Desert Hot Springs · Riverside County

Schools in Desert Hot Springs

Desert Hot Springs’s 5 public elementary schools all sit between the 2nd and the 8th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 5 schools

from 2nd to 8th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Julius Corsini Elementary: 8th percentile, Needs Support
  • Bubbling Wells Elementary: 8th percentile, Needs Support
  • Cabot Yerxa Elementary: 6th percentile, Needs Support
  • Bella Vista Elementary: 2nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Two Bunch Palms Elementary: 2nd percentile, Needs Support
5Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
0Strong

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Middle · 2 schools

from 3rd to 13th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Desert Springs Middle: 13th percentile, Needs Support
  • Painted Hills Middle: 3rd percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school

at 16th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Desert Hot Springs High: 16th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
0Strong

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

Schools around Desert Hot Springs

8 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 Desert Hot Springs score highest?

Julius Corsini Elementary and Bubbling Wells Elementary are highest, both at the 8th percentile.

That’s higher than 8 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Desert Hot Springs

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

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Context

The average Desert Hot Springs elementary school had 36 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 Desert Hot Springs score highest?

Desert Springs Middle is highest, at the 13th percentile.

That’s higher than 13 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Desert Hot Springs

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

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Desert Hot Springs stand?

Desert Hot Springs High is at the 16th percentile.

That’s higher than 16 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Desert Hot Springs.

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

1 private school has a Desert Hot Springs address. It doesn’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score it. See it in the private-school directory →

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Which public schools in Desert Hot Springs rank highest?

Elementary: 2 schools at the 8th percentile (Needs Support): Julius Corsini Elementary and Bubbling Wells Elementary. Middle: Desert Springs Middle, 13th percentile (Needs Support). High: Desert Hot Springs High, 16th percentile (Needs Support). 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 Desert Hot Springs 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 Desert Hot Springs good?

Desert Hot Springs’s 5 public elementary schools run from the 2nd to the 8th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 5 Needs Support. Desert Hot Springs’s 2 public middle schools run from the 3rd to the 13th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Needs Support. Desert Hot Springs has one public high school we score, Desert Hot Springs High, at the 16th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. 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 Desert Hot Springs compare with California?

The average Desert Hot Springs elementary school had 36 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 Desert Hot Springs 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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