Best Public Schools in Thousand Palms, CA

Summary:

The city of Thousand Palms, California has only one school in the data set - Della S. Lindley Elementary, which serves grades K-5 and has an enrollment of 584 students. The school is part of the Palm Springs Unified School District, which is ranked 1055 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Della S. Lindley Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, going from 3969 out of 5883 California elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 4436 out of 5874 in 2022-2023 and 4405 out of 5862 in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars to 1 star during this period. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 28.05% to 34.29% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 15.12% to 26.74% in Mathematics.

Additionally, Della S. Lindley Elementary has a very high rate of free and reduced lunch recipients at 95.89% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 34.8%, which is significantly higher than the state average. These factors, along with the school's declining performance and lack of comparative schools in the data set, suggest that addressing the challenges faced by Della S. Lindley Elementary will require a comprehensive approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Total
Della S. Lindley Elementary	Public	K-5	31-495 Robert Rd.	Thousand Palms	92276	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 343-7570	575	29	19.5	92.7%	38 (6.6%)	9 (1.6%)	505 (87.8%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	24.5	4405^th of 5862 public elementary schools	24.9%		24.2	4436^th of 5874 public elementary schools	24.5%	31	12.8	12.8	28.1	34.3	32.6	31.9	26.7	26.4	15.1	23.0	95.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	96.5	$13,159

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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