📍 82-489 Ave. 52, Coachella, Riverside County, 92236
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Coachella, Riverside County. The school has 669 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Anna Santa Maria. It is part of the Coachella Valley Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High enrolls 669 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% Asian and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 660 | 99% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
531 of the school's 669 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High is one of 22 schools in Coachella Valley Unified, based in Thermal, California. The district serves 15,817 students district-wide and employs 799 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 669 students, Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High is close to the district average of about 719 students per school.
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