La Quinta Middle School

78900 Ave 50, La Quinta, CA 92253 | (760) 777-4220

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 777

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1 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 777 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 1324th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 78-900 Avenue 50, La Quinta, CA 92253

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Desert Sands Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,684
Graduation Rate: 82.3%
Dropout Rate: 4.1%
Students Per Teacher: 23.7
Enrolled Students: 29,314

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 777
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 31.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 25.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 404 (52.0%)
Females: 373 (48.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 142 (18.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 377 (48.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 519 (66.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

La Quinta Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	5	0.6%
Black	17	2.2%
Asian	8	1.0%
Hispanic	560	72.1%
White	184	23.7%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
5th Grade	1	0.1%
6th Grade	240	30.9%
7th Grade	245	31.5%
8th Grade	291	37.5%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

38.5%

District:

42.5%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

23.1%

District:

17.2%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 5.7%

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 91.4%

Number of Certificated Staff: 39.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 12.7

Average Age

School:

44.4

District:

49.4

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 1

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