Is Palm Desert Charter Middle a good school?

Palm Desert Charter Middle ranks 670 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Palm Desert Charter Middle?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,298 students attended Palm Desert Charter Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Palm Desert Charter Middle?

Students at Palm Desert Charter Middle are 50% Hispanic, 35% White, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Palm Desert Charter Middle attend?

Students who attend Palm Desert Charter Middle usually go on to attend Palm Desert High

Palm Desert Charter Middle School in Palm Desert CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Palm Desert Charter Middle ranks better than 75.5% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 7 ranked middle schools in the Desert Sands Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.78. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Palm Desert Charter Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Desert Sands Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49.5%), White (35.4%), Asian (7.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Desert Sands Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Palm Desert Charter Middle is 25.4. 5 middle schools in the Desert Sands Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Palm Desert Charter Middle employs 51 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Palm Desert Charter Middle is $9,712, which is the 2^nd highest among 7 middle schools in the Desert Sands Unified School District.

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SchoolDigger ranks Palm Desert Charter Middle 670^th of 2740 California public middle schools. (See Palm Desert Charter Middle in the ranking list.)

Desert Sands Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Desert Sands Unified 972^nd of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Palm Desert Charter Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	70.34	422^nd	1769	76.1%
2005	69.49	450^th	1777	74.7%
2006	75.41	370^th	1804	79.5%
2007	72.85	431^st	1999	78.4%
2008	72.33	442^nd	2005	78.0%
2009	78.14	323^rd	2063	84.3%
2010	76.66	383^rd	2179	82.4%
2011	80.56	284^th	2236	87.3%
2012	81.45	266^th	2259	88.2%
2013	80.98	296^th	2379	87.6%
2015	73.16	572^nd	2477	76.9%
2016	73.22	591^st	2497	76.3%
2017	73.12	597^th	2508	76.2%
2018	69.71	649^th	2480	73.8%
2019	73.62	624^th	2715	77.0%
2022	70.78	670^th	2740	75.5%

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Palm Desert Charter Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.12	287^th	462	37.9%
2019	52.03	299^th	554	46.0%
2022	55.26	296^th	665	55.5%

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Palm Desert Charter Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.95	451^st	1364	66.9%
2019	44.49	557^th	1442	61.4%
2022	37.85	858^th	1540	44.3%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Palm Desert Charter Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.73	1200^th	2230	46.2%
2019	62.37	676^th	2369	71.5%
2022	65.17	617^th	2458	74.9%

Rank History for Female students at Palm Desert Charter Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.58	653^rd	2262	71.1%
2019	71.34	594^th	2380	75.0%
2022	69.37	621^st	2509	75.2%

Rank History for Disabled students at Palm Desert Charter Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.44	712^th	1369	48.0%
2019	37.43	802^nd	1491	46.2%
2022	30.49	1044^th	1531	31.8%

Rank History for Male students at Palm Desert Charter Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.35	581^st	2273	74.4%
2019	72.81	561^st	2407	76.7%
2022	70.55	608^th	2527	75.9%

Rank History for Asian students at Palm Desert Charter Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.51	148^th	700	78.9%
2019	66.54	289^th	745	61.2%
2022	63.55	314^th	733	57.2%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Palm Desert Charter Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.54	675^th	2072	67.4%
2019	65.63	576^th	2213	74.0%
2022	65.66	593^rd	2359	74.9%

Rank History for White students at Palm Desert Charter Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.01	476^th	1496	68.2%
2019	69.87	451^st	1602	71.8%
2022	65.30	497^th	1555	68.0%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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I'm so proud of pdcms my daughter Attends school there. It has taught her so much the teachers are caring for all students I recomemner everyone to come to this school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Palm Desert Charter Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	640	8	30	134	13	n/a	n/a	0	825
1989	676	6	19	142	8	n/a	n/a	0	851
1990	706	5	25	144	9	n/a	n/a	0	889
1991	761	4	27	157	5	n/a	n/a	0	954
1992	844	4	25	182	9	n/a	n/a	0	1064
1993	853	6	30	196	7	n/a	n/a	0	1092
1994	799	5	37	239	8	n/a	n/a	0	1088
1995	800	14	43	247	11	n/a	n/a	0	1115
1996	800	14	43	247	11	n/a	n/a	0	1115
1997	813	11	38	286	8	n/a	n/a	0	1156
1998	802	20	52	280	10	n/a	n/a	0	1164
1999	875	14	55	313	10	n/a	n/a	0	1267
2000	846	19	54	316	9	n/a	n/a	0	1244
2001	805	23	47	323	7	n/a	n/a	0	1205
2002	741	26	37	370	10	n/a	n/a	10	1194
2003	741	26	37	370	10	n/a	n/a	10	1194
2004	785	27	37	399	7	n/a	n/a	42	1297
2005	784	27	43	422	9	n/a	n/a	81	1366
2006	751	26	58	464	5	n/a	n/a	107	1411
2007	606	32	59	427	6	n/a	n/a	64	1194
2008	598	36	55	441	8	n/a	n/a	0	1138
2009	604	34	59	473	12	5	64	0	1251
2010	617	30	58	523	8	4	25	0	1265
2011	593	23	65	545	7	1	28	0	1262
2012	601	20	72	565	4	2	35	0	1299
2013	621	18	67	587	1	2	43	0	1339
2014	588	15	78	603	3	1	52	0	1340
2015	608	27	70	641	3	1	57	0	1407
2016	594	29	83	640	4	2	59	0	1411
2017	586	21	83	656	0	6	60	0	1412
2018	548	12	91	698	0	3	56	0	1408
2019	559	21	96	682	1	2	57	0	1418
2020	518	23	100	705	1	1	57	1	1406
2021	516	22	102	670	2	1	59	0	1372
2022	460	23	102	643	2	2	66	0	1298

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Palm Desert Charter Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	825	34.0	24.2	n/a
1989	851	36.0	23.6	n/a
1990	889	34.6	25.6	n/a
1991	954	41.3	23.0	n/a
1992	1064	42.0	25.3	13.6
1993	1092	44.0	24.8	19.8
1994	1088	42.9	25.4	22.2
1995	1115	43.0	25.9	18.8
1996	1115	43.0	25.9	18.8
1997	1156	44.3	26.1	18.2
1998	1164	45.0	25.9	18
1999	1267	48.2	26.3	29.4
2000	1244	48.5	25.6	26.4
2001	1205	50.7	23.8	28.5
2002	1194	47.6	25.1	34.6
2003	1194	47.6	25.1	34.6
2004	1297	53.9	24.1	33
2005	1366	54.1	25.2	32
2006	1411	62.0	22.8	34.2
2007	1194	38.7	30.9	34.5
2008	1138	54.8	20.8	42.4
2009	1251	55.7	20.6	38.1
2010	1265	47.2	26.8	38.3
2011	1262	n/a	n/a	41.6
2012	1299	46.2	28.1	n/a
2013	1339	45.2	29.6	48.1
2014	1340	46.5	28.7	48.2
2015	1407	48.0	29.3	47.3
2016	1411	53.0	26.6	45
2017	1412	54.2	26.0	47.2
2018	1408	53.7	26.2	50.1
2019	1418	52.8	26.8	47.3
2020	1406	n/a	n/a	51.6
2021	1372	51.0	26.9	46.1
2022	1298	51.0	25.4	58.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Palm Desert Charter Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	825	34.0	24.2	n/a
1989	851	36.0	23.6	n/a
1990	889	34.6	25.6	n/a
1991	954	41.3	23.0	n/a
1992	1064	42.0	25.3	13.6
1993	1092	44.0	24.8	19.8
1994	1088	42.9	25.4	22.2
1995	1115	43.0	25.9	18.8
1996	1115	43.0	25.9	18.8
1997	1156	44.3	26.1	18.2
1998	1164	45.0	25.9	18
1999	1267	48.2	26.3	29.4
2000	1244	48.5	25.6	26.4
2001	1205	50.7	23.8	28.5
2002	1194	47.6	25.1	34.6
2003	1194	47.6	25.1	34.6
2004	1297	53.9	24.1	33
2005	1366	54.1	25.2	32
2006	1411	62.0	22.8	34.2
2007	1194	38.7	30.9	34.5
2008	1138	54.8	20.8	42.4
2009	1251	55.7	20.6	38.1
2010	1265	47.2	26.8	38.3
2011	1262	n/a	n/a	41.6
2012	1299	46.2	28.1	n/a
2013	1339	45.2	29.6	48.1
2014	1340	46.5	28.7	48.2
2015	1407	48.0	29.3	47.3
2016	1411	53.0	26.6	45
2017	1412	54.2	26.0	47.2
2018	1408	53.7	26.2	50.1
2019	1418	52.8	26.8	47.3
2020	1406	n/a	n/a	51.6
2021	1372	51.0	26.9	46.1
2022	1298	51.0	25.4	58.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Palm Desert Charter Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$9,712

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Palm Desert Charter Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 624^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 670^th of 2740 Middle schools	1.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palm Desert Charter Middle)	60.9	57.4	3.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Sands Unified)	42.6	35.3	7.3%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	45.1	3.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Palm Desert Charter Middle)	48.3	40.2	8.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Desert Sands Unified)	32.5	24.6	7.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	32.5	6%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palm Desert Charter Middle)	66.7	67.9	1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Sands Unified)	46.2	42.7	3.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	49.2	2.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Palm Desert Charter Middle)	42.9	39.6	3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Desert Sands Unified)	29.4	24.1	5.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	32	5.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palm Desert Charter Middle)	63.9	55.6	8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Sands Unified)	46.2	37.7	8.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	46.6	2.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Palm Desert Charter Middle)	46.1	31.2	14.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Desert Sands Unified)	28.2	18.5	9.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.2	7.4%
8th Grade Science (Palm Desert Charter Middle)	39.7	37.6	2.1%
8th Grade Science (Desert Sands Unified)	22.8	22	0.8%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	29.2	1.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1418	1372	3.2%
African American	21	22	4.8%
American Indian	1	2	100%
Asian	96	102	6.3%
Hispanic	682	670	1.8%
Pacific Islander	2	1	50%
White	559	516	7.7%
Two or More Races	57	59	3.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	47.3%	46.1%	1.2%

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