Indio Middle

Indio Middle is an average-sized intermediate school in Indio, California, overseen by Desert Sands Unified. The school enrolls 768 students in grades 6 through 8.

Desert Sands Unified runs 34 schools in total, collectively educating 25,613 students. Indio Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Indio Middle shows that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic; the rest is composed of 4% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Indio Middle logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Indio Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at Indio Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Indio Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.3%; this one delivers 11.9%.

In the broader community, Riverside County reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Indio Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: John F. Kennedy Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Indio Middle at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 23.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Indio Middle has declined 3%, going from 795 students in 2018 to 768 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 27.2:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 today.

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