Schools in La Quinta

La Quinta’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 22nd to the 35th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 2 Needs Support. La Quinta’s 3 public middle schools run from the 8th to the 23rd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Needs Support. La Quinta’s 2 public high schools run from the 29th to the 68th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

The average La Quinta elementary school had 43 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average La Quinta middle school had 44 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.