hills High
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Projected Test Scores
Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1751 Students
4. Indio High
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Projected Test Scores
Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2143 Students
5. Coachella Valley High
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Projected Test Scores
Coachella Valley Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2657 Students
6. Amistad High (continuation)
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Projected Test Scores
Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 209 Students
7. Desert Sands A.t.l.a.s.
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades 12 • 64 Students
Best Middle Schools in Indio, CA
The top middle schools in Indio, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. John Glenn Middle School Of International Studies
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1045 Students
2. La Quinta Middle
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Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 754 Students
3. Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High
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Coachella Valley Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 669 Students
4. Desert Ridge Academy
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Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1030 Students
5. Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle
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Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 436 Students
6. Bobby Duke Middle
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Coachella Valley Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 706 Students
7. Indio Middle
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Projected Test Scores
Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 784 Students
8. Thomas Jefferson Middle
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Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 538 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Indio, CA
The top elementary schools in Indio, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Gerald R. Ford Elementary
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Actual Test Scores
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Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 603 Students
2. James Monroe Elementary
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Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 581 Students
3. Ronald Reagan Elementary
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Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 834 Students
4. Amelia Earhart Elementary School Of International Studies
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Projected Test Scores
Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 782 Students
5. Harry S. Truman Elementary
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Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 666 Students
6. Richard R. Oliphant Elementary
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Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 620 Students
7. Martin Van Buren Elementary
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Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 529 Students
8. Carrillo Ranch Elementary
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Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 492 Students
9. Valle Del Sol Elementary
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Coachella Valley Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 696 Students
10. Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Desert Sands Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 591 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Indio, CA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Indio, CA has a total population of 98,138 with 26% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 74%, and 20% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Indio, CA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Indio, CA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
28.37 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
4.54 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
23.83 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Indio, CA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Indio, CA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Indio, CA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Indio, CA
How many schools are in Indio, CA?
Indio, CA has 33 public schools: 7 high schools, 8 middle schools and 17 elementary schools, serving 27,899 students in total.
How do schools in Indio perform on state tests?
On average, 33 schools in Indio score 27% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 23%, so on average schools in Indio meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Indio?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 30%
- Projected: 26%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 25%
- Projected: 19%
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- Projected: 31%
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- Actual: 38%
- Projected: 28%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 22%
- Projected: 20%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 37%
- Projected: 31%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 33%
- Projected: 28%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
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- Projected: 25%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 33%
- Projected: 27%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 26%
- Projected: 21%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Indio
18 of 19 schools in Indio carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 7D: 5F: 4
All 19 public schools we grade in Indio. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (3)
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- Dr Reynaldo J Carreon JR Academy
- Indio Middle
- John Glenn Middle School Of International Studies
- Thomas Jefferson Middle
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- Amelia Earhart Elementary School Of International Studies
- Andrew Jackson Elementary
- Carrillo Ranch Elementary
- Herbert Hoover Elementary
- John F Kennedy Elementary
- Lyndon B Johnson Elementary
- Martin Van Buren Elementary
- Mountain Vista Elementary
- Richard R Oliphant Elementary
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary