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Palm Desert, CA
Public School Ratings




Palm Desert Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


School Districts serving Palm Desert, CA

Public schools in Palm Desert belong to districts that are headquartered in one or more other communities.

Desert Sands Unified School District La Quinta, CA Schools
Palm Springs Unified School District Palm Springs, CA Schools
PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED IN Palm Desert Grades
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
74 100 Rutledge Way
Palm Desert, CA 92260
KG-05
George Washington Charter School
45 768 Portola Ave.
Palm Desert, CA 92260
KG-05
Gerald R. Ford Elementary School
44 210 Warner Trail
Indian Wells, CA 92210
KG-05
James Earl Carter Elementary School
74 251 Hovley Ln. East
Palm Desert, CA 92260
KG-05
Palm Desert Charter Middle School
74 200 Rutledge Way
Palm Desert, CA 92260
06-08
Palm Desert High School
74 910 Aztec Rd.
Palm Desert, CA 92260
09-12
Ronald Reagan Elementary School
39 800 Liberty Dr.
Palm Desert, CA 92211
KG-05

School Districts serving Palm Desert, CA

Desert Sands Unified School District La Quinta, CA Schools
Palm Springs Unified School District Palm Springs, CA Schools

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