Is Agua Caliente Elementary a good school?

Agua Caliente Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Agua Caliente Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 617 students attended Agua Caliente Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Agua Caliente Elementary?

Students at Agua Caliente Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Agua Caliente Elementary attend?

Students who attend Agua Caliente Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Cathedral City High

Agua Caliente Elementary

Summary:

Agua Caliente Elementary is a public elementary school in Cathedral City, California, serving 626 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Palm Springs Unified school district, which is ranked 1055 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Agua Caliente Elementary faces significant challenges, including a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, from 14.3% in 2018-2019 to 37.9% in 2022-2023. Academically, the school consistently performs below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 23.77% of students proficient or better in ELA and 24.24% in Math. The school's student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, also rank in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools. With 97.12% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Agua Caliente has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Rancho Mirage Elementary, Della S. Lindley Elementary, and Sunny Sands Elementary, Agua Caliente's performance is generally lower, with higher academic proficiency rates and better performance among student subgroups. Addressing the school's challenges in chronic absenteeism and academic achievement will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

30-800 San Luis Rey Plaza
Cathedral City, CA 92234-6045

(760) 416-8235

District: Palm Springs Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4639^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,425

Students who attend Agua Caliente Elementary usually attend:

High:

Cathedral City High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 617

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

White:

2.3%

African American:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Agua Caliente Elementary ranks worse than 79.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.33. (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 (93.7%), White (2.3%), African American (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Agua Caliente Elementary is 20.9. 9 elementary schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Agua Caliente Elementary employs 29.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Agua Caliente Elementary is $13,425, which is the 4^th highest among 16 elementary schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Agua Caliente Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Agua Caliente Elementary 4639^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Agua Caliente Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Palm Springs Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Palm Springs Unified 1055^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Agua Caliente Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Agua Caliente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.02	4484^th	4809	6.8%
2005	18.56	4067^th	4822	15.7%
2006	21.07	3919^th	4818	18.7%
2007	27.50	3738^th	5113	26.9%
2008	35.92	3208^th	5113	37.3%
2009	37.55	3205^th	5193	38.3%
2010	40.68	3129^th	5314	41.1%
2011	40.08	3229^th	5377	39.9%
2012	25.19	4300^th	5390	20.2%
2013	24.81	4411^th	5530	20.2%
2015	26.27	4004^th	5611	28.6%
2016	22.72	4371^st	5614	22.1%
2017	23.16	4415^th	5692	22.4%
2018	25.95	4160^th	5662	26.5%
2019	20.32	4770^th	5789	17.6%
2022	21.31	4712^th	5883	19.9%
2023	17.59	5096^th	5874	13.2%
2024	22.33	4639^th	5862	20.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Agua Caliente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.10	1811^th	3246	44.2%
2019	29.75	2510^th	3275	23.4%
2022	43.57	1563^rd	3311	52.8%
2023	40.29	1792^nd	3250	44.9%
2024	38.30	1935^th	3160	38.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Agua Caliente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.28	1938^th	2420	19.9%
2024	24.08	2161^st	2634	18.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Agua Caliente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.09	3161^st	5084	37.8%
2019	30.56	3829^th	5173	26.0%
2022	31.25	3735^th	5264	29.0%
2023	24.96	4313^th	5374	19.7%
2024	31.47	3815^th	5511	30.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Agua Caliente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.45	272^nd	336	19.0%
2024	40.04	219^th	364	39.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Agua Caliente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.37	3885^th	5413	28.2%
2019	20.61	4565^th	5492	16.9%
2022	21.05	4613^th	5635	18.1%
2023	17.19	4954^th	5617	11.8%
2024	20.28	4680^th	5605	16.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Agua Caliente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	33.53	1606^th	2585	37.9%
2022	24.27	1787^th	2227	19.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Agua Caliente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.91	4027^th	5431	25.9%
2019	22.03	4467^th	5510	18.9%
2022	22.77	4447^th	5663	21.5%
2023	19.84	4735^th	5650	16.2%
2024	26.43	4132^nd	5636	26.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Agua Caliente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.59	3105^th	4830	35.7%
2019	28.64	3792^nd	4963	23.6%
2022	30.78	3641^st	5084	28.4%
2023	25.62	4057^th	5098	20.4%
2024	32.18	3557^th	5102	30.3%

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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 Agua Caliente Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	176	24	37	272	3	n/a	n/a	0	512
1989	139	34	34	260	0	n/a	n/a	0	467
1990	127	34	27	345	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
1991	111	39	33	392	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
1992	82	28	27	385	0	n/a	n/a	0	522
1993	73	17	15	369	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1994	53	38	23	434	1	n/a	n/a	0	549
1995	43	39	24	485	2	n/a	n/a	0	593
1996	43	39	24	485	2	n/a	n/a	0	593
1997	41	24	13	491	1	n/a	n/a	0	570
1998	41	37	13	514	8	n/a	n/a	0	613
1999	37	32	18	545	2	n/a	n/a	0	634
2000	51	47	22	635	3	n/a	n/a	0	758
2001	38	32	21	668	3	n/a	n/a	2	764
2002	29	32	16	714	3	n/a	n/a	2	796
2003	29	32	16	714	3	n/a	n/a	2	796
2004	32	20	15	706	1	n/a	n/a	0	774
2005	31	35	11	732	3	n/a	n/a	0	812
2006	21	14	12	798	0	n/a	n/a	0	845
2007	15	24	13	752	0	n/a	n/a	0	804
2008	17	18	9	711	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	755
2009	10	14	12	761	0	0	1	0	798
2010	11	10	10	697	0	0	4	0	732
2011	13	4	12	671	0	0	5	0	705
2012	12	8	7	623	0	0	6	0	656
2013	11	6	7	608	0	0	7	0	639
2014	12	8	5	604	0	0	5	0	634
2015	7	5	3	600	0	0	6	0	621
2016	4	2	4	580	0	0	4	0	594
2017	2	1	4	552	0	1	7	0	567
2018	3	2	2	514	1	0	4	0	526
2019	2	1	2	532	0	0	4	0	541
2020	8	5	8	570	0	1	4	0	596
2021	10	5	6	562	0	0	7	0	590
2022	10	6	5	542	1	0	8	0	572
2023	12	4	9	587	3	1	10	0	626
2024	14	9	7	578	1	1	7	0	617

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 Agua Caliente Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	512	21.1	24.2	n/a
1989	467	19.1	24.4	n/a
1990	533	21.6	24.6	n/a
1991	575	22.1	26.0	n/a
1992	522	22.5	23.2	77.4
1993	474	20.0	23.7	65.2
1994	549	22.6	24.3	91.4
1995	593	22.0	27.0	90.9
1996	593	22.0	27.0	90.9
1997	570	26.0	21.9	90.5
1998	613	28.0	21.9	94.9
1999	634	34.0	18.6	95
2000	758	42.0	18.0	83
2001	764	44.0	17.4	93.4
2002	796	44.0	18.1	89
2003	796	44.0	18.1	89
2004	774	46.0	16.8	72.1
2005	812	40.0	20.3	73
2006	845	41.0	20.6	88.5
2007	804	39.0	20.6	83
2008	755	41.0	18.4	87.9
2009	798	37.0	21.0	90.5
2010	732	32.0	22.8	94.5
2011	705	n/a	n/a	95.2
2012	656	24.0	27.3	87.7
2013	639	23.0	27.7	84.5
2014	634	23.0	27.5	91.6
2015	621	23.0	27.0	96.9
2016	594	24.0	24.7	93.8
2017	567	22.0	25.7	96.3
2018	526	22.0	23.9	97.5
2019	541	21.5	25.1	94.5
2020	596	n/a	n/a	98.2
2021	590	24.5	24.0	96.1
2022	572	27.0	21.1	95.3
2023	626	28.5	21.9	97.1
2024	617	29.4	20.9	93

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 Agua Caliente Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	512	21.1	24.2	n/a
1989	467	19.1	24.4	n/a
1990	533	21.6	24.6	n/a
1991	575	22.1	26.0	n/a
1992	522	22.5	23.2	77.4
1993	474	20.0	23.7	65.2
1994	549	22.6	24.3	91.4
1995	593	22.0	27.0	90.9
1996	593	22.0	27.0	90.9
1997	570	26.0	21.9	90.5
1998	613	28.0	21.9	94.9
1999	634	34.0	18.6	95
2000	758	42.0	18.0	83
2001	764	44.0	17.4	93.4
2002	796	44.0	18.1	89
2003	796	44.0	18.1	89
2004	774	46.0	16.8	72.1
2005	812	40.0	20.3	73
2006	845	41.0	20.6	88.5
2007	804	39.0	20.6	83
2008	755	41.0	18.4	87.9
2009	798	37.0	21.0	90.5
2010	732	32.0	22.8	94.5
2011	705	n/a	n/a	95.2
2012	656	24.0	27.3	87.7
2013	639	23.0	27.7	84.5
2014	634	23.0	27.5	91.6
2015	621	23.0	27.0	96.9
2016	594	24.0	24.7	93.8
2017	567	22.0	25.7	96.3
2018	526	22.0	23.9	97.5
2019	541	21.5	25.1	94.5
2020	596	n/a	n/a	98.2
2021	590	24.5	24.0	96.1
2022	572	27.0	21.1	95.3
2023	626	28.5	21.9	97.1
2024	617	29.4	20.9	93

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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