Imagine Schools Riverside County, Coachella CA

Original Research by School Decision on Imagine Schools Riverside County

Imagine Schools Riverside County is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Coachella, a predominantly Latino, working-class city in eastern Riverside County. The school enrolls a student body that is roughly the size typical for its grade span, with a substantial majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The vast majority of the enrollment is Hispanic, with small numbers of white, Black, and Asian students and very small counts of other groups.

State test results from spring 2025 show academic performance that falls below what most families would expect. In English language arts, proficiency rates vary considerably across grade levels, ranging from low in the elementary grades to around half in eighth grade. Math proficiency is consistently weaker, with performance in the upper elementary and middle grades particularly low; fifth-grade students showed single-digit proficiency. Science proficiency, measured in grades five and eight, sits in the low-to-mid range. Across tested subjects and grades combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among the county's districts, a positioning that reflects how broadly low proficiency is across the county rather than strong absolute performance. A parent may want to look into what literacy and numeracy support the school offers, especially in the middle grades where both subjects show pronounced weakness.

The school operates as a charter within the Imagine Schools Riverside County District. The district brief found no recent curriculum, pedagogical, or operational changes of broad parent relevance to report. The school's website and other public sources did not yield information about specialized programs, electives, extracurricular offerings, staffing, attendance patterns, discipline policies, or special education and English learner enrollment counts, so families interested in those details will want to contact the school directly.

Coachella itself is in a downtown revitalization phase anchored by the Pueblo Viejo Historic District, where the city has invested in walkable civic infrastructure, public transit hubs, and affordable family housing. Agriculture and food processing remain economic anchors, alongside growing retail and healthcare sectors. The city's median housing price is modestly below nearby Palm Springs and substantially below California's state average, reflecting the working-class character of the area. Civic life centers on the Coachella Library and parks like Bagdouma Park, and public transit is served by SunLine, which provides both fixed-route bus and on-demand microtransit service. The broader Coachella Valley is known for leisure and hospitality employment, including seasonal work tied to the regional music festival.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 334%

School 34% · district not reported

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · district not reported

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 513%

School 13% · district not reported

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 616%

School 16% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 722%

School 22% · district not reported

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 819%

School 19% · district not reported

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 331%

School 31% · district not reported

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 434%

School 34% · district not reported

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · district not reported

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · district not reported

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 745%

School 45% · district not reported

even with state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 855%

School 55% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Science

Grade 522%

School 22% · district not reported

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 827%

School 27% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income32%1 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income36%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income42%9 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income32%Higher-income29%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income46%Higher-income44%2 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income56%Higher-income50%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income32%Higher-income43%12 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income34%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income11%Higher-income21%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income15%Higher-income18%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income21%Higher-income24%3 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income14%Higher-income42%27 pp gap