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What advice would you give to incoming students at Julius Corsini Elementary?
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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM SPRINGS UNIFIED·NCES 062955007810
Julius Corsini Elementary
68750 Hacienda Dr., Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 · (760) 251-7260 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of California public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- C+Three-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
19.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
363 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
41%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
24.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.2pp since 2014
Math
12.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.7% | 16.5% | 19.2% | 56.6% |
| Math | 2.2% | 10.4% | 19.7% | 67.8% |
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 | 24.2% | 12.6% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 10.9% |
| 2022-23 | 11.8% | 13.2% |
| 2021-22 | 20.8% | 14.8% |
| 2018-19 | 32.5% | 23.3% |
| 2017-18 | 18.3% | 15.0% |
| 2016-17 | 16.9% | 12.8% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Julius Corsini Elementary
Julius Corsini Elementary's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Corsini Elementary this school | 397 | 91.4% | 15.2% |
| Cahuilla Elementary Palm Springs | 399 | 91.5% | 27.9% |
| Oehl Elementary Highland | 436 | 89.0% | 23.1% |
| Bancroft Elementary Spring Valley | 391 | 93.1% | 18.3% |
| Costano Elementary East Palo Alto | 369 | 90.0% | 10.6% |
| Cole Elementary Highland | 380 | 95.5% | 17.4% |
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 Julius Corsini Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #4,924 of 5,151 | #277 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #4,912 of 5,172 ▲ 69 | #272 of 283 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #4,559 of 5,172 ▲ 465 | #253 of 283 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #3,162 of 5,116 | #198 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #3,733 of 5,915 | #274 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #612 of 5,352 | #9 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #3,386 of 5,354 | #155 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #906 of 5,625 | #60 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #2,334 of 3,837 | #119 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
397
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 767
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 397 | 20.6 | 19.2:1 | 91% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 20.9 | 18.6:1 | 93% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 20.9 | 19.6:1 | 98% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 21 | 18.7:1 | 99% (388) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 20 | 22.8:1 | 96% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 20 | 24.0:1 | 95% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | N/A | N/A | 92% (473) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 36 | 20.5:1 | 88% (649) |
| 1990-91 | 767 | 29 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Julius Corsini Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (455 to 397); teachers up 3% (20 to 20.6).
About Julius Corsini Elementary
Julius Corsini Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Desert Hot Springs, California. The latest federal count shows 397 students in kindergarten through 5.
Palm Springs Unified (27 schools, 20,007 students) runs Julius Corsini Elementary.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Julius Corsini Elementary, at 76%. Smaller groups are 10% White, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 51% Hispanic. Julius Corsini Elementary's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 19.2:1. That is 3.1 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 91%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 17 points.
The allk12 Grade for Julius Corsini Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Julius Corsini Elementary is 10.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (15.2% versus 26.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In the county around the school, Riverside County, the median household income is $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Riverside County is home to 543 public schools and about 424,872 public school students.
Nearby, Bubbling Wells Elementary is about 1.7 miles away. Within five miles of Julius Corsini Elementary, there are 7 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Julius Corsini Elementary places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Julius Corsini Elementary is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Julius Corsini Elementary enrolled 393; in 2024-25, 397.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 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
Other schools in Desert Hot Springs
- Desert Hot Springs HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Bella Vista ElementaryElementary · 779 students
- Desert Springs MiddleMiddle · 749 students
- Painted Hills MiddleMiddle · 722 students
- Two Bunch Palms ElementaryElementary · 717 students
- Cabot Yerxa ElementaryElementary · 664 students
Nearby schools
- Bubbling Wells Elementary1.7 mi · 581
- Cabot Yerxa Elementary1.8 mi · 664
- Desert Springs Middle2.1 mi · 749
- Two Bunch Palms Elementary2.8 mi · 717
- Desert Hot Springs High3.4 mi · 1,687
- Bella Vista Elementary3.8 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About Julius Corsini ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Julius Corsini Elementary?
Julius Corsini Elementary enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Julius Corsini Elementary serve?
Julius Corsini Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Julius Corsini Elementary?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Julius Corsini Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Julius Corsini Elementary?
At Julius Corsini Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 76% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Julius Corsini Elementary in?
Julius Corsini Elementary is part of Palm Springs Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.