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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
77 800 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA 92253
Phone
(760) 238-9424
District
DESERT SANDS UNIFIED
County
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
567
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.0% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
43%
28%
42%
24%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
42%
38%
44%
17%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
40%
43%
47%
19%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
23
24
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 104 18.3%
Grade 1 92 16.2%
Grade 2 94 16.6%
Grade 3 77 13.6%
Grade 4 90 15.9%
Grade 5 110 19.4%
Total 567 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 16.8% 17.0% 22.7%
Black 1.8% 1.6% 5.4%
Hispanic 80.1% 78.2% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 2.9% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 86.6% 76.9% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 72.1% 63.2% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.5% 13.7% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 184,329 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 244.1 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.6% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.9% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.7% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 28.3% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 77,293 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 5.9% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.8% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.6% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.1% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.2% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.3% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 10.4% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,076 $225,821,112 52.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $822 $22,984,764 5.4%
Staff $809 $22,621,258 5.3%
General Administration $146 $4,082,452 1.0%
School Administration $894 $24,998,028 5.8%
Operation $1,242 $34,728,804 8.1%
Transportation $297 $8,304,714 1.9%
Other $519 $14,512,278 3.4%
Total Support $4,728 $132,204,336 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,486 $69,513,532 16.3%
Total Expenditures $15,290 $427,538,980 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,443 $49,757,893,850 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $924 $5,448,154,552 5.3%
Staff $874 $5,153,341,847 5.0%
General Administration $228 $1,344,982,098 1.3%
School Administration $939 $5,530,709,253 5.3%
Operation $1,330 $7,835,832,768 7.6%
Transportation $297 $1,752,376,286 1.7%
Other $706 $4,162,206,192 4.0%
Total Support $5,299 $31,228,266,126 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,859 $22,743,739,970 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,602 $103,729,621,761 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%