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Gerald R. Ford Elementary Primary School
44210 Warner Trail Indian Wells CA, 92210, Riverside County Phone: 760-772-4120 Ranking:  (763 out of 6,930, top 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Desert Sands Unified School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 29 | 30 | NA | NA | 34 | 34 | 36 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 811 | 776 | 792 | 790 | 801 | 800 | 681 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 104 | 12.8% | 114 | 14.7% | 105 | 13.3% | 114 | 14.4% | 108 | 13.5% | 113 | 14.1% | 91 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 138 | 17.0% | 130 | 16.8% | 140 | 17.7% | 125 | 15.8% | 149 | 18.6% | 122 | 15.3% | 115 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 141 | 17.4% | 131 | 16.9% | 135 | 17.0% | 145 | 18.4% | 131 | 16.4% | 142 | 17.8% | 119 | 17.5% |
| Grade 3: | 131 | 16.2% | 132 | 17.0% | 156 | 19.7% | 132 | 16.7% | 141 | 17.6% | 141 | 17.6% | 116 | 17.0% |
| Grade 4: | 134 | 16.5% | 147 | 18.9% | 124 | 15.7% | 135 | 17.1% | 136 | 17.0% | 133 | 16.6% | 127 | 18.6% |
| Grade 5: | 163 | 20.1% | 122 | 15.7% | 132 | 16.7% | 139 | 17.6% | 136 | 17.0% | 149 | 18.6% | 113 | 16.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 425 | 52.4% | 393 | 50.6% | 388 | 49.0% | 389 | 49.2% | 394 | 49.2% | 405 | 50.6% | 332 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 386 | 47.6% | 383 | 49.4% | 404 | 51.0% | 401 | 50.8% | 407 | 50.8% | 395 | 49.4% | 345 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 40 | 4.9% | 38 | 4.9% | 36 | 4.5% | 35 | 4.4% | 32 | 4.0% | 38 | 4.8% | 33 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic: | 352 | 43.4% | 329 | 42.4% | 322 | 40.7% | 302 | 38.2% | 289 | 36.1% | 253 | 31.6% | 230 | 33.8% |
| Black: | 11 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.8% |
| White: | 374 | 46.1% | 365 | 47.0% | 388 | 49.0% | 407 | 51.5% | 439 | 54.8% | 436 | 54.5% | 402 | 59.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 3.5% | 28 | 3.6% | 33 | 4.2% | 30 | 3.8% | 27 | 3.4% | 57 | 7.1% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 223 | 27.5% | 264 | 34.0% | NA | NA | 223 | 28.2% | 178 | 22.2% | 172 | 21.5% | 132 | 19.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 6.5% | 60 | 7.7% | NA | NA | 48 | 6.1% | 62 | 7.7% | 59 | 7.4% | 48 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 28.76 | 26.58 | 26.40 | NA | NA | 23.56 | 22.90 | 18.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.9 | 323.1 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.8 | 326.1 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.9 | 338.1 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.2 | 341.8 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.1 | 345.6 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.2 | 354.5 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.8 | 356.3 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.6 | 354.6 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.9 | 354.3 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.9 | 352.5 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.9 | 350.3 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421.6 | 354.1 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431.6 | 358.1 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435.6 | 368.2 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412.5 | 371.9 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427.3 | 377.2 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435.2 | 390.6 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421.5 | 380 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426.5 | 374.9 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435.7 | 375.2 | 379.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 312.7 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.4 | 317.6 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 324.8 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.7 | 329.1 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 334.8 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.4 | 338.3 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.2 | 338.7 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.5 | 347.5 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.2 | 346.2 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.9 | 343.6 | 345.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.5 | 349.8 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.8 | 356.9 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.4 | 365.5 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418.5 | 376.9 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414.7 | 386.7 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412.8 | 381.1 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431.8 | 390.8 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429.2 | 398.1 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442.7 | 397.5 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441.0 | 398.6 | 399.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.2 | 329.3 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.9 | 340.3 | 346.2 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 347.6 | 351.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.6 | 349.6 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.6 | 359.3 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.7 | 371.6 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.7 | 373.8 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.4 | 375.1 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.5 | 375.9 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.3 | 376.7 | 374.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.9 | 337.9 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 350 | 354 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412.7 | 360.2 | 361.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415.6 | 366.2 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429.2 | 382.9 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 392.4 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426.3 | 396.5 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436.5 | 392.7 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433.7 | 398.1 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457.0 | 401.1 | 394.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.5 | 331.9 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.4 | 335.3 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.5 | 340.6 | 342.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.6 | 342.3 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 351.8 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.1 | 361.4 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.4 | 365.8 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.3 | 366.3 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.8 | 372 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.7 | 367.2 | 365.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.4 | 326.2 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.3 | 346.1 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419.2 | 351.5 | 356.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411.8 | 361.5 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428 | 374.9 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 458.8 | 388 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441.8 | 395.9 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435.1 | 397.1 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 445.7 | 404.4 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443.9 | 402.0 | 393.2 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.8 | 313.7 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 321.2 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.4 | 327.4 | 328.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.1 | 337.9 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.6 | 350 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.9 | 364.5 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 372.5 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.7 | 371.4 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.4 | 375.2 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.4 | 371.8 | 366.9 |
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* Gerald R. Ford Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.