Summary
Twin Palms Continuation is a grades 9–12 school in Blythe, California, with 85 students; its only nearby comparison in the data is Palo Verde High, 0.18 miles away, with 740 students. The most urgent concern is attendance: in 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 86% at Twin Palms, compared with 29% at Palo Verde High and 18% statewide.
Twin Palms’ proficiency results are far below those of its nearby school, district and state in all three tested subjects, with the largest shortfall in English language arts (ELA). In 2025–2026, ELA proficiency was 3% at Twin Palms, versus 43% at Palo Verde High, 27% in Palo Verde Unified and 49% statewide—gaps of 40, 24 and 47 percentage points, respectively. Math proficiency was 0%, and science was 2%. Science was comparatively closest to district and state results, while math was closest to Palo Verde High; even so, all three subjects were well behind each comparison. Graduation was also lower at Twin Palms: 83%, compared with 97% at Palo Verde High, 93% in the district and 88% statewide. Its dropout rate was 14%, versus 3%, 6% and 8%, respectively.
Academic trends are mixed, while Twin Palms’ gap from the state widened in all three subjects between 2022–2023 and 2025–2026. ELA slipped from 3.2% to 2.6%, math stayed at 0%, and science rose from 0% to 2%; meanwhile, the state’s proficiency rates increased in each subject. Graduation improved from 62% in 2023–2024 to 83% in 2025–2026, though it remains below all three comparison rates. SchoolDigger ranked Twin Palms 2,106th of 2,137 schools, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars, compared with Palo Verde High at the 36th percentile with 2 stars. In 2024–2025, Twin Palms had 20.3 students per teacher versus 20.9 at Palo Verde High, and 95% of its students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with 77% at the nearby school. The school’s small enrollment is important context when interpreting its results.
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