Ronald Reagan Elementary vs Shadow Hills High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Ronald Reagan Elementary Shadow Hills High
Location Palm Desert, CA Indio, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary high
Enrollment 808 1,650
Student:Teacher Ratio 26.9:1 22.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 40.9% 61.2%
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 Ronald Reagan Elementary Shadow Hills High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,014 $18,014
District Desert Sands Unified Desert Sands Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Ronald Reagan Elementary Shadow Hills High
White 15.2% 7.9%
African American 1.2% 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino 74.0% 86.3%
Asian 2.0% 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 6.9% 2.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Ronald Reagan Elementary Shadow Hills High
AP Courses Offered 18
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 667.8:1 409.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 42.8% 57.3%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 3 1
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 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 Editorial.