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Palm Springs Unified School District

980 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262

23.4K Students | 1,061 Teachers | 27 Schools

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Agua Caliente Elementary
Bella Vista Elementary
Bubbling Wells Elementary
Cabot Yerxa Elementary
Cahuilla Elementary
Cathedral City Elementary
Cathedral City High
Cielo Vista Charter
Della S. Lindley Elementary
Desert Hot Springs High
Desert Learning Academy
Desert Springs Middle
James Workman Middle
Julius Corsini Elementary
Katherine Finchy Elementary
Landau Elementary
Mt. San Jacinto High
Nellie N. Coffman Middle
Painted Hills Middle
Palm Springs High
Rancho Mirage Elementary
Rancho Mirage High
Raymond Cree Middle
Rio Vista Elementary
Sunny Sands Elementary
Two Bunch Palms Elementary
Vista del Monte Elementary

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.2x

White students are 2.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

White students are 2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 1.7 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 1.7 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

2.4x

Black students are 2.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 1.4 times as likely to be suspended as Hispanic students.

White students are 2 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

students of Two or More Races are 1.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 1.7 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

1.8 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.8 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.4 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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State

Students

87% Nonwhite Students

84% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

89% High School Graduation Rate

17% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

1,209 students

7% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

1,623 students

15% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,101 students

7% Students Enrolled in Physics

500 students

12% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

877 students

20% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,425 students

40% Students Enrolled in Biology

2,853 students

23% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

1,657 students

4% Students Enrolled in Calculus

262 students

< 1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

100 students

Teachers & Resources

22.1 Students for Every Teacher

12% Inexperienced Teachers

13% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

15 Average Number of AP Courses per School

1.9 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

6 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

3 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

27 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

1 School With International Baccalaureates

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Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

1,615 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

7% of all students in this district

385 Total In-School Suspended Students

2% of all students in this district

141 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

247 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.6Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

4 Total Arrests

8 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

1.4 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination

Michael Swize
(760) 416-6055
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All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

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Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Agua Caliente Elementary	Cathedral City	99%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bella Vista Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	81%	92%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3x
Bubbling Wells Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	93%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cabot Yerxa Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	89%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Cahuilla Elementary	Palm Springs	86%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cathedral City Elementary	Cathedral City	96%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cathedral City High	Cathedral City	95%	83%	94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cielo Vista Charter	Palm Springs	82%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Della S. Lindley Elementary	Thousand Palms	93%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Hot Springs High	Desert Hot Springs	88%	89%	90%	0 Not available	2.3x
Desert Learning Academy	Palm Springs	79%	0 Not Available	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	5.7x
Desert Springs Middle	Desert Hot Springs	91%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	1.9x
James Workman Middle	Cathedral City	87%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Julius Corsini Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	89%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Katherine Finchy Elementary	Palm Springs	75%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.7x
Landau Elementary	Cathedral City	91%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mt. San Jacinto High	Cathedral City	91%	83%	63%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Nellie N. Coffman Middle	Cathedral City	94%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Painted Hills Middle	Desert Hot Springs	84%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.4x
Palm Springs High	Palm Springs	77%	69%	97%	2.7x	0 Not available
Rancho Mirage Elementary	Rancho Mirage	76%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Mirage High	Rancho Mirage	81%	68%	97%	2.4x	0 Not available
Raymond Cree Middle	Palm Springs	82%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.6x
Rio Vista Elementary	Cathedral City	82%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sunny Sands Elementary	Cathedral City	94%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Two Bunch Palms Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	92%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista del Monte Elementary	Palm Springs	89%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Agua Caliente Elementary	Cathedral City	99%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Bella Vista Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	81%	92%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bubbling Wells Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	93%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cabot Yerxa Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	89%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cahuilla Elementary	Palm Springs	86%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cathedral City Elementary	Cathedral City	96%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cathedral City High	Cathedral City	95%	83%	94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cielo Vista Charter	Palm Springs	82%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Della S. Lindley Elementary	Thousand Palms	93%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Desert Hot Springs High	Desert Hot Springs	88%	89%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Learning Academy	Palm Springs	79%	0 Not Available	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Springs Middle	Desert Hot Springs	91%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James Workman Middle	Cathedral City	87%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Julius Corsini Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	89%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Katherine Finchy Elementary	Palm Springs	75%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Landau Elementary	Cathedral City	91%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mt. San Jacinto High	Cathedral City	91%	83%	63%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Nellie N. Coffman Middle	Cathedral City	94%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Painted Hills Middle	Desert Hot Springs	84%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Palm Springs High	Palm Springs	77%	69%	97%	1.3x	0 Not available
Rancho Mirage Elementary	Rancho Mirage	76%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Mirage High	Rancho Mirage	81%	68%	97%	1.3x	0 Not available
Raymond Cree Middle	Palm Springs	82%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rio Vista Elementary	Cathedral City	82%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sunny Sands Elementary	Cathedral City	94%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Two Bunch Palms Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	92%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Vista del Monte Elementary	Palm Springs	89%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No Hispanic students suspended

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Agua Caliente Elementary	Cathedral City	99%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bella Vista Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	81%	92%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bubbling Wells Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	93%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cabot Yerxa Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	89%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cahuilla Elementary	Palm Springs	86%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cathedral City Elementary	Cathedral City	96%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cathedral City High	Cathedral City	95%	83%	94%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Cielo Vista Charter	Palm Springs	82%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Della S. Lindley Elementary	Thousand Palms	93%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Hot Springs High	Desert Hot Springs	88%	89%	90%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Desert Learning Academy	Palm Springs	79%	0 Not Available	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Springs Middle	Desert Hot Springs	91%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James Workman Middle	Cathedral City	87%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Julius Corsini Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	89%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Katherine Finchy Elementary	Palm Springs	75%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Landau Elementary	Cathedral City	91%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mt. San Jacinto High	Cathedral City	91%	83%	63%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Nellie N. Coffman Middle	Cathedral City	94%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Painted Hills Middle	Desert Hot Springs	84%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	1.8x
Palm Springs High	Palm Springs	77%	69%	97%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Mirage Elementary	Rancho Mirage	76%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Mirage High	Rancho Mirage	81%	68%	97%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Raymond Cree Middle	Palm Springs	82%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rio Vista Elementary	Cathedral City	82%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sunny Sands Elementary	Cathedral City	94%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Two Bunch Palms Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	92%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista del Monte Elementary	Palm Springs	89%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Agua Caliente Elementary	Cathedral City	99%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bella Vista Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	81%	92%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bubbling Wells Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	93%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cabot Yerxa Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	89%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Cahuilla Elementary	Palm Springs	86%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cathedral City Elementary	Cathedral City	96%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cathedral City High	Cathedral City	95%	83%	94%	.5Less likely	5.5x
Cielo Vista Charter	Palm Springs	82%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Della S. Lindley Elementary	Thousand Palms	93%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Hot Springs High	Desert Hot Springs	88%	89%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Learning Academy	Palm Springs	79%	0 Not Available	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Springs Middle	Desert Hot Springs	91%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.5x
James Workman Middle	Cathedral City	87%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Julius Corsini Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	89%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Katherine Finchy Elementary	Palm Springs	75%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Landau Elementary	Cathedral City	91%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mt. San Jacinto High	Cathedral City	91%	83%	63%	0 Not available	4.4x
Nellie N. Coffman Middle	Cathedral City	94%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Painted Hills Middle	Desert Hot Springs	84%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Palm Springs High	Palm Springs	77%	69%	97%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Mirage Elementary	Rancho Mirage	76%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Mirage High	Rancho Mirage	81%	68%	97%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Raymond Cree Middle	Palm Springs	82%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.6x
Rio Vista Elementary	Cathedral City	82%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sunny Sands Elementary	Cathedral City	94%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Two Bunch Palms Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	92%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista del Monte Elementary	Palm Springs	89%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Agua Caliente Elementary	Cathedral City	99%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bella Vista Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	81%	92%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bubbling Wells Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	93%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cabot Yerxa Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	89%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cahuilla Elementary	Palm Springs	86%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cathedral City Elementary	Cathedral City	96%	97%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cathedral City High	Cathedral City	95%	83%	94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cielo Vista Charter	Palm Springs	82%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Della S. Lindley Elementary	Thousand Palms	93%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Hot Springs High	Desert Hot Springs	88%	89%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Learning Academy	Palm Springs	79%	0 Not Available	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Desert Springs Middle	Desert Hot Springs	91%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.1x
James Workman Middle	Cathedral City	87%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Julius Corsini Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	89%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Katherine Finchy Elementary	Palm Springs	75%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	11.3x
Landau Elementary	Cathedral City	91%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mt. San Jacinto High	Cathedral City	91%	83%	63%	0 Not available	4.4x
Nellie N. Coffman Middle	Cathedral City	94%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Painted Hills Middle	Desert Hot Springs	84%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.3x
Palm Springs High	Palm Springs	77%	69%	97%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Mirage Elementary	Rancho Mirage	76%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Mirage High	Rancho Mirage	81%	68%	97%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Raymond Cree Middle	Palm Springs	82%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.3x
Rio Vista Elementary	Cathedral City	82%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sunny Sands Elementary	Cathedral City	94%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Two Bunch Palms Elementary	Desert Hot Springs	92%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista del Monte Elementary	Palm Springs	89%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →