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What's the biggest difference between Shadow Hills High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,650
High
DISTRICT 1,225 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESERT SANDS UNIFIED·NCES 061111012319
Shadow Hills High
39-225 Jefferson St., Indio, CA 92201 · (760) 393-5400 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,650 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of California public high schools
- C-Test 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.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
1,321 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 433 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 418 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 382 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 417 | 25% |
Student demographics
25%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
48.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.3pp since 2014
Math
9.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.1pp 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 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.1% | 33.6% | 26.9% | 24.4% |
| Math | 2.8% | 7.1% | 21.2% | 68.9% |
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 | 48.7% | 9.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 12.9% |
| 2022-23 | 45.8% | 13.5% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 10.8% |
| 2020-21 | 53.3% | 30.3% |
| 2018-19 | 52.9% | 18.2% |
| 2017-18 | 55.1% | 20.0% |
| 2016-17 | 67.3% | 20.1% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Shadow Hills High
Shadow Hills High's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Hills High this school | 1,650 | 80.1% | 29.8% |
| Chula Vista Senior High Chula Vista | 1,864 | 80.1% | 28.6% |
| Reedley High Reedley | 1,804 | 80.1% | 58.1% |
| Madera High Madera | 1,869 | 81.8% | 36.1% |
| Jurupa Valley High Jurupa Valley | 1,693 | 81.6% | 28.9% |
| Los Banos High Los Banos | 1,543 | 78.5% | 29.9% |
Matched among California high 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 Shadow Hills High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #802 of 1,052 | #44 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #966 of 1,056 ▼ 130 | #55 of 60 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #730 of 1,056 ▼ 23 | #40 of 60 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #500 of 1,044 | #29 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,650 | #481 of 2,093 | #45 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #1,039 of 1,352 | #44 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #1,041 of 1,351 | #61 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #612 of 1,575 | #55 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #162 of 802 | #8 of 48 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,650
-341 (-17%) vs 2020
+87% since 2010-11, when it was 882
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 27.6:1
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 | 1,650 | 70.5 | 23.4:1 | 80% (1,321) |
| 2023-24 | 1,702 | 71.8 | 23.7:1 | 78% (1,320) |
| 2022-23 | 1,751 | 77.8 | 22.5:1 | 77% (1,341) |
| 2020-21 | 1,991 | 72 | 27.6:1 | 55% (1,098) |
| 2017-18 | 2,100 | 80.1 | 26.2:1 | 65% (1,364) |
| 2015-16 | 2,006 | 74 | 27.1:1 | 64% (1,279) |
| 2010-11 | 882 | N/A | N/A | 65% (571) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shadow Hills High.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (2,100 to 1,650); teachers down 12% (80.1 to 70.5).
About Shadow Hills High
Shadow Hills High is a high-enrollment high school in Indio, California. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,650 students. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Desert Sands Unified enrolls 25,613 students, and its 34 schools include Shadow Hills High.
Federal enrollment data show Shadow Hills High is 86% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 8% White and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Shadow Hills High operates with 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 23.4:1. That is higher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. About 80% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades Shadow Hills High a C. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Shadow Hills High would be expected to post about 32.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.8%.
Shadow Hills High is located in Riverside County, where 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. Besides Shadow Hills High, Riverside County has 542 other public schools.
The closest public school to Shadow Hills High is Desert Ridge Academy, about 0.2 miles away. Shadow Hills High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Shadow Hills High ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 29.8% versus a 36.1% average.
Shadow Hills High is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Federal data show a 17% enrollment decrease, from 1,991 in 2020-21 to 1,650 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 23.4:1, from 27.6:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Shadow Hills High, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Palm Desert Charter MiddleMiddle · 1,298 students
- John Glenn Middle School of International StudiesMiddle · 1,099 students
- Desert Ridge AcademyMiddle · 962 students
Other schools in Indio
- Indio HighHigh · 1,962 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
- Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International StudiesElementary · 748 students
Nearby schools
- Desert Ridge Academy0.2 mi · 962
- James Monroe Elementary2.2 mi · 562
- Carrillo Ranch Elementary2.5 mi · 459
- Ronald Reagan Elementary2.6 mi · 808
- Horizon2.8 mi · 286
- Summit High (Continuation)2.8 mi · 195
Frequently asked questions
About Shadow Hills HighHow many students attend Shadow Hills High?
Shadow Hills High enrolls approximately 1,650 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Shadow Hills High serve?
Shadow Hills High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shadow Hills High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shadow Hills High is approximately 23.4:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shadow Hills High?
At Shadow Hills High, the student body is approximately 8% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Shadow Hills High in?
Shadow Hills High is part of Desert Sands Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.