Top 5 Elementary Schools in Cathedral City, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Cathedral City based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 15.3% Exceeded Standard, compared to 10.0% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

#	School	County	Score	Exceeded	Met+	Absent	Susp.
1	Sunny Sands Elementary Palm Springs Unified	Riverside	47.9	19.9%	45.5%	14.4%	0.0%
2	Rio Vista Elementary Palm Springs Unified	Riverside	42.6	18.7%	36.4%	14.6%	2.1%
3	Cathedral City Elementary Palm Springs Unified	Riverside	39.3	7.3%	27.5%	13.2%	0.6%
4	Agua Caliente Elementary Palm Springs Unified	Riverside	38.1	7.8%	24.2%	19.8%	1.1%
5	Landau Elementary Palm Springs Unified	Riverside	36.5	14.9%	35.6%	25.9%	0.2%

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Top 5 Elementary Schools in Cathedral City, California

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