Impact of COVID-19 on La Quinta High
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 904th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 555th of 2348 High schools | 18.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (La Quinta High) | 57.5 | 65.1 | 7.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Sands Unified) | 52.3 | 50.6 | 1.7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (La Quinta High) | 30.7 | 24 | 6.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Desert Sands Unified) | 21.8 | 18 | 3.8% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (La Quinta High) | 30 | 36.1 | 6.1% |
11th Grade Science (Desert Sands Unified) | 22.8 | 26.8 | 4.1% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
12th Grade Science (La Quinta High) | 5.9 | 33.3 | 27.5% |
12th Grade Science (Desert Sands Unified) | 9.2 | 10.6 | 1.4% |
12th Grade Science (California) | 25.6 | 26.9 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2635 | 2500 | 5.1% |
African American | 47 | 44 | 6.4% |
American Indian | 14 | 5 | 64.3% |
Asian | 110 | 75 | 31.8% |
Hispanic | 1830 | 1894 | 3.5% |
Pacific Islander | 6 | 2 | 66.7% |
White | 566 | 401 | 29.2% |
Two or More Races | 62 | 77 | 24.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 52.7% | 73.6% | 20.9% |