Della S. Lindley Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in Thousand Palms, California, Della S. Lindley Elementary works with 552 students from grades K through 5, part of Palm Springs Unified.

Within Palm Springs Unified, which oversees 27 schools and 20,007 students, Della S. Lindley Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Della S. Lindley Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder breaks down as 6% White. By comparison, Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Della S. Lindley Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.3%, the actual is 27.3%, a residual of +2.9 points.

In the area at large, Riverside County reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Della S. Lindley Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Rancho Mirage High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Della S. Lindley Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.8%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 610 students in 2018 compared to 552 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.