Desert Learning Academy
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Phone: (760) 778-0487
District: Palm Springs Unified School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 • 317 students
Desert Learning Academy, a public school located in Palm Springs, CA, serves grades K-12 in the Palm Springs Unified School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Desert Learning Academy is a public school located in Palm Springs, CA. 317 students attend Desert Learning Academy.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 4/10 | 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. |
| College Readiness | 1/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using 2019 SAT percent college ready data from California Department of Education, using 2019 Average ACT score data from California Department of Education, using 2019 ACT percent college ready data from California Department of Education, using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from California Department of Education, using 2025 Percent of students who meet UC/CSU entrance requirements data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 demographic data from California Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 3/10 | 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. |
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Desert Learning Academy is an excellent school of choice for all kids in the Coachella Valley
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This is a blended school, in which all coursework is done online, but there is a campus students can go to during hours to meet with teachers, complete tests, participate in labs, or just to socialize. Each student at this school is given a lead teacher who he or she meets with weekly. This system ensures that no student is left behind and everyone's needs are met. The teachers, counselor, and principal all work together to ensure that each student has a chance to succeed, graduate, and possibly even go off to college. One con about this school is that it is brand new, so there aren't a lot of clubs or approved AP classes yet. However, there is ASB, leadership, and yearbook. We also have AP World History, both AP English courses, AP Statistics, AP US History, AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology, and next year we will have AP Environmental Science and AP Government. Oh, and the school is K-12 not K-8 as some websites state. However elementary, middle, and high school students are always in different parts of campus and have different lunch times.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
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| 1 | Shafter Avenue | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Yucca valley | CA | 20.7 mi | |
| 2 | Murray Lane | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Yucca valley | CA | 22.1 mi | |
| 3 | Turtle Rock | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Twentynine Palms | CA | 35.5 mi | |
| 4 | Redhawk | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Temecula | CA | 40.8 mi | |
| 5 | Amberwalk Townhomes | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Murrieta | CA | 43.4 mi | |
| 6 | The Ranchos | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Murrieta | CA | 44.1 mi | |
| 7 | Copper Canyon | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Murrieta | CA | 44.8 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Tree | Twentynine Palms | CA | 33 mi | |
| 2 | Murrieta, California | Murrieta | CA | 38.6 mi | |
| 3 | Temecula, California | Temecula | CA | 40.1 mi | |
| 4 | Murrieta | Murrieta | CA | 40.2 mi | |
| 5 | West Side | murrieta | CA | 43.9 mi | |
| 6 | Lake Rancho Viejo | Fallbrook | CA | 49.4 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| 29 Palms Marine Base | 38.1 mi. |
| March Air Reserve Base | 42 mi. |
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