Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 607 students
James Earl Carter Elementary
74-251 Hovley Ln. East, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
487
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
22.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Desert Sands Unified
Riverside County
Schola Grade B · Above 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 James Earl Carter Elementary
James Earl Carter Elementary is a public elementary school in Palm Desert, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of Desert Sands Unified. The school is located in a small city in Riverside County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 487 students were enrolled, with about 22.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above 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)
- 487 students
- Students per teacher
- 22.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Desert Sands Unified
- County
- Riverside County
- NCES school ID
- 061111006219
Schools near James Earl Carter Elementary
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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.