City: La Quinta, CA
Address: 79-255 Westward Ho Dr.
District: Desert Sands Unified
School Enrollment: 2145
White students: 44.7%
Black students: 3.3%
Hispanic students: 49.4%
Asian students: 1.7%
Native American students: 0.4%
Filipino students: 0.6%
Pacific Islander students: 0.1%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.0%
White students: 958
Black students: 70
Native American students: 8
Filipino students: 12
Hispanic students: 1059
Pacific Islander students: 2
Multi-racial/other students: 0
Dropout rate: 1.3%
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 26.3%
AP percentage of students tested: 97%
AP base score: 637
AP statewide rank: 6
AP similar schools rank: 4
Total number of teachers: 87
Teachers with full credentials: 83
Teachers with emergency credentials: 6
Councelors: 4
Other staff: 2
API fine and performing arts courses: 3
API fine and performing arts enrollment: 83
API computer science courses: 1
API computer science enrollment: 13
API English courses: 2
API English enrollment: 96
API foreign language courses: 2
API foreign language enrollment: 43
API math courses: 3
API math enrollment: 170
API science courses: 2
API science enrollment: 58
API social science courses: 3
API social science enrollment: 70
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 610
10th grade enrollment : 568
11th grade enrollment : 490
12th grade enrollment : 417
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 60
Statistics about La Quinta High in La Quinta, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 417
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 38.61%
Average verbal SAT score: 474
Average math SAT score: 486
Beginning teacher salary: $34685
Mid-range teacher salary: $56185
Highest teacher salary: $68915
Average principal salary (elementary): $95709
Average principal salary (middle): $101844
Average principal salary (secondary): $105633
Superintendent salary: $130000
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 45.29%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 4.53%
Dollars spent per student: $6013