# La Quinta Middle

La Quinta Middle is a middle school in La Quinta, California. Reading proficiency is 36.0%, +3.6 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 22.8%, -0.7 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/la-quinta-middle-la-quinta |
| District | Desert Sands Unified |
| Address | 78-900 Avenue 50, La Quinta, CA, 92253-2400 |
| Grade span | 6-8 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Enrollment | N/A |
| Student / teacher ratio | 23:1 |
| Per-student spending | $20,992 |
| Low-Income Students | 606 (85.5%) |
| English Learners | 108 (15.2%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 32.4% | 706 |
| 2024 | 34.2% | 693 |
| 2025 | 36.0% | 699 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 23.5% | 707 |
| 2024 | 20.3% | 691 |
| 2025 | 22.8% | 697 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 28.6% | 49.2% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | 60.0% |
| 2025 | 33.4% | 52.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 20.6% | 36.1% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | 40.0% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | 48.0% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 2.6% | 36.2% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | 35.3% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | 40.8% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 1.7% | 26.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 23.9% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | 25.6% |

## Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33.2% | 551 |
| White | 47.4% | 78 |
| Two or more races | 46.8% | 47 |

## Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21.3% | 549 |
| White | 29.5% | 78 |
| Two or more races | 29.8% | 47 |

## Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Not Met | Nearly Met | Met | Exceeded |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | 215 | 29.8% | 32.1% | 27.9% | 10.2% |
| 7 | 229 | 39.7% | 25.3% | 27.1% | 7.9% |
| 8 | 255 | 36.5% | 28.2% | 26.3% | 9.0% |

## Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Not Met | Nearly Met | Met | Exceeded |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | 215 | 39.5% | 29.8% | 14.4% | 16.3% |
| 7 | 229 | 52.4% | 27.9% | 9.2% | 10.5% |
| 8 | 253 | 61.7% | 19.4% | 9.9% | 9.1% |