Rancho Mirage Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
716 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
336 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
81%
Teachers
15 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
63.4%
White
26.8%
Asian
0.9%
Black
3.6%
Other
5.4%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.5% |
| Met Standard | 19.9% |
| Below Standard | 63.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Rancho Mirage Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.5% of students exceeded standard while 19.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points above the Palm Springs Unified district average of 11.5%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
16.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
36.4%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-8.1pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
25.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
716
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 22.8% | 19.3% | 42.1% |
| 4th | 59 | 8.5% | 22.0% | 30.5% |
| 5th | 63 | 23.8% | 25.4% | 49.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 17.5% | 31.6% | 49.1% |
| 4th | 60 | 8.3% | 13.3% | 21.7% |
| 5th | 62 | 17.7% | 8.1% | 25.8% |