La Quinta Christian Fellowship
Private · Grades 1–8 · 24 students
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
77-800 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
627
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Desert Sands Unified
Riverside County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Benjamin Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school in La Quinta, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of Desert Sands Unified. The school is located in a large suburb in Riverside County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 627 students were enrolled, with about 21.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 627 students
- Students per teacher
- 21.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Desert Sands Unified
- County
- Riverside County
- NCES school ID
- 061111011016
Schools near Benjamin Franklin Elementary
All 9 schools in La Quinta →
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Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies
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Gerald R. Ford Elementary
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James Madison Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 403 students
Palm Desert Learning Tree Center
Private · Grades Pre-K–5 · 103 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.