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Schools in Palm Springs Unified · Riverside County

25 ranked schools

Overall Score Percentile
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5/10
Palm Springs High
Palm Springs Unified · Palm Springs
#1 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
5/10 · #680 High School in California
2
5/10
James Workman Middle
Palm Springs Unified · Cathedral City
#2 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
5/10 · #690 Middle School in California
3
5/10
Rancho Mirage High
Palm Springs Unified · Rancho Mirage
#3 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
5/10 · #711 High School in California
4
5/10
Raymond Cree Middle
Palm Springs Unified · Palm Springs
#4 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
5/10 · #759 Middle School in California
5
4/10
Cathedral City High
Palm Springs Unified · Cathedral City
#5 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
4/10 · #768 High School in California
6
3/10
Desert Hot Springs High
Palm Springs Unified · Desert Hot Springs
#6 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
3/10 · #922 High School in California
7
3/10
Nellie N. Coffman Middle
Palm Springs Unified · Cathedral City
#7 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
3/10 · #1009 Middle School in California
8
2/10
Painted Hills Middle
Palm Springs Unified · Desert Hot Springs
#8 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
2/10 · #1183 Middle School in California
9
1/10
Desert Springs Middle
Palm Springs Unified · Desert Hot Springs
#9 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
1/10 · #1227 Middle School in California
10
7/10
Cielo Vista Charter
Palm Springs Unified · Palm Springs
#10 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
7/10 · #2027 Elementary School in California
11
7/10
Sunny Sands Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Cathedral City
#11 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
7/10 · #2226 Elementary School in California
12
6/10
Rancho Mirage Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Rancho Mirage
#12 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
6/10 · #2596 Elementary School in California
13
6/10
Katherine Finchy Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Palm Springs
#13 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
6/10 · #2850 Elementary School in California
14
5/10
Rio Vista Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Cathedral City
#14 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
5/10 · #3316 Elementary School in California
15
4/10
Landau Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Cathedral City
#15 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
4/10 · #3538 Elementary School in California
16
3/10
Della S. Lindley Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Thousand Palms
#16 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
3/10 · #4159 Elementary School in California
17
3/10
Bella Vista Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Desert Hot Springs
#17 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
3/10 · #4380 Elementary School in California
18
3/10
Cahuilla Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Palm Springs
#18 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
3/10 · #4449 Elementary School in California
19
3/10
Vista del Monte Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Palm Springs
#19 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
3/10 · #4564 Elementary School in California
20
2/10
Cathedral City Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Cathedral City
#20 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
2/10 · #4654 Elementary School in California
21
2/10
Agua Caliente Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Cathedral City
#21 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
2/10 · #4679 Elementary School in California
22
2/10
Bubbling Wells Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Desert Hot Springs
#22 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
2/10 · #4949 Elementary School in California
23
2/10
Cabot Yerxa Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Desert Hot Springs
#23 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
2/10 · #5001 Elementary School in California
24
2/10
Two Bunch Palms Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Desert Hot Springs
#24 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
2/10 · #5026 Elementary School in California
25
1/10
Julius Corsini Elementary
Palm Springs Unified · Desert Hot Springs
#25 Overall in Palm Springs Unified
1/10 · #5256 Elementary School in California

About schools in Riverside County

Sixty of Riverside County's 442 ranked public schools score in the top quartile statewide — a meaningful concentration of high performers spread across one of Southern California's most expansive counties, stretching from Corona's suburbs to the desert communities beyond Palm Springs. Riverside STEM Academy leads the county at the 100th percentile statewide, with Western Center Academy in Hemet close behind at the 98th. The county's 23 districts span a wide range of contexts: fast-growing Temecula, working-class Moreno Valley, and the university city of Riverside itself. With 28 charter options and strong performers in multiple cities, families here have genuine choices worth investigating.