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Summit High (Continuation)

Public Grades 10-12

1866^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 13% of California high schools

Summary

Summit High (Continuation) in La Quinta serves 195 students in grades 10–12 and sits in an area where nearby schools’ performance varies widely. Its reported graduation rate is strong: 99% in 2025–26, compared with 96% for Desert Sands Unified and 88% statewide. The most striking concern is attendance: 79% of Summit students were chronically absent, more than at any nearby school with a reported figure and far above the district’s 29% and the state’s 18%.

Summit’s test proficiency is near the bottom of the local group and below district and state results in all three subjects. Its all-grades scores were 11% in ELA, 6% in math and 7% in science, trailing state results by 38, 32 and 29 percentage points, respectively, and district results by 32, 22 and 22 points. Among nearby schools with same-year results, Summit ranked second-lowest in each subject, ahead only of Amistad High (Continuation). Math was its closest subject to nearby peers, while ELA was its weakest relative to the state, district and local benchmarks.

Summit’s ELA proficiency fell from 23% in 2022–23 to 11% in 2025–26, while math and science improved only slightly; the gap with the state widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranks Summit 1,866th of 2,137 schools, at the 13th percentile with one star—up from the 11th percentile the prior year, but still second-lowest among nearby schools with current rankings. Its student-teacher ratio was 16.4:1 in 2024–25, among the lowest locally, while 89% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with an 81% average among nearby schools reporting the same measure. One more favorable SchoolDigger subgroup result: Special Education Students ranked at the 41st percentile in 2025–26, 28 points above Summit’s overall percentile.

195

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,934

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 — 24th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (79% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg34%

California avg42%

1,866^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

627^th of 968Desert 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
2026	11.5	1866 of 2137	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	9.5	1700 of 1865	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.6	1660 of 1880	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.8	1693 of 1999	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.4	1699 of 1932	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.4	732 of 1235	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	3.7	1084 of 1132	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

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

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Science7%-29 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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%)	11.5	1866^th of 2137 public high schools	12.7%		12	1916^th of 2162 public high schools	11.4%	50			7.7		7.4			11.0	11.0			6.0	6.0	$40,934	$39,484	$1,450
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%)	57	879^th of 2137 public high schools	58.9%		64.2	707^th of 2162 public high schools	67.3%	172			28.4	0.0	27.8			66.2	66.2			26.2	26.2	$22,709	$21,036	$1,673
Shadow Hills High	Public	9-12	39-225 Jefferson St.	Indio	92201	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%)	45.5	1129^th of 2137 public high schools	47.2%		44	1169^th of 2162 public high schools	45.9%	40			27.4		27.4			52.2	52.2			19.6	19.6	$25,778	$23,940	$1,838
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%)	77.8	455^th of 2137 public high schools	78.7%		78.7	435^th of 2162 public high schools	79.9%	20			48.6		48.4			69.2	69.2			37.5	37.5	$22,932	$21,184	$1,748
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%)	38.5	1309^th of 2137 public high schools	38.7%		29.9	1487^th of 2162 public high schools	31.2%	178			25.3		25.1			49.1	49.1			13.0	13.0	$23,993	$22,014	$1,979
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)														$91,702	$87,354	$4,348
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%)	9.8	1962^nd of 2137 public high schools	8.2%		9.6	2035^th of 2162 public high schools	5.9%	73			5.9		5.9			7.1	7.1			4.2	4.2	$56,883	$54,628	$2,255
Altus Schools Coachella Valley	Public, Charter	7-12	72840 Highway 111	Palm Desert	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools Coachella Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 242-6722	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	40.2	1269^th of 2137 public high schools	40.6%					(n/a)	41.7	19.1			28.3		41.7	66.7	54.1		16.7	5.6	16.2
NOVA Academy - Coachella	Public, Charter	9-12	52-780 Frederick St.	Coachella	92701	Orange 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%)								(n/a)
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%)	32	1447^th of 2137 public high schools	32.3%		27	1551^st of 2162 public high schools	28.3%	104			18.3		18.0			40.2	40.2			17.0	17.0	$66,907	$15,294	$51,613

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

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

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Desert Sands Unified

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