# Desert Sands Unified

Desert Sands Unified is a unified district in Riverside County, California. Reading proficiency is 41.1%, +1.0 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 27.3%, +1.3 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/desert-sands-unified |
| County | Riverside |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 35 |
| Students | 25,613 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $20,992 |
| Low-Income Students | 18,775 (79.7%) |
| English Learners | 4,473 (19.0%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 40.1% | 13,393 |
| 2024 | 39.1% | 13,293 |
| 2025 | 41.1% | 13,288 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.0% | 13,425 |
| 2024 | 26.2% | 13,341 |
| 2025 | 27.3% | 13,332 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 33.5% | 59.9% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | 58.4% |
| 2025 | 35.1% | 62.4% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.9% | 44.5% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | 44.4% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | 48.6% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.6% | 45.1% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | 43.4% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | 46.5% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 5.5% | 30.7% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | 30.7% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | 32.4% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Humberto Alvarez | President (Trustee Area 2) | humberto.alvarez@desertsands.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Kailee Watson, OD | Vice President/Clerk (Trustee Area 1) | kailee.watson@desertsands.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Linda Porras | Board Member (Trustee Area 4) | linda.porras@desertsands.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Michael Duran | Board Member (Trustee Area 5) | michael.duran@desertsands.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Tricia Pearce | Board Member (Trustee Area 3) | patricia.pearce@desertsands.us | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | George Washington Charter | Palm Desert | 69.3% | 67.5% | 68.4% | -3.3 | +2.0 |
| 2 | Gerald R. Ford Elementary | Indian Wells | 64.2% | 60.0% | 62.1% | +8.0 | +7.3 |
| 3 | James Monroe Elementary | Bermuda Dunes | 58.4% | 52.9% | 55.6% | +6.3 | -2.0 |
| 4 | James Earl Carter Elementary | Palm Desert | 56.0% | 51.6% | 53.8% | -8.6 | -6.5 |
| 5 | Palm Desert High | Palm Desert | 69.3% | 37.5% | 53.4% | -1.0 | +3.7 |
| 6 | Palm Desert Charter Middle | Palm Desert | 57.9% | 38.8% | 48.3% | +2.4 | +0.3 |
| 7 | La Quinta High | La Quinta | 64.0% | 29.6% | 46.8% | -1.0 | +5.5 |
| 8 | Ronald Reagan Elementary | Palm Desert | 49.3% | 37.4% | 43.4% | -4.9 | -5.1 |
| 9 | John Glenn Middle School of International Studies | Indio | 44.1% | 40.2% | 42.1% | +1.9 | +6.3 |
| 10 | Richard R. Oliphant Elementary | Indio | 47.6% | 36.0% | 41.8% | +11.7 | +4.5 |
| 11 | Harry S. Truman Elementary | La Quinta | 45.0% | 37.9% | 41.4% | +7.7 | +5.6 |
| 12 | Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International | Indio | 45.5% | 35.6% | 40.6% | -0.2 | -1.4 |
| 13 | John Adams Elementary | La Quinta | 40.0% | 39.0% | 39.5% | +6.0 | +15.0 |
| 14 | Martin Van Buren Elementary | Indio | 42.0% | 34.8% | 38.4% | +7.0 | +12.0 |
| 15 | Carrillo Ranch Elementary | Indio | 40.9% | 27.6% | 34.3% | +8.0 | +7.1 |
| 16 | Horizon | La Quinta | 38.0% | 29.9% | 33.9% | -2.8 | +7.2 |
| 17 | Benjamin Franklin Elementary | La Quinta | 38.0% | 28.4% | 33.2% | +3.4 | +7.1 |
| 18 | Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy | Indio | 34.7% | 27.8% | 31.3% | -2.9 | +2.8 |
| 19 | Abraham Lincoln Elementary | Palm Desert | 39.1% | 22.9% | 31.0% | +5.4 | -3.7 |
| 20 | La Quinta Middle | La Quinta | 36.0% | 22.8% | 29.4% | +3.6 | -0.7 |
| 21 | Shadow Hills High | Indio | 48.7% | 9.9% | 29.3% | +3.0 | -3.6 |
| 22 | Desert Ridge Academy | Indio | 34.5% | 17.4% | 25.9% | +5.8 | +3.6 |
| 23 | Indio High | Indio | 37.8% | 10.3% | 24.1% | +2.6 | +5.2 |
| 24 | Dwight Eisenhower Elementary | Indio | 27.7% | 19.2% | 23.4% | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| 25 | Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle | La Quinta | 29.9% | 11.8% | 20.8% | -0.6 | -5.4 |
| 26 | Theodore Roosevelt Elementary | Indio | 22.5% | 17.9% | 20.2% | +1.1 | -3.2 |
| 27 | Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary | Indio | 23.5% | 13.8% | 18.7% | -4.9 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Andrew Jackson Elementary | Indio | 20.6% | 16.3% | 18.4% | -1.0 | -4.9 |
| 29 | Herbert Hoover Elementary | Indio | 20.4% | 14.6% | 17.5% | -0.3 | +4.2 |
| 30 | James Madison Elementary | Indio | 20.0% | 10.3% | 15.2% | -0.7 | +1.9 |
| 31 | John F. Kennedy Elementary | Indio | 12.7% | 12.3% | 12.5% | +3.5 | +3.0 |
| 32 | Indio Middle | Indio | 17.6% | 6.3% | 11.9% | -6.6 | -2.3 |
| 33 | Summit High (Continuation) | La Quinta | 19.4% | 1.9% | 10.7% | -3.1 | -1.6 |
| 34 | Thomas Jefferson Middle | Indio | 15.2% | 3.6% | 9.4% | -4.2 | -2.2 |
| 35 | Amistad High (Continuation) | Indio | 8.3% | 1.5% | 4.9% | +0.5 | +1.5 |