Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies

Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies, a well-populated elementary campus in Indio, California, overseen by Desert Sands Unified, serves 748 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies sits 61% above that benchmark.

Across the 34 schools in Desert Sands Unified (25,613 students total), Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 23% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.7%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of -3.7 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate median household income runs about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

The closest other public school is John Glenn Middle School of International Studies, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 27.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 904 students in 2018 compared to 748 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 32% to 23% over that span.

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