# Palm Springs Unified

Palm Springs Unified is a unified district in Riverside County, California. Reading proficiency is 35.9%, +1.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 22.3%, +0.5 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/palm-springs-unified |
| County | Riverside |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 27 |
| Students | 20,011 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Average spending per student | $23,898 |
| Low-Income Students | 18,137 (94.5%) |
| English Learners | 5,088 (26.5%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 34.5% | 10,831 |
| 2024 | 35.0% | 10,674 |
| 2025 | 35.9% | 10,381 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.8% | 10,841 |
| 2024 | 22.0% | 10,732 |
| 2025 | 22.3% | 10,404 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 34.3% | 40.8% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | 39.4% |
| 2025 | 35.8% | 39.3% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.6% | 27.1% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | 23.1% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | 27.7% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.8% | 36.1% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | 37.0% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | 38.4% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.8% | 23.8% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | 24.0% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | 25.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Charlie E. Ervin Jr. | Board Clerk | cervin@psusd.us | N/A | 2026 |
| John Gerardi | Board Member | jgerardi@psusd.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Karen Cornett | Board President | kcornett@psusd.us | N/A | 2026 |
| Madonna Gerrell | Board Member | mgerrell@psusd.us | N/A | 2028 |
| Sergio Espericueta | Board Member | sespericueta@psusd.us | N/A | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Cielo Vista Charter | Palm Springs | 60.1% | 44.9% | 52.5% | +2.7 | +5.4 |
| 2 | Sunny Sands Elementary | Cathedral City | 48.0% | 43.0% | 45.5% | +2.3 | -2.9 |
| 3 | Katherine Finchy Elementary | Palm Springs | 41.1% | 37.4% | 39.3% | +0.9 | -0.3 |
| 4 | Rancho Mirage High | Rancho Mirage | 54.6% | 21.1% | 37.9% | +2.5 | +2.7 |
| 5 | Rancho Mirage Elementary | Rancho Mirage | 40.8% | 31.8% | 36.3% | -6.7 | -9.8 |
| 6 | Rio Vista Elementary | Cathedral City | 40.2% | 32.4% | 36.3% | +3.4 | +3.7 |
| 7 | James Workman Middle | Cathedral City | 43.1% | 29.0% | 36.1% | +4.2 | +5.7 |
| 8 | Palm Springs High | Palm Springs | 53.1% | 18.6% | 35.9% | -5.4 | -6.3 |
| 9 | Landau Elementary | Cathedral City | 40.5% | 30.2% | 35.3% | +8.1 | -0.5 |
| 10 | Raymond Cree Middle | Palm Springs | 38.0% | 26.8% | 32.4% | +0.2 | +1.4 |
| 11 | Cathedral City High | Cathedral City | 48.8% | 13.6% | 31.2% | -8.2 | -9.7 |
| 12 | Desert Hot Springs High | Desert Hot Springs | 46.6% | 12.2% | 29.4% | +5.7 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Desert Learning Academy | Palm Springs | 41.5% | 15.9% | 28.7% | +4.5 | -2.1 |
| 14 | Cathedral City Elementary | Cathedral City | 31.2% | 23.9% | 27.5% | +6.9 | +5.4 |
| 15 | Della S. Lindley Elementary | Thousand Palms | 30.6% | 23.0% | 26.8% | -1.6 | +2.5 |
| 16 | Cahuilla Elementary | Palm Springs | 28.6% | 22.3% | 25.5% | -8.1 | -3.3 |
| 17 | Nellie N. Coffman Middle | Cathedral City | 34.1% | 15.8% | 25.0% | +3.7 | -1.0 |
| 18 | Bella Vista Elementary | Desert Hot Springs | 29.6% | 20.3% | 25.0% | +3.2 | +1.8 |
| 19 | Agua Caliente Elementary | Cathedral City | 28.1% | 19.9% | 24.0% | +3.6 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Bubbling Wells Elementary | Desert Hot Springs | 25.6% | 16.4% | 21.0% | +0.8 | +0.3 |
| 21 | Cabot Yerxa Elementary | Desert Hot Springs | 26.1% | 13.9% | 20.0% | +2.8 | +1.1 |
| 22 | Vista del Monte Elementary | Palm Springs | 20.6% | 18.9% | 19.7% | -6.6 | -3.3 |
| 23 | Two Bunch Palms Elementary | Desert Hot Springs | 21.0% | 17.4% | 19.2% | -5.3 | -5.9 |
| 24 | Painted Hills Middle | Desert Hot Springs | 24.9% | 13.1% | 19.0% | +0.7 | +2.3 |
| 25 | Julius Corsini Elementary | Desert Hot Springs | 24.2% | 12.6% | 18.4% | +12.4 | -0.6 |
| 26 | Desert Springs Middle | Desert Hot Springs | 19.6% | 11.0% | 15.3% | +0.1 | -1.6 |
| 27 | Mt. San Jacinto High | Cathedral City | 15.8% | 10.2% | 13.0% | -3.7 | 0.0 |