SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the CA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 41%Projected 40%

La Quinta High Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the CA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the CA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 30%CA 35%

English proficiency

School 64%CA 46%

Science proficiency

School 31%CA 31%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

97%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

8%

Students in at least one AP course. 5 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

17%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes17%
AP courses offered5
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

1%
3%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

3%
3%

Gold marks the CA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B-

29.29 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C+

3.94 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C

20.61 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$110,253

CA average $108,618

Median home value

$571,434

CA average $772,924

Median rent

$2,088 /mo

CA average $2,158

Unemployment rate

6.7%

CA average 6.5%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 89.3%CA 84.1%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

25:1

CA average 19:1

Teachers

100

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$121,942

All teachers in Desert Sands Unified.

Student to counselor ratio CA average 393:1417:1
Support staff12
Psychologists1
Nurses0
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff5

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%CA 95%

Experienced teachers

School N/ACA N/A

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days187
Out-of-school suspension days3
Total days missed to suspension591
Expulsions with services3
Expulsions without services15
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based8
Sexual orientation0
Race-based4
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$9614 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$8.37

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

17%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

3%

Black

2%

Latino

76%

Multiracial

2%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged38%
Students with disabilities4%
English as a second language3%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected2%
Homeless5%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to La Quinta High

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Summit High (continuation)

  • Actual: 8%
  • Projected: 30%
  • Distance: 1.8 mi
Horizon

  • Actual: 32%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 1.8 mi
Indio High

  • Actual: 22%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 2.4 mi
Shadow Hills High

  • Actual: 30%
  • Projected: 40%
  • Distance: 3.6 mi
Amistad High (continuation)

  • Actual: 4%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 4.2 mi
Palm Desert High

  • Actual: 50%
  • Projected: 49%
  • Distance: 4.7 mi
Nova Academy - Coachella

  • Actual: 33%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 6.1 mi
Coachella Valley High

  • Actual: 21%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 6.6 mi
La Familia Continuation High

  • Actual: 4%
  • Projected: 22%
  • Distance: 9.5 mi
Rancho Mirage High

  • Actual: 31%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 11.6 mi