La Quinta Middle School

78-900 Ave. 50

School District

Desert Sands Unified
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:25
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on September 11, 2024

Hi I am student in this school, I heard that there are lot of fights in this school. But,when I went there, it was fine there were slushy for lunch and soda,chips. And everyone is very nice and respectful!
Submitted by student on February 15, 2023

if you are looking for a "safe" school this is not the place for you it is extremely violent students with racial problems.If you have an A+ kind students do send them here for their physical and mental wellbeing
Submitted by parent on August 05, 2021

This is a school where everyone works together as a family team. My daughter has found here great teachers who teach, listen and care for their students. The community greets their new student as if they were always part of their family. The atmosphere feels safe. Bulling is handle in a professional way though the counselor, teachers and staff keep it at a minimum rate. I wish high school for my daughter would feel like La Quinta Middle School. I highly recommend this school to students and parents in our community.
Submitted by student on January 29, 2020

wonderful, everyone is nice, the teachers the principles,counselor,students, and the staff members. There really good with helping you find things you've lost and there's even a boys in girls club right next to it, a student can walk to from school in like two minutes.
Submitted by student on October 18, 2018

This school is amazing. I loved the outcome of it.
Submitted by other on May 03, 2018

I would give this school zero stars if I could it is absolutely horrible.
Submitted by student on April 19, 2017

i give it a 10 because its a good school
Submitted by parent on July 29, 2015

Outstanding teachers with a strong commitment to teaching! Received 3 awards last year. Everyone is working hard to change our image that a few seem to want to destroy.. Please check out LQMS... small classes with dedicated staff!
Submitted by other on May 19, 2015

A very tightly knit teacher community with strong parent involvement. It is amazing to see teachers and parents working seamlessly. Before the state moved to the Common Core, LQMS was an 821 school and proof of this academic success is with the recent Golden Ribbon School designation. You Rock, LQMS!!!!
Submitted by teacher on May 18, 2015

La Quinta Middle School: Gold Ribbon Award 2015 Exemplary Physical Education and Nutrition Award 2015 Title 1 Academic Achieving School 2015. "Academically successful, vibrant and innovative center of learning and teaching" said State Superintendent Tom Torlakson in a press release Desert Sun on May 5, 2015.
Submitted by parent on February 23, 2014

We are very pleased with the school and teachers. There is a great sense of school pride and most teachers seem to genuinely care about all students. Our son is doing very well. He is challenged in the classroom and has a fair amount of homework. My other son went to JG and wasn't happy We think because of the large class sizes The only thing is there are not very many parents who help out at LQMS.
Submitted by teacher on September 15, 2013

I am a current teacher, and I have also taught at other schools. This school is by far one of the best. The teachers work extremely hard, and one reason is that the principal expects nothing less. Another reason is that they are truly dedicated to their profession and their students. Many wonderful changes have been made at this school with one goal in mind: make LQMS a school where students feel proud to be there;provide them with a high quality education; create an environment where they feel safe and comfortable; and provide a foundation that will prepare them to be successful in high school. I think we are doing that, and while not always perfect, we are moving in the right direction .
Submitted by teacher on September 14, 2013

I am a former teacher at the school, and I, as well as many other teachers, truly did care for my students and worked very hard to develop quality programs for them, as well as standards based instruction that was engaging and challenging. The school has many problems. One of the problems was that there was always new mandated strategies or teaching phosphors -often multiple new ideas implemented at once. As a result, teachers never had time to focus on planning quality lessons. There is also a lot of teacher turn over due to the administration, who bully some teachers, and "look the other way" for others. Decisions about cutting certain classes while other classes lacking in quality or usefulness remain are soley political. The school needs to be closed and reopened with new leadership and name change if they truly want to change the student results and overall morale of the school.
Submitted by other on March 30, 2012

Horrible absolutely terrible. Send your child to John Glenn or something because La Quinta has some serious problems. I am a student here and I would give this school no stars if I could. I could blame budget cuts but really this is too much.