Coachella Valley Unified School District, California, elections

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Coachella Valley Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 16,455 (2022-2023)
Schools: 22 (2022-2023)
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Coachella Valley Unified School District is a school district in California (Riverside and Imperial counties). During the 2023 school year, 16,455 students attended one of the district's 22 schools.

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Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1

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Special general election for Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1

Incumbent Trinidad Arredondo and Agustin Arreola ran in the special general election for Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 on March 4, 2025.

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Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

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Incumbent Jesus R. Gonzalez and Altrena Santillanes ran in the special general election for Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 on March 4, 2025.

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Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4

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Incumbent Jocelyn Vargas and Adrian Rodriguez ran in the special general election for Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4 on March 4, 2025.

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Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1

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Incumbent Yolanda Castro won election in the general election for Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 on November 8, 2016.

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Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

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Incumbent Jesus Gonzalez won election in the general election for Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 on November 8, 2016.

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Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4

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Incumbent Maria Machuca won election in the general election for Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4 on November 8, 2016.

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Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1

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Incumbent Joey Acuña Jr. and incumbent Blanca Torres Hall won election in the general election for Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 on November 4, 2014.

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Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

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Incumbent Meagan Caress won election in the general election for Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

The Coachella Valley Unified School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Trinidad ArredondoArea 1
Valerie GarciaArea 1
Silvia PazArea 2
Thomas TortezArea 3
Jocelyn VargasArea 4
Jesus GonzalezArea 22016
Joey Acuña Jr.Area 120222026

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Overlapping state house districts

Coachella Valley Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 36Jeff GonzalezRepublican Party 75% 8%
California State Assembly District 47Greg WallisRepublican Party 25% 11%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $59,519,000 $3,441 18%
Local: $76,758,000 $4,437 23%
State: $200,534,000 $11,592 60%
Total: $336,811,000 $19,470
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $321,478,000 $18,583
Total Current Expenditures: $279,873,000 $16,178
Instructional Expenditures: $180,560,000 $10,437 56%
Student and Staff Support: $18,279,000 $1,056 6%
Administration: $37,064,000 $2,142 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $43,970,000 $2,541 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $28,171,000 $1,628
Construction: $26,877,000 $1,553
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,794,000 $161
Interest on Debt: $9,557,000 $552

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 12 <50 <50 12 <=20 <=20 11-19
2018-2019 20 <50 <50 20 11-19 <50 15-19
2017-2018 19 <50 <=20 19 11-19 <50 15-19
2016-2017 16 >=50 <50 16 11-19 <50 20-24
2015-2016 14 >=50 <50 14 <=5 <50 15-19
2014-2015 11 21-39 <=20 11 <=10 <50 15-19
2013-2014 54 PS PS 55 PS PS 40-59
2012-2013 43 60-79 20-29 43 30-39 <50 50-54
2011-2012 44 60-69 40-49 44 30-34 <50 45-49
2010-2011 46 60-69 30-39 46 40-49 <50 50-54

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 23 >=50 <50 23 <=20 21-39 20-29
2018-2019 29 >=50 <50 29 11-19 <50 35-39
2017-2018 28 <50 21-39 28 20-29 <50 35-39
2016-2017 25 >=50 <50 25 11-19 <50 35-39
2015-2016 22 <50 <50 22 15-19 <50 25-29
2014-2015 18 40-59 21-39 18 <=10 <50 25-29
2013-2014 43 PS PS 42 PS PS 60-79
2012-2013 32 40-59 40-59 32 20-29 <50 45-49
2011-2012 35 50-59 50-59 34 35-39 <50 50-54
2010-2011 35 50-59 50-59 34 50-59 <50 55-59

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 82 PS PS 82 >=50 >=50 >=50
2018-2019 79 PS PS 79 PS >=50 >=50
2017-2018 81 PS PS 82 PS 60-79 >=50
2016-2017 83 PS 83 <50 >=50 >=50
2015-2016 86 PS PS 86 PS >=50 60-79
2014-2015 84 PS <50 84 PS >=50 >=50
2013-2014 78 PS PS 79 >=50 >=50 >=50
2012-2013 79 >=50 PS 79 PS >=50 >=80
2011-2012 78 PS PS 78 >=50 PS 40-59
2010-2011 74 >=50 PS 74 PS <50 >=80

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 16,455 -1.0
2021-2022 16,625 -4.1
2020-2021 17,299 -2.1
2019-2020 17,657 -0.7
2018-2019 17,787 -3.3
2017-2018 18,372 -1.9
2016-2017 18,719 -0.8
2015-2016 18,861 -0.1
2014-2015 18,878 0.1
2013-2014 18,850 0.7
2012-2013 18,720 1.7
2011-2012 18,406 -0.3
2010-2011 18,464 1.5
2009-2010 18,186 -0.4
2008-2009 18,256 0.3
2007-2008 18,203 3.9
2006-2007 17,499 6.2
2005-2006 16,418 5.9
2004-2005 15,452 5.4
2003-2004 14,621 5.2
2002-2003 13,867 5.0
2001-2002 13,173 4.1
2000-2001 12,636 5.6
1999-2000 11,932 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Coachella Valley Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Black 0.2 0.0
Hispanic 98.0 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0
Two or More Races 0.5 0.0
White 0.8 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Coachella Valley Unified School District had 799.98 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 20.57.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 66.10
Elementary: 479.40
Secondary: 254.48
Total: 799.98

Coachella Valley Unified School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 43.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 75.00
School Administrators: 43.00
School Administrative Support: 94.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 357.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 19.89
Total Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.14
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 22.96
Other Support Services: 460.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Coachella Valley Unified School District operates 22 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bobby Duke Middle7067-8
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High6697-8
Cesar Chavez Elementary727KG-6
Coachella Valley High2,6579-12
Coachella Valley Usd Special Ed Prek0
Coral Mountain Academy842KG-6
Desert Mirage High2,0189-12
John Kelley Elementary500KG-6
La Familia Continuation High13910-12
Las Palmitas Elementary575KG-6
Mecca Elementary707KG-6
Mountain Vista Elementary600KG-6
Oasis Elementary501KG-6
Palm View Elementary515KG-6
Peter Pendleton Elementary495KG-6
Saul Martinez Elementary975KG-6
Sea View Elementary652KG-6
Toro Canyon Middle9827-8
Valle Del Sol Elementary696KG-6
Valley View Elementary618KG-6
West Shores High5207-12
Westside Elementary361KG-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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