Friendly Hills Elementary vs Joshua Tree Elementary

How do these schools compare?

Metric Friendly Hills Elementary Joshua Tree Elementary
Location Joshua Tree, CA Joshua Tree, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 266 250
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.6:1 22.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 50.8% 76.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Friendly Hills Elementary Joshua Tree Elementary
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,247 $17,247
District Morongo Unified Morongo Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Friendly Hills Elementary Joshua Tree Elementary
White 51.9% 38.0%
African American 1.9% 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino 40.6% 48.4%
Asian 0.8% 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.0%
Multiracial 3.8% 6.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Friendly Hills Elementary Joshua Tree Elementary
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio - -
Chronic Absenteeism 14.2% 45.3%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 1 3
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.