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Desert Springs Middle

Regular School · Desert Hot Springs, CA

Desert Springs Middle is a regular school school in Desert Hot Springs, California, serving grades 06–08 with 749 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.4:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
749
Teachers (FTE)
36.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
20.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 636 85%
White 47 6%
Black or African American 38 5%
Two or more races 16 2%
Asian 6 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 749 351M / 397F

English Language Learners: 249 (33% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency S 33.9% 1
Reading Proficiency S 48.7% 1
Science Proficiency 10-14% 200

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.82 grade levels
Math
-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
66 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
69
9.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
331
44.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI) Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 749 100%

Contact & Location

66-755 Two Bunch Palms Trail

Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240

Phone: (760)251-7200

http://www.psusd.us

District

Palm Springs Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $22,671

District enrollment: 21,029

NCES ID

062955009602

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD