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Palm Desert High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

74-910 Aztec Rd., Palm Desert, CA 92260 · (760) 862-4300 · Part of Desert Sands Unified School District

Palm Desert’s School Grade B better than 56% of California school districts

Students
2,079
Students per teacher
26:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Palm Desert High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 26 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Palm Desert HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 48.6%

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

74-910 Aztec Rd., Palm Desert

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9564
Grade 10520
Grade 11527
Grade 12468
Enrollment over time
2,129’20
2,122’21
2,050’22
2,039’23
2,079’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 35%Asian 8%Two or more races 5%Black 2%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 Palm Desert High from Palm Desert families.

Other schools in Desert Sands Unified School District

The district →

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; Palm Desert’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.