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What's the biggest difference between Richard R. Oliphant Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESERT SANDS UNIFIED·NCES 061111014222
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary
41-633 Gore St., Indio, CA 92203 · (760) 834-3231 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
21.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
434 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
47.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.4pp since 2018
Math
36.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.4pp since 2018
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 2 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.1% | 28.5% | 20.7% | 31.7% |
| Math | 12.0% | 24.0% | 32.1% | 31.8% |
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 | 47.6% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 34.9% |
| 2022-23 | 35.9% | 31.5% |
| 2021-22 | 39.2% | 25.1% |
| 2018-19 | 45.2% | 39.5% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Richard R. Oliphant Elementary
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard R. Oliphant Elementary this school | 568 | 76.4% | 39.6% |
| Mineral King Elementary Visalia | 569 | 75.2% | 33.2% |
| Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary Anaheim | 604 | 75.2% | 34.7% |
| Wakefield Elementary Turlock | 601 | 78.9% | 19.3% |
| Los Banos Elementary Los Banos | 622 | 78.6% | 24.9% |
| Imperial Elementary Downey | 653 | 75.7% | 48.3% |
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 Richard R. Oliphant Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,529 of 5,151 | #101 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #2,640 of 5,172 ▼ 31 | #98 of 283 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #2,228 of 5,172 ▲ 534 | #89 of 283 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.7pp | #647 of 5,116 | #22 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #1,670 of 5,915 | #196 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,083 of 5,352 | #59 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #4,077 of 5,354 | #215 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #2,506 of 5,625 | #183 of 294 |
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
568
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 26.2:1
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 | 568 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 76% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 24.5 | 24.7:1 | 73% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 26 | 23.9:1 | 71% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 23 | 26.2:1 | 57% (343) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard R. Oliphant Elementary.
About Richard R. Oliphant Elementary
Located in Indio, California, Richard R. Oliphant Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 568 students. The school's enrollment is 22% larger than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Desert Sands Unified includes 34 schools. Together they enroll 25,613 students.
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary enrolls a student body that is 85% Hispanic. The school is also 8% White and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 51% Hispanic share among all Riverside County residents. By the diversity index, Richard R. Oliphant Elementary comes in at 27%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.9:1, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 76% of enrollment. That is close to the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County.
The allk12 Grade for Richard R. Oliphant Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary is 4.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (39.6% versus 34.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Riverside County has these Census figures: median household income is about $93,074, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Richard R. Oliphant Elementary is among the 543 public schools in Riverside County.
Nearby, Andrew Jackson Elementary is about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Richard R. Oliphant Elementary ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Richard R. Oliphant Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 602 in 2020-21 and 568 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 26.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.9:1.
Community posts for Richard R. Oliphant Elementary can cover 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 Desert Sands Unified
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,425 students
- Palm Desert HighHigh · 2,079 students
- Indio HighHigh · 1,962 students
- Shadow Hills HighHigh · 1,650 students
- Palm Desert Charter MiddleMiddle · 1,298 students
- John Glenn Middle School of International StudiesMiddle · 1,099 students
Other schools in Indio
- Indio HighHigh · 1,962 students
- Shadow Hills HighHigh · 1,650 students
- John Glenn Middle School of International StudiesMiddle · 1,099 students
- Desert Ridge AcademyMiddle · 962 students
- Indio MiddleMiddle · 768 students
- Andrew Jackson ElementaryElementary · 750 students
Nearby schools
- Andrew Jackson Elementary1.0 mi · 750
- Herbert Hoover Elementary1.5 mi · 326
- Desert Sands A.T.L.A.S.1.7 mi · 69
- Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary1.8 mi · 560
- Amistad High (Continuation)1.8 mi · 192
- Carrillo Ranch Elementary1.8 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About Richard R. Oliphant ElementaryHow large is Richard R. Oliphant Elementary?
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary enrolls approximately 568 students in grades KG-05.
Is Richard R. Oliphant Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richard R. Oliphant Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richard R. Oliphant Elementary is approximately 21.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richard R. Oliphant Elementary?
At Richard R. Oliphant Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Richard R. Oliphant Elementary in?
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary is part of Desert Sands Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.