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Rancho Mirage High

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Rancho Mirage High ranks 1162 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 46% of California high schools

Summary

Rancho Mirage High is a public high school serving about 1,400 students in grades 9-12 within the Palm Springs Unified School District, a district that faces significant challenges, as it ranks in the bottom quarter statewide.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in helping students graduate and in teaching English. Its 98% graduation rate is exceptional, far exceeding both the district and state averages and outperforming nearby schools like Desert Hot Springs High and Indio High. In English Language Arts, students at Rancho Mirage outperform their peers in the same district and the state. The school also shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting vulnerable student groups, including those from low-income backgrounds and students in special education.

However, the school faces notable challenges, including a recent decline in its statewide ranking. Math and science proficiency is a significant area for improvement, lagging behind state averages and schools in the neighboring Desert Sands Unified district, such as Palm Desert High. Chronic absenteeism is also high, affecting over a quarter of students. This pattern of strong graduation rates alongside academic struggles in specific subjects is common across all high schools in the Palm Springs Unified district, suggesting broader systemic factors at play.

1,401

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,366

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31001 Rattler Rd.
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270-2702

(760) 202-6455

District: Palm Springs Unified

Feeder schools for Rancho Mirage High:

Elementary:	Landau Elementary
	Sunny Sands Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

White:

7.6%

Asian:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Palm Springs Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

California avg41%

1,162^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	44.1	1162 of 2162	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	999 of 2159	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	940 of 2170	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	1117 of 2123	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	901 of 1290	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	992 of 2133	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	1265 of 2017	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	68.8	622 of 2021	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.0	894 of 2039	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.8	822 of 1994	58.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	50.5	258 of 592	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	701 of 1161	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	454 of 555	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	824 of 1117	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.0	335 of 1052	68.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	511 of 1085	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	575 of 1064	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	347 of 1044	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.8	405 of 467	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	613 of 941	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	1029 of 1906	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	928 of 1915	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	889 of 1915	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	1018 of 1858	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	799 of 1054	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	812 of 1833	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	1008 of 1760	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	1029 of 1900	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	760 of 1902	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	680 of 1917	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	948 of 1861	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	893 of 1814	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	1127 of 1742	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	177 of 410	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	221 of 328	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	179 of 299	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	196 of 290	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	945 of 2013	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	701 of 2026	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	628 of 2030	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	829 of 1943	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	747 of 1126	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	785 of 1937	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	1231 of 1862	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	1127 of 1942	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	942 of 1948	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	883 of 1963	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	1052 of 1916	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	846 of 1122	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1069 of 1880	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1304 of 1834	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	34.0	363 of 541	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	512 of 1252	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.1	1109 of 1216	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	852 of 1197	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	774 of 1155	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	651 of 1173	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	602 of 1193	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	655 of 1204	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	612 of 1222	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.6	840 of 1173	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)57th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2019)56th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)33rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science17%-16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Rancho Mirage High

Is Rancho Mirage High a good school?

Rancho Mirage High ranks 1162^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rancho Mirage High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,401 students attended Rancho Mirage High.

What schools feed into Rancho Mirage High?

Rancho Mirage High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Landau Elementary
Elementary : Sunny Sands Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Mirage High?

Students at Rancho Mirage High are 82% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Rancho Mirage High in?

Palm Springs Unified

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