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LA Quinta High

(760) 772-4150

Physical Address:
79255 Westward HO DR
La Quinta, CA  92253
Mailing Address:
79-255 Westward HO Dr.
La Quinta, CA  92253

School Information

District:
Desert Sands Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Riverside County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
2985

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in LA Quinta High

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 56.01% 60.10% 48.34%
White 36.65% 23.71% 31.61%
Asian/Pacific 3.48% 4.11% 10.31%
Black 2.71% 7.13% 8.03%
Others 0.80% 5.66% 5.47%
American Indian 0.34% 0.81% 2.10%

Genders in LA Quinta High

This School County Average State Average
Female 51.66% 48.1% 46.97%
Male 48.34% 51.90% 53.03%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for LA Quinta High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 1526 1638 1672
White 1190 1199 1094
Asian/Pacific 83 99 104
Black 70 81 81
Others 0 61 24
American Indian 9 9 10
Total 2878 3087 2985

Enrollment by Gender for LA Quinta High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 1400 1551 1542
Male 1478 1536 1443
Total 2878 3087 2985

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for LA Quinta High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2878 3087 2985
# Eligible for free lunch 597 (21%) 804 (26%) 839 (28%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 302 (10%) 326 (11%) 338 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 899 (31%) 1130 (37%) 1177 (39%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for LA Quinta High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2878 3087 2985
Fulltime teachers 128.4 126.3 109.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 22.40 22.10 27.39
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.02 19.68 23.08