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School Comparison

Desert Garden Elementary
vs.
Dogwood Elementary

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Desert Garden Elementary
Dogwood Elementary
  • Desert Garden Elementary reported a higher students per counselor than Dogwood Elementary (1042:1 vs. 484:1).
  • Dogwood Elementary reported a higher chronically absent students than Desert Garden Elementary (196 vs. 142).
  • Dogwood Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than Desert Garden Elementary (2 vs. 1).
  • Source Data Limit: 4 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Dogwood Elementary reported a higher chronically absent students than Desert Garden Elementary (196 vs. 142).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Dogwood Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than Desert Garden Elementary (2 vs. 1).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Desert Garden Elementary reported a higher students per counselor than Dogwood Elementary (1042:1 vs. 484:1).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

9 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Desert Garden Elementary

1 metric was reported by Desert Garden Elementary. Comparable data for Dogwood Elementary is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
8

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Desert Garden Elementary
$17,900.88
Dogwood Elementary
$20,236.93
Local revenue share
Desert Garden Elementary
8.8%
Dogwood Elementary
11%
State revenue share
Desert Garden Elementary
78.1%
Dogwood Elementary
76.2%
Federal revenue share
Desert Garden Elementary
13.1%
Dogwood Elementary
12.8%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Desert Garden Elementary
27.1%
Dogwood Elementary
23.3%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Imperial County
$56,393
Imperial County
$56,393
Poverty rate
Imperial County
19.6%
Imperial County
19.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Imperial County
16.1%
Imperial County
16.1%
Unemployment rate
Imperial County
18.4%
Imperial County
18.4%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.