📍 74-100 Rutledge Way, Palm Desert, Riverside County, 92260
Abraham Lincoln Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palm Desert, Riverside County. The school has 585 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Craig Christensen. It is part of the Desert Sands Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary enrolls 585 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 2.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 470 | 80% |
| White | 71 | 12% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
465 of the school's 585 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.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary is one of 35 schools in Desert Sands Unified, based in La Quinta, California. The district serves 25,615 students district-wide and employs 1,103 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 585 students, Abraham Lincoln Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 732 students per school.
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