Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle

La Quinta sits at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains in the eastern Coachella Valley, a sun-drenched desert community that's grown quickly over the past two decades with new neighborhoods and a strong golf-resort culture. Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle serves that growing population, but the school's test scores — particularly in math — suggest families may want to look closely at how well students are being prepared for high school. Families who are proactive about supplementing academics at home or through tutoring, and who are drawn to La Quinta's outdoor lifestyle and newer suburban neighborhoods, will want to ask the school direct questions about academic support resources before enrolling.