Best Public Schools in Zip Code 92276

Summary:

The 92276 zip code in California has only one public elementary school, Della S. Lindley Elementary, which serves grades K-5 with 584 students. The school faces significant academic challenges, with test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science well below the Palm Springs Unified School District and California state averages.

Della S. Lindley Elementary has a chronic absenteeism rate of 34.8%, which is notably higher than the state average. The school also has an extremely high rate of 95.89% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population. Additionally, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools by SchoolDigger, with a 1-star rating in the most recent school year.

To improve student outcomes, the school and district may need to focus on strategies to address chronic absenteeism, provide targeted academic interventions, and ensure equitable access to high-quality educational resources for all students. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to enhance student learning and achievement at Della S. Lindley Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Total
Della S. Lindley Elementary	Public	K-5	31-495 Robert Rd.	Thousand Palms	92276	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 343-7570	584	28	20.8	95.9%	42 (7.2%)	9 (1.5%)	511 (87.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	24.5	4405^th of 5862 public elementary schools	24.9%		24.2	4436^th of 5874 public elementary schools	24.5%	31	12.8	12.8	28.1	34.3	32.6	31.9	26.7	26.4	15.1	23.0	95.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	96.5	$13,159

Cities Near Zip Code 92276

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Thousand Palms	1.42 mi	1	766^th
Rancho Mirage	3.4 mi	2	313^th
Cathedral City	4.3 mi	9	615^th
Palm Desert	4.46 mi	6	194^th
Bermuda Dunes	6.49 mi	1	210^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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