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Benjamin Franklin Elementary

(760) 238-9424

Physical Address:
77800 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA  92253
Mailing Address:
77-800 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA  92253

School Information

District:
Desert Sands Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Riverside County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 5
Number of Students:
611

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Benjamin Franklin Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 70.87% 60.10% 48.34%
White 24.88% 23.71% 31.61%
Others 1.47% 5.66% 5.47%
Black 1.47% 7.13% 8.03%
Asian/Pacific 0.98% 4.11% 10.31%
American Indian 0.33% 0.81% 2.10%

Genders in Benjamin Franklin Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.23% 51.90% 53.03%
Female 48.77% 48.1% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 442 441 433
White 171 130 152
Others 0 29 9
Black 18 13 9
Asian/Pacific 13 8 6
American Indian 1 1 2
Total 645 622 611

Enrollment by Gender for Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 317 311 313
Female 328 311 298
Total 645 622 611

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 645 622 611
# Eligible for free lunch 292 (45%) 274 (44%) 288 (47%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 121 (19%) 144 (23%) 124 (20%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 413 (64%) 418 (67%) 412 (67%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 645 622 611
Fulltime teachers 32.8 31.0 28.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 19.70 18.80 21.82
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.02 19.68 23.08