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Sunny Sands Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

69310 Mccallum Way

Cathedral City CA, 92234, Riverside County

Phone: 760-770-8635

Ranking:

(2,730 out of 6,930, top 39%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Palm Springs Unified School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

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:	34		33		35		NA	NA	46		48		55
Total Students:	952		974		960		995		989		994		1,029
Kindergarten:	143	15.0%	161	16.5%	157	16.4%	142	14.3%	172	17.4%	138	13.9%	160	15.5%
Grade 1:	169	17.8%	157	16.1%	150	15.6%	180	18.1%	142	14.4%	163	16.4%	176	17.1%
Grade 2:	150	15.8%	159	16.3%	177	18.4%	151	15.2%	165	16.7%	161	16.2%	174	16.9%
Grade 3:	154	16.2%	180	18.5%	144	15.0%	169	17.0%	164	16.6%	180	18.1%	174	16.9%
Grade 4:	184	19.3%	150	15.4%	162	16.9%	174	17.5%	183	18.5%	165	16.6%	175	17.0%
Grade 5:	152	16.0%	167	17.1%	170	17.7%	179	18.0%	163	16.5%	187	18.8%	170	16.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	507	53.3%	507	52.1%	492	51.3%	506	50.9%	493	49.8%	493	49.6%	515	50.0%
Female:	445	46.7%	467	47.9%	468	48.8%	489	49.1%	496	50.2%	501	50.4%	510	49.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.5%	5	0.5%	7	0.7%	3	0.3%	5	0.5%	4	0.4%	2	0.2%
Asian:	59	6.2%	51	5.2%	72	7.5%	74	7.4%	87	8.8%	80	8.0%	75	7.3%
Hispanic:	781	82.0%	802	82.3%	754	78.5%	780	78.4%	755	76.3%	761	76.6%	793	77.1%
Black:	8	0.8%	11	1.1%	10	1.0%	17	1.7%	14	1.4%	12	1.2%	12	1.2%
White:	83	8.7%	93	9.5%	108	11.3%	115	11.6%	121	12.2%	134	13.5%	147	14.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	16	1.7%	11	1.1%	8	0.8%	5	0.5%	5	0.5%	1	0.1%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	614	64.5%	616	63.2%	693	72.2%	686	68.9%	636	64.3%	492	49.5%	488	47.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	116	12.2%	89	9.1%	0	0.0%	106	10.7%	139	14.1%	199	20.0%	169	16.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	28.00		29.52		27.43		NA	NA	21.50		19.90		18.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.5	318.7	330.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.8	320.3	336.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.4	328.6	344.3
2007	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.7	328	345
2008	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351.3	333.3	348
2009	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.6	338.3	352.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.2	339.5	356.6
2011	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.5	351.6	359.5
2012	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351.1	348	361.5
2013	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.0	348.5	357.3
2004	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	338.6	358
2005	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.2	338.1	366
2006	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.4	352.5	372.5
2007	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383.7	353.6	369.2
2008	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	352.6	372.4
2009	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375.5	362.5	376.7
2010	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387.4	360.9	381.6
2011	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383.9	375.9	382.2
2012	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.2	370.7	382.7
2013	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.5	371.4	379.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.9	308.5	321.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.3	309.9	324.1
2006	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.8	317.1	330.8
2007	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.7	317	330
2008	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	321.2	332.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.3	329.7	340.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.6	331.1	342.2
2011	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.5	331	345.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.6	335.1	347.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.1	332.6	345.7
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	331.8	353.1
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.8	343.1	362.1
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.6	348.7	368.9
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373.2	355.6	370.9
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398.9	368.5	379
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410.1	388.7	387.7
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405.5	387.3	395.4
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416.7	390.6	400.6
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.4	385.7	399.2
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373.5	382.2	399.0
2004	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.2	329	338.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.1	331.6	346.2
2006	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.9	334.6	351.1
2007	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.8	336.3	353.2
2008	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.4	345.5	357.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.8	354	366.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.8	356.1	369.9
2011	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	359	371.6
2012	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377.7	358.3	375.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383.1	362.4	374.2
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.5	320.5	343.2
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342.9	327.2	354
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.7	335.9	361.6
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369.9	343.3	366.1
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380.6	355.8	373.9
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410.4	378.2	382.5
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419.9	390.3	389.9
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407.4	387.9	392.2
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431.9	391.9	395.2
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430.1	390.9	394.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.6	325.7	337.7
2005	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.6	332.8	340.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.5	329.4	342.6
2007	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.4	330.5	342.8
2008	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.6	336.1	347.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.5	342.6	356.2
2010	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.8	349.1	359.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.5	351.7	362
2012	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374.1	353.8	366.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.5	350.5	365.2
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315.5	309.6	335.8
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.6	325.4	349.6
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.1	331.5	356.6
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.7	342.4	356.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.1	349.6	364.6
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378.2	362.5	375.8
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398.7	384.1	383.4
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412.8	385.7	392.6
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402.7	388.5	395.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398.6	373.7	393.2
2004	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306.8	301.4	318.5
2005	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	315.2	324.6
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317.3	317.4	328.7
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.6	324.3	334.3
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.1	333.9	345.2
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.4	338.8	354.1
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.5	350.5	362.2
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374.7	354.4	367.2
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387.6	353.9	367.4
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.9	347.0	366.9

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* Sunny Sands Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.