Similar nearby schools
Most similar nearby schools
Amistad High (Continuation) → Summit High (Continuation) → NOVA Academy - Coachella → La Familia Continuation High → New Horizon High → Warner Junior/Senior High → Oak Glen High → Harbor Springs Charter →How Desert Sands A.T.L.A.S. compares for families
What families should know about Desert Sands A.T.L.A.S..
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Amistad High (Continuation), Summit High (Continuation), NOVA Academy - Coachella and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +3.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 69 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amistad High (Continuation) Indio |
Public | 0.1 | 192 | -24.7% |
| Summit High (Continuation) La Quinta |
Public | 5.1 | 195 | +22.6% |
| NOVA Academy - Coachella Coachella |
Public · charter | 4.2 | 235 | -2.1% |
| La Familia Continuation High Thermal |
Public | 7.3 | 254 | +113.4% |
| New Horizon High Banning |
Public | 41.5 | 68 | -2.9% |
| Warner Junior/Senior High Warner Springs |
Public | 39.9 | 63 | +1.6% |
| Oak Glen High Valley Center |
Public | 56.0 | 78 | +23.8% |
| Harbor Springs Charter Temecula |
Public · charter | 56.4 | 61 | — |