Della S. Lindley Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,164 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
575 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
93%
Teachers
29 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
88.0%
White
6.6%
Asian
0.5%
Black
1.6%
Other
3.3%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.0% |
| Met Standard | 18.9% |
| Below Standard | 73.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Della S. Lindley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.0% of students exceeded standard while 18.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points below the Palm Springs Unified district average of 11.5%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
8.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
26.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-8.8pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
24.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.8%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,164
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 16.1% | 20.4% | 36.6% |
| 4th | 90 | 12.2% | 10.0% | 22.2% |
| 5th | 108 | 6.5% | 25.9% | 32.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 3.2% | 26.9% | 30.1% |
| 4th | 90 | 5.6% | 17.8% | 23.3% |
| 5th | 108 | 4.6% | 12.0% | 16.7% |