Cabot Yerxa Elementary School
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
Phone: (760) 251-2223
Fax: (760) 251-3110
District: Palm Springs Unified School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 664 students
Cabot Yerxa Elementary School, a public school located in Desert Hot Springs, CA, serves grades K-5 in the Palm Springs Unified School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Cabot Yerxa Elementary School is a public school located in Desert Hot Springs, CA. 664 students attend Cabot Yerxa Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 2/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 California Science Test data from California Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 7/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from California Department of Education. |
Posted: August 2, 2026
my partner and i looked at many school trying to figure out which would be best for our son and we ended up going with this school. little did we know that this school would give me and my partner so many issues. Such as every female that works in the office give such rude and disrespectful attitude to any male figure. they also have such a hard time with updating and correcting contact information or emails. they also don't like to be put on the spot light because they do end up coming back with real bad negative energy to the people who get their bosses boss to have to come out and check on the school. Also whats the point of having principle meetings when the vice principle is going to be doing all of them. they lied about ever wanting to help my child when he was getting bullied they offered counseling and he never once attended but once me and my partner talk to the school about it they said they assigned him one but they never offered it to him like they said they would and it was only ment for 30 mins sessions
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Posted: August 2, 2026
This school is a nightmare for both parents and kids, They purposely made sure i missed my sons FIRST EVER award ceremony when there was multiple chances from the teacher, the office and the parent square app itself to notify me especially when i picked him up from the CLASSROOM EVERYDAY and yes i kept receipts for everything this school put me and my son through including the numerous nurses visits he had and i was never notified once about it. My son got beat up by older kids in think together and they claimed they either 'didnt know, or it maybe came from class' but i found out because not only did my son BEG to be removed from the program, he was returned to me IN A CONDITION I DID NOT DROP HIM OFF IN! The front office will cover everything up, one receptionist specifically in the front office is extremely rude and arrogant to every parent that comes in and ignores every concern or has an attitude because you have a concern and they have to do their job. The principal of the school is never available not even for a meeting with the school district or concerned parents to discuss ALL these matters. It is also extremely alarming when the vice principal stands in place of the principal when the principal themselves were requested by not only the parents but the school district as well and they refused to even meet with us and sent someone else in their place which feels wrong when a child's safety is at hand. Our information in the system itself was changed and they refused to change it all back until we got the school district involved and mind you i filled out all info online myself so nothing in the system should have been wrong to begin with so someone had changed it on purpose and didnt change it back after being corrected multiple times i even corrected VP and watched them write it down in one of 3 meetings we had to discuss everything and still changed nothing for weeks, after the meeting with the district our info was finally fixed but there felt to be retaliation from the school for the rest of the school year, while everyone one else got pictures handed to their parents from picture day, my sons pictures were not only over a month late but they were thrown in my sons backpack and water poured all over my sons pictures and ruined them and then told me they figured it would be fine yet other kids were not treated this way. Emotional damages were taken left and right by this school he has to go to therapy now. HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!
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Posted: December 9, 2022
My son moved from palm Desert to this school the difference is huge staff are way nicer kids is more behaved they really care about the kids great school.
Hes finally happy and doesnt got pulled every day like before
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Posted: October 12, 2022
I'm in high school l now but I definitely got to shoutout my old school I had a amazing time
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Posted: February 18, 2018
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Posted: February 18, 2018
my son did not enjoy his experience there
Posted: June 23, 2012
Staff and leadership put the children first and are always trying to help them improve in all aspects of their academics.
Posted: January 22, 2012
A new school with an excellent staff. The test scores dont tell the whole story so check it out for yourself. The principal is the best in the district and he really cares about the kids and their success. We switched from private school and we are very happy with the results.
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