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Desert Hot Springs High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

65850 Pierson Blvd., Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 · (760) 288-7000 · Part of Palm Springs Unified School District

Desert Hot Springs’ School Grade C+ better than 43% of California school districts

Directions
Students
1,687
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Desert Hot Springs High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Desert Hot Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Desert Hot Springs HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

65850 Pierson Blvd., Desert Hot Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9443
Grade 10443
Grade 11398
Grade 12403
Enrollment over time
1,844’20
1,807’21
1,742’22
1,718’23
1,687’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%White 9%Black 6%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Desert Hot Springs High from Desert Hot Springs families.

Other schools in Palm Springs Unified School District

The district →
Cielo Vista Charter
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Palm Springs
824 students20:1
Bella Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Desert Hot Springs
779 students21:1
Two Bunch Palms Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Desert Hot Springs
717 students20:1
Sunny Sands Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cathedral City
692 students21:1
Cabot Yerxa Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Desert Hot Springs
664 students20:1
Agua Caliente Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cathedral City
645 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Desert Hot Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.