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Enrollment
439
Middle
DISTRICT 838 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESERT SANDS UNIFIED·NCES 061111011714
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle
43-495 Palm Royale Dr., La Quinta, CA 92253 · (760) 238-9710 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
369 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 148 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 123 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 38% |
Student demographics
48%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
29.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -16.1pp since 2014
Math
11.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 22.6% | 26.0% | 44.1% |
| Math | 3.9% | 7.9% | 19.5% | 68.8% |
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 | 29.9% | 11.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 11.6% |
| 2022-23 | 30.5% | 17.2% |
| 2021-22 | 38.3% | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.3% | 25.2% |
| 2017-18 | 45.1% | 31.9% |
| 2016-17 | 47.5% | 30.7% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle this school | 439 | 84.1% | 20.1% |
| Fairmead Elementary Chowchilla | 458 | 86.5% | 23.7% |
| Wilson Middle Chowchilla | 470 | 89.1% | 24.8% |
| Live Oak Middle Live Oak | 413 | 82.6% | 40.1% |
| Lucille Whitehead Intermediate Waterford | 355 | 88.7% | 22.7% |
| Santa Rosa Middle Santa Rosa | 452 | 76.1% | 20.4% |
Matched among California middle 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 Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #1,047 of 1,224 | #61 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #1,102 of 1,227 ▼ 38 | #66 of 78 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #987 of 1,227 ▲ 4 | #58 of 78 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.8pp | #22 of 1,214 | #1 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #1,033 of 1,377 | #76 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #569 of 1,279 | #14 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #699 of 1,278 | #34 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #436 of 1,329 | #39 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.8% | #62 of 930 | #2 of 61 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
439
-157 (-26%) vs 2020
-56% since 2010-11, when it was 1,001
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 439 | 21.2 | 20.8:1 | 84% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 18.9 | 21.0:1 | 80% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 18.8 | 23.1:1 | 74% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 26 | 22.9:1 | 57% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 27.7 | 24.3:1 | 66% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 33 | 22.1:1 | 62% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 1,001 | N/A | N/A | 52% (520) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (673 to 439); teachers down 24% (27.7 to 21.2).
About Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle is a middle school in La Quinta, California, according to federal school records. The school counts 439 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 33% smaller than the 659 average for middle schools in California.
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle is part of a district of 34 schools: Desert Sands Unified, with 25,613 students.
A majority of students at Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle, 69%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 51%. Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle operates with 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 20.8:1. Middle schools in California have a similar average ratio of 20.7:1. Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle reports 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 10 points.
allk12 grades Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle would be expected to post about 30.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.1%.
Among Riverside County residents, median household income is about $93,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County, which together enroll about 424,872 students.
The closest public school to Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle is Horizon, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 596 to 439. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 22.9:1 to 20.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 La Quinta
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,425 students
- La Quinta MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Harry S. Truman ElementaryElementary · 635 students
- Benjamin Franklin ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- HorizonCombined · 286 students
- Summit High (Continuation)High · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Horizon0.1 mi · 286
- Summit High (Continuation)0.1 mi · 195
- Gerald R. Ford Elementary0.6 mi · 598
- James Monroe Elementary0.7 mi · 562
- Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies1.7 mi · 748
- John Glenn Middle School of International Studies1.8 mi · 1,099
Frequently asked questions
About Colonel Mitchell Paige MiddleHow large is Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle?
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle enrolls approximately 439 students in grades 06-08.
Is Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle?
At Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle, the student body is approximately 18% White, 69% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle in?
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle is part of Desert Sands Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.