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Desert Sands Unified

Palm Desert High

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

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Summary

Reading and math results average to the 79th percentile among comparable California schools.

69.3% of students met California's reading standard, but it is trending down slightly.Trending down

Math is weaker: 37.5% of students met California's math standard, 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%)
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2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading -1.0%Trend down•Math +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
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -10.8%Trend down•
English Native -1.2%Trend down

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
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -0.1%Trend down•
English Native +6.8%Trend up
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