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Enrollment
750
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESERT SANDS UNIFIED·NCES 061111001227
Andrew Jackson Elementary
82-850 Kenner Ave., Indio, CA 92201 · (760) 775-3830 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
666 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 155 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (155) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
20.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.4pp since 2014
Math
16.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.0% | 10.6% | 26.4% | 53.1% |
| Math | 4.7% | 11.6% | 25.5% | 58.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.6% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 15.4% |
| 2022-23 | 21.6% | 21.2% |
| 2021-22 | 25.2% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 32.1% | 28.8% |
| 2017-18 | 40.9% | 29.4% |
| 2016-17 | 28.8% | 19.4% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Andrew Jackson Elementary
Andrew Jackson Elementary's state test result (18.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson Elementary this school | 750 | 88.8% | 18.7% |
| Mary Buren Elementary Guadalupe | 738 | 90.1% | 16.9% |
| Phil D. Swing Elementary Brawley | 725 | 87.9% | 30.2% |
| Terrace Elementary Riverside | 740 | 90.4% | 27.2% |
| Golden Oak Elementary Shafter | 717 | 89.7% | 33.7% |
| Hollydale South Gate | 794 | 87.9% | 37.6% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Andrew Jackson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #4,683 of 5,151 | #256 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #4,625 of 5,172 ▲ 21 | #243 of 283 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #4,806 of 5,172 ▼ 262 | #271 of 283 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #633 of 5,116 | #18 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #533 of 5,915 | #81 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,767 of 5,352 | #104 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #4,705 of 5,354 | #253 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #1,244 of 5,625 | #87 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.8% | #185 of 1,139 | #8 of 66 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
750
+82 (+12%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 750 | 33 | 22.7:1 | 89% (666) |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 34.1 | 22.4:1 | 86% (654) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 30.2 | 24.8:1 | 91% (683) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 29 | 23.0:1 | 96% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 24 | 25.3:1 | 91% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 26 | 24.7:1 | 92% (588) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | N/A | N/A | 86% (619) |
| 2000-01 | 648 | 31 | 20.9:1 | 90% (580) |
| 1990-91 | 633 | 25 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andrew Jackson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (606 to 750); teachers up 38% (24 to 33).
About Andrew Jackson Elementary
At 82-850 Kenner Ave. in Indio, California, Andrew Jackson Elementary operates as a large elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 750 students. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 61% above average.
Andrew Jackson Elementary is among 34 schools run by Desert Sands Unified, which serves 25,613 students.
Andrew Jackson Elementary enrolls a student body that is 92% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 3% White and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 51% Hispanic among all Riverside County residents. By the diversity index, Andrew Jackson Elementary comes in at 15%.
A ratio of 22.7:1 comes from the school's 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 89% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Riverside County is 74%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Andrew Jackson Elementary is 8.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 18.7% actual, 27.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In Riverside County (population about 2,478,600), median household income is about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Andrew Jackson Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County, which together enroll about 424,872 students.
The nearest public school is Desert Sands A.T.L.A.S., at about 0.7 miles. Andrew Jackson Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 19.5% proficiency; Andrew Jackson Elementary posts 18.7%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 12%, from 668 to 750.
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Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Desert Sands Unified
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,425 students
- Palm Desert HighHigh · 2,079 students
- Indio HighHigh · 1,962 students
- Shadow Hills HighHigh · 1,650 students
- Palm Desert Charter MiddleMiddle · 1,298 students
- John Glenn Middle School of International StudiesMiddle · 1,099 students
Other schools in Indio
- Indio HighHigh · 1,962 students
- Shadow Hills HighHigh · 1,650 students
- John Glenn Middle School of International StudiesMiddle · 1,099 students
- Desert Ridge AcademyMiddle · 962 students
- Indio MiddleMiddle · 768 students
- Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International StudiesElementary · 748 students
Other Andrew Jackson Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Andrew Jackson Elementary. Andrew Jackson Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Andrew Jackson ElementarySelma, CA · 640 students
- Andrew Jackson ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 493 students
- Andrew Jackson Elementary SchoolJackson, TN · 566 students
- Andrew Jackson ElementaryOld Hickory, TN · 493 students
- Andrew Jackson Elementary SchoolKingsport, TN · 430 students
Nearby schools
- Desert Sands A.T.L.A.S.0.7 mi · 69
- Amistad High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 192
- Richard R. Oliphant Elementary1.0 mi · 568
- Herbert Hoover Elementary1.0 mi · 326
- Thomas Jefferson Middle1.4 mi · 591
- Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary1.5 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Andrew Jackson ElementaryHow many students attend Andrew Jackson Elementary?
Andrew Jackson Elementary enrolls approximately 750 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Andrew Jackson Elementary serve?
Andrew Jackson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Andrew Jackson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Andrew Jackson Elementary is approximately 22.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Andrew Jackson Elementary?
Student demographics at Andrew Jackson Elementary are roughly 3% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Andrew Jackson Elementary?
Andrew Jackson Elementary is overseen by Desert Sands Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.