Cathedral City High

69250 Dinah Shore Dr., Desert Hot Springs CA, 92234 | Palm Springs Unified School District | 760-770-0100
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1618
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 40% 7% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
26%Desert Hot Springs
43%California

Cathedral City High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Palm Springs Unified School District" in Desert Hot Springs, CA. There are a total of 1,618 students and 74 teachers at Cathedral City High, for a student to teacher ratio of 22 to 1.

Cathedral City High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 40.0%, which is 7% lower than the California average.

Cathedral City High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1618
Teachers74
Student/Teacher ratio22:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Cathedral City High, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All24%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School24%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All56%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School56%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Cathedral City High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictCaliforniaNational
White 9.7% 14.7% 24.1% 51.1%
Black 3.0% 5.5% 6.2% 15.9%
Asian 3.9% 3.8% 11.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 82.3% 74.0% 54.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.7% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.3% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.3% 1.1% 3.1% 3.1%

Desert Hot Springs demographics profile

StatisticDesert Hot SpringsCaliforniaNational
Population29,28039,512,223328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)96725691
Median age36.436.037.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)44%52%55%
Speak English56%56%79%
Speak Spanish39%29%13%

Education level achieved in Desert Hot Springs

IndexDesert Hot SpringsCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade66.4%81.1%84.3%
Completed high school63.2%79.8%83.0%
Completed some college39.2%61.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree18.0%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors12.2%32.0%30.3%
Completed masters3.9%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.4%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Cathedral City High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.