Coachella Valley Unified

Summary:

The Coachella Valley Unified School District consists of 21 schools, including 14 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 4 high schools, serving students in the Coachella Valley region. The district as a whole is ranked 1332 out of 1568 districts in California and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out in their performance. Peter Pendleton Elementary has the highest performance across multiple metrics, including English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates that are significantly above the district and state averages. Valle del Sol Elementary also performs well, with proficiency rates higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Mountain Vista Elementary has shown improvement, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities within the district. Graduation rates range from 55.7% at La Familia Continuation High to 82.4% at Desert Mirage High. Chronic absenteeism is a widespread challenge, with rates ranging from 34.1% at Mountain Vista Elementary to 69.8% at La Familia Continuation High. Additionally, the majority of schools have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a potential relationship between socioeconomic status and academic performance.

District Detail

87-225 Church St.
Thermal, CA 92274-0847

(760) 848-1000

SchoolDigger Rank:
1332^nd of 1568 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 16,455

Primary Schools: 14
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)	% 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Total
Valle del Sol Elementary	Public	K-6	51-433 Education Way	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-1025	696	37	18.7	88.6%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	687 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38.4	3268^th of 5862 public elementary schools	44.3%		35.3	3478^th of 5874 public elementary schools	40.8%	210	18.2				18.2	46.8	34.6	38.2	40.0				39.8	45.6	35.4	19.8	25.0				30.5	98.3				$12,995
John Kelley Elementary	Public	K-6	87-163 Center St.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5101	500	31	16.1	94.8%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	485 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	21.1	4761^st of 5862 public elementary schools	18.8%		19.7	4896^th of 5874 public elementary schools	16.6%	135	10.9				10.9	28.1	30.2	25.5	26.9				27.7	29.8	27.0	5.5	16.4				19.8	96.8			96.8	$12,759
La Familia Continuation High	Public	10-12	56-615 Olive St.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5929	139	10	13.2	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	2093^rd of 2323 public high schools	9.9%		7.9	2202^nd of 2348 public high schools	6.2%	109				2.6	2.6							0.0	0.0							1.2	1.2					$20,612
Palm View Elementary	Public	K-6	1390 Seventh St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2861	515	23	21.9	95.3%	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	502 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	23.9	4472^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	23.7%		18	5051^st of 5874 public elementary schools	14.0%	579	13.6				13.6	23.9	17.7	24.6	37.9				25.8	30.7	17.5	22.7	28.3				25.0					$13,110
Peter Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-6	84-750 Calle Rojo	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-0178	495	22	22.1	96.2%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	489 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	48.8	2625^th of 5862 public elementary schools	55.2%		40	3128^th of 5874 public elementary schools	46.7%	503	19.5				19.5	47.3	36.2	37.0	38.7				40.1	54.0	44.1	40.3	33.3				43.3					$14,183
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	85-270 Valley Rd.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-4651	618	29	20.9	94.0%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	611 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	25	4363^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	25.6%		19.7	4898^th of 5874 public elementary schools	16.6%	535	11.0				11.0	28.8	36.6	33.0	15.6				29.2	36.5	31.7	13.2	14.1				23.8					$14,189
Mountain Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	49-750 Hjorth St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-6888	600	30	20.2	74.2%	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	580 (96.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	29.2	3990^th of 5862 public elementary schools	31.9%		22.8	4586^th of 5874 public elementary schools	21.9%	596	20.0				20.0	38.4	19.8	29.1	53.4				34.8	32.2	16.1	16.3	20.3				21.4	95.4			95.4	$12,880
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	49-601 Avenida de Oro	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2004	727	34	21.6	88.7%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	719 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	19.7	4885^th of 5862 public elementary schools	16.7%		19.6	4903^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	16.5%	18	8.7				8.7	9.4	17.2	25.0	35.9				22.7	16.3	18.0	10.9	30.5				19.7					$13,271
Coral Mountain Academy	Public	K-6	51-375 Van Buren St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-3525	842	41	20.7	84.2%	13 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	822 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	30.6	3881^st of 5862 public elementary schools	33.8%		26.6	4221^st of 5874 public elementary schools	28.1%	340	24.3				24.3	35.1	25.4	38.6	38.3				34.3	29.6	26.7	20.6	20.4				24.2	97.2			97.2	$13,764
Bobby Duke Middle	Public	7-8	85-358 Bagdad Ave.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-0139	706	34	20.5	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	703 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20.5	2236^th of 2777 public middle schools	19.5%		18.9	2336^th of 2802 public middle schools	16.6%	100		10.5			10.5					30.0	30.1		30.1					16.4	8.1		12.1					$13,369
Coachella Valley Unified School District Special Educational PreK	Public		87-225 Church St.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 848-1109																			(n/a)
Saul Martinez Elementary	Public	K-6	65-705 Johnson St.	Mecca	92254	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 396-1935	975	42	23.3	94.2%	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	954 (97.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	21.9	4681^st of 5862 public elementary schools	20.1%		22.2	4637^th of 5874 public elementary schools	21.1%	44	17.1				17.1	23.0	26.3	31.1	27.2				27.0	24.4	29.3	20.1	9.9				20.8	98.1			98.1	$12,748
Mecca Elementary	Public	K-6	65250 Coahuilla St.	Mecca	92254	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 396-2143	707	33	21.2	96.9%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	695 (98.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10.7	5641^st of 5862 public elementary schools	3.8%		11.1	5645^th of 5874 public elementary schools	3.9%	4	7.3				7.3	23.5	15.5	12.8	14.4				16.7	20.5	10.2	3.6	9.5				11.1					$14,008
Oasis Elementary	Public	K-6	88175 74th Ave.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 397-4112	501	22	22.3	96.2%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	488 (97.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	9.4	5702^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	2.7%		12	5580^th of 5874 public elementary schools	5.0%	122	4.3				4.3	6.5	8.5	20.3	27.5				15.4	11.5	8.5	5.7	8.5				8.6					$13,062
Westside Elementary	Public	K-6	82-225 Airport Blvd.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5171	361	21	17.1	91.4%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	352 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28.7	4043^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	31.0%		13.4	5457^th of 5874 public elementary schools	7.1%	1414	25.5				25.5	23.9	22.6	29.1	48.8				30.5	30.4	18.9	14.6	32.6				23.4	96.5		96.5		$14,114
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High	Public	7-8	82-489 Avenue 52	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-0097	669	33	20.0	79.4%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	660 (98.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25.1	2026^th of 2777 public middle schools	27.0%		25.5	2024^th of 2802 public middle schools	27.8%	2		10.5			10.5					29.5	29.5		29.5					19.0	21.6		20.3					$12,664
Toro Canyon Middle	Public	7-8	86150 Avenue 66	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 397-2244	982	45	21.7	95.4%	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	968 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	13	2544^th of 2777 public middle schools	8.4%		14.6	2530^th of 2802 public middle schools	9.7%	14		9.0			9.0					18.6	21.5		20.0					6.1	9.4		7.7					$13,114
Desert Mirage High	Public	9-12	86150 Avenue 66	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 397-2255	2,018	96	21.0	95.9%	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,991 (98.7%)	1 (0.0%)	17 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	26.3	1521^st of 2323 public high schools	34.5%		18.1	1742^nd of 2348 public high schools	25.8%	221			9.4	6.3	6.5							42.3	42.3							6.7	6.7					$12,675
Las Palmitas Elementary	Public	K-6	86150 Avenue 66	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 397-2200	575	26	22.1	96.9%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	561 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13.8	5402^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	7.8%		10.6	5678^th of 5874 public elementary schools	3.3%	276	13.3				13.3	14.6	12.9	32.5	21.7				20.1	15.6	9.7	13.3	13.2				13.0					$13,581
Coachella Valley High	Public	9-12	83-800 Airport Blvd.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5183	2,657	126	21.0	87.7%	11 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	2,621 (98.6%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	25.1	1550^th of 2323 public high schools	33.3%		23.4	1609^th of 2348 public high schools	31.5%	59			4.0	7.1	7.0							36.5	36.5							10.3	10.3					$13,320
West Shores High	Public	7-12	2381 Shore Hawk Ave.	Salton City	92275	Imperial County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 848-1360	520	33	15.8	90.6%	20 (3.8%)	4 (0.8%)	488 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	19.5	1688^th of 2323 public high schools	27.3%		19	1723^rd of 2348 public high schools	26.6%	35		8.3		15.7	11.4					23.6	22.3	33.3	26.1					8.3	6.3	5.5	6.6					$16,983
Sea View Elementary	Public	K-6	2467 Sea Shore Ave.	Salton City	92275	Imperial County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 848-1565	652	30	21.9	92.8%	28 (4.3%)	6 (0.9%)	606 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	12.9	5482^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	6.5%		14.9	5333^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	9.2%	149	11.3				11.3	17.7	15.1	19.8	25.2				19.6	18.8	13.0	9.4	10.7				12.9	98.1	98.1		98.1	$13,518

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
NOVA Academy - Coachella District	1.73 mi	1	677^th
Imagine Schools Riverside County District	2.48 mi	1	1309^th
Riverside County Office of Education	2.5 mi	12
Desert Sands Unified	4.05 mi	35	1011^th
Palm Springs Unified	14.4 mi	29	1055^th

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