La Quinta Middle

Grades 6–8 Public District: Desert Sands Unified

78-900 Avenue 50, La Quinta, CA 92253 Map

Math (met standard)
27%
−10 state 37% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
37%
−12 state 49% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
19%
−17 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
85%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
709
2024-25
Students per teacher
23.4
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 6 30% state 37% · 2025-26 35% state 48% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 29% state 38% · 2025-26 41% state 51% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 21% state 36% · 2025-26 35% state 50% · 2025-26 19% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 27% state 37% · 2025-26 37% state 49% · 2025-26 19% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 27% state 37% 37% state 49% 19% state 35%
2024-25 23% state 36% 36% state 49% 19% state 32%
2023-24 20% state 33% 34% state 46% 18% state 29%
2022-23 24% state 32% 32% state 46% 17% state 29%
2021-22 25% state 31% 38% state 47% 20% state 29%
2018-19 29% state 38% 42% state 50% 18% state 31%
2017-18 25% state 37% 33% state 49% —
2016-17 21% state 37% 34% state 48% —
2015-16 18% state 36% 38% state 48% —
2014-15 22% state 33% 26% state 44% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Grades K–6 · Coachella Valley Unified
2.3 mi
24%
−16 vs state
37%
−10 vs state
21%
−14 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 21% in 2022-23 → 28% in 2025-26 77% 599 Hispanic 96%
John Glenn Middle School of International Studies
Grades 6–8 · Desert Sands Unified
2.4 mi
38%
+1 vs state
46%
−3 vs state
32%
−3 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 34% in 2022-23 → 39% in 2025-26 67% 1,099 Hispanic 75%
Indio Middle
Grades 6–8 · Desert Sands Unified
3.2 mi
8%
−29 vs state
24%
−25 vs state
15%
−21 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 16% in 2022-23 → 15% in 2025-26 93% 768 Hispanic 91%
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle
Grades 6–8 · Desert Sands Unified
3.2 mi
11%
−26 vs state
29%
−20 vs state
23%
−13 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 21% in 2022-23 → 21% in 2025-26 84% 439 Hispanic 69%
Horizon
Grades K–12 Alternative · Desert Sands Unified
3.2 mi
40%
+5 vs state
47%
−5 vs state
43%
+5 vs state
14% Average of math, English and science: 29% in 2022-23 → 43% in 2025-26 86% 286 Hispanic 76%
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High
Grades 7–8 · Coachella Valley Unified
3.8 mi
23%
−14 vs state
42%
−8 vs state
18%
−18 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 21% in 2022-23 → 27% in 2025-26 84% 668 Hispanic 99%
Thomas Jefferson Middle
Grades 6–8 · Desert Sands Unified
4.5 mi
6%
−31 vs state
20%
−29 vs state
9%
−26 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 11% in 2022-23 → 12% in 2025-26 92% 591 Hispanic 91%
Westside Elementary
Grades K–6 · Coachella Valley Unified
4.6 mi
23%
−17 vs state
28%
−19 vs state
14%
−21 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 13% in 2022-23 → 22% in 2025-26 91% 349 Hispanic 97%
Imagine Schools Riverside County
Grades K–8 Charter · Imagine Schools Riverside County District
4.7 mi
22%
−19 vs state
35%
−13 vs state
26%
−9 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 19% in 2022-23 → 27% in 2025-26 73% 1,454 Hispanic 95%