Is Imagine Schools Riverside County a good school?

Imagine Schools Riverside County ranks in the bottom 17.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Imagine Schools Riverside County?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,312 students attended Imagine Schools Riverside County.

What is the racial makeup of Imagine Schools Riverside County?

Students at Imagine Schools Riverside County are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Imagine Schools Riverside County

Summary:

Imagine Schools Riverside County is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Coachella, CA, with 1,312 students. The school is part of the Imagine Schools Riverside County District, which is ranked 1309 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating.

Imagine Schools Riverside County faces significant challenges, including a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 36.6% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average of 14.3%. The school also consistently underperforms the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 30.44% of students were proficient or better in ELA End-of-Course, compared to the state average of 47.04%. In Mathematics End-of-Course, only 17.06% were proficient or better, compared to 35.54% statewide. The school struggles to support its subgroups, with all subgroups ranking in the bottom 50% of California elementary schools in recent years. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.4% to 67.88% over the past few years, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 22.7 to 23.8 over the past few years.

When comparing Imagine Schools Riverside County to the nearby public schools in the Coachella Valley Unified and Desert Sands Unified districts, it becomes clear that Imagine Schools Riverside County is underperforming its peers on most metrics. For example, Valle del Sol Elementary, which is 2.74 miles away, outperforms Imagine Schools Riverside County on both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates, as well as having a lower chronic absenteeism rate. Similarly, schools like Mountain Vista Elementary and Coral Mountain Academy, which are within 2 miles of Imagine Schools Riverside County, also have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

50-930 Calhoun St.
Coachella, CA 92236-9615

(760) 391-9200

District: Imagine Schools Riverside County District

SchoolDigger Rank:
4862^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 23.8

Number of students: 1,312

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.3%

White:

2.7%

African American:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Imagine Schools Riverside County ranks worse than 82.9% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.96. (See more...)

Compare Details Imagine Schools Riverside County ranks worse than 69.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.09. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Imagine Schools Riverside County:

SchoolDigger ranks Imagine Schools Riverside County 4862^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Imagine Schools Riverside County in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Imagine Schools Riverside County 1941^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Imagine Schools Riverside County in the ranking list.)

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Imagine Schools Riverside County District:

SchoolDigger ranks Imagine Schools Riverside County District 1309^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Imagine Schools Riverside County

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	24.49	4408^th	5789	23.9%
2021	21.85	1115^th	1417	21.3%
2022	22.90	4552^nd	5883	22.6%
2023	18.09	5037^th	5874	14.2%
2024	19.96	4862^nd	5862	17.1%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	51.76	1157^th	3275	64.7%
2021	50.95	188^th	602	68.8%
2022	49.95	1205^th	3311	63.6%
2023	35.69	2107^th	3250	35.2%
2024	36.84	2041^st	3160	35.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.76	1524^th	2420	37.0%
2024	26.90	2005^th	2634	23.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	30.11	3853^rd	5173	25.5%
2021	33.92	748^th	1110	32.6%
2022	31.32	3726^th	5264	29.2%
2023	23.20	4444^th	5374	17.3%
2024	26.25	4276^th	5511	22.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	23.75	4320^th	5492	21.3%
2021	20.88	1031^st	1267	18.6%
2022	19.85	4725^th	5635	16.1%
2023	16.03	5052^nd	5617	10.1%
2024	19.05	4794^th	5605	14.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	35.24	1529^th	2585	40.9%
2021	28.20	197^th	293	32.8%
2022	18.19	2159^th	2227	3.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	26.87	4033^rd	5510	26.8%
2021	24.09	961^st	1272	24.4%
2022	27.35	4022^nd	5663	29.0%
2023	21.81	4553^rd	5650	19.4%
2024	22.40	4494^th	5636	20.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	32.95	3479^th	4963	29.9%
2022	31.68	3559^th	5084	30.0%
2023	25.16	4107^th	5098	19.4%
2024	28.42	3836^th	5102	24.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	20.54	737^th	894	17.6%
2022	15.78	2409^th	2740	12.1%
2023	23.59	2121^st	2802	24.3%
2024	27.09	1941^st	2777	30.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	47.93	119^th	363	67.2%
2022	39.24	794^th	1540	48.4%
2023	58.13	303^rd	1529	80.2%
2024	41.39	678^th	1477	54.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	53.10	498^th	1538	67.6%
2024	36.39	880^th	1550	43.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	29.30	543^rd	721	24.7%
2022	20.32	2086^th	2458	15.1%
2023	27.48	1870^th	2549	26.6%
2024	33.46	1628^th	2575	36.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	20.37	622^nd	738	15.7%
2022	15.69	2236^th	2509	10.9%
2023	27.09	1786^th	2547	29.9%
2024	29.41	1694^th	2546	33.5%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	27.49	1153^rd	1531	24.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	22.25	614^th	763	19.5%
2022	16.82	2222^nd	2527	12.1%
2023	21.59	2021^st	2558	21.0%
2024	25.03	1866^th	2547	26.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Imagine Schools Riverside County

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	21.26	1968^th	2359	16.6%
2023	30.02	1644^th	2391	31.2%
2024	34.79	1470^th	2383	38.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Imagine Schools Riverside County

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2019	8	2	4	564	0	1	1	580
2020	22	15	2	817	0	1	5	862
2021	25	19	4	961	0	1	5	1015
2022	28	24	4	1077	1	0	8	1142
2023	35	27	5	1224	3	0	18	1312

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Imagine Schools Riverside County

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	580	28.0	20.7	75.3
2020	862	n/a	n/a	75.6
2021	1015	44.6	22.7	67.9
2022	1142	49.6	22.9	51.4
2023	1312	55.0	23.8	53.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Imagine Schools Riverside County

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	580	28.0	20.7	75.3
2020	862	n/a	n/a	75.6
2021	1015	44.6	22.7	67.9
2022	1142	49.6	22.9	51.4
2023	1312	55.0	23.8	53.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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