How does Palm Springs High compare to other high schools in Palm Springs?

Palm Springs High has a Scope Score of 56.3/100, ranked #748 among California high schools. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 707 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Palm Springs High?

12.9% of students at Palm Springs High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Palm Springs High?

31.8% of students at Palm Springs High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Palm Springs High

High School

Palm Springs Unified Palm SpringsRiverside County92262

📍 2401 East Baristo Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,508 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

95%

Teachers

70 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

93.7%

AP Exam Prepared

66.4%

A-G Completion

59.3%

College-Going Rate

65.7%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

9.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 207 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic70.6%

White12.7%

Asian2.1%

Black6.4%

Other8.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Palm Springs High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.9%
Met Standard	23.0%
Below Standard	64.1%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 93.7%

6.3pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓College readiness: 66.4%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 35.9%

1.1pp above state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 31.8%

2.5pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 35.9%

Above state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

✓Suspension rate: 2.8%

1.3pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 12.9%

2.8pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Palm Springs High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.9% of students exceeded standard while 23.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.8 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 2.0 points above the Palm Springs Unified district average of 10.9%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 93.7% — above the state target. 59.3% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 65.7% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 31.8%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

12.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

35.9%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

31.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

707

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	352	20.4%	32.7%	27.8%	19.0%	53.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	355	5.3%	13.2%	21.4%	60.0%	18.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Katherine Finchy Elementary

45.1# in state

Vista del Monte Elementary

25.6# in state

Cahuilla Elementary

21.7# in state

Also serves area

Cielo Vista CharterCharter

63.4# in state

Agua Caliente Elementary

33.2# in state

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Middle

Raymond Cree Middle

39.2# in state

Also serves area

Cielo Vista CharterCharter

63.4# in state

Cielo Vista CharterCharter

63.4# in state

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High School

Palm Springs High

56.3# in state

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.