Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Palm Springs High School
Public · Palm Springs · Riverside County · 1,418 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
21
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 59% of California high schools
+6.7 pp above peer median (15)
· Ranked #3 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 16
2025 · 21
-5%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-2.1 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~1309
5-yr projected enrollment (109 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Palm Springs High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 11): 21 vs. a peer median of 15.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Palm Springs High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.828) alone would predict (29% actual vs. 20% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 5% (400→381 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of -4%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1309 by 2029 — about 109 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Mirage High School | Public | 10 | -14% |
| Cathedral City High School | Public | 25 | -28% |
| Desert Hot Springs Hs | Public | 16 | -7% |
| Shadow Hills High School | Public | 12 | -23% |
| Palm Desert High School | Public | 29 | +7% |
| Indio High School | Public | 17 | +18% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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