Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary

Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary, an average-sized elementary school in Indio, California, overseen by Desert Sands Unified, hosts 560 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 20% above typical.

Desert Sands Unified comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 25,613 students; Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary shows that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

On the resource side, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.2%, the actual is 15.6%, a residual of -10.6 points.

In the area at large, census data for Riverside County shows median household earnings sit near $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

The closest other public school is John F. Kennedy Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 20.2%.

Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary has showed little movement, going from 570 students in 2018 to 560 in 2025.

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