Is Coral Mountain Academy a good school?

Coral Mountain Academy ranks 3881 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Coral Mountain Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 826 students attended Coral Mountain Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Coral Mountain Academy?

Students at Coral Mountain Academy are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Coral Mountain Academy attend?

Students who attend Coral Mountain Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High High : Coachella Valley High

Coral Mountain Academy

Summary:

Coral Mountain Academy is an elementary school located in Coachella, CA that serves grades K-6 and has 842 students enrolled. The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, relatively low academic performance in certain subject areas, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Coral Mountain Academy's chronic absenteeism rates have seen a significant increase, rising from 8.6% in 2017-2018 to 38.6% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the state and district averages. In terms of academic performance, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally higher than the Coachella Valley Unified district average, but still lag behind the state average across all grade levels. In Science, Coral Mountain Academy's proficiency rates are more than double the district average, but still well below the state average. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.2% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, is also a significant challenge.

Compared to nearby schools, Coral Mountain Academy's performance is generally better than the other schools in the Coachella Valley Unified district, but still lags behind the nearby schools in the Desert Sands Unified district. The nearby school with the strongest performance is Peter Pendleton Elementary, which has higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to Coral Mountain Academy. While the school's English Language Learner and Hispanic students perform relatively well, its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform very poorly, ranking in the bottom 10% and bottom 40% of California elementary schools, respectively.

Detail:

Public K-6

51-375 Van Buren St.
Coachella, CA 92236-9751

(760) 398-3525

District: Coachella Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3881^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,764

Students who attend Coral Mountain Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High
High:	Coachella Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.9

Number of students: 826

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

White:

1.6%

Two or more races:

0.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Coral Mountain Academy ranks worse than 66.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.61. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.1%), White (1.6%), two or more races (0.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Coral Mountain Academy is 21.9. 12 elementary schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Coral Mountain Academy employs 37.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Coral Mountain Academy is $13,764, which is the 5^th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Coral Mountain Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Coral Mountain Academy 3881^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Coral Mountain Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Coachella Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Coachella Valley Unified 1332^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Coral Mountain Academy

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Rank History for all students at Coral Mountain Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	13.88	4721^st	5113	7.7%
2008	14.91	4666^th	5113	8.7%
2009	28.57	3804^th	5193	26.7%
2010	30.36	3818^th	5314	28.2%
2011	33.81	3691^st	5377	31.4%
2012	28.54	4041^st	5390	25.0%
2013	30.09	4033^rd	5530	27.1%
2015	29.09	3775^th	5611	32.7%
2016	35.51	3378^th	5614	39.8%
2017	39.29	3147^th	5692	44.7%
2018	45.83	2786^th	5662	50.8%
2019	35.62	3487^th	5789	39.8%
2021	21.08	1129^th	1417	20.3%
2022	32.17	3686^th	5883	37.3%
2023	26.58	4221^st	5874	28.1%
2024	30.61	3881^st	5862	33.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Coral Mountain Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.20	815^th	3246	74.9%
2019	53.64	1060^th	3275	67.6%
2021	39.87	310^th	602	48.5%
2022	47.36	1344^th	3311	59.4%
2023	47.88	1301^st	3250	60.0%
2024	53.63	989^th	3160	68.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Coral Mountain Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	16.40	2594^th	2634	1.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Coral Mountain Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.63	1874^th	5084	63.1%
2019	45.50	2712^th	5173	47.6%
2021	32.95	768^th	1110	30.8%
2022	40.48	2966^th	5264	43.7%
2023	33.65	3591^st	5374	33.2%
2024	36.48	3410^th	5511	38.1%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Coral Mountain Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.73	43^rd	68	36.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Coral Mountain Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.81	2604^th	5413	51.9%
2019	33.20	3575^th	5492	34.9%
2021	21.71	1004^th	1267	20.8%
2022	28.72	3864^th	5635	31.4%
2023	25.31	4199^th	5617	25.2%
2024	31.42	3678^th	5605	34.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Coral Mountain Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	34.83	1228^th	2128	42.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Coral Mountain Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.78	2864^th	5431	47.3%
2019	38.85	3120^th	5510	43.4%
2021	22.71	994^th	1272	21.9%
2022	36.37	3241^st	5663	42.8%
2023	29.15	3854^th	5650	31.8%
2024	30.76	3757^th	5636	33.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Coral Mountain Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.77	1544^th	4830	68.0%
2019	48.69	2373^rd	4963	52.2%
2022	45.13	2511^th	5084	50.6%
2023	37.53	3103^rd	5098	39.1%
2024	43.40	2716^th	5102	46.8%

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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 Coral Mountain Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2007	9	3	0	564	0	n/a	n/a	3	579
2008	8	2	4	757	1	n/a	n/a	0	772
2009	10	2	6	774	0	0	2	0	794
2010	10	0	6	834	0	0	0	0	850
2011	7	0	6	874	3	0	0	0	890
2012	7	1	4	939	2	0	3	0	956
2013	9	0	4	1057	1	0	2	0	1073
2014	6	0	4	1038	1	0	1	0	1050
2015	6	0	1	1054	2	0	1	0	1064
2016	7	2	1	939	2	0	2	0	953
2017	2	2	0	960	1	0	1	0	966
2018	6	2	0	914	1	0	1	0	924
2019	9	0	0	897	2	0	0	0	908
2020	8	0	2	872	2	0	2	0	886
2021	10	0	2	867	2	0	4	0	885
2022	13	1	0	865	2	0	2	0	883
2023	13	2	1	822	2	0	2	0	842
2024	13	0	0	810	1	0	2	0	826

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Coral Mountain Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	579	30.0	19.3	92.5
2008	772	40.0	19.3	86.9
2009	794	40.0	18.9	84.9
2010	850	40.0	21.2	85.2
2011	890	n/a	n/a	85.2
2012	956	36.1	26.4	82.3
2013	1073	40.1	26.7	41.5
2014	1050	40.5	25.9	75.6
2015	1064	40.0	26.6	89.7
2016	953	40.0	23.8	89.3
2017	966	44.0	21.9	88.3
2018	924	41.1	22.4	82.9
2019	908	38.0	23.8	88.5
2020	886	n/a	n/a	82.4
2021	885	38.0	23.2	83.5
2022	883	37.4	23.6	81.7
2023	842	40.6	20.7	84.2
2024	826	37.6	21.9	83.7

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 Coral Mountain Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	579	30.0	19.3	92.5
2008	772	40.0	19.3	86.9
2009	794	40.0	18.9	84.9
2010	850	40.0	21.2	85.2
2011	890	n/a	n/a	85.2
2012	956	36.1	26.4	82.3
2013	1073	40.1	26.7	41.5
2014	1050	40.5	25.9	75.6
2015	1064	40.0	26.6	89.7
2016	953	40.0	23.8	89.3
2017	966	44.0	21.9	88.3
2018	924	41.1	22.4	82.9
2019	908	38.0	23.8	88.5
2020	886	n/a	n/a	82.4
2021	885	38.0	23.2	83.5
2022	883	37.4	23.6	81.7
2023	842	40.6	20.7	84.2
2024	826	37.6	21.9	83.7

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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