# Coachella Valley Unified

Coachella Valley Unified is a unified district in Riverside County, California. Reading proficiency is 30.1%, +4.0 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 20.1%, +6.2 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/coachella-valley-unified |
| County | Riverside |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 22 |
| Students | 16,052 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Average spending per student | $24,947 |
| Low-Income Students | 14,718 (93.1%) |
| English Learners | 6,360 (40.2%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.1% | 8,609 |
| 2024 | 27.9% | 8,536 |
| 2025 | 30.1% | 8,432 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.9% | 8,642 |
| 2024 | 16.6% | 8,603 |
| 2025 | 20.1% | 8,464 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.9% | 40.5% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | 41.0% |
| 2025 | 28.9% | 46.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.0% | 24.9% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | 30.1% |
| 2025 | 19.2% | 32.2% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.2% | 29.4% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | 31.7% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | 33.7% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 5.9% | 16.1% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | 21.1% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | 23.3% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alena Callimanis | Trustee (Trustee Area No. 2) | alena.callimanis@cvusd.us | N/A | 2026 |
| Jesus Gonzalez | Trustee (Trustee Area No. 2) | jesus.gonzalez@cvusd.us | N/A | 2028 |
| Jocelyn Vargas | Trustee (Trustee Area No. 4) | jocelyn.vargas@cvusd.us | N/A | 2028 |
| Joey Acuña Jr. | Trustee (Trustee Area No. 1) | joey.acuna@cvusd.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Thomas Tortez | President (Trustee, Trustee Area No. 3) | thomas.tortez@cvusd.us | N/A | 2028 |
| Trinidad Arredondo | Clerk (Trustee, Trustee Area No. 1) | trinidad.arredondo@cvusd.us | N/A | 2028 |
| Valerie Garcia | Vice President (Trustee, Trustee Area No. 1) | valerie.garcia@cvusd.us | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Peter Pendleton Elementary | Coachella | 50.0% | 53.4% | 51.7% | +13.0 | +19.6 |
| 2 | NOVA Academy - Coachella | Coachella | 68.3% | 14.6% | 41.5% | +10.6 | +5.0 |
| 3 | Valle del Sol Elementary | Coachella | 39.8% | 29.9% | 34.9% | +3.4 | +0.3 |
| 4 | Coral Mountain Academy | Coachella | 35.8% | 31.5% | 33.7% | +3.6 | +10.4 |
| 5 | Desert Mirage High | Thermal | 48.1% | 15.3% | 31.7% | +22.3 | +11.7 |
| 6 | Valley View Elementary | Coachella | 34.8% | 27.5% | 31.2% | +8.0 | +10.6 |
| 7 | Mountain Vista Elementary | Indio | 32.5% | 27.1% | 29.8% | +2.2 | +10.1 |
| 8 | Westside Elementary | Thermal | 28.3% | 28.8% | 28.5% | +8.3 | +18.8 |
| 9 | Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High | Coachella | 33.5% | 22.8% | 28.2% | +4.8 | +5.3 |
| 10 | Coachella Valley High | Thermal | 40.8% | 14.9% | 27.8% | +11.3 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Palm View Elementary | Coachella | 25.4% | 29.6% | 27.5% | +3.7 | +10.8 |
| 12 | Saul Martinez Elementary | Mecca | 28.3% | 23.5% | 25.9% | +0.4 | +5.0 |
| 13 | Cesar Chavez Elementary | Coachella | 27.4% | 20.6% | 24.0% | -1.1 | +6.4 |
| 14 | John Kelley Elementary | Thermal | 25.6% | 20.6% | 23.1% | -3.6 | +6.5 |
| 15 | Mecca Elementary | Mecca | 26.1% | 19.9% | 23.0% | +10.4 | +8.9 |
| 16 | Bobby Duke Middle | Coachella | 30.2% | 10.1% | 20.2% | +1.9 | +1.3 |
| 17 | Sea View Elementary | Salton City | 24.6% | 15.7% | 20.1% | +1.7 | +2.5 |
| 18 | Las Palmitas Elementary | Thermal | 24.1% | 14.0% | 19.0% | +6.8 | +6.7 |
| 19 | Toro Canyon Middle | Thermal | 19.9% | 9.5% | 14.7% | -1.1 | +1.0 |
| 20 | West Shores High | Salton City | 17.1% | 10.9% | 14.0% | -8.8 | +2.8 |
| 21 | Oasis Elementary | Thermal | 18.1% | 9.2% | 13.6% | +0.1 | -3.0 |
| 22 | La Familia Continuation High | Thermal | 5.3% | 3.5% | 4.4% | +0.5 | +3.5 |