Schools in Desert Sands Unified
35 public schools in this California school district: 19 elementary · 7 middle · 7 high · 1 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.
Elementary schools
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George Washington Charter
86.4
ELA 69%Math 68%Science 65%
#636 of 4,688 in California · #1 in Palm Desert
Gerald R. Ford Elementary
80.5
ELA 64%Math 60%Science 59%
#913 of 4,688 in California
James Earl Carter Elementary
71.4
ELA 56%Math 52%Science 49%
#1,339 of 4,688 in California · #2 in Palm Desert
James Monroe Elementary
70.0
ELA 58%Math 53%Science 36%
#1,405 of 4,688 in California
Ronald Reagan Elementary
55.8
ELA 49%Math 37%Science 32%
#2,071 of 4,688 in California · #3 in Palm Desert
Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies
53.7
ELA 46%Math 36%Science 38%
#2,169 of 4,688 in California · #1 in Indio
Harry S. Truman Elementary
53.1
ELA 45%Math 38%Science 29%
#2,197 of 4,688 in California · #1 in La Quinta
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary
50.4
ELA 48%Math 36%Science 23%
#2,324 of 4,688 in California · #2 in Indio
Martin Van Buren Elementary
45.5
ELA 42%Math 35%Science 22%
#2,554 of 4,688 in California · #3 in Indio
Carrillo Ranch Elementary
41.7
ELA 41%Math 28%Science 28%
#2,731 of 4,688 in California · #4 in Indio
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
40.1
ELA 38%Math 28%Science 29%
#2,807 of 4,688 in California · #2 in La Quinta
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy
35.5
ELA 35%Math 28%Science 26%
#3,022 of 4,688 in California · #5 in Indio
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
33.8
ELA 39%Math 23%Science 25%
#3,102 of 4,688 in California · #4 in Palm Desert
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary
11.9
ELA 23%Math 18%Science 17%
#4,129 of 4,688 in California · #7 in Indio
Andrew Jackson Elementary
8.0
ELA 21%Math 16%Science 13%
#4,312 of 4,688 in California · #8 in Indio
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary
7.8
ELA 24%Math 14%Science 13%
#4,321 of 4,688 in California · #9 in Indio
Herbert Hoover Elementary
7.5
ELA 20%Math 15%Science 14%
#4,335 of 4,688 in California · #10 in Indio
James Madison Elementary
3.1
ELA 20%Math 10%Science 8%
#4,541 of 4,688 in California · #11 in Indio
John F. Kennedy Elementary
2.1
ELA 13%Math 12%Science 7%
#4,588 of 4,688 in California · #12 in Indio
Middle schools
7 schools in Desert Sands Unified, best first
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Palm Desert Charter Middle
69.9
ELA 58%Math 39%Science 32%
#399 of 1,326 in California
John Glenn Middle School of International Studies
57.9
ELA 44%Math 40%Science 23%
#559 of 1,326 in California · #1 in Indio
La Quinta Middle
35.8
ELA 36%Math 23%Science 19%
#852 of 1,326 in California · #1 in La Quinta
Desert Ridge Academy
29.1
ELA 35%Math 17%Science 21%
#940 of 1,326 in California · #2 in Indio
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle
19.1
ELA 30%Math 12%Science 21%
#1,073 of 1,326 in California · #2 in La Quinta
Indio Middle
3.7
ELA 18%Math 6%Science 12%
#1,277 of 1,326 in California · #3 in Indio
Thomas Jefferson Middle
1.3
ELA 15%Math 4%Science 8%
#1,309 of 1,326 in California · #4 in Indio
High schools
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Palm Desert High
80.1
ELA 69%Math 38%Science 43%
#344 of 1,729 in California
La Quinta High
70.8
ELA 64%Math 30%Science 31%
#505 of 1,729 in California · #1 in La Quinta
Shadow Hills High
44.3
ELA 49%Math 10%Science 31%
#963 of 1,729 in California · #1 in Indio
Indio High
32.7
ELA 38%Math 10%Science 18%
#1,164 of 1,729 in California · #2 in Indio
Summit High (Continuation)
16.0
ELA 19%Math 2%Science 4%
#1,452 of 1,729 in California · #2 in La Quinta
Amistad High (Continuation)
7.7
ELA 8%Math 2%Science 3%
#1,596 of 1,729 in California · #3 in Indio
Desert Sands A.T.L.A.S.
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No published test results