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Summit High (Continuation)

Public Grades 10-12

1916^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 11% of California high schools

Summary

Summit High (Continuation) is a small, alternative public high school serving about 195 students in grades 10-12 within the Desert Sands Unified School District in La Quinta, designed for students who may not thrive in a traditional comprehensive high school setting.

The school presents a complex picture: it achieves an exceptional 98% graduation rate, which is the highest among all local high schools including Palm Desert High and La Quinta High, demonstrating success in helping students complete their diplomas. However, this stands in stark contrast to its very low scores on state academic tests and an extremely high rate of chronic student absenteeism (75.5%), which is more than double the rate at nearby comprehensive schools. Compared to other continuation schools in the area, like Amistad High (Continuation), Summit High shows stronger graduation and academic results.

To support its specialized mission, the school spends significantly more per student (over $30,000) than the district's larger high schools, funding smaller classes and likely additional support services. While this investment correlates with high graduation success, academic proficiency rates remain a significant challenge. The school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, indicating it faces ongoing difficulties in improving standardized test outcomes despite its graduation achievements.

195

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,814

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43-330 Palm Royale Dr.
La Quinta, CA 92253-8170

(760) 238-9760

District: Desert Sands Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.5%

White:

11.3%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (76% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,916^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6High Schools in the Desert Sands Unified

989^th of 1,543Desert Sands Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1916 of 2162	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1763 of 2159	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1787 of 2170	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1719 of 2123	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1110 of 1290	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1570 of 2133	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1471 of 2017	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	1525 of 2021	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	1543 of 2039	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	1614 of 1994	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	1320 of 2426	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.2	1119 of 2354	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	31.2	1276 of 2367	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	19.5	1634 of 2281	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.0	882 of 2238	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	4.8	1953 of 2117	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.9	610 of 1085	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	694 of 1064	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	945 of 1044	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	332 of 941	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1780 of 1906	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1581 of 1915	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1590 of 1915	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1638 of 1858	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	956 of 1054	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1523 of 1833	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1426 of 1760	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1704 of 1900	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1558 of 1902	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1557 of 1917	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1517 of 1861	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1370 of 1814	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1279 of 1742	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1752 of 2013	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1666 of 2026	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1683 of 2030	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1466 of 1943	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	923 of 1126	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1521 of 1937	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1371 of 1862	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1645 of 1942	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1661 of 1948	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1696 of 1963	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1539 of 1916	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	992 of 1122	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1357 of 1880	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1313 of 1834	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	388 of 1252	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	701 of 1216	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1090 of 1155	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	1140 of 1173	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1106 of 1193	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1043 of 1204	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1036 of 1222	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1018 of 1173	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+58 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-29 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

Mathematics2%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Summit High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	43-330 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 238-9760	195	12	16.4	88.7%	22 (11.3%)	7 (3.6%)	155 (79.5%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	12	1916^th of 2162 public high schools	11.4%		16.8	1763^rd of 2159 public high schools	18.3%	153		3.8		3.7	19.4	19.4	1.9	1.9	$30,814	$3,674	$27,140
La Quinta High	Public	9-12	79-255 Blackhawk Way	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 772-4150	2,425	98	24.8	74.4%	385 (15.9%)	30 (1.2%)	1,860 (76.7%)	70 (2.9%)	6 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	71 (2.9%)	64.2	707^th of 2162 public high schools	67.3%		63	696^th of 2159 public high schools	67.8%	11		31.2	0.0	30.6	64.1	64.1	29.6	29.6	$18,875	$2,787	$16,088
Shadow Hills High	Public	9-12	39-225 Jefferson St.	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 393-5400	1,650	71	23.4	80.1%	130 (7.9%)	23 (1.4%)	1,424 (86.3%)	19 (1.2%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (2.8%)	44	1169^th of 2162 public high schools	45.9%		43.6	1156^th of 2159 public high schools	46.5%	13		30.9		30.9	48.7	48.7	9.9	9.9	$20,963	$3,067	$17,896
Palm Desert High	Public	9-12	74-910 Aztec Rd.	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 862-4300	2,079	80	26.0	60.2%	734 (35.3%)	40 (1.9%)	1,008 (48.5%)	174 (8.4%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	109 (5.2%)	78.7	435^th of 2162 public high schools	79.9%		85.2	323^rd of 2159 public high schools	85.0%	112		43.7	18.2	43.1	69.3	69.3	37.5	37.5	$19,647	$3,223	$16,424
Indio High	Public	9-12	81-750 Avenue 46	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3550	1,962	83	23.5	93.8%	57 (2.9%)	16 (0.8%)	1,835 (93.5%)	15 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (1.8%)	29.9	1487^th of 2162 public high schools	31.2%		29.1	1511^th of 2159 public high schools	30.0%	24		18.6	7.1	17.9	37.8	37.8	10.3	10.3	$20,034	$3,291	$16,743
Desert Sands A.T.L.A.S.	Public	12	83-391 Dillon Ave	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3810	69	4	16.9	49.3%	14 (20.3%)	2 (2.9%)	47 (68.1%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)								(n/a)									$49,676	$10,118	$39,558
Amistad High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	83-501 Dillon Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3570	192	15	12.6	94.8%	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	183 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	9.6	2035^th of 2162 public high schools	5.9%		9.9	2076^th of 2159 public high schools	3.8%	41		2.3	8.3	2.8	8.3	8.3	1.5	1.5	$34,283	$3,935	$30,348
NOVA Academy - Coachella	Public, Charter	9-12	52-780 Frederick St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	NOVA Academy - Coachella District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 569-0948	235	11	22.1	88.5%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	229 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	53.6	958^th of 2162 public high schools	55.7%		48.1	1054^th of 2159 public high schools	51.2%	96			15.8	15.8	68.3	68.3	14.6	14.6	$21,292	$3,076	$18,216
Coachella Valley High	Public	9-12	83-800 Airport Blvd.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5183	2,300	111	20.6	90.3%	10 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2,275 (98.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	27	1551^st of 2162 public high schools	28.3%		29.2	1509^th of 2159 public high schools	30.1%	42		9.7	4.8	7.3	40.8	40.8	14.9	14.9	$29,949	$1,303	$28,646
Rancho Mirage High	Public	9-12	31001 Rattler Rd.	Rancho Mirage	92270	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 202-6455	1,401	69	20.4	95.2%	106 (7.6%)	27 (1.9%)	1,155 (82.4%)	67 (4.8%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.5%)	44.1	1162^nd of 2162 public high schools	46.3%		50	999^th of 2159 public high schools	53.7%	163	4.5	19.4	17.1	16.9	54.6	54.6	21.1	21.1	$22,366	$1,856	$20,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Summit High (Continuation)

How many students attend Summit High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended Summit High (Continuation).

What district is Summit High (Continuation) in?

Desert Sands Unified

Is Summit High (Continuation) a good school?

Summit High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 11.4% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Summit High (Continuation)?

Students at Summit High (Continuation) are 79% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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