Desert Springs Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Desert Hot Springs, California

Desert Springs Middle in Desert Hot Springs, California enrolled 749 students in 2024-25 with 36.8 full-time teachers, 20.4 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

803 students in 2022-23, 740 students in 2023-24, 749 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.5 to 36.8.

Students enrolled at Desert Springs Middle by school year2022-23: 803, 2023-24: 740, 2024-25: 74902505007501k2022-238032023-247402024-25749
Students enrolled at Desert Springs Middle by school year2022-23: 803, 2023-24: 740, 2024-25: 74902505007501k2022-238032023-247402024-25749
Students enrolled at Desert Springs Middle by school year2022-23: 803, 2023-24: 740, 2024-25: 74902505007501k2022-238032023-247402024-25749
Students enrolled at Desert Springs Middle by school year2022-23: 803, 2023-24: 740, 2024-25: 74902505007501k2022-238032023-247402024-25749
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2380334.523.3
2023-2474033.322.2
2024-2574936.820.4

20.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Desert Springs Middle 20.4; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDesert Springs Middle 20.4state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Desert Springs Middle 20.4; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDesert Springs Middle 20.4state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Desert Springs Middle 20.4; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDesert Springs Middle 20.4state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Desert Springs Middle 20.4; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDesert Springs Middle 20.4state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 267 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Desert Springs Middle enrolled 802 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 79 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 267 of the 802 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions79
  • Chronically absent51.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.0% of students were Hispanic, 6.3% White, 5.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic85.0%
  2. White6.3%
  3. Black5.1%
  4. Two or more races2.1%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Desert Springs Middle scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2225‑29%34%45%
Math, 2022-2312%21% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Desert Hot Springs

2 public middle schools in Desert Hot Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Desert Springs Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Desert Springs Middle74920.496.7%
Painted Hills Middle72221.797.2%

All public schools in Desert Hot Springs →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Desert Springs Middle

  1. Painted Hills MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 722 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Raymond Cree MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 7.4 miles away: 721 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
  3. Compare Desert Springs Middle with Painted Hills MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Palm Springs Unified spends per student$20,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,808
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaDesert Springs Middle is the number 504 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#504 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher20.4 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.20.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Desert Springs Middle

  1. How many students attend Desert Springs Middle?
    749 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 803 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Desert Hot Springs, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Desert Springs Middle?
    20.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Desert Springs Middle a Title I school?
    Desert Springs Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Desert Springs Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Desert Springs Middle scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Desert Springs Middle in?
    Palm Springs Unified, NCES district ID 0629550. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062955009602 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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