Harry S. Truman Elementary (Desert Sands Unified SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Harry S. Truman Elementary is a Elementary in La Quinta, CA. It currently serves 644 students (grades KG-05). 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: Elementary
Number of Students:644
Number of Teachers: 25
Student/Teacher Ratio: 25.76

Location Info

Location: 78-870 Avenue 50, La Quinta, CA 92253
Mailing Address: 78-870 Avenue 50, La Quinta, CA 92253-2400
Phone: (760)777-4230
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 94
Grade 2 100
Grade 3 99
Grade 4 110
Grade 5 120
Kindergarten 121
Gender/Sex of Harry S. Truman Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 334 51.86
Female 310 48.14
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Harry S. Truman Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 0.62
Asian 9 1.40
Black or African American 12 1.86
Hispanic/Latino 484 75.16
Two or more races 63 9.78
White 72 11.18
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.90
Asian 3 0.90
Black or African American 7 2.10
Hispanic/Latino 253 75.75
Two or more races 30 8.98
White 38 11.38
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.32
Asian 6 1.94
Black or African American 5 1.61
Hispanic/Latino 231 74.52
Two or more races 33 10.65
White 34 10.97

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.06
Hispanic/Latino 79 84.04
Two or more races 9 9.57
White 5 5.32
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.00
Black or African American 2 2.00
Hispanic/Latino 81 81.00
Two or more races 8 8.00
White 7 7.00
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.01
Black or African American 1 1.01
Hispanic/Latino 72 72.73
Two or more races 9 9.09
White 16 16.16
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.91
Asian 2 1.82
Black or African American 3 2.73
Hispanic/Latino 71 64.55
Two or more races 12 10.91
White 21 19.09
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.83
Asian 2 1.67
Black or African American 2 1.67
Hispanic/Latino 89 74.17
Two or more races 14 11.67
White 12 10.00
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.65
Asian 2 1.65
Black or African American 3 2.48
Hispanic/Latino 92 76.03
Two or more races 11 9.09
White 11 9.09