79-767 Ave. 39, Indio, Riverside County, 92203
Desert Ridge Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Indio, Riverside County. The school has 1,030 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erasmo Garcia. It is part of the Desert Sands Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.5:1.
Desert Ridge Academy enrolls 1,030 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% White and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 892 | 87% |
| White | 74 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
834 of the school's 1,030 students (81%) 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.
Desert Ridge Academy 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.
Desert Ridge Academy 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 1,030 students, Desert Ridge Academy is larger than the district average of about 732 students per school.
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