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School district

Desert Sands Unified

La Quinta, California

Desert Sands Unified runs 35 public schools in California, enrolling 26,379 students — the 270th largest district in the country.

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At a glance

Schools

35schools

359th nationally, tied with 13

Enrollment

26,379students

270th nationally

Schools listed here

35in the directory

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Schools

All 35 schools in the district, largest first.

Enrollment
  1. 1La Quinta High2,500 students
  2. 2Indio High2,143 students
  3. 3Palm Desert High2,050 students
  4. 4Shadow Hills High1,751 students
  5. 5Palm Desert Charter Middle1,347 students
  6. 6John Glenn Middle School of International Studies1,045 students
  7. 7Desert Ridge Academy1,030 students
  8. 8Ronald Reagan Elementary834 students
  9. 9Indio Middle784 students
  10. 10Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies782 students
  11. 11George Washington Charter755 students
  12. 12La Quinta Middle754 students
  13. 13Andrew Jackson Elementary748 students
  14. 14Harry S. Truman Elementary666 students
  15. 15Richard R. Oliphant Elementary620 students
Schools in Desert Sands Unified
SchoolCityEnrollment
La Quinta HighLa Quinta2,500
Indio HighIndio2,143
Palm Desert HighPalm Desert2,050
Shadow Hills HighIndio1,751
Palm Desert Charter MiddlePalm Desert1,347
John Glenn Middle School of International StudiesIndio1,045
Desert Ridge AcademyIndio1,030
Ronald Reagan ElementaryPalm Desert834
Indio MiddleIndio784
Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International StudiesIndio782
George Washington CharterPalm Desert755
La Quinta MiddleLa Quinta754
Andrew Jackson ElementaryIndio748
Harry S. Truman ElementaryLa Quinta666
Richard R. Oliphant ElementaryIndio620
Benjamin Franklin ElementaryLa Quinta619
Gerald R. Ford ElementaryIndian Wells603
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. AcademyIndio591
Abraham Lincoln ElementaryPalm Desert585
James Monroe ElementaryBermuda Dunes581
Thomas Jefferson MiddleIndio538
Lyndon B. Johnson ElementaryIndio536
Martin Van Buren ElementaryIndio529
James Earl Carter ElementaryPalm Desert516
Carrillo Ranch ElementaryIndio492
Theodore Roosevelt ElementaryIndio492
John F. Kennedy ElementaryIndio446
Colonel Mitchell Paige MiddleLa Quinta436
HorizonLa Quinta414
James Madison ElementaryLa Quinta377
Herbert Hoover ElementaryIndio343
Amistad High (Continuation)Indio209
Summit High (Continuation)La Quinta199
Desert Sands A.T.L.A.S.Indio64
John Adams Early Childhood Learning CenterLa Quinta—
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Where this sits

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Sources & licence

Provenance

National Center for Education Statistics
Common Core of Data — school and district directory
Current · as of August 17, 2026U.S. Public Domain (NCES)

Collected and published by NCES; retrieved through the Urban Institute Education Data Portal, which republishes the NCES files unchanged.

Data as of September 1, 2022.