Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

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Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High is a public middle school located in Coachella, CA, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 669 students. The school is part of the Coachella Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1332 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High faces significant challenges in terms of student achievement and engagement. The school has seen a notable increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.7% in 2017-2018 to 41.1% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average of 16.9%. The school's performance on standardized tests is consistently below state and district averages, with only 29.49% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and just 20.26% proficient in Mathematics, compared to 47.04% and 35.54% statewide, respectively. The school's subgroups, such as female students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities, generally perform worse than their peers across the state.

Compared to nearby schools in the Coachella Valley Unified and Desert Sands Unified districts, Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High performs significantly worse, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's English Language Learners and students with disabilities perform better relative to their peers across the state, suggesting that the school may be providing targeted support for these student populations. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 65.56% to 87.95% over the past few years, likely contributes to the challenges the school faces, and targeted interventions and support systems will be crucial in driving improvements.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 82-489 Avenue 52
       Coachella, CA  92236-9718


(760) 398-0097

District: Coachella Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2026th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,664 Help


Students who attend Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High usually attend:

High:    Coachella Valley High

Feeder schools for Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High:

Elementary:    Coral Mountain Academy
    Mountain Vista Elementary
    Westside Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  21.0 Help
Number of students:  706

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.4%
White:
0.6%
African American:
0.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.9% Help


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Compare Details Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High ranks worse than 73% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.11. (See more...)
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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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Compare Details Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High has the smallest middle school student body size in the Coachella Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.4%), White (0.6%), African American (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Coachella Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High is 21, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High is $12,664, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High 2026th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High in the ranking list.)

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Coachella Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Coachella Valley Unified 1332nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 14.55 1581st 1769 10.6%
2005 17.01 1528th 1777 14.0%
2006 28.92 1272nd 1804 29.5%
2007 28.56 1432nd 1999 28.4%
2008 30.19 1428th 2005 28.8%
2009 45.87 1063rd 2063 48.5%
2010 44.39 1190th 2179 45.4%
2011 48.39 1137th 2236 49.2%
2012 51.59 1060th 2259 53.1%
2013 44.67 1301st 2379 45.3%
2015 26.82 1757th 2477 29.1%
2016 23.60 1886th 2497 24.5%
2017 18.63 2081st 2508 17.0%
2018 21.12 1962nd 2480 20.9%
2019 24.98 1992nd 2715 26.6%
2021 26.68 657th 894 26.5%
2022 24.75 2006th 2740 26.8%
2023 25.47 2024th 2802 27.8%
2024 25.11 2026th 2777 27.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.38 606th 1364 55.6%
2019 30.84 1065th 1442 26.1%
2021 34.07 263rd 363 27.5%
2022 41.26 710th 1540 53.9%
2023 37.44 872nd 1529 43.0%
2024 42.93 627th 1477 57.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.11 1079th 1538 29.8%
2024 40.37 766th 1550 50.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.42 1740th 2230 22.0%
2019 31.92 1603rd 2369 32.3%
2021 39.56 422nd 721 41.5%
2022 31.56 1638th 2458 33.4%
2023 28.55 1819th 2549 28.6%
2024 29.64 1789th 2575 30.5%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.70 70th 86 18.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.23 1837th 2262 18.8%
2019 23.78 1830th 2380 23.1%
2021 26.19 544th 738 26.3%
2022 24.55 1854th 2509 26.1%
2023 23.86 1937th 2547 23.9%
2024 19.80 2098th 2546 17.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.52 995th 1369 27.3%
2019 25.63 1175th 1491 21.2%
2021 29.00 269th 354 24.0%
2022 17.56 1514th 1531 1.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.83 1831st 2273 19.4%
2019 24.59 1818th 2407 24.5%
2021 27.32 542nd 763 29.0%
2022 25.45 1826th 2527 27.7%
2023 27.37 1771st 2558 30.8%
2024 29.69 1688th 2547 33.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.32 1487th 2072 28.2%
2019 34.05 1422nd 2213 35.7%
2022 35.26 1454th 2359 38.4%
2023 35.58 1433rd 2391 40.1%
2024 34.37 1485th 2383 37.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 16 6 3 897 0 n/a n/a 0 922
1996 16 6 3 897 0 n/a n/a 0 922
1997 10 4 3 847 1 n/a n/a 0 865
1998 7 4 1 870 4 n/a n/a 0 886
1999 7 4 0 841 1 n/a n/a 0 853
2000 8 5 1 901 0 n/a n/a 0 915
2001 9 2 2 933 3 n/a n/a 59 1008
2002 6 4 0 1086 2 n/a n/a 2 1100
2003 6 4 0 1086 2 n/a n/a 2 1100
2004 6 7 5 1288 3 n/a n/a 0 1309
2005 9 4 3 1339 4 n/a n/a 0 1359
2006 9 5 1 1379 3 n/a n/a 4 1401
2007 14 6 2 1495 3 n/a n/a 8 1528
2008 16 5 3 1200 2 n/a n/a 0 1226
2009 8 3 3 776 3 0 14 0 807
2010 9 3 7 790 1 0 3 0 813
2011 12 3 6 836 2 0 9 0 868
2012 5 2 2 748 3 0 14 0 774
2013 7 3 0 780 3 0 10 0 803
2014 10 2 1 832 4 0 8 0 857
2015 8 1 4 910 2 0 7 0 932
2016 3 0 3 963 3 0 6 0 978
2017 11 0 1 949 3 0 4 0 968
2018 6 2 4 945 4 0 5 0 966
2019 5 2 2 907 1 0 3 0 920
2020 7 1 0 881 1 0 5 0 895
2021 6 0 1 786 2 0 2 0 797
2022 6 0 1 685 0 0 2 0 694
2023 2 1 3 660 1 0 1 1 669
2024 4 2 1 695 1 0 2 1 706

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 922 36.0 25.6 81.3
1996 922 36.0 25.6 81.3
1997 865 36.1 24.0 85.3
1998 886 36.0 24.6 94.9
1999 853 36.0 23.7 85.3
2000 915 38.0 24.1 85.5
2001 1008 39.0 25.8 79.7
2002 1100 49.0 22.4 85.9
2003 1100 49.0 22.4 85.9
2004 1309 53.0 24.7 87.9
2005 1359 64.0 21.2 84.6
2006 1401 64.0 21.9 87.4
2007 1528 67.2 22.7 87.6
2008 1226 59.0 20.8 89.3
2009 807 45.0 15.9 86.6
2010 813 41.0 19.8 82.2
2011 868 n/a n/a 90.1
2012 774 37.4 20.6 56.5
2013 803 41.4 19.3 85.2
2014 857 43.5 19.7 84.8
2015 932 41.0 22.7 93
2016 978 44.0 22.2 89.1
2017 968 45.1 21.4 92.8
2018 966 42.8 22.5 85.5
2019 920 38.8 23.6 87.4
2020 895 n/a n/a 82.7
2021 797 38.1 20.9 88
2022 694 36.5 19.0 65.6
2023 669 33.3 20.0 79.4
2024 706 33.5 21.0 83.9

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 Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 922 36.0 25.6 81.3
1996 922 36.0 25.6 81.3
1997 865 36.1 24.0 85.3
1998 886 36.0 24.6 94.9
1999 853 36.0 23.7 85.3
2000 915 38.0 24.1 85.5
2001 1008 39.0 25.8 79.7
2002 1100 49.0 22.4 85.9
2003 1100 49.0 22.4 85.9
2004 1309 53.0 24.7 87.9
2005 1359 64.0 21.2 84.6
2006 1401 64.0 21.9 87.4
2007 1528 67.2 22.7 87.6
2008 1226 59.0 20.8 89.3
2009 807 45.0 15.9 86.6
2010 813 41.0 19.8 82.2
2011 868 n/a n/a 90.1
2012 774 37.4 20.6 56.5
2013 803 41.4 19.3 85.2
2014 857 43.5 19.7 84.8
2015 932 41.0 22.7 93
2016 978 44.0 22.2 89.1
2017 968 45.1 21.4 92.8
2018 966 42.8 22.5 85.5
2019 920 38.8 23.6 87.4
2020 895 n/a n/a 82.7
2021 797 38.1 20.9 88
2022 694 36.5 19.0 65.6
2023 669 33.3 20.0 79.4
2024 706 33.5 21.0 83.9

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,664

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1992nd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2024th of 2802 Middle schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High)38.732.1
 6.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Coachella Valley Unified)23.529.6
 6.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High)22.117.9
 4.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Coachella Valley Unified)14.111.3
 2.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High)28.525.2
 3.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Coachella Valley Unified)21.721.1
 0.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High)2417.2
 6.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Coachella Valley Unified)16.510.5
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High)13.816.5
 2.7%
   8th Grade Science (Coachella Valley Unified)11.312.6
 1.3%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students920669
 27.3%
African American21
 50%
American Indian11
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic907660
 27.2%
Pacific Islander00
White52
 60%
Two or More Races31
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.4%79.4%
 8%


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Students at Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High are 98% Hispanic.

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High ranks 2026th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 706 students attended Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High.

Students who attend Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High usually go on to attend Coachella Valley High


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