📍 44-210 Warner Trail, Indian Wells, Riverside County, 92210
Gerald R. Ford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indian Wells, Riverside County. The school has 603 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Preston. It is part of the Desert Sands Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
Gerald R. Ford Elementary enrolls 603 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 7.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 310 | 51% |
| White | 196 | 33% |
| Asian | 47 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
354 of the school's 603 students (59%) 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.
Gerald R. Ford Elementary 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.
Gerald R. Ford 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 603 students, Gerald R. Ford Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 732 students per school.
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