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Raymond Cree Middle

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Raymond Cree Middle ranks 1624 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1624^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 41% of California middle schools

Summary

Raymond Cree Middle is a public school in Palm Springs, CA, serving about 720 students in grades 6-8 within the Palm Springs Unified district, which faces significant challenges across the state.

When compared to other middle schools in its own district, Raymond Cree stands out for stronger performance. It has higher test scores in English, math, and science than most of its peers, including Painted Hills Middle, Desert Springs Middle, and Nellie N. Coffman Middle, and has been particularly effective in supporting students from low-income families and those experiencing homelessness. The school also does a better job keeping students in class, with a chronic absenteeism rate that is much lower than several other schools in Palm Springs Unified.

However, when looking at schools in the neighboring Desert Sands Unified district, such as Palm Desert Charter Middle or John Glenn Middle School of International Studies, Raymond Cree's test scores are lower. This highlights a gap compared to the state average, especially in math, where scores tend to drop as students move from 6th to 8th grade. While the school has seen a large increase in funding per student in recent years, academic results have remained steady, indicating resources may still be finding the most effective ways to boost learning for all students.

721

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,848

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1011 Vista Chino
Palm Springs, CA 92262-3207

(760) 416-8283

District: Palm Springs Unified

Students who attend Raymond Cree Middle usually attend:

High:

Palm Springs High

Feeder schools for Raymond Cree Middle:

Elementary:	Cahuilla Elementary
	Katherine Finchy Elementary
	Vista del Monte Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.9%

White:

10.8%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg27%

California avg41%

1,624^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Palm Springs Unified

1147^th of 1,543Palm Springs 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	35.8	1624 of 2761	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1535 of 2783	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1483 of 2781	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	1494 of 2740	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	1478 of 2715	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1463 of 2480	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.0	1761 of 2508	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	1735 of 2497	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.5	1584 of 2477	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.9	1679 of 2379	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.7	1651 of 2259	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.3	1610 of 2236	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.8	1422 of 2179	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.4	1243 of 2063	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.1	1215 of 2005	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.1	1249 of 1999	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.2	1141 of 1804	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.9	1205 of 1777	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.2	1187 of 1769	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	388 of 609	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	393 of 627	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	326 of 613	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	267 of 637	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	364 of 643	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	265 of 600	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	1311 of 1531	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1178 of 1491	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	929 of 1369	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.4	638 of 1478	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	802 of 1521	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	553 of 1540	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.1	960 of 1442	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	739 of 1364	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1574 of 2533	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1403 of 2551	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1337 of 2531	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1319 of 2509	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1468 of 2380	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1446 of 2262	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1372 of 2395	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	1194 of 2388	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1119 of 2374	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	1162 of 2359	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	1025 of 2213	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	1088 of 2072	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	204 of 477	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	143 of 394	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	67 of 320	79.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1093 of 2542	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	1032 of 2579	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	899 of 2531	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	875 of 2458	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	1097 of 2369	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	1142 of 2230	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1449 of 2534	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	1449 of 2552	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1400 of 2538	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	1434 of 2527	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1228 of 2407	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1276 of 2273	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	548 of 726	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	463 of 665	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1165 of 1566	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1334 of 1552	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1253 of 1531	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	667 of 1520	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	658 of 1537	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	725 of 1543	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	787 of 1555	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	997 of 1602	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	913 of 1496	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)57th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Listening21%-5 vs state

Writing7%-10 vs state

Overall4%-6 vs state

Reading4%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Raymond Cree Middle	Public	6-8	1011 Vista Chino	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8283	721	37	19.6	97.1%	78 (10.8%)	48 (6.7%)	533 (73.9%)	23 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	35.8	1624^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.2%		37.8	1535^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.8%	89	6.8	0.0	4.2	15.9	28.6	20.8	6.8	7.1	6.9	6.8	0.0	4.2	23.1	23.1	36.9	37.1	40.0	38.0	31.3	25.3	23.6	26.8	$21,848	$1,755	$20,093
James Workman Middle	Public	6-8	69-300 30th Ave.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8540	1,020	47	21.8	97.8%	72 (7.1%)	16 (1.6%)	849 (83.2%)	45 (4.4%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.7%)	42	1430^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.2%		38.8	1514^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.6%	84													23.6	23.6	39.4	48.4	42.0	43.1	27.9	32.5	26.9	29.0	$21,270	$1,735	$19,535
Nellie N. Coffman Middle	Public	6-8	34-603 Plumley Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8617	914	46	19.9	97.2%	42 (4.6%)	14 (1.5%)	838 (91.7%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	24.9	2010^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.2%		21.7	2187^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.4%	177													19.7	19.7	32.3	28.8	41.0	34.1	17.5	10.4	19.3	15.8	$20,491	$1,704	$18,787
Desert Springs Middle	Public	6-8	66-755 Two Bunch Palms Trail	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7200	749	37	20.3	96.7%	47 (6.3%)	38 (5.1%)	636 (84.9%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.1%)	12.6	2533^rd of 2761 public middle schools	8.3%		16.6	2415^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.2%	118													12.7	12.7	16.7	23.9	18.6	19.6	13.1	15.1	4.9	11.0	$21,348	$1,963	$19,385
Painted Hills Middle	Public	6-8	9250 Sonora Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-1551	722	33	21.6	97.2%	64 (8.9%)	35 (4.8%)	578 (80.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.3%)	15.2	2433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	11.9%		16.5	2418^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.1%	15													9.2	9.2	22.2	29.3	23.0	24.9	10.0	17.3	11.8	13.1	$21,314	$1,882	$19,432
Palm Desert Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	74-200 Rutledge Way	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 862-4320	1,298	47	27.6	61.4%	444 (34.2%)	20 (1.5%)	669 (51.5%)	78 (6.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.3%)	64.2	802^nd of 2761 public middle schools	71.0%		68.2	719^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.2%	83													32.1	32.1	61.5	64.5	48.3	57.9	43.2	41.7	32.1	38.8	$13,492	$411	$13,081
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle	Public	6-8	43-495 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 238-9710	439	21	20.7	84.1%	80 (18.2%)	13 (3.0%)	305 (69.5%)	18 (4.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	20.5	2200^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.3%		20.6	2236^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.7%	36													21.2	21.2	31.7	23.4	32.5	29.9	9.0	13.9	12.8	11.8	$22,908	$3,615	$19,293
Desert Ridge Academy	Public	6-8	79-767 Avenue 39	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 393-5500	962	41	23.6	81.5%	81 (8.4%)	13 (1.4%)	815 (84.7%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.3%)	26.3	1945^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.6%		19.6	2278^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.1%	333													21.1	21.1	37.1	36.5	30.5	34.5	24.5	18.5	10.5	17.4	$19,602	$3,156	$16,446
John Glenn Middle School of International Studies	Public	6-8	79-655 Miles Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 200-3700	1,099	45	24.4	67.1%	175 (15.9%)	18 (1.6%)	829 (75.4%)	29 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	52	1133^rd of 2761 public middle schools	59.0%		50.8	1147^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.8%	14													23.4	23.4	44.4	42.3	45.7	44.1	35.8	42.2	43.2	40.2	$19,909	$3,029	$16,880
La Quinta Middle	Public	6-8	78-900 Avenue 50	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 777-4220	709	30	23.4	85.3%	79 (11.1%)	12 (1.7%)	554 (78.1%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.9%)	30.2	1824^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.9%		30.7	1783^rd of 2783 public middle schools	35.9%	41													18.5	18.5	38.1	34.9	35.3	36.1	30.7	19.7	19.0	22.8	$19,441	$2,974	$16,467

Frequently Asked Questions about Raymond Cree Middle

What district is Raymond Cree Middle in?

Palm Springs Unified

What is the racial makeup of Raymond Cree Middle?

Students at Raymond Cree Middle are 74% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Raymond Cree Middle attend?

Students who attend Raymond Cree Middle usually go on to attend Palm Springs High

Is Raymond Cree Middle a good school?

Raymond Cree Middle ranks 1624^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Raymond Cree Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 721 students attended Raymond Cree Middle.

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