Thermal · Riverside County

Schools in Thermal

Thermal’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 1st to the 38th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 4 schools

from 1st to 38th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Westside Elementary: 38th percentile, Developing
  • Las Palmitas Elementary: 15th percentile, Needs Support
  • Oasis Elementary: 3rd percentile, Needs Support
  • John Kelley Elementary: 1st percentile, Needs Support
3Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 4th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Toro Canyon Middle: 4th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
0Strong

High · 2 schools

from 22nd to 28th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Coachella Valley High: 28th percentile, Developing
  • Desert Mirage High: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong

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

  • 1 school not ranked statewide

Schools around Thermal

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 Thermal score highest?

Westside Elementary is highest, at the 38th percentile.

That’s higher than 38 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Thermal

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

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Context

The average Thermal 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

Where does the middle school we score in Thermal stand?

Toro Canyon Middle is at the 4th percentile.

That’s higher than 4 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Thermal.

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

High schools

Which high schools in Thermal score highest?

Coachella Valley High is highest, at the 28th percentile.

That’s higher than 28 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Thermal

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

1 high school not ranked statewide

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Common questions

Which public schools in Thermal rank highest?

Elementary: Westside Elementary, 38th percentile (Developing). Middle: Toro Canyon Middle, 4th percentile (Needs Support). High: Coachella Valley High, 28th percentile (Developing). 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 Thermal 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 Thermal good?

Thermal’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 1st to the 38th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 3 Needs Support. Thermal has one public middle school we score, Toro Canyon Middle, at the 4th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. Thermal’s 2 public high schools run from the 22nd to the 28th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 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 Thermal compare with California?

The average Thermal 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 Thermal 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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