Desert Ridge Academy

Grades 6–8 Public District: Desert Sands Unified

79-767 Avenue 39, Indio, CA 92203 Map

Math (met standard)
21%
−16 state 37% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
36%
−14 state 49% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
26%
−9 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
81%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
962
2024-25
Students per teacher
23.6
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 22% state 37% · 2025-26 28% state 48% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 26% state 38% · 2025-26 44% state 51% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 16% state 36% · 2025-26 36% state 50% · 2025-26 26% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 21% state 37% · 2025-26 36% state 49% · 2025-26 26% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 21% state 37% 36% state 49% 26% state 35%
2024-25 17% state 36% 35% state 49% 21% state 32%
2023-24 13% state 33% 25% state 46% 15% state 29%
2022-23 14% state 32% 29% state 46% 19% state 29%
2021-22 12% state 31% 29% state 47% 15% state 29%
2018-19 25% state 38% 40% state 50% 17% state 31%
2017-18 26% state 37% 37% state 49% —
2016-17 31% state 37% 43% state 48% —
2015-16 29% state 36% 43% state 48% —
2014-15 23% state 33% 40% state 44% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

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

Nearby schools

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

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Horizon
Grades K–12 Alternative · Desert Sands Unified
2.6 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%
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle
Grades 6–8 · Desert Sands Unified
2.8 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%
John Glenn Middle School of International Studies
Grades 6–8 · Desert Sands Unified
3.1 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
3.3 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%
Thomas Jefferson Middle
Grades 6–8 · Desert Sands Unified
4.9 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%