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Palm Springs High

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Palm Springs High ranks 1205 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 44% of California high schools

Summary

Palm Springs High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 1,500 students in the Palm Springs Unified School District, standing out for its strong graduation rates and English performance within its local context.

The school excels at helping students cross the finish line, with a 93.7% graduation rate that beats both district and state averages, and its dropout rate is notably low. In English Language Arts, student proficiency significantly outpaces the Palm Springs Unified district average. However, the school faces clear challenges in mathematics and science, where proficiency rates are below the state average, and chronic student absenteeism is a concern at nearly 32%. Compared to other comprehensive high schools in its own district, it is a strong performer, second only to Rancho Mirage High.

When looking at neighboring districts, schools like Palm Desert High and La Quinta High in the Desert Sands Unified district achieve higher academic rankings. Palm Springs High's performance has been volatile in recent years, with some student subgroups experiencing significant swings in achievement from one year to the next. The school spends more per student than some of these higher-performing neighbors, indicating resources are present but may be allocated differently to address its specific student population's needs.

1,497

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,354

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2401 East Baristo Rd.
Palm Springs, CA 92262-7217

(760) 778-0400

District: Palm Springs Unified

Feeder schools for Palm Springs High:

Elementary:	Cahuilla Elementary
	Katherine Finchy Elementary
	Vista del Monte Elementary
Middle:	Raymond Cree Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.6%

White:

12.0%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg27%

California avg41%

1,205^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High 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	42.3	1205 of 2162	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	942 of 2159	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	827 of 2170	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	673 of 2123	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	678 of 1290	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	644 of 2133	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	673 of 2017	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.3	598 of 2021	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	57.7	832 of 2039	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.7	748 of 1994	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	617 of 2426	74.6%	★★★★☆
2012	61.1	512 of 2354	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	57.9	588 of 2367	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	53.1	672 of 2281	70.5%	★★★★☆
2009	58.9	501 of 2238	77.6%	★★★★☆
2008	52.9	603 of 2117	71.5%	★★★★☆
2007	50.6	642 of 2063	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.5	466 of 1968	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	60.3	408 of 1901	78.5%	★★★★☆
2004	41.9	662 of 1653	60.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	243 of 523	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.8	423 of 517	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	325 of 521	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.5	166 of 522	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	131 of 592	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	45.7	283 of 582	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.9	1056 of 1161	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	501 of 555	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	952 of 1117	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	758 of 1052	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	881 of 1085	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.9	184 of 1064	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	37.9	588 of 1044	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	309 of 467	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	333 of 941	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	388 of 938	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1033 of 1906	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	749 of 1915	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	914 of 1915	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	626 of 1858	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	634 of 1054	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	594 of 1833	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	624 of 1760	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	1061 of 1900	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	756 of 1902	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	619 of 1917	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	541 of 1861	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	565 of 1814	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	563 of 1742	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	194 of 410	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	185 of 328	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	163 of 299	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	64 of 290	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	967 of 2013	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	688 of 2026	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	557 of 2030	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	372 of 1943	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	463 of 1126	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	465 of 1937	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	628 of 1862	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1154 of 1942	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	977 of 1948	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	643 of 1963	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	658 of 1916	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	591 of 1122	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	672 of 1880	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	696 of 1834	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	477 of 577	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	403 of 541	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	743 of 1252	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	791 of 1216	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	839 of 1197	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	585 of 1155	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	642 of 1173	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	668 of 1193	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.0	361 of 1204	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	319 of 1222	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	346 of 1173	70.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)54th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)53rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile-38 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 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
Palm Springs High	Public	9-12	2401 East Baristo Rd.	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 778-0400	1,497	71	20.9	95.7%	180 (12.0%)	98 (6.5%)	1,087 (72.6%)	67 (4.5%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.4%)	42.3	1205^th of 2162 public high schools	44.3%		52.3	942^nd of 2159 public high schools	56.4%	263	16.0	23.6	7.1	19.6	53.1	53.1	18.6	18.6	$22,354	$2,060	$20,294
Mt. San Jacinto High	Public	9-12	30800 Landau Blvd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8563	325	25	12.8	95.7%	14 (4.3%)	13 (4.0%)	283 (87.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	15.7	1782^nd of 2162 public high schools	17.6%		14.9	1822^nd of 2159 public high schools	15.6%	40		5.8	0.0	5.1	15.8	15.8	10.2	10.2	$27,474	$2,657	$24,817
Cathedral City High	Public	9-12	69250 Dinah Shore Dr.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-0100	1,334	67	20.0	95.5%	55 (4.1%)	19 (1.4%)	1,205 (90.3%)	35 (2.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.9%)	39.6	1271^st of 2162 public high schools	41.2%		59.1	795^th of 2159 public high schools	63.2%	476		21.9	0.0	21.1	48.8	48.8	13.6	13.6	$23,060	$1,921	$21,139
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
Desert Hot Springs High	Public	9-12	65850 Pierson Blvd.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 288-7000	1,687	82	20.5	96.1%	147 (8.7%)	107 (6.3%)	1,358 (80.5%)	17 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (2.9%)	32.2	1444^th of 2162 public high schools	33.2%		48.4	1045^th of 2159 public high schools	51.6%	399		12.2		11.8	46.6	46.6	12.2	12.2	$22,098	$2,184	$19,914
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Palm Springs High

What schools feed into Palm Springs High?

Palm Springs High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cahuilla Elementary
Elementary : Katherine Finchy Elementary
Elementary : Vista del Monte Elementary
Middle : Raymond Cree Middle

What district is Palm Springs High in?

Palm Springs Unified

How many students attend Palm Springs High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,497 students attended Palm Springs High.

Is Palm Springs High a good school?

Palm Springs High ranks 1205^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Palm Springs High?

Students at Palm Springs High are 73% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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