Is Landau Elementary a good school?

Landau Elementary ranks 3436 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Landau Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 608 students attended Landau Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Landau Elementary?

Students at Landau Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Landau Elementary attend?

Students who attend Landau Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : James Workman Middle High : Rancho Mirage High

Landau Elementary

Summary:

Landau Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cathedral City, California, serving 608 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.

Landau Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students. The school's performance lags behind nearby schools in the district, such as Rancho Mirage Elementary, Katherine Finchy Elementary, and Sunny Sands Elementary. Additionally, the charter school Cielo Vista Charter significantly outperforms Landau Elementary and the district in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates.

However, Landau Elementary's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively better compared to other student groups, with higher rankings in the state. Unfortunately, the school's Special Education and Disabled student groups perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools. Addressing these key issues, including the high student-teacher ratio, could help Landau Elementary improve its academic outcomes and provide a better educational experience for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

30310 Landau Blvd.
Cathedral City, CA 92234-5200

(760) 770-8600

District: Palm Springs Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3436^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,885

Students who attend Landau Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James Workman Middle
High:	Rancho Mirage High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.2

Number of students: 608

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.9%

White:

8.2%

Asian:

6.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Landau Elementary ranks worse than 58.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^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 35.94. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Landau Elementary is $12,885. 9 elementary schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District spend more per student.

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Landau Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Landau Elementary 3436^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Landau 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 Landau Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Landau Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.32	2925^th	4809	39.2%
2005	46.35	2375^th	4822	50.7%
2006	37.71	2844^th	4818	41.0%
2007	38.94	2973^rd	5113	41.9%
2008	41.04	2880^th	5113	43.7%
2009	44.85	2758^th	5193	46.9%
2010	39.11	3225^th	5314	39.3%
2011	52.98	2410^th	5377	55.2%
2012	56.74	2225^th	5390	58.7%
2013	49.13	2742^nd	5530	50.4%
2015	38.19	3123^rd	5611	44.3%
2016	34.89	3418^th	5614	39.1%
2017	31.50	3714^th	5692	34.8%
2018	27.72	4018^th	5662	29.0%
2019	36.73	3408^th	5789	41.1%
2022	44.11	2845^th	5883	51.6%
2023	35.83	3447^th	5874	41.3%
2024	35.94	3436^th	5862	41.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Landau Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.72	2477^th	3246	23.7%
2019	49.38	1287^th	3275	60.7%
2022	63.73	648^th	3311	80.4%
2023	58.02	859^th	3250	73.6%
2024	51.71	1093^rd	3160	65.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Landau Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.10	1151^st	2420	52.4%
2024	34.19	1604^th	2634	39.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Landau Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.16	3073^rd	5084	39.6%
2019	53.18	2191^st	5173	57.6%
2022	65.52	1392^nd	5264	73.6%
2023	52.29	2214^th	5374	58.8%
2024	46.68	2622^nd	5511	52.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Landau Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	55.39	124^th	356	65.2%
2023	66.29	80^th	336	76.2%
2024	51.77	154^th	364	57.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Landau Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.49	3798^th	5413	29.8%
2019	37.95	3233^rd	5492	41.1%
2022	43.52	2777^th	5635	50.7%
2023	34.68	3366^th	5617	40.1%
2024	36.39	3307^th	5605	41.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Landau Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	21.05	1915^th	2128	10.0%
2019	25.64	2021^st	2585	21.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Landau Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.95	3946^th	5431	27.3%
2019	35.46	3365^th	5510	38.9%
2022	44.28	2755^th	5663	51.4%
2023	37.24	3249^th	5650	42.5%
2024	35.69	3365^th	5636	40.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Landau Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.63	3228^th	4830	33.2%
2019	48.96	2355^th	4963	52.5%
2022	59.13	1678^th	5084	67.0%
2023	45.29	2541^st	5098	50.2%
2024	43.07	2750^th	5102	46.1%

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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 Landau Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	372	28	24	338	1	n/a	n/a	0	763
1990	326	26	28	300	0	n/a	n/a	0	680
1991	458	30	42	280	4	n/a	n/a	0	814
1992	515	37	40	306	4	n/a	n/a	0	902
1993	494	37	37	313	8	n/a	n/a	0	889
1994	493	38	40	322	6	n/a	n/a	0	899
1995	484	42	50	390	16	n/a	n/a	0	982
1996	484	42	50	390	16	n/a	n/a	0	982
1997	473	53	50	439	19	n/a	n/a	0	1034
1998	474	44	59	485	15	n/a	n/a	0	1077
1999	430	56	56	535	18	n/a	n/a	0	1095
2000	451	50	51	564	20	n/a	n/a	1	1137
2001	400	46	43	583	18	n/a	n/a	0	1090
2002	346	48	40	602	9	n/a	n/a	0	1045
2003	346	48	40	602	9	n/a	n/a	0	1045
2004	339	53	54	651	11	n/a	n/a	0	1108
2005	259	34	46	526	6	n/a	n/a	0	871
2006	214	32	26	543	5	n/a	n/a	0	820
2007	173	30	29	612	6	n/a	n/a	0	850
2008	161	22	29	611	7	n/a	n/a	0	830
2009	127	35	33	626	4	3	0	0	828
2010	120	32	31	625	2	0	8	0	818
2011	97	27	25	588	1	0	10	0	748
2012	94	22	23	563	2	0	18	0	722
2013	76	22	20	548	3	0	17	0	686
2014	72	21	16	553	2	0	16	0	680
2015	71	18	14	570	2	0	17	0	692
2016	62	17	23	588	1	1	15	0	707
2017	52	14	25	643	1	1	16	0	752
2018	56	7	27	644	1	2	13	0	750
2019	59	5	30	628	0	2	17	0	741
2020	64	7	35	580	0	2	16	0	704
2021	53	13	37	543	0	2	15	0	663
2022	47	14	30	524	1	1	10	0	627
2023	50	15	38	498	1	0	6	0	608

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 Landau Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	763	26.0	29.3	n/a
1990	680	26.0	26.1	n/a
1991	814	31.0	26.2	n/a
1992	902	31.5	28.6	26.5
1993	889	34.0	26.1	33.5
1994	899	32.0	28.1	35.4
1995	982	33.0	29.8	42
1996	982	33.0	29.8	42
1997	1034	39.0	26.5	44.3
1998	1077	45.0	23.9	45.4
1999	1095	53.0	20.7	50.1
2000	1137	54.0	21.1	36.6
2001	1090	57.0	19.1	50.2
2002	1045	53.6	19.5	48.8
2003	1045	53.6	19.5	48.8
2004	1108	52.6	21.1	44.4
2005	871	41.0	21.2	46.7
2006	820	40.0	20.5	55.4
2007	850	39.0	21.8	57.1
2008	830	44.8	18.5	61.4
2009	828	40.8	19.3	69.7
2010	818	37.7	21.7	77.1
2011	748	n/a	n/a	79.7
2012	722	24.0	30.0	78.4
2013	686	25.0	27.4	75.5
2014	680	25.0	27.2	73.1
2015	692	27.0	25.6	85.8
2016	707	28.0	25.2	85.1
2017	752	27.0	27.8	85.5
2018	750	33.0	22.7	89.7
2019	741	32.0	23.1	90.7
2020	704	n/a	n/a	92.9
2021	663	29.0	22.8	95.9
2022	627	27.0	23.2	95.5
2023	608	30.0	20.2	98

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 Landau Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	763	26.0	29.3	n/a
1990	680	26.0	26.1	n/a
1991	814	31.0	26.2	n/a
1992	902	31.5	28.6	26.5
1993	889	34.0	26.1	33.5
1994	899	32.0	28.1	35.4
1995	982	33.0	29.8	42
1996	982	33.0	29.8	42
1997	1034	39.0	26.5	44.3
1998	1077	45.0	23.9	45.4
1999	1095	53.0	20.7	50.1
2000	1137	54.0	21.1	36.6
2001	1090	57.0	19.1	50.2
2002	1045	53.6	19.5	48.8
2003	1045	53.6	19.5	48.8
2004	1108	52.6	21.1	44.4
2005	871	41.0	21.2	46.7
2006	820	40.0	20.5	55.4
2007	850	39.0	21.8	57.1
2008	830	44.8	18.5	61.4
2009	828	40.8	19.3	69.7
2010	818	37.7	21.7	77.1
2011	748	n/a	n/a	79.7
2012	722	24.0	30.0	78.4
2013	686	25.0	27.4	75.5
2014	680	25.0	27.2	73.1
2015	692	27.0	25.6	85.8
2016	707	28.0	25.2	85.1
2017	752	27.0	27.8	85.5
2018	750	33.0	22.7	89.7
2019	741	32.0	23.1	90.7
2020	704	n/a	n/a	92.9
2021	663	29.0	22.8	95.9
2022	627	27.0	23.2	95.5
2023	608	30.0	20.2	98

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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