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Coachella Valley Unified Schools
Coachella Valley Unified is a public school district in California, based in Riverside County (Thermal). SchoolGrade grades 21 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Coachella Valley Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Coachella Valley Unified
21 of 21 schools in Coachella Valley Unified carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 15F: 4
Best schools in Coachella Valley Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C Desert Mirage High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Coachella Valley High (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D Coral Mountain Academy (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Valle Del Sol Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Mountain Vista Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Cesar Chavez Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Peter Pendleton Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Toro Canyon Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Bobby Duke Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Coachella Valley Unified
High schools (4)
- C- Coachella Valley High, Thermal
- C Desert Mirage High, Thermal
- F La Familia Continuation High, Thermal
- D- West Shores High, Salton City
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D- Bobby Duke Middle, Coachella
- D+ Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High, Coachella
- D- Toro Canyon Middle, Thermal
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- D Cesar Chavez Elementary, Coachella
- D- John Kelley Elementary, Thermal
- D- Las Palmitas Elementary, Thermal
- D- Mecca Elementary, Mecca
- D Mountain Vista Elementary, Indio
- F Oasis Elementary, Thermal
- F Palm View Elementary, Coachella
- D Peter Pendleton Elementary, Coachella
- D- Saul Martinez Elementary, Mecca
- F Sea View Elementary, Salton City
- D Valle Del Sol Elementary, Coachella
- D- Valley View Elementary, Coachella
- D- Westside Elementary, Thermal
Other schools and academies (1)
- D Coral Mountain Academy, Coachella
Where Coachella Valley Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Coachella (8)
- Thermal (8)
- Mecca (2)
- Salton City (2)
- Indio (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Riverside County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 16,046 students with 807 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,015 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0609070
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Desert Sands Unified (33 schools, 24 mi)
- Calipatria Unified (4 schools, 25 mi)
- Borrego Springs Unified (3 schools, 30 mi)
- Brawley Union High (3 schools, 33 mi)
- Palm Springs Unified (27 schools, 40 mi)
- Brawley Elementary (5 schools, 42 mi)
- Morongo Unified (16 schools, 49 mi)
- Imperial Unified (6 schools, 50 mi)
Questions about Coachella Valley Unified
How many schools are in Coachella Valley Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 21 public schools in Coachella Valley Unified, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Coachella Valley Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Coachella, Thermal, Mecca, Salton City, Indio.
How good are the schools in Coachella Valley Unified?
Across the 21 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 16.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 16.7%. 86% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Coachella Valley Unified?
16,046 students were enrolled in Coachella Valley Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Coachella Valley Unified?
Coachella Valley Unified is in California, based in Riverside County, with its district office in Thermal. Its boundary covers about 1,032 sq mi.