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Vista del Monte Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4953^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vista del Monte Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 435 students in the Palm Springs Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges across the board.

This school has experienced one of the most dramatic academic declines in the area, falling from an average statewide ranking to the bottom 15% of California schools in just a few years. While the entire district struggles, Vista del Monte's performance is notably lower than several nearby schools serving similar student populations, such as Sunny Sands Elementary and Cielo Vista Charter. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over a quarter of students missing significant school, a rate much higher than the state average and key comparison schools like Cathedral City Elementary.

Interestingly, Vista del Monte spends more per student than most other elementary schools in the district, yet has the lowest academic outcomes, creating a puzzling gap between resources and results. The school does show a relative strength in science, outperforming the district average, and had historically strong results for English Learners, though that has recently declined. Performance varies widely between grade levels, suggesting inconsistency in instruction, with younger students struggling particularly in English Language Arts.

435

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,429

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2744 North Via Miraleste
Palm Springs, CA 92262-2274

(760) 416-8176

District: Palm Springs Unified

Students who attend Vista del Monte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Raymond Cree Middle
High:	Palm Springs High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.7%

White:

5.3%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,953^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 16Elementary 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	18.6	4953 of 5857	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4188 of 5869	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4365 of 5859	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	3152 of 5883	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	2647 of 5789	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	3101 of 5662	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	2796 of 5692	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.8	3031 of 5614	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.5	3234 of 5611	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.1	4122 of 5530	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.0	4455 of 5390	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	5236 of 5377	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.2	4358 of 5314	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.6	3664 of 5193	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.5	4795 of 5113	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	4738 of 5113	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	4286 of 4818	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.0	3481 of 4822	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.9	3576 of 4809	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.8	1630 of 3162	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	1091 of 3245	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	528 of 3311	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	489 of 3275	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	674 of 3246	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	5030 of 5597	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	4032 of 5612	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4366 of 5609	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	3139 of 5635	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	3068 of 5492	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	3655 of 5413	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	4267 of 5107	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3580 of 5107	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3605 of 5087	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	2286 of 5084	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	1434 of 4963	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	1893 of 4830	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	4225 of 5460	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3545 of 5517	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3438 of 5363	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	1754 of 5264	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	1262 of 5173	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	1845 of 5084	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4581 of 5628	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3984 of 5643	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4024 of 5638	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	2979 of 5663	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	2081 of 5510	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	2448 of 5431	54.9%	★★★☆☆

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)48th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-9 vs state

Listening23%-3 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Writing11%-6 vs state

Overall10%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vista del Monte Elementary	Public	K-5	2744 North Via Miraleste	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8176	435	23	19.0	95.4%	23 (5.3%)	7 (1.6%)	390 (89.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	18.6	4953^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%		27.2	4188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	765	2.9	18.5	9.7	9.7	22.9	14.8	29.0	22.6	2.9	25.9	6.5	10.8	2.9	14.8	6.5	7.5	23.5		23.5	8.1	12.8	37.7				20.6	14.5	20.9	20.0				18.9	87.5	95.3	96.9		90.6	92.2	$22,429	$2,077	$20,352
Katherine Finchy Elementary	Public	K-5	777 East Tachevah Dr.	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8190	464	23	20.1	87.9%	75 (16.2%)	44 (9.5%)	304 (65.5%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	42.6	3032^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.2%		47.7	2692^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	340																	25.6		25.6	44.8	39.5	39.7				41.2	38.8	46.3	26.9				37.4	92.7	95.6		95.6	95.6	95.6	$21,693	$1,933	$19,760
Cahuilla Elementary	Public	K-5	833 East Mesquite Ave.	Palm Springs	92264	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8161	399	21	19.1	91.5%	45 (11.3%)	36 (9.0%)	284 (71.2%)	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	20.1	4820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		32.2	3772^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.7%	1048																	9.4		9.4	28.8	31.8	25.4				28.7	27.6	32.3	7.8				22.3	95.5				97.0		$21,900	$1,774	$20,126
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	67-700 Verona Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-0032	637	31	20.7	91.2%	64 (10.0%)	12 (1.9%)	503 (79.0%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	27 (4.2%)	36.7	3431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		36.4	3408^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.9%	23																	20.2		20.2	35.4	47.7	37.2				40.2	38.4	39.5	20.4				32.4							$20,435	$1,707	$18,728
Agua Caliente Elementary	Public	K-5	30-800 San Luis Rey Plaza	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8235	645	32	20.2	93.3%	14 (2.2%)	10 (1.6%)	605 (93.8%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	20.9	4750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.9%		22.3	4645^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	105																	17.1		17.1	24.8	15.3	44.8				28.1	30.4	11.5	18.9				19.9	95.7				96.8		$20,819	$1,923	$18,896
Cielo Vista Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	650 South Paseo Dorotea	Palm Springs	92264	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8250	824	41	20.1	92.7%	68 (8.3%)	14 (1.7%)	674 (81.8%)	42 (5.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	65.4	1822^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%		64.1	1872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	50																	22.4	26.9	24.9	68.8	54.0	48.2	56.1	69.4	63.0	60.1	66.3	63.2	36.9	39.5	42.6	28.7	44.9							$28,634	$2,796	$25,838
Landau Elementary	Public	K-5	30310 Landau Blvd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8600	579	29	19.7	94.1%	40 (6.9%)	10 (1.7%)	474 (81.9%)	42 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	36	3497^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		35.9	3442^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.4%	55																	20.5		20.5	46.4	36.5	38.9				40.5	53.0	21.2	18.4				30.2	97.5	97.5			97.5	97.5	$21,743	$1,965	$19,778
Sunny Sands Elementary	Public	K-5	69-310 McCallum Way	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8635	692	33	20.9	93.4%	51 (7.4%)	6 (0.9%)	583 (84.2%)	34 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	55.5	2278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		53.8	2355^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	77																	36.0		36.0	52.3	39.1	52.7				48.0	50.0	37.3	41.8				43.0							$22,063	$1,868	$20,195
Two Bunch Palms Elementary	Public	K-5	14250 West Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7220	717	36	19.8	93.4%	51 (7.1%)	19 (2.6%)	623 (86.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	13.5	5381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.1%		18.8	4957^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.5%	424																	12.0		12.0	22.1	16.1	24.2				21.0	19.7	18.8	14.1				17.4							$20,462	$1,669	$18,793
Bubbling Wells Elementary	Public	K-5	67501 Camino Campanero	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7230	581	32	18.2	93.3%	23 (4.0%)	12 (2.1%)	529 (91.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	17.4	5061^st of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%		16.9	5132^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.6%	71																	23.2		23.2	26.8	22.7	27.4				25.6	20.0	12.8	16.1				16.4	94.4	98.1			96.3	97.2	$20,513	$1,660	$18,853

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista del Monte Elementary

What district is Vista del Monte Elementary in?

Palm Springs Unified

What is the racial makeup of Vista del Monte Elementary?

Students at Vista del Monte Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Vista del Monte Elementary a good school?

Vista del Monte Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Vista del Monte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Vista del Monte Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Vista del Monte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vista del Monte Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Raymond Cree Middle
High : Palm Springs High

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