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Palm Springs Unified Schools
Palm Springs Unified is a public school district in California, based in Riverside County (Palm Springs). SchoolGrade grades 27 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs Unified
15 of 27 schools in Palm Springs Unified carry a SchoolGrade (12 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 4D: 5F: 5
Best schools in Palm Springs Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1051 high schools in California · all 513 middle schools in California · all 1758 elementary schools in California
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.
- B- Cathedral City High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C Cielo Vista Charter (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Palm Springs High (High school, meets expectations)
- C Desert Hot Springs High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Desert Learning Academy (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- D Rancho Mirage High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Raymond Cree Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D Cathedral City Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Vista Del Monte Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Painted Hills Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Palm Springs Unified
High schools (5)
- B- Cathedral City High, Cathedral City
- C Desert Hot Springs High, Desert Hot Springs
- F Mt San Jacinto High, Cathedral City
- C Palm Springs High, Palm Springs
- D Rancho Mirage High, Rancho Mirage
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- F Desert Springs Middle, Desert Hot Springs
- F James Workman Middle, Cathedral City
- F Nellie N Coffman Middle, Cathedral City
- D- Painted Hills Middle, Desert Hot Springs
- D Raymond Cree Middle, Palm Springs
Elementary and primary schools (15)
- Agua Caliente Elementary, Cathedral City
- Bella Vista Elementary, Desert Hot Springs
- Bubbling Wells Elementary, Desert Hot Springs
- F Cabot Yerxa Elementary, Desert Hot Springs
- Cahuilla Elementary, Palm Springs
- D Cathedral City Elementary, Cathedral City
- Della S Lindley Elementary, Thousand Palms
- Julius Corsini Elementary, Desert Hot Springs
- Katherine Finchy Elementary, Palm Springs
- Landau Elementary, Cathedral City
- Rancho Mirage Elementary, Rancho Mirage
- Rio Vista Elementary, Cathedral City
- Sunny Sands Elementary, Cathedral City
- Two Bunch Palms Elementary, Desert Hot Springs
- D- Vista Del Monte Elementary, Palm Springs
Other schools and academies (2)
- C Cielo Vista Charter, Palm Springs
- C- Desert Learning Academy, Palm Springs
Where Palm Springs Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Cathedral City (9)
- Desert Hot Springs (8)
- Palm Springs (7)
- Rancho Mirage (2)
- Thousand Palms (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: 20,416 students with 999 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,276 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0629550
- 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
- Banning Unified (9 schools, 18 mi)
- Desert Sands Unified (33 schools, 20 mi)
- Hemet Unified (27 schools, 23 mi)
- San Jacinto Unified (14 schools, 31 mi)
- Morongo Unified (16 schools, 33 mi)
- Beaumont Unified (13 schools, 33 mi)
- Bear Valley Unified (6 schools, 34 mi)
- Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified (13 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Palm Springs Unified
How many schools are in Palm Springs Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 27 public schools in Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Thousand Palms.
How good are the schools in Palm Springs Unified?
Across the 15 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 19.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 22.2%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Palm Springs Unified?
20,416 students were enrolled in Palm Springs Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 20.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Palm Springs Unified?
Palm Springs Unified is in California, based in Riverside County, with its district office in Palm Springs. Its boundary covers about 497 sq mi.