James Earl Carter Elementary (Desert Sands Unified SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

James Earl Carter Elementary is a Elementary in Palm Desert, CA. It currently serves 517 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.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:517

Number of Teachers: 23

Student/Teacher Ratio: 22.48

Location Info

Location: 74-251 Hovley Ln. East, Palm Desert, CA 92260

Mailing Address: 74-251 Hovley Ln. East, Palm Desert, CA 92260-1700

Phone: (760)862-4370

Website: http://www.dsusd.us

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	70
Grade 2	87
Grade 3	77
Grade 4	96
Grade 5	87
Kindergarten	100

Gender/Sex of James Earl Carter Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	254	49.13
Female	263	50.87

Race/Ethnicity Demography of James Earl Carter Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.19
Asian	46	8.90
Black or African American	10	1.93
Hispanic/Latino	249	48.16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.58
Two or more races	52	10.06
White	156	30.17

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	25	9.84
Black or African American	4	1.58
Hispanic/Latino	124	48.82
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.39
Two or more races	25	9.84
White	75	29.53

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.38
Asian	21	7.99
Black or African American	6	2.28
Hispanic/Latino	125	47.53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.76
Two or more races	27	10.27
White	81	30.80

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	8	11.43
Hispanic/Latino	38	54.29
Two or more races	8	11.43
White	16	22.86

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	4.60
Black or African American	3	3.45
Hispanic/Latino	38	43.68
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.15
Two or more races	12	13.79
White	29	33.33

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	5	6.49
Hispanic/Latino	40	51.95
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.30
Two or more races	7	9.09
White	24	31.17

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	11	11.46
Black or African American	3	3.13
Hispanic/Latino	43	44.79
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.04
Two or more races	7	7.29
White	31	32.29

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	7	8.05
Black or African American	3	3.45
Hispanic/Latino	38	43.68
Two or more races	10	11.49
White	29	33.33

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.00
Asian	11	11.00
Black or African American	1	1.00
Hispanic/Latino	52	52.00
Two or more races	8	8.00
White	27	27.00