John Adams Elementary School
| Address: |
50800 Desert Club Dr.
La Quinta, CA
92253-2982 |
| Type: |
Regular (Public) |
| District: |
Desert Sands Unified School District |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Grade: |
KG-5 |
| Students: |
458 |
| Teachers: |
20 |
| Ratio: |
22.90 |
| Views: |
214 |
Movoto School Rank for John Adams Elementary School
What is this?
John Adams Elementary School is ranked against all other Primary schools in the state using the Movoto School Rank.
This rank is calculated from John Adams Elementary School's most recent performance in each of the state defined exams that appear below. This rank is out of 4969 Primary schools in CA. The lower the rank,the better.
Past Performance
| Year |
Rank |
Percentile |
| 2011 |
B |
39th |
| 2010 |
C |
61st |
| 2009 |
C |
58th |
| 2008 |
C |
67th |
| 2007 |
C |
65th |
API Scores for John Adams Elementary School
What is this?
California Schools' Academic Performance Index (API) scores are ranked separately within school type: Elementary, Middle, and High Schools. For each of the three categories, schools' API scores are first sorted from lowest to highest statewide and then divided into ten equal groups (or deciles) ranked from lowest (one) to highest (ten). This first process produces the statewide ranks. A second process produces the similar schools ranks.The API reports include a similar schools rank. This information shows where a school ranks academically on a scale of 1 to 10, compared with 100 other schools with similar demographic characteristics. California public schools serve students with many different backgrounds and needs. As a result, schools face different educational challenges. The similar schools ranks allow John Adams Elementary School to look at their academic performance compared to other schools with some of the same opportunities and challenges.
| |
|
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
| API Score |
|
779 |
796 |
798 |
838 |
839 |
|
| Growth Result |
- |
- |
- |
40 |
1 |
|
| Growth Target |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
800 |
|
| Growth Target Met |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
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CST Test Scores for John Adams Elementary School
What is this?
The California Standards Tests (CST) is administered to Elementary, Middle School, and High School students in California. Students are tested in English Language Arts and Math in grades 2-11, Science in grades 5, 8-11, Algebra in grades 7-11, and History in grades 8-11. The scores displayed on Movoto are the percentage of students scoring in the At or Above Proficient level for students at John Adams Elementary School.
School Features for John Adams Elementary School
| School Features |
Title I School, Before and After School Program, Bilingual Education |
| Below First Grade |
Kindergarten |
| Grades |
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 |
| Advanced Placement |
N |
| Prior Year Enrollment |
427 |
| Enrollment Count |
458 |
| Enrollment Range |
300-499 |
| Enrollment Change |
31 |
| Enrollment Change % |
7.3 |
| Population Aged 5-17 Below Poverty Level |
16.19 |
Student Demographics for John Adams Elementary School
| Asian |
4 (1%) |
| Black |
14 (3.06%) |
| Hispanic |
366 (79.91%) |
| Multiple Race |
13 (2.84%) |
| Native American |
1 (0.22%) |
| Pacific Islander |
1 (0.22%) |
| White |
59 (12.88%) |
| Female |
219 (48%) |
| Male |
239 (52%) |
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Students per Grade for John Adams Elementary School
| Kindergarten |
82 (18%) |
| Grade 1 |
70 (15%) |
| Grade 2 |
67 (15%) |
| Grade 3 |
74 (16%) |
| Grade 4 |
72 (16%) |
| Grade 5 |
93 (20%) |
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Demographic Characteristics for Zip Code 92253
| African American |
337 (1 %) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
466 (2 %) |
| Indian |
172 (1 %) |
| Mixed Races |
842 (4 %) |
| Others |
3,342 (14 %) |
| White |
18,811 (78 %) |
| Male |
11,829 (49 %) |
| Female |
12,102 (51 %) |
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