Palm Springs Unified

Desert Springs Middle

66-755 Two Bunch Palms Trail, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240-5775

Summary

Desert Springs Middle is badly underperforming.

Only 19.6% of students are reading at grade level in Desert Springs Middle, but it is holding steady.

Math is weaker at 11.0%; most students are not yet at grade level, and it is trending down slightly.Trending down

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency19.6%
Current Math Proficiency11.0%
Reading State Rank1157/1211 (4th percentile)
Math State Rank1102/1211 (9th percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio20:1
Student Enrollment749
Low-Income Students724 (96.7%)
English Learners241 (32.2%)
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +0.1%Trend upMath -1.6%Trend down
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%Trend up
Non-Low-Income -3.6%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +0.8%Trend up
English Native -0.7%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years

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%Trend down
Non-Low-Income -29.5%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -0.9%Trend down
English Native -1.3%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years