Desert Ridge Academy (Desert Sands Unified SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Desert Ridge Academy is a Middle in Indio, CA. It currently serves 1018 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the Desert Sands Unified School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Desert Sands Unified School District and all schools in California.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:1018
Number of Teachers: 45
Student/Teacher Ratio: 22.83

Location Info

Location: 79-767 Avenue 39, Indio, CA 92203
Mailing Address: 79-767 Avenue 39, Indio, CA 92203-9647
Phone: (760)393-5500
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 305
Grade 7 352
Grade 8 361
Gender/Sex of Desert Ridge Academy Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 534 52.46
Female 483 47.45
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Desert Ridge Academy Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.30
Asian 11 1.08
Black or African American 17 1.67
Hispanic/Latino 861 84.58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.20
Two or more races 43 4.22
White 80 7.86
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.38
Asian 4 0.75
Black or African American 8 1.50
Hispanic/Latino 459 85.96
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.19
Two or more races 20 3.75
White 40 7.49
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.21
Asian 7 1.45
Black or African American 9 1.86
Hispanic/Latino 402 83.23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.21
Two or more races 23 4.76
White 40 8.28

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.33
Asian 3 0.98
Black or African American 4 1.31
Hispanic/Latino 259 84.92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.33
Two or more races 12 3.93
White 25 8.20
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.28
Asian 4 1.14
Black or African American 9 2.56
Hispanic/Latino 294 83.52
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.28
Two or more races 13 3.69
White 29 8.24
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.28
Asian 4 1.11
Black or African American 4 1.11
Hispanic/Latino 308 85.32
Two or more races 18 4.99
White 26 7.20