La Quinta Middle School

La Quinta, CA 92253

Phone: (760) 777-4220
Fax: (760) 777-4216
District: Desert Sands Unified

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GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 6,7,8 • 709 students

La Quinta Middle School, a public school located in La Quinta, CA, serves grades 6-8 in the Desert Sands Unified School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

La Quinta Middle School is a public school located in La Quinta, CA. 709 students attend La Quinta Middle School.

School Ratings

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Test Scores 4/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 California Science Test data from California Department of Education.
Student Growth 3/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from California Department of Education.

Posted: September 11, 2024

Hi I am student in this school, I heard that there are lot of fights in this school. But,when I went there, it was fine there were slushy for lunch and soda,chips. And everyone is very nice and respectful!

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Posted: February 15, 2023

if you are looking for a "safe" school this is not the place for you it is extremely violent students with racial problems.
If you have an A+ kind students do send them here for their physical and mental wellbeing

Posted: February 15, 2023

Posted: August 5, 2021

This is a school where everyone works together as a family team. My daughter has found here great teachers who teach, listen and care for their students. The community greets their new student as if they were always part of their family. The atmosphere feels safe. Bulling is handle in a professional way though the counselor, teachers and staff keep it at a minimum rate. I wish high school for my daughter would feel like La Quinta Middle School. I highly recommend this school to students and parents in our community.

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Posted: January 29, 2020

wonderful, everyone is nice, the teachers the principles,counselor,students, and the staff members. There really good with helping you find things you've lost and there's even a boys in girls club right next to it, a student can walk to from school in like two minutes.

Posted: January 29, 2020

They make sure it is easy to do and if a student has difficulties they are willing to help them during lunch.

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Posted: October 18, 2018

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Posted: October 18, 2018

This school is amazing. I loved the outcome of it.

Posted: October 18, 2018

Posted: May 3, 2018

Posted: May 3, 2018

Teachers are run under a poor administration and have a lack of funding for materials in the classroom.

Posted: May 3, 2018

Students are not treated well by the staff.

Posted: May 3, 2018

The administration does not support new teachers.

Posted: May 3, 2018

Students are expected to meet unrealistic expectations.

Posted: May 3, 2018

Posted: May 3, 2018

I would give this school zero stars if I could it is absolutely horrible.

Posted: April 19, 2017

Posted: April 19, 2017

i give it a 10 because its a good school

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Posted: July 29, 2015

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Posted: July 29, 2015

Outstanding teachers with a strong commitment to teaching! Received 3 awards last year. Everyone is working hard to change our image that a few seem to want to destroy.. Please check out LQMS... small classes with dedicated staff!

Posted: May 18, 2015

A very tightly knit teacher community with strong parent involvement. It is amazing to see teachers and parents working seamlessly. Before the state moved to the Common Core, LQMS was an 821 school and proof of this academic success is with the recent Golden Ribbon School designation. You Rock, LQMS!!!!

Posted: May 17, 2015

La Quinta Middle School: Gold Ribbon Award 2015 Exemplary Physical Education and Nutrition Award 2015 Title 1 Academic Achieving School 2015. "Academically successful, vibrant and innovative center of learning and teaching" said State Superintendent Tom Torlakson in a press release Desert Sun on May 5, 2015.

Posted: February 22, 2014

We are very pleased with the school and teachers. There is a great sense of school pride and most teachers seem to genuinely care about all students. Our son is doing very well. He is challenged in the classroom and has a fair amount of homework. My other son went to JG and wasn't happy We think because of the large class sizes The only thing is there are not very many parents who help out at LQMS.

Posted: September 14, 2013

I am a current teacher, and I have also taught at other schools. This school is by far one of the best. The teachers work extremely hard, and one reason is that the principal expects nothing less. Another reason is that they are truly dedicated to their profession and their students. Many wonderful changes have been made at this school with one goal in mind: make LQMS a school where students feel proud to be there;provide them with a high quality education; create an environment where they feel safe and comfortable; and provide a foundation that will prepare them to be successful in high school. I think we are doing that, and while not always perfect, we are moving in the right direction .

Posted: September 13, 2013

I am a former teacher at the school, and I, as well as many other teachers, truly did care for my students and worked very hard to develop quality programs for them, as well as standards based instruction that was engaging and challenging. The school has many problems. One of the problems was that there was always new mandated strategies or teaching phosphors -often multiple new ideas implemented at once. As a result, teachers never had time to focus on planning quality lessons. There is also a lot of teacher turn over due to the administration, who bully some teachers, and "look the other way" for others. Decisions about cutting certain classes while other classes lacking in quality or usefulness remain are soley political. The school needs to be closed and reopened with new leadership and name change if they truly want to change the student results and overall morale of the school.

Posted: March 29, 2012

Horrible absolutely terrible. Send your child to John Glenn or something because La Quinta has some serious problems. I am a student here and I would give this school no stars if I could. I could blame budget cuts but really this is too much.

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