Desert Ridge Academy
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 741 middle school students from grades 6-8
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 79-767 Avenue 39, Indio, CA 92203
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Desert Sands Unified School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,684
- Graduation Rate: 82.3%
- Dropout Rate: 4.1%
- Students Per Teacher: 23.7
- Enrolled Students: 29,314
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 741
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 35.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.2
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 377 (50.9%)
- Females: 364 (49.1%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 90 (12.1%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 402 (54.3%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 492 (66.4%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
Number | Percent | |
---|---|---|
American Indian | 4 | 0.5% |
Black | 20 | 2.7% |
Asian | 12 | 1.6% |
Hispanic | 618 | 83.4% |
White | 82 | 11.1% |
Number of Students Per Grade
Number | Percent | |
---|---|---|
4th Grade | 1 | 0.1% |
5th Grade | 1 | 0.1% |
6th Grade | 335 | 45.2% |
7th Grade | 218 | 29.4% |
8th Grade | 186 | 25.1% |
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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