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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM SPRINGS UNIFIED·NCES 062955008932
Della S. Lindley Elementary
31-495 Robert Rd., Thousand Palms, CA 92276 · (760) 343-7570 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
511 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
30.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.6pp since 2014
Math
23.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady 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 | 11.3% | 19.2% | 27.1% | 42.3% |
| Math | 4.5% | 18.6% | 25.1% | 51.9% |
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 | 30.6% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.2% | 20.6% |
| 2021-22 | 33.8% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.2% | 36.8% |
| 2017-18 | 45.3% | 32.0% |
| 2016-17 | 40.9% | 26.9% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Della S. Lindley Elementary
Della S. Lindley Elementary's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Della S. Lindley Elementary this school | 552 | 92.6% | 27.1% |
| Maple Elementary Tulare | 574 | 93.4% | 17.6% |
| Bellevue Elementary Atwater | 599 | 91.8% | 33.1% |
| Bubbling Wells Elementary Desert Hot Springs | 581 | 93.3% | 20.9% |
| Bret Harte Elementary Corcoran | 546 | 94.5% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary Corona | 561 | 94.3% | 22.3% |
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 Della S. Lindley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #3,842 of 5,151 | #200 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #3,990 of 5,172 ▼ 152 | #198 of 283 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #3,931 of 5,172 ▼ 348 | #203 of 283 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #1,614 of 5,116 | #61 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #1,841 of 5,915 | #210 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #639 of 5,352 | #11 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #4,432 of 5,354 | #238 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #761 of 5,625 | #43 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #2,758 of 3,837 | #152 of 207 |
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
552
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 552 | 28.6 | 19.3:1 | 93% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 29.4 | 19.6:1 | 93% (533) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 28 | 20.9:1 | 96% (560) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 26 | 22.8:1 | 98% (580) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 27 | 22.6:1 | 90% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 27 | 24.0:1 | 86% (561) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | N/A | N/A | 84% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 35 | 19.5:1 | 76% (520) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 19 | 29.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Della S. Lindley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (610 to 552); teachers up 6% (27 to 28.6).
About Della S. Lindley Elementary
Della S. Lindley Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Palm Springs Unified, located in Thousand Palms, California. The school enrolls 552 students in kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 27 schools in Palm Springs Unified totals 20,007 students.
Hispanic students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 6% White. Among all residents of Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 20%.
Della S. Lindley Elementary has 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. The school's 19.3:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The school has 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Riverside County report 74%.
Among California public elementary schools, Della S. Lindley Elementary outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Della S. Lindley Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.1%; the prediction is 25.3%.
In Riverside County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $93,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 543 public schools in the county, enrolling about 424,872, Della S. Lindley Elementary among them.
About 2.1 miles separate Della S. Lindley Elementary from the closest public school, Rancho Mirage High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.5%; Della S. Lindley Elementary's is 27.1%, ranking 6th of 8.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 41 students, from 593 to 552. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.3:1) than in 2020-21 (22.8:1).
On allk12, people connected to Della S. Lindley Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Palm Springs Unified
- Desert Hot Springs HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Palm Springs HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Rancho Mirage HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Cathedral City HighHigh · 1,334 students
- James Workman MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
- Nellie N. Coffman MiddleMiddle · 914 students
Nearby schools
- Rancho Mirage High2.1 mi · 1,401
- Sunny Sands Elementary3.2 mi · 692
- James Workman Middle3.2 mi · 1,020
- Cathedral City High3.3 mi · 1,334
- Nellie N. Coffman Middle3.5 mi · 914
- Cathedral City Elementary3.8 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Della S. Lindley ElementaryHow large is Della S. Lindley Elementary?
Della S. Lindley Elementary enrolls approximately 552 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Della S. Lindley Elementary serve?
Della S. Lindley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Della S. Lindley Elementary?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Della S. Lindley Elementary.
How diverse is Della S. Lindley Elementary?
Della S. Lindley Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Della S. Lindley Elementary public or private?
Della S. Lindley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Palm Springs Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.