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Enrollment
808
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESERT SANDS UNIFIED·NCES 061111011713
Ronald Reagan Elementary
39-800 Liberty Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92211 · (760) 772-0456 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL808 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
23.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
477 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 | 173 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (173) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (126).
Student demographics
42%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
49.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.3pp since 2014
Math
37.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.9% | 24.4% | 23.1% | 27.6% |
| Math | 14.8% | 22.6% | 29.2% | 33.4% |
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 | 49.3% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 39.7% |
| 2022-23 | 54.3% | 42.5% |
| 2021-22 | 51.1% | 37.1% |
| 2018-19 | 59.3% | 52.5% |
| 2017-18 | 59.3% | 52.0% |
| 2016-17 | 56.1% | 44.6% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Ronald Reagan Elementary
Ronald Reagan Elementary's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan Elementary this school | 808 | 59.0% | 44.6% |
| Manuel F. Hernandez Visalia | 707 | 59.0% | 48.3% |
| Imperial Beach Charter Imperial Beach | 724 | 62.8% | 28.1% |
| Merritt Trace Elementary San Jose | 829 | 54.3% | 32.4% |
| Washington Elementary Riverside | 818 | 63.7% | 28.5% |
| Melrose Leadership Academy Oakland | 722 | 54.6% | 44.9% |
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 Ronald Reagan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #2,102 of 5,151 | #79 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #2,504 of 5,172 ▼ 286 | #93 of 283 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #2,085 of 5,172 ▼ 312 | #81 of 283 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.7pp | #1,564 of 5,116 | #58 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 808 | #369 of 5,915 | #59 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,303 of 5,352 | #142 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #3,282 of 5,354 | #150 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #3,521 of 5,625 | #247 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #2,766 of 3,837 | #154 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
808
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 808 | 34.5 | 23.4:1 | 59% (477) |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 34.5 | 23.7:1 | 56% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 834 | 31.1 | 26.8:1 | 53% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 823 | 33 | 24.9:1 | 52% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 892 | 36 | 24.8:1 | 53% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 948 | 38 | 24.9:1 | 50% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 819 | N/A | N/A | 45% (368) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ronald Reagan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (892 to 808); teachers down 4% (36 to 34.5).
About Ronald Reagan Elementary
Ronald Reagan Elementary is a large elementary school in Palm Desert, California, (ZIP code 92211). Its enrollment is 808 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 74% larger than that mark.
Ronald Reagan Elementary is run by Desert Sands Unified, whose 34 schools enroll 25,613 students.
More than half of enrollment at Ronald Reagan Elementary is Hispanic: 74%. Other groups include 15% White and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 51% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ronald Reagan Elementary scores 42%.
Based on 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Ronald Reagan Elementary has a ratio of 23.4:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.1 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 59%. The average for public schools in Riverside County is 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Ronald Reagan Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 48% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Ronald Reagan Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 44.6% actual against a predicted 45.0%.
In the wider Riverside County area, median household income comes to about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Riverside County's 543 public schools enroll about 424,872 students and include Ronald Reagan Elementary.
James Monroe Elementary, about 1.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Ronald Reagan Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Ronald Reagan Elementary is City: Small.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 808, close to the 823 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 24.9:1 to 23.4:1.
The Ronald Reagan Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Palm Desert
- Palm Desert HighHigh · 2,079 students
- Palm Desert Charter MiddleMiddle · 1,298 students
- George Washington CharterElementary · 746 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- James Earl Carter ElementaryElementary · 487 students
Other Ronald Reagan Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 4 states are named Ronald Reagan Elementary. Ronald Reagan Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Ronald Reagan ElementaryEastvale, CA · 1,063 students
- Ronald Reagan ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 831 students
- Ronald Reagan ElementaryWildomar, CA · 508 students
- Ronald Reagan ElementaryChowchilla, CA · 490 students
- Ronald Reagan Elementary SchoolCEDAR PARK, TX · 800 students
Nearby schools
- James Monroe Elementary1.5 mi · 562
- Summit High (Continuation)2.0 mi · 195
- Horizon2.0 mi · 286
- Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle2.0 mi · 439
- Gerald R. Ford Elementary2.2 mi · 598
- Desert Ridge Academy2.4 mi · 962
Frequently asked questions
About Ronald Reagan ElementaryHow many students attend Ronald Reagan Elementary?
Ronald Reagan Elementary enrolls approximately 808 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ronald Reagan Elementary serve?
Ronald Reagan Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ronald Reagan Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ronald Reagan Elementary is approximately 23.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ronald Reagan Elementary?
Student demographics at Ronald Reagan Elementary are roughly 15% White, 74% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Ronald Reagan Elementary in?
Ronald Reagan Elementary is part of Desert Sands Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.