Desert Sands Unified School District

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The Desert Sands Unified School District is a public school district located in La Quinta, California. The district was founded in 1964 after the state of California department of education consolidated all of Indio public schools at the time. The DSUSD serves Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Indian Wells and Bermuda Dunes. The DSUSD administration office based in a former elementary school (1926-1955), was moved from Indio to La Quinta in 1996 and the historic building was torn down to make way for a county courthouse parking lot.

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[edit] Schools

[edit] Elementary

John Adams Elementary
Carrillo Ranch Elementary School
Country Club Elementary School
James E. Carter Elementary School
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy Elementary School
Amelia Earhart Elementary of International Studies, an IB World School
Dwight Eisenhower Elementary School
Gerald Ford Elementary School
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Herbert Hoover Elementary School
Horizon Elementary School - independent studies
Andrew Jackson Elementary School
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School
John F. Kennedy Elementary School
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
James Madison Elementary School
James Monroe Elementary School
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
Harry S Truman Elementary School
Martin Van Buren Elementary School
George Washington Elementary School (charter school)
proposed elementary school in Indio- open in 2008/09?

The DSUSD has compiled 12 future name suggestions for grade or middle schools, and Country Club Elementary School may be named for a civilian or president.

[edit] Middle

La Quinta Middle School - opened in 1987/88
Indio Middle School (charter school)
John Glenn Middle School of International Studies in Indio
Palm Desert Middle School - opened in 1978/79
Jefferson Middle School - oldest DSUSD school since 1946 in Indio
Wilson Middle School - opened in 1964/65 in Indio
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School in La Quinta
Horizon Middle School- independent studies in La Quinta
proposed middle school in Indio-open in 2008/09?

The DSUSD may name it for US president Ronald Reagan, or for a civilian in a vote by the district administration board.

[edit] High

La Quinta High School- opened in 1994/95
Indio High School - opened in 1958/59
Palm Desert High School - opened in 1985/86
Desert Sands High School-new high school to open in 2008?
Amistad High School- continuation
Desert Sunrise High School-continuaton
Horizon High School- independent studies

[edit] Other

Desert Sands Adult School
Esperanza Community Center/School (for pregnant teen/mothers and daycare facility for their babies/children) near Martin Van Buren school.