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Desert Learning Academy

PublicOtherGrades K–12Alternative Education School

2248 East Ramon Rd., Palm Springs, CA 92264 · (760) 778-0487 · Part of Palm Springs Unified School District

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

Students
317
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about Desert Learning Academy

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 50% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 28.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts44%
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).

2248 East Ramon Rd., Palm Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 19
Grade 212
Grade 314
Grade 417
Grade 516
Grade 620
Grade 733
Grade 837
Grade 918
Grade 1041
Grade 1141
Grade 1259
Enrollment over time
247’20
823’21
436’22
378’23
317’24

Up 28.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 73%White 15%Black 7%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Desert Learning Academy from Palm Springs families.

Other schools in Palm Springs 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 Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.