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Desert Springs Middle
66-755 Two Bunch Palms Trail, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240-5775
Summary
Desert Springs Middle is badly underperforming.
Reading and math results average to the 7th percentile among comparable California schools.
Only 19.6% of students met California's reading standard, but it is holding steady.
Math is weaker: 11.0% of students met California's math standard, and it is trending down slightly.
Proficiency Stats
| Current Reading Proficiency | 19.6% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 11.0% |
| Reading State Rank | 1157/1211 (4th percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 1102/1211 (9th percentile) |
Other Stats
| Student / Teacher Ratio | 20:1 |
| Student Enrollment | 749 |
| Low-Income Students | 724 (96.7%) |
| English Learners | 241 (32.2%) |
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +0.1%
•Math -1.6%
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years
Reading Proficiency Scores
Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.
Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +0.3%
•
Non-Low-Income -3.6%
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +0.8%
•
English Native -0.7%
Math Proficiency Scores
Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.
Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income -1.1%
•
Non-Low-Income -29.5%
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -0.9%
•
English Native -1.3%
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