How does Cabot Yerxa Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Desert Hot Springs?

Cabot Yerxa Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 28.9/100, placing it at the 8th percentile statewide. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,208 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Cabot Yerxa Elementary?

6.2% of students at Cabot Yerxa Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 20.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Cabot Yerxa Elementary improving or declining?

Cabot Yerxa Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 0.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Cabot Yerxa Elementary?

44.4% of students at Cabot Yerxa Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Cabot Yerxa Elementary

Palm Springs Unified Desert Hot Springs Riverside County 92240

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,208 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

673 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

93%

Teachers

31 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 83.2%

White 6.2%

Asian 0.1%

Black 7.1%

Other 3.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cabot Yerxa Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.2%
Met Standard	14.1%
Below Standard	79.7%

Exceeded

6.2%

Met

14.1%

Below

79.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Cabot Yerxa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.2% of students exceeded standard while 14.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.3 points below the Palm Springs Unified district average of 11.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 0.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 44.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.