Coachella · Riverside County

Schools in Coachella

Coachella’s 7 public elementary schools all sit between the 19th and the 44th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 7 schools

from 19th to 44th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Cesar Chavez Elementary: 44th percentile, Developing
  • Imagine Schools, Riverside County: 27th percentile, Developing
  • Coral Mountain Academy: 27th percentile, Developing
  • Peter Pendleton Elementary: 26th percentile, Developing
  • Valley View Elementary: 23rd percentile, Needs Support
  • Valle del Sol Elementary: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Palm View Elementary: 19th percentile, Needs Support
3Needs Support
4Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school.

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Middle · 2 schools

from 13th to 35th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High: 35th percentile, Developing
  • Bobby Duke Middle: 13th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school

at 51st · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • NOVA Academy - Coachella: 51st percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Coachella

10 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Coachella score highest?

Cesar Chavez Elementary is highest, at the 44th percentile.

That’s higher than 44 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Coachella

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

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Context

The average Coachella elementary school had 28 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Coachella score highest?

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High is highest, at the 35th percentile.

That’s higher than 35 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Coachella

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

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Coachella stand?

NOVA Academy - Coachella is at the 51st percentile.

That’s higher than 51 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Coachella.

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

  • NOVA Academy - CoachellaCoachella Valley Unified · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    51stSolidScope Score 56

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Which public schools in Coachella rank highest?

Elementary: Cesar Chavez Elementary, 44th percentile (Developing). Middle: Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High, 35th percentile (Developing). High: NOVA Academy - Coachella, 51st percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Coachella decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Coachella good?

Coachella’s 7 public elementary schools run from the 19th to the 44th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Developing and 3 Needs Support. Coachella’s 2 public middle schools run from the 13th to the 35th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Coachella has one public high school we score, NOVA Academy - Coachella, at the 51st percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Coachella compare with California?

The average Coachella elementary school had 28 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Coachella address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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