Desert Sands Unified

Palm Desert High

74-910 Aztec Road, Palm Desert, CA 92260-5639

Summary

69.3% of students are reading at grade level in Palm Desert High, but it is trending down slightly.Trending down

Math is weaker at 37.5%; most students are not yet at grade level, but it is slowly trending up.Trending up

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency69.3%
Current Math Proficiency37.5%
Reading State Rank324/1609 (80th percentile)
Math State Rank351/1605 (78th percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio26:1
Student Enrollment2,079
Low-Income Students1,262 (60.7%)
English Learners110 (5.3%)
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading -1.0%Trend downMath +3.7%Trend up
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 -1.8%Trend down
Non-Low-Income +1.9%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -10.8%Trend down
English Native -1.2%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 +0.5%Trend up
Non-Low-Income +10.9%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -0.1%Trend down
English Native +6.8%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years