Richard R. Oliphant Elementary

www.dsusd.us

620 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

Richard R. Oliphant Elementary is a public elementary school and part of the Desert Sands Unified school district, located in Indio, CA with 620 students offering grade levels from KG to 05. Student demographics can be found below.

With 26 teachers, Richard R. Oliphant Elementary has a student/teacher ratio of about 23.8:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

620

Total Students

26.0

Full-Time Teachers

23.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

70.0%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Richard R. Oliphant Elementary
Demographic	Student Count
White	58
Hispanic	517
Black	4
Asian	9
Two or More	30
American Indian	1
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
517 (83.4 %)
White
58 (9.4 %)
Two or More
30 (4.8 %)
Asian
9 (1.5 %)
Black
4 (0.6 %)
American Indian
1 (0.2 %)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Desert Sands Unified
Phone:	(760)834-3231
Website:	http://www.dsusd.us
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	620
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	26.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	23.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	353
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	81

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 122

Grade 1 99

Grade 2 101

Grade 3 111

Grade 4 84

Grade 5 103