Enrollment
29
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Desert Center, CA
Eagle Mountain Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Eagle Mountain Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 061110001221
👥 S:T ratio 61
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Eagle Mountain Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 96% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.
- 30
- Resource Index · Lower
- 9.7:1
- small classes for California
- 68.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 29
- students enrolled
Eagle Mountain Elementary has class sizes smaller than 96% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Desert Center Unified · California
NCES ID 061110001221 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.7:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-55% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
68.0%
vs 55.5% California avg
+23% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Eagle Mountain Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Eagle Mountain Elementary
Eagle Mountain Elementary is a higher-need, small elementary school in Desert Center, California, enrolling 29 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.7:1, Eagle Mountain Elementary is leaner than roughly 96% of California schools and 55% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 68.0% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of California schools, with 29 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 121 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #86.
Its student body is led by White (45%) and Hispanic or Latino (45%) (diversity index 59/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 58.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Desert Center Unified spends $63,357 per pupil, 284% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.
Desert Center Unified operates only this one school, so Eagle Mountain Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 29 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of California's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Eagle Mountain Elementary compares
Eagle Mountain Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.7:1 | ▼ 55% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 68.0% | ▲ 23% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 29 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.7:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
29
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
68.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 23% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.7:1
students per teacher
- 55% below state mean
Top 4% in California - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
58.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$63,357
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 44.8%
Hispanic or Latino 44.8%
Two or More 6.9%
Asian 3.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 44.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 59.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 59.3, Eagle Mountain Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Desert Center Unified, which includes Eagle Mountain Elementary.
$63,357
Per student
+284%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+282%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 77.6%
State 13.9%
Federal 8.5%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~29 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Eagle Mountain Elementary
How many students attend Eagle Mountain Elementary?
Eagle Mountain Elementary has 29 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Desert Center, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eagle Mountain Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Eagle Mountain Elementary is 9.7:1, which is 55% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 38% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Eagle Mountain Elementary?
68.0% of students at Eagle Mountain Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Eagle Mountain Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Eagle Mountain Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 44.8% of enrollment, in Desert Center, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Eagle Mountain Elementary?
Eagle Mountain Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Eagle Mountain Elementary a good school?
Eagle Mountain Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 96% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Desert Center Unified?
None reported; Desert Center Unified operates only Eagle Mountain Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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