Indio Middle

Summary:

Indio Middle is a public middle school located in Indio, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 784 students. It is part of the Desert Sands Unified School District, which is ranked 1011 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Indio Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California middle schools, ranking between 2400-2600 out of around 2700-2800 schools in recent years. Its student performance on standardized tests is significantly below state and district averages, with only 18.18% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and just 5.55% proficient in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school has also experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 19.4% in 2018-2019 to 41.3% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average. Indio Middle serves a high-need population, with 89.03% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools in the Desert Sands Unified District, such as Palm Desert Charter Middle, Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle, and John Glenn Middle School of International Studies, Indio Middle's performance is consistently lower, with higher statewide rankings, better student performance, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the school's challenges, there is little evidence of significant improvement over time, suggesting the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the issues and improve the quality of education for its students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 81-195 Miles Ave.
       Indio, CA  92201-5639


(760) 775-3800

District: Desert Sands Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2564th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,611 Help


Students who attend Indio Middle usually attend:

High:    Indio High

Feeder schools for Indio Middle:

Elementary:    Herbert Hoover Elementary
    James Madison Elementary
    John F. Kennedy Elementary
    Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  24.9 Help
Number of students:  780

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.9%
White:
2.8%
Two or more races:
2.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.5% Help


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Compare Details Indio Middle ranks worse than 92.3% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 6th among 7 ranked middle schools in the Desert Sands Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.32. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.9%), White (2.8%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 95.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Desert Sands Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Indio Middle is 24.9. 4 middle schools in the Desert Sands Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Indio Middle is $7,611. 5 middle schools in the Desert Sands Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Indio Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Indio Middle 2564th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Indio Middle in the ranking list.)

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Desert Sands Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Desert Sands Unified 1011th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Indio Middle

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Rank History for all students at Indio Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 25.37 1305th 1769 26.2%
2005 18.70 1487th 1777 16.3%
2006 20.84 1460th 1804 19.1%
2007 29.89 1393rd 1999 30.3%
2008 38.60 1197th 2005 40.3%
2009 36.45 1293rd 2063 37.3%
2010 40.34 1302nd 2179 40.2%
2011 36.29 1462nd 2236 34.6%
2012 37.58 1428th 2259 36.8%
2013 30.74 1686th 2379 29.1%
2015 18.88 2053rd 2477 17.1%
2016 18.34 2090th 2497 16.3%
2017 19.85 2035th 2508 18.9%
2018 17.40 2093rd 2480 15.6%
2019 14.26 2409th 2715 11.3%
2022 12.99 2534th 2740 7.5%
2023 16.99 2430th 2802 13.3%
2024 12.32 2564th 2777 7.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Indio Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.47 924th 1364 32.3%
2019 31.30 1050th 1442 27.2%
2022 24.59 1481st 1540 3.8%
2023 28.95 1274th 1529 16.7%
2024 26.06 1404th 1477 4.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Indio Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.69 1400th 1538 9.0%
2024 17.87 1511th 1550 2.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Indio Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.70 1813th 2230 18.7%
2019 15.33 2146th 2369 9.4%
2022 17.19 2214th 2458 9.9%
2023 22.45 2077th 2549 18.5%
2024 15.52 2334th 2575 9.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Indio Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 15.55 378th 394 4.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Indio Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.03 1911th 2262 15.5%
2019 13.88 2149th 2380 9.7%
2022 14.67 2280th 2509 9.1%
2023 20.53 2078th 2547 18.4%
2024 14.92 2292nd 2546 10.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Indio Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.99 1141st 1369 16.7%
2019 21.73 1342nd 1491 10.0%
2022 19.81 1454th 1531 5.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Indio Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.88 2020th 2273 11.1%
2019 14.35 2182nd 2407 9.3%
2022 12.32 2396th 2527 5.2%
2023 14.99 2316th 2558 9.5%
2024 10.50 2450th 2547 3.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Indio Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.07 1679th 2072 19.0%
2019 17.80 1954th 2213 11.7%
2022 16.37 2146th 2359 9.0%
2023 21.49 1977th 2391 17.3%
2024 15.22 2167th 2383 9.1%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Indio Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 142 14 7 271 21 n/a n/a 0 455
1993 267 26 25 561 6 n/a n/a 0 885
1994 274 17 26 619 1 n/a n/a 0 937
1995 258 25 22 785 2 n/a n/a 0 1092
1996 258 25 22 785 2 n/a n/a 0 1092
1997 237 28 20 859 0 n/a n/a 0 1144
1998 221 22 18 901 1 n/a n/a 0 1163
1999 207 30 28 944 0 n/a n/a 0 1209
2000 190 19 27 998 1 n/a n/a 0 1235
2001 177 19 29 1011 1 n/a n/a 0 1237
2002 115 22 14 951 4 n/a n/a 0 1106
2003 115 22 14 951 4 n/a n/a 0 1106
2004 110 21 14 962 3 n/a n/a 31 1141
2005 98 24 11 1057 3 n/a n/a 42 1235
2006 86 25 9 1097 2 n/a n/a 43 1262
2007 52 20 9 959 5 n/a n/a 27 1072
2008 43 18 8 928 7 n/a n/a 0 1004
2009 30 13 4 893 6 0 5 0 951
2010 27 16 7 900 3 0 8 0 961
2011 23 10 7 864 0 0 2 0 906
2012 21 15 10 804 1 0 3 0 854
2013 21 10 3 830 1 0 2 0 867
2014 18 8 5 810 1 0 2 0 844
2015 16 7 3 821 0 1 0 0 848
2016 19 9 3 753 1 0 0 0 785
2017 23 12 5 761 1 0 7 0 809
2018 22 10 9 741 2 0 11 0 795
2019 23 16 6 779 3 0 13 0 840
2020 20 18 3 773 1 0 17 0 832
2021 18 13 5 722 0 0 14 0 772
2022 17 7 6 719 0 0 14 0 763
2023 23 9 7 723 1 0 21 0 784
2024 22 15 5 717 1 0 20 0 780

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 Indio Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 455 n/a n/a 46.4
1993 885 35.0 25.3 47.6
1994 937 38.5 24.3 47.9
1995 1092 43.6 25.0 54.1
1996 1092 43.6 25.0 54.1
1997 1144 44.4 25.8 51.7
1998 1163 47.0 24.7 50.8
1999 1209 47.8 25.3 57.1
2000 1235 48.2 25.6 59.4
2001 1237 53.8 23.0 62.5
2002 1106 47.0 23.5 78.8
2003 1106 47.0 23.5 78.8
2004 1141 47.4 24.1 70.7
2005 1235 52.0 23.8 66.5
2006 1262 72.3 17.5 68.2
2007 1072 44.3 24.2 71.1
2008 1004 43.7 23.0 83.7
2009 951 41.6 20.9 80.8
2010 961 40.0 24.0 81.4
2011 906 n/a n/a 83.2
2012 854 32.0 26.6 n/a
2013 867 29.7 29.1 92.4
2014 844 32.3 26.1 88.9
2015 848 33.0 25.6 94.3
2016 785 31.0 25.3 91
2017 809 31.0 26.0 93
2018 795 29.2 27.1 94
2019 840 31.1 27.0 90.8
2020 832 n/a n/a 95.8
2021 772 32.1 24.0 96.9
2022 763 32.9 23.1 94
2023 784 35.3 22.1 89
2024 780 31.2 24.9 95.5

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 Indio Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 455 n/a n/a 46.4
1993 885 35.0 25.3 47.6
1994 937 38.5 24.3 47.9
1995 1092 43.6 25.0 54.1
1996 1092 43.6 25.0 54.1
1997 1144 44.4 25.8 51.7
1998 1163 47.0 24.7 50.8
1999 1209 47.8 25.3 57.1
2000 1235 48.2 25.6 59.4
2001 1237 53.8 23.0 62.5
2002 1106 47.0 23.5 78.8
2003 1106 47.0 23.5 78.8
2004 1141 47.4 24.1 70.7
2005 1235 52.0 23.8 66.5
2006 1262 72.3 17.5 68.2
2007 1072 44.3 24.2 71.1
2008 1004 43.7 23.0 83.7
2009 951 41.6 20.9 80.8
2010 961 40.0 24.0 81.4
2011 906 n/a n/a 83.2
2012 854 32.0 26.6 n/a
2013 867 29.7 29.1 92.4
2014 844 32.3 26.1 88.9
2015 848 33.0 25.6 94.3
2016 785 31.0 25.3 91
2017 809 31.0 26.0 93
2018 795 29.2 27.1 94
2019 840 31.1 27.0 90.8
2020 832 n/a n/a 95.8
2021 772 32.1 24.0 96.9
2022 763 32.9 23.1 94
2023 784 35.3 22.1 89
2024 780 31.2 24.9 95.5

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 Indio Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,611

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Indio Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2409th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2430th of 2802 Middle schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Indio Middle)19.316.7
 2.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Sands Unified)42.632.6
 9.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Indio Middle)14.77
 7.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Desert Sands Unified)32.523.5
 9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Indio Middle)28.727.3
 1.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Sands Unified)46.241.4
 4.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Indio Middle)117.4
 3.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Desert Sands Unified)29.424
 5.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Indio Middle)34.728.7
 6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Sands Unified)46.235.7
 10.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Indio Middle)10.811.6
 0.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Desert Sands Unified)28.221.4
 6.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Indio Middle)6.714.3
 7.7%
   8th Grade Science (Desert Sands Unified)22.822.7
 0.1%
   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 Students840784
 6.7%
African American169
 43.8%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian67
 16.7%
Hispanic779723
 7.2%
Pacific Islander00
White2323
Two or More Races1321
 61.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.8%89%
 1.8%


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Students at Indio Middle are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Indio Middle ranks in the bottom 7.7% of California middle schools.

Students who attend Indio Middle usually go on to attend Indio High

In the 2023-24 school year, 780 students attended Indio Middle.


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