Nellie N. Coffman Middle

Grades 6–8 Public District: Palm Springs Unified

34-603 Plumley Rd., Cathedral City, CA 92234 Map

Math (met standard)
16%
−21 state 37% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
32%
−17 state 49% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
19%
−17 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
97%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
914
2024-25
Students per teacher
20.0
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 13% state 37% · 2025-26 29% state 48% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 19% state 38% · 2025-26 30% state 51% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 16% state 36% · 2025-26 38% state 50% · 2025-26 19% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 16% state 37% · 2025-26 32% state 49% · 2025-26 19% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 16% state 37% 32% state 49% 19% state 35%
2024-25 16% state 36% 34% state 49% 20% state 32%
2023-24 15% state 33% 28% state 46% 11% state 29%
2022-23 17% state 32% 30% state 46% 13% state 29%
2021-22 15% state 31% 32% state 47% 13% state 29%
2020-21 — — 2% state 27%
2018-19 22% state 38% 33% state 50% 14% state 31%
2017-18 17% state 37% 33% state 49% —
2016-17 19% state 37% 36% state 48% —
2015-16 19% state 36% 35% state 48% —
2014-15 17% state 33% 30% state 44% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

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

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28%
−9 vs state
42%
−7 vs state
20%
−15 vs state
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3.1 mi
44%
+5 vs state
56%
+8 vs state
30%
−5 vs state
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Grades K–12 Alternative · Palm Springs Unified
4.4 mi
19%
−17 vs state
43%
−9 vs state
19%
−15 vs state
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