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James Earl Carter Elementary

(760) 862-4370

Physical Address:
74251 Hovley LN East
Palm Desert, CA  92260
Mailing Address:
74-251 Hovley Ln. East
Palm Desert, CA  92260

School Information

District:
Desert Sands Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Riverside County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 5
Number of Students:
641

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in James Earl Carter Elementary

This School County Average State Average
White 44.62% 23.71% 31.61%
Hispanic 39.78% 60.10% 48.34%
Asian/Pacific 8.89% 4.11% 10.31%
Others 4.84% 5.66% 5.47%
Black 1.56% 7.13% 8.03%
American Indian 0.31% 0.81% 2.10%

Genders in James Earl Carter Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.08% 51.90% 53.03%
Female 49.92% 48.1% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for James Earl Carter Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 291 291 286
Hispanic 215 224 255
Asian/Pacific 49 52 57
Others 0 43 31
Black 10 13 10
American Indian 3 3 2
Total 568 626 641

Enrollment by Gender for James Earl Carter Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 294 302 321
Female 274 324 320
Total 568 626 641

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for James Earl Carter Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 568 626 641
# Eligible for free lunch 170 (30%) 173 (28%) 227 (35%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 57 (10%) 51 (8%) 47 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 227 (40%) 224 (36%) 274 (43%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for James Earl Carter Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 568 626 641
Fulltime teachers 32.0 28.2 27.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 17.80 21.40 23.74
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.02 19.68 23.08