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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM SPRINGS UNIFIED·NCES 062955009420
Landau Elementary
30310 Landau Blvd., Cathedral City, CA 92234 · (760) 770-8600 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
19.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
545 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 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
32%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
40.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.5pp since 2014
Math
30.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.5% | 22.9% | 18.1% | 41.4% |
| Math | 11.9% | 18.2% | 26.7% | 43.1% |
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 | 40.5% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 30.5% |
| 2022-23 | 32.4% | 30.6% |
| 2021-22 | 41.4% | 30.5% |
| 2018-19 | 43.3% | 35.8% |
| 2017-18 | 39.9% | 23.8% |
| 2016-17 | 32.5% | 31.1% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Landau Elementary
Landau Elementary's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landau Elementary this school | 579 | 94.1% | 34.2% |
| James A. Whitaker Elementary Buena Park | 559 | 91.9% | 25.9% |
| Park Avenue Elementary Yuba City | 541 | 94.8% | 18.7% |
| Burbank Elementary Modesto | 572 | 91.1% | 18.0% |
| Harriette Kirschen Elementary Modesto | 503 | 92.6% | 18.4% |
| Plummer Elementary North Hills | 600 | 95.5% | 28.8% |
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 Landau Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #3,049 of 5,151 | #129 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,202 of 5,172 ▼ 178 | #132 of 283 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,883 of 5,172 ▲ 361 | #136 of 283 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #1,615 of 5,116 | #62 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #1,574 of 5,915 | #188 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #815 of 5,352 | #13 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.9% | #3,855 of 5,354 | #198 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #557 of 5,625 | #24 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #1,106 of 3,837 | #38 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
579
-84 (-13%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 814
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
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 | 579 | 29.4 | 19.7:1 | 94% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 27.6 | 20.9:1 | 96% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 30 | 20.3:1 | 98% (596) |
| 2020-21 | 663 | 29 | 22.9:1 | 96% (636) |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 33 | 22.7:1 | 90% (673) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 28 | 25.3:1 | 85% (602) |
| 2010-11 | 748 | N/A | N/A | 80% (596) |
| 2000-01 | 1,090 | 57 | 19.1:1 | 50% (547) |
| 1990-91 | 814 | 31 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Landau Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (750 to 579); teachers down 11% (33 to 29.4).
About Landau Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Cathedral City, California, Landau Elementary is part of Palm Springs Unified. A total of 579 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 25% larger than average.
Besides Landau Elementary, Palm Springs Unified runs 26 other schools. The district enrolls 20,007 students.
Hispanic students make up 82% of enrollment at Landau Elementary. The remaining shares are 7% Asian and 7% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Riverside County's population at about 51%. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.7:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 19.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Landau Elementary is 94%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 20 points.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Landau Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Landau Elementary, the prediction is 24.4% and the result is 34.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Riverside County show that the median household income is $93,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Landau Elementary is one of 543 public schools in the county.
Mt. San Jacinto High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Landau Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Landau Elementary ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 34.2% against a local average of 37.5%.
Landau Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment declined 13% from its 2020-21 level of 663. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 22.9:1 to 19.7:1.
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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 Cathedral City
- Cathedral City HighHigh · 1,334 students
- James Workman MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
- Nellie N. Coffman MiddleMiddle · 914 students
- Sunny Sands ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Agua Caliente ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Rio Vista ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. San Jacinto High0.4 mi · 325
- Agua Caliente Elementary0.9 mi · 645
- James Workman Middle1.3 mi · 1,020
- Sunny Sands Elementary1.3 mi · 692
- Rio Vista Elementary1.6 mi · 637
- Cielo Vista Charter1.9 mi · 824
Frequently asked questions
About Landau ElementaryHow many students attend Landau Elementary?
Landau Elementary enrolls approximately 579 students in grades KG-05.
Is Landau Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Landau Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Landau Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Landau Elementary is approximately 19.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Landau Elementary?
At Landau Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 82% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Landau Elementary public or private?
Landau 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.