📍 79-255 Blackhawk Way, La Quinta, Riverside County, 92253
La Quinta High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Quinta, Riverside County. The school has 2,500 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gregg O'mara. It is part of the Desert Sands Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 101.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
La Quinta High enrolls 2,500 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 101.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,894 | 76% |
| White | 401 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 77 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 75 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,841 of the school's 2,500 students (74%) 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.
La Quinta High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
La Quinta High 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 2,500 students, La Quinta High is larger than the district average of about 732 students per school.