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Cabot Yerxa Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cabot Yerxa Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 664 students in Desert Hot Springs, California, within the Palm Springs Unified School District, and it faces significant academic and attendance challenges compared to other schools in the area.

The school's academic performance is in the bottom 10% of all California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below both district and state averages. A critical issue is chronic absenteeism, with 44.4% of students missing too much school—a rate more than double the state average and much higher than nearby schools like Rio Vista Elementary (14.6%) and Agua Caliente Elementary (19.8%). This pattern of high absenteeism and low achievement is shared with other schools in Desert Hot Springs, such as Julius Corsini Elementary, suggesting broader community factors are at play.

While the school serves a high-needs population, it receives less funding per student than several comparable nearby schools. Despite these challenges, the school has shown some relative strengths in supporting English Language Learner students. The data indicates that improving daily attendance is likely a necessary first step for any academic improvement, and the school's performance trends highlight a need for focused, community-wide support strategies in Desert Hot Springs.

664

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,216

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

67067 Desert View
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240-4103

(760) 251-2223

District: Palm Springs Unified

Students who attend Cabot Yerxa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Desert Springs Middle
High:	Desert Hot Springs High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.8%

African American:

7.8%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg27%

California avg41%

5,291^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	14.7	5291 of 5857	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5512 of 5869	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	5167 of 5859	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	5148 of 5883	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4573 of 5789	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4161 of 5662	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.1	3821 of 5692	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.2	4507 of 5614	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	5320 of 5611	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	5347 of 5530	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.2	5259 of 5390	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.7	5178 of 5377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	4872 of 5314	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.1	375 of 663	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	504 of 747	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	271 of 700	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	24.9	2070 of 2585	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	949 of 2128	55.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	1805 of 3162	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1577 of 3245	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	2307 of 3311	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1546 of 3275	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	1998 of 3246	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	5224 of 5597	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5424 of 5612	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5160 of 5609	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4835 of 5635	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	4134 of 5492	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	4243 of 5413	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4337 of 5107	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4596 of 5107	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4041 of 5087	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3987 of 5084	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3550 of 4963	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	3094 of 4830	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	4643 of 5460	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	5025 of 5517	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4414 of 5363	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	4279 of 5264	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3562 of 5173	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	3266 of 5084	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	4903 of 5628	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	5072 of 5643	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4646 of 5638	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4994 of 5663	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4657 of 5510	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3818 of 5431	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1778 of 2847	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	2274 of 2635	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1940 of 2420	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	11.5	2585 of 2834	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	2434 of 2737	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)43rd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2019)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

White (2019)9th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science13%-20 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)					% 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 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 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 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
Cabot Yerxa Elementary	Public	K-5	67067 Desert View	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-2223	664	33	20.3	94.4%	30 (4.5%)	52 (7.8%)	563 (84.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	14.7	5291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		12.6	5512^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.1%	221																	12.9	12.9	25.6	22.2	31.6		26.1	17.1	12.8	12.8		14.0	90.5	96.2	98.1	94.3	91.4	94.3	$20,216	$1,680	$18,536
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
Julius Corsini Elementary	Public	K-5	68750 Hacienda Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7260	397	21	19.2	91.4%	40 (10.1%)	34 (8.6%)	300 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	15.1	5257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		11.2	5605^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.5%	348																	20.6	20.6	22.9	17.8	29.9		24.2	19.7	6.7	9.0		12.6	95.8				97.2		$21,825	$2,259	$19,566
Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	65750 Avenida Jalisco	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7244	779	38	20.6	92.0%	109 (14.0%)	46 (5.9%)	571 (73.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.3%)	21.8	4685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		19.4	4915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.3%	230																	22.6	22.6	32.8	25.0	31.7		29.6	21.7	17.9	21.5		20.3	97.2				97.9		$19,704	$1,663	$18,041
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
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
Morongo Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	10951 Hess Blvd.	Morongo Valley	92256	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 363-6216	170	10	17.8	75.3%	87 (51.2%)	6 (3.5%)	67 (39.4%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	50.9	2554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		43.4	2965^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	411																	12.9	12.9	41.9	60.7	32.3	57.1	46.9	41.9	78.6	12.9	66.7	47.8	89.3	92.9			89.3		$21,961	$3,011	$18,950
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cabot Yerxa Elementary

How many students attend Cabot Yerxa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 664 students attended Cabot Yerxa Elementary.

What district is Cabot Yerxa Elementary in?

Palm Springs Unified

Is Cabot Yerxa Elementary a good school?

Cabot Yerxa Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.7% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Cabot Yerxa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cabot Yerxa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Springs Middle
High : Desert Hot Springs High

What is the racial makeup of Cabot Yerxa Elementary?

Students at Cabot Yerxa Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

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