Public school · Coachella Valley Unified · Thermal, California

Coachella Valley High — Rating & test scores

Thermal · 9–12 · 2,300 students (2024–25)

83-800 Airport Boulevard, 92274cvusd.us ↗(760) 399-5183

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The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

Coachella Valley Highhigher than 28 of the 100 California dots

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Coachella Valley Highhigher than 28 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Coachella Valley Highhigher than 28 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (557 of 583); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 583
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 40% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 17% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Sources

The sentence above: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 460 in English, 453 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Coachella Valley Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Coachella Valley High a good high school?

Coachella Valley High scores higher than 28 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 28th percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 45 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 44 in 100 at the average Coachella Valley Unified high school. 3.1% of students (75 of 2,393) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 23 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 39% of low-income students in grade 11 at Coachella Valley High in Thermal scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

107 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

67% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 40% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 17% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 460 in English, 453 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 460 tested

Advanced: 12%
Proficient: 28%
Below the standard: 60%

This school40%

California57%

Coachella Valley Unified44%

40% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 453 tested

Advanced: 6%
Proficient: 11%
Below the standard: 83%

This school17%

California32%

Coachella Valley Unified15%

17% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 23 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 41% to 40% and math from 15% to 17%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202541%508 tested

→

202640%460 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202515%503 tested

→

202617%453 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	12%	28%	25%	35%	460
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Coachella Valley Unified	15%	29%	24%	32%	1,114
Math, grade 11 · This school	6%	11%	21%	62%	453
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Coachella Valley Unified	6%	9%	17%	68%	1,106

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202640%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202617%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 44% in 2017 to 40% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 15% in 2017 to 17% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	44% 628 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	35% 620 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	36% 639 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	27% 481 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	29% 629 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	36% 576 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	41% 508 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	40% 460 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	15% 627 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	17% 622 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	19% 642 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	13% 563 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	10% 637 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	10% 582 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	15% 503 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	17% 453 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Coachella Valley High’s results?

Coachella Valley Unified’s board decides Coachella Valley High’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Coachella Valley High in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Coachella Valley Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
Read Coachella Valley Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

96% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 52% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 67% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

96%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 557 of 583 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

52%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 301 of 583 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

53%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 293 of 557 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

67% enrolled in college within 12 months · 531 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓41 · 8%
California State University CSU detail ↓59 · 11%
California community college246 · 46%
In-state private3 · 1%
Out-of-state, 4-year2 · <1%
Out-of-state, 2-year3 · 1%
Not enrolled177 · 33%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

Math & Computer Science4
Sciences3
English2
History & Social Science7
World Languages & Cultures2
Arts1

Every approved AP course19 courses in 6 subjects

Math & Computer Science 4

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Precalculus
Statistics

Sciences 3

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 7

African American Studies
European History
Human Geography
Macroeconomics
Psychology
U.S. Government and Politics
United States History

World Languages & Cultures 2

Spanish Language and Culture
Spanish Literature and Culture

Arts 1

2-D Art and Design

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

107 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 557 of 583 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure): 2024–25 · 301 of 583 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list: 2024–25 · 293 of 557 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 110
Admitted: 95
Enrolled: 46

By campus · fall 2025

UC RiversideApplied 89 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 11
UC IrvineApplied 85 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 12
UC San DiegoApplied 72 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 7
UCLAApplied 64 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
UC BerkeleyApplied 43 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 7
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 42 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
UC MercedApplied 41 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 3
UC DavisApplied 31 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 5
UC Santa CruzApplied 16 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

Fall 2025Applied 110 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 46
Fall 2024Applied 95 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 32
Fall 2023Applied 109 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 43
Fall 2022Applied 100 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 44
Fall 2021Applied 80 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 39
Fall 2020Applied 120 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled 39
Fall 2019Applied 95 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 23
Fall 2018Applied 115 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 37
Fall 2017Applied 105 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 21
Fall 2016Applied 92 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 29

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 484
Admitted: 462
Enrolled: 56

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

Cal State San BernardinoApplied 1,294 · Admitted 1,216 · Enrolled 138
Cal State FullertonApplied 772 · Admitted 600 · Enrolled 24
Cal State Long BeachApplied 722 · Admitted 216 · Enrolled under 6
San Diego StateApplied 716 · Admitted 180 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San MarcosApplied 642 · Admitted 594 · Enrolled 18
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 528 · Admitted 342 · Enrolled 11
Cal State LAApplied 272 · Admitted 230 · Enrolled under 6
CSU BakersfieldApplied 198 · Admitted 158 · Enrolled —
Chico StateApplied 192 · Admitted 170 · Enrolled 9
Fresno StateApplied 192 · Admitted 186 · Enrolled 9
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 192 · Admitted 174 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 114 · Admitted 94 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 114 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
Sacramento StateApplied 96 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled under 6
San Francisco StateApplied 76 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 72 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 66 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
San José StateApplied 66 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State East BayApplied 56 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 28 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled —
Sonoma StateApplied 18 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
Stanislaus StateApplied 16 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

Fall 2025Applied 484 · Admitted 462 · Enrolled 56
Fall 2024Applied 288 · Admitted 274 · Enrolled 46
Fall 2023Applied 382 · Admitted 362 · Enrolled 60
Fall 2022Applied 278 · Admitted 262 · Enrolled 42
Fall 2021Applied 248 · Admitted 224 · Enrolled 31

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

45 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 3.1% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 44 in 100 at the average Coachella Valley Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 1,047 of 2,342 students counted for it; suspension: 75 of 2,393 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Coachella Valley Unified high school 4.2%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

45 in 100This school

44 in 100At the average Coachella Valley Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

1,047 of 2,342 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.1%

of students were suspended at least once (75 of 2,393). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Coachella Valley High

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

Teach here? Tell us Coachella Valley Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Four student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

39% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students, English learners and students with disabilities also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source

Source: California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Coachella Valley HighSame group, California

Hispanic or Latino459 tested40%Same group, California 49%
Low-income419 tested39%Same group, California 49%
Students with disabilities38 tested5%Same group, California 19%
English learners69 tested0%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 0% to 17%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino99%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share1%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

35% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 131 of 377 English learners35%

Coachella Valley Unified · 2,327 of 5,10946%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

90%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 2,078 of 2,300. California: 63%.

137teachers, 2024–25

17 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

89%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for low-income students and other student groups, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Coachella Valley Unified	vs California
Low-income · 419 tested in English, 414 in math
English	39%	−342%	−1049%
Math	16%	+214%	−723%
Hispanic or Latino · 459 tested in English, 452 in math
English	40%	−343%	−949%
Math	17%	+215%	−421%
English learners · 69 tested in English, 67 in math
English	0%	−77%	−88%
Math	3%	−14%	−58%
Students with disabilities · 38 tested in English, 37 in math
English	5%	−49%	−1419%
Math	0%	−33%	−88%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Coachella Valley Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	99%
White	—
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
Two or more races	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 89% of teaching positions, 108.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 122.2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Coachella Valley High, and how do I get in?

From Bobby Duke Middle and Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned

Bobby Duke Middle 13th · Needs Support · 2026

Fed by 6 elementary schools

Middle · assigned

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High 35th · Developing · 2026

Fed by 5 elementary schools

High · this school

Coachella Valley High

Both middle schools are assigned here.

From the district’s 2025 attendance boundaries. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (8)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Bobby Duke Middle

Valle del Sol Elementary22nd · Needs Support · 2026
Palm View Elementary19th · Needs Support · 2026
Peter Pendleton ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High26th · Developing · 2026
Valley View Elementary23rd · Needs Support · 2026
Westside ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High38th · Developing · 2026
Cesar Chavez ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High44th · Developing · 2026

Into Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High

Coral Mountain Academy27th · Developing · 2026
Peter Pendleton ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Bobby Duke Middle26th · Developing · 2026
Westside ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Bobby Duke Middle38th · Developing · 2026
Cesar Chavez ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Bobby Duke Middle44th · Developing · 2026
Mountain Vista Elementary20th · Needs Support · 2026

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Coral Mountain Academy
Assigned
27th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
Valle del Sol Elementary
Assigned
22nd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
Palm View Elementary
Assigned
19th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
Peter Pendleton Elementary
Assigned
26th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
Valley View Elementary
Assigned
23rd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
Westside Elementary
Assigned
38th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Assigned
44th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
Mountain Vista Elementary
Assigned
20th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

Bobby Duke Middle
Assigned
13th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High
Assigned
35th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Coachella Valley Unified which school serves your address.

School website: cvusd.us ↗Office: (760) 399-5183Administrator: Michael Williams

Location and visiting

Get directions

83-800 Airport Boulevard, Thermal 92274

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Coachella Valley Unified.

Questions for your visit

Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 45 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (1,047 of 2,342 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 35% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (131 of 377 students); California: 47%
What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 60% in English and 83% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (460 tested in English, 453 in math); California: 43% and 68%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (760) 399-518383-800 Airport Boulevard, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

NOVA Academy - Coachella1.6 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
51stSolidScope Score 56

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,070 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 4 in Coachella Valley Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	96%	60	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	8%	41	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	52%	55	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	28%	44	18%
Chronically absent	42 in 100	40	5%
Suspension rate	2.9% (71 of 2,437)	53	5%
English learners: top level	24%	64	5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	49	28	#1070	California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	31 in 100	8.1% (231 of 2,849)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	42 in 100	3.2% (82 of 2,539)
2024–25	42 in 100	2.9% (71 of 2,437)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	460	12%	28%	25%	35%	40%	57%	−17

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	453	6%	11%	21%	62%	17%	32%	−15

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	460	12%	40%
2026 · Math	453	6%	17%
2025 · English	508	12%	41%
2025 · Math	503	4%	15%
2024 · English	576	6%	36%
2024 · Math	582	2%	10%
2023 · English	629	7%	29%
2023 · Math	637	2%	10%
2022 · English	481	7%	27%
2022 · Math	563	4%	13%
2019 · English	639	10%	36%
2019 · Math	642	5%	19%
2018 · English	620	7%	35%
2018 · Math	622	4%	17%
2017 · English	628	13%	44%
2017 · Math	627	3%	15%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English	508	41%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	503	15%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	576	36%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	582	10%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	629	29%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	637	10%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	481	27%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	563	13%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	639	36%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	642	19%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	620	35%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	622	17%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	628	44%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	627	15%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	472	3%	15%	69%	13%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California

Group · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	419	39%	−3	−10
Hispanic or Latino	459	40%	−3	−9
English learners	69	0%	−7	−8

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 42 in 100 → 2025–26 · 45 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.9% (71 of 2,437) → 2025–26 · 3.1% (75 of 2,393) · +0.2 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	32 in 100	46 in 100	+14 in 100
Male	31 in 100	43 in 100	+12 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	31 in 100	44 in 100	+13 in 100
White	38 in 100	—	—
Students with disabilities	39 in 100	52 in 100	+13 in 100
English learners	39 in 100	53 in 100	+14 in 100
Foster youth	20 in 100	52 in 100	+32 in 100
Homeless	46 in 100	65 in 100	+19 in 100
Military families	32 in 100	43 in 100	+11 in 100
Low-income	32 in 100	46 in 100	+14 in 100
All students	31 in 100	45 in 100	+14 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 52% · numerator 301 students classified Prepared · denominator 583 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 48% · AP-pathway numerator 145 · denominator 301 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 301 of 583 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate

96%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

48%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings

Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)

53%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

67%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	110	95	46	3.76	3.86	3.98
2024	95	75	32	3.58	3.76	4.02
2023	109	83	43	3.78	3.95	4.04
2022	100	79	44	3.75	3.89	4.08
2021	80	55	39	3.57	3.89	3.96
2020	120	92	39	3.69	3.86	3.98
2019	95	50	23	3.53	3.83	4.03
2018	115	57	37	3.55	3.93	3.98
2017	105	49	21	3.52	3.86	4.04
2016	92	46	29	3.53	3.91	4.01

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	43	8	7
Berkeley	2024	28	7	5
Berkeley	2023	30	10	7
Berkeley	2022	24	9	under 3
Berkeley	2021	25	5	under 3
Davis	2025	31	14	5
Davis	2024	23	9	under 3
Davis	2023	21	10	under 3
Davis	2022	27	7	under 3
Davis	2021	23	5	under 3
Irvine	2025	85	24	12
Irvine	2024	59	15	4
Irvine	2023	81	26	7
Irvine	2022	68	33	19
Irvine	2021	57	29	18
Los Angeles	2025	64	4	under 3
Los Angeles	2024	41	5	under 3
Los Angeles	2023	52	6	3
Los Angeles	2022	46	5	under 3
Los Angeles	2021	34	5	under 3
Merced	2025	41	40	under 3
Merced	2024	32	22	under 3
Merced	2023	15	12	under 3
Merced	2022	22	20	under 3
Merced	2021	23	16	under 3
Riverside	2025	89	80	11
Riverside	2024	80	59	8
Riverside	2023	92	62	11
Riverside	2022	85	57	10
Riverside	2021	56	33	11
San Diego	2025	72	24	7
San Diego	2024	56	22	9
San Diego	2023	80	35	10
San Diego	2022	62	33	10
San Diego	2021	48	18	5
Santa Barbara	2025	42	16	under 3
Santa Barbara	2024	42	17	under 3
Santa Barbara	2023	43	18	under 3
Santa Barbara	2022	36	17	under 3
Santa Barbara	2021	35	15	under 3
Santa Cruz	2025	16	11	under 3
Santa Cruz	2024	26	9	under 3
Santa Cruz	2023	24	7	under 3
Santa Cruz	2022	24	8	under 3
Santa Cruz	2021	18	4	under 3
Universitywide	2025	110	95	46
Universitywide	2024	95	75	32
Universitywide	2023	109	83	43
Universitywide	2022	100	79	44
Universitywide	2021	80	55	39

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations

Subject	Authorization recorded for
2-D Art and Design	this school
African American Studies	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
European History	this school
Human Geography	this school
Macroeconomics	this school
Precalculus	this school
Psychology	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Spanish Literature and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	9
AP enrollment (male/female)	333
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 107 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	2
Physics sections	0
Chemistry sections	12
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	2,340

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	41	8%
California State University	59	11%
California community college	246	46%
In-state private	3	1%
Out-of-state, 4-year	2	0%
Out-of-state, 2-year	3	1%
Not enrolled	177	33%

531 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 67% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$16,179 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 17,299 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$183 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,300

Central federal expenditures attributed here$51,430 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,300

District current expense · FY 2024–25$25,961 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 64%Instruction support 11%Student services 11%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 8%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$238,337,995	64.30%	64%
Instruction support	$40,089,121	10.82%	11%
Student services	$41,699,211	11.25%	11%
Administration	$20,366,234	5.49%	6%
Buildings & maintenance	$30,148,120	8.13%	8%
Total	$370,648,486	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $370,648,486 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$16,179 per pupil

2020$14,627 per pupil

2019$14,846 per pupil

2018$14,930 per pupil

2017$14,857 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92274 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92274 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$38,654
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	6%
ZIP-area population	18,167
Median age	35.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92274 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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