Palm Desert Charter Middle

Grades 6–8 Public charter District: Desert Sands Unified

74-200 Rutledge Way, Palm Desert, CA 92260 Map

Math (met standard)
43%
+6 state 37% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
64%
+15 state 49% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
41%
+5 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
61%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
1,298
2024-25
Students per teacher
27.6
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 6 44% state 37% · 2025-26 62% state 48% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 47% state 38% · 2025-26 67% state 51% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 39% state 36% · 2025-26 64% state 50% · 2025-26 41% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 43% state 37% · 2025-26 64% state 49% · 2025-26 41% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 43% state 37% 64% state 49% 41% state 35%
2024-25 39% state 36% 58% state 49% 32% state 32%
2023-24 40% state 33% 54% state 46% 35% state 29%
2022-23 38% state 32% 56% state 46% 41% state 29%
2021-22 37% state 31% 60% state 47% 38% state 29%
2018-19 46% state 38% 65% state 50% 40% state 31%
2017-18 46% state 37% 59% state 49% —
2016-17 46% state 37% 61% state 48% —
2015-16 42% state 36% 61% state 48% —
2014-15 40% state 33% 56% state 44% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle
Grades 6–8 · Desert Sands Unified
3.9 mi
11%
−26 vs state
29%
−20 vs state
23%
−13 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 21% in 2022-23 → 21% in 2025-26 84% 439 Hispanic 69%
Horizon
Grades K–12 Alternative · Desert Sands Unified
4.0 mi
40%
+5 vs state
47%
−5 vs state
43%
+5 vs state
14% Average of math, English and science: 29% in 2022-23 → 43% in 2025-26 86% 286 Hispanic 76%