Impact of COVID-19 on Palm Desert High
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 635th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 384th of 2348 High schools | 13.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palm Desert High) | 66.7 | 70.3 | 3.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Sands Unified) | 52.3 | 50.6 | 1.7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Palm Desert High) | 34.5 | 33.8 | 0.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Desert Sands Unified) | 21.8 | 18 | 3.8% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (Palm Desert High) | 33.3 | 44.4 | 11.1% |
11th Grade Science (Desert Sands Unified) | 22.8 | 26.8 | 4.1% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
12th Grade Science (Palm Desert High) | 16.7 | 5.6 | 11.1% |
12th Grade Science (Desert Sands Unified) | 9.2 | 10.6 | 1.4% |
12th Grade Science (California) | 25.6 | 26.9 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2003 | 2050 | 2.3% |
African American | 49 | 41 | 16.3% |
American Indian | 9 | 3 | 66.7% |
Asian | 126 | 150 | 19% |
Hispanic | 931 | 1010 | 8.5% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 1 | 85.7% |
White | 815 | 755 | 7.4% |
Two or More Races | 66 | 90 | 36.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 45.5% | 57.3% | 11.8% |