📍 41-633 Gore St., Indio, Riverside County, 92203
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indio, Riverside County. The school has 620 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeffery Hisgen. It is part of the Desert Sands Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary enrolls 620 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% White and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 517 | 83% |
| White | 58 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
443 of the school's 620 students (71%) 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.
Richard R. Oliphant 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.
Richard R. Oliphant 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 620 students, Richard R. Oliphant Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 732 students per school.
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