Palm Desert High School

Palm Desert, CA 92260-5639

Phone: (760) 862-4300
Fax: (760) 862-4390
District: Desert Sands Unified

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9-12 • 2016 students

Palm Desert High School serves grades 9-12 in the Desert Sands Unified district. It is among the few public high schools in California to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Palm Desert High School is a public school in the Desert Sands Unified school district located in Palm Desert, CA. The principal of Palm Desert High School is Robert Hicks. As of 2015, the students are 46.7% White, non-Hispanic; 42.2% Hispanic; 4.6% Asian; 1.8% Filipino; 1.7% Multiracial; 1.5% Black, non-Hispanic; 0.6% Native American or Native Alaskan; and 0% Pacific Islander. 43.1% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. 6.4% of students are english learners.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 46.7% — —
Hispanic 42.2% — —
Asian 4.6% — —
Filipino 1.8% — —
Multiracial 1.7% — —
Black, non-Hispanic 1.5% — —
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.6% — —
Pacific Islander 0% — —

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 43.1% — —
English learners 6.4% — —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Murray Lane Neighborhood/Subdivision Yucca valley CA 27 mi
2 Shafter Avenue Neighborhood/Subdivision Yucca valley CA 27.3 mi
3 Turtle Rock Neighborhood/Subdivision Twentynine Palms CA 34.3 mi
4 Redhawk Neighborhood/Subdivision Temecula CA 46 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Smoke Tree Twentynine Palms CA 31.6 mi
2 Murrieta, California Murrieta CA 45.1 mi
3 Temecula, California Temecula CA 45.8 mi
4 Murrieta Murrieta CA 47.2 mi
Base Distance
29 Palms Marine Base 37.4 mi.
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