Is Two Bunch Palms Elementary a good school?

Two Bunch Palms Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Two Bunch Palms Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 697 students attended Two Bunch Palms Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Two Bunch Palms Elementary?

Students at Two Bunch Palms Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Two Bunch Palms Elementary attend?

Students who attend Two Bunch Palms Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Painted Hills Middle High : Desert Hot Springs High

Two Bunch Palms Elementary

Summary:

Two Bunch Palms Elementary is a public elementary school in Desert Hot Springs, California, serving 711 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Palm Springs Unified School District, which is ranked 1055 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Two Bunch Palms Elementary faces significant challenges, with much higher chronic absenteeism rates (48.6%) compared to the district (35.6%) and state (36.4%) averages. The school also consistently underperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2023-2024, only 22.16% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 34.96% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school struggles with the performance of several student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of California elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students in ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching over 96% in recent years.

Interestingly, Two Bunch Palms Elementary performs significantly worse than nearby schools in the Palm Springs Unified District, such as Katherine Finchy Elementary, Landau Elementary, and Rio Vista Elementary, which consistently outperform Two Bunch Palms in test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school is also located in close proximity to other low-performing schools, suggesting that the challenges faced by Two Bunch Palms may be reflective of broader issues within the local community.

Detail:

Public K-5

14250 West Dr.
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240-5655

(760) 251-7220

District: Palm Springs Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4950^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,489

Students who attend Two Bunch Palms Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Painted Hills Middle
High:	Desert Hot Springs High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.8

Number of students: 697

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.8%

White:

5.9%

African American:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Two Bunch Palms Elementary ranks worse than 84.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.75. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.8%), White (5.9%), African American (3.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Two Bunch Palms Elementary is 19.8, which is the 6^th best among 16 elementary schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Two Bunch Palms Elementary employs 35.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Two Bunch Palms Elementary is $12,489. 14 elementary schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Two Bunch Palms Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Two Bunch Palms Elementary 4950^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Two Bunch Palms Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Palm Springs Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Palm Springs Unified 1055^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Two Bunch Palms Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Two Bunch Palms Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	12.45	4522^nd	4809	6.0%
2005	11.93	4534^th	4822	6.0%
2006	11.26	4566^th	4818	5.2%
2007	18.68	4400^th	5113	13.9%
2008	18.33	4444^th	5113	13.1%
2009	24.99	4070^th	5193	21.6%
2010	27.50	4048^th	5314	23.8%
2011	12.24	5115^th	5377	4.9%
2012	17.10	4841^st	5390	10.2%
2013	16.24	4979^th	5530	10.0%
2015	14.74	5124^th	5611	8.7%
2016	18.23	4775^th	5614	14.9%
2017	20.48	4653^rd	5692	18.3%
2018	22.16	4499^th	5662	20.5%
2019	20.82	4723^rd	5789	18.4%
2022	27.91	4057^th	5883	31.0%
2023	22.80	4582^nd	5874	22.0%
2024	18.75	4950^th	5862	15.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Two Bunch Palms Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.10	1248^th	3246	61.6%
2019	44.25	1536^th	3275	53.1%
2022	54.58	978^th	3311	70.5%
2023	43.79	1568^th	3250	51.8%
2024	47.61	1311^th	3160	58.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Two Bunch Palms Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.61	1532^nd	2420	36.7%
2024	35.18	1548^th	2634	41.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Two Bunch Palms Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.81	3633^rd	5084	28.5%
2019	30.28	3849^th	5173	25.6%
2022	42.34	2811^th	5264	46.6%
2023	33.70	3584^th	5374	33.3%
2024	25.61	4321^st	5511	21.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Two Bunch Palms Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	57.01	113^th	356	68.3%
2023	45.22	168^th	336	50.0%
2024	35.74	249^th	364	31.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Two Bunch Palms Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.35	4286^th	5413	20.8%
2019	22.07	4457^th	5492	18.8%
2022	34.49	3369^th	5635	40.2%
2023	24.37	4290^th	5617	23.6%
2024	13.71	5217^th	5605	6.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Two Bunch Palms Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.06	1913^th	2128	10.1%
2019	22.63	2202^nd	2585	14.8%
2022	31.99	1401^st	2227	37.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Two Bunch Palms Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.29	4357^th	5431	19.8%
2019	21.56	4512^th	5510	18.1%
2022	24.20	4307^th	5663	23.9%
2023	22.54	4492^nd	5650	20.5%
2024	25.04	4258^th	5636	24.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Two Bunch Palms Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.70	3510^th	4830	27.3%
2019	29.31	3738^th	4963	24.7%
2022	41.86	2761^st	5084	45.7%
2023	34.11	3383^rd	5098	33.6%
2024	27.12	3945^th	5102	22.7%

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Rank History for White students at Two Bunch Palms Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	20.49	2307^th	2737	15.7%
2019	24.10	2295^th	2834	19.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Two Bunch Palms Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	171	16	2	374	9	n/a	n/a	4	576
2000	180	25	8	446	4	n/a	n/a	0	663
2001	162	50	6	500	6	n/a	n/a	0	724
2002	125	48	3	554	7	n/a	n/a	0	737
2003	125	48	3	554	7	n/a	n/a	0	737
2004	114	41	2	604	4	n/a	n/a	0	765
2005	96	42	10	634	8	n/a	n/a	0	790
2006	114	54	12	728	4	n/a	n/a	0	912
2007	77	31	9	784	7	n/a	n/a	1	909
2008	63	35	11	782	7	n/a	n/a	0	898
2009	67	51	6	779	4	1	1	0	909
2010	62	42	7	722	11	1	7	0	852
2011	66	37	10	683	4	1	8	0	809
2012	67	38	6	697	2	4	9	0	823
2013	65	48	7	722	3	3	13	0	861
2014	62	41	4	748	3	2	21	0	881
2015	77	40	3	752	4	0	18	0	894
2016	71	34	2	738	2	0	13	0	860
2017	61	34	3	722	6	0	9	0	835
2018	54	39	3	688	6	0	9	0	799
2019	47	36	3	701	4	0	16	0	807
2020	44	25	2	690	5	0	18	0	784
2021	30	15	1	651	5	0	13	0	715
2022	34	16	2	601	6	0	12	0	671
2023	40	25	1	627	6	0	12	0	711
2024	41	27	1	605	5	0	18	0	697

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Two Bunch Palms Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	576	31.0	18.6	95.6
2000	663	33.0	20.1	89.6
2001	724	36.0	20.1	94.6
2002	737	40.4	18.2	96.9
2003	737	40.4	18.2	96.9
2004	765	41.5	18.4	87.6
2005	790	38.0	20.8	93.4
2006	912	43.0	21.2	92.9
2007	909	45.0	20.2	85.4
2008	898	47.0	19.1	89.1
2009	909	44.0	19.8	91.3
2010	852	38.0	22.4	91.1
2011	809	n/a	n/a	89
2012	823	29.0	28.3	83.6
2013	861	30.0	28.7	80.4
2014	881	31.0	28.4	84.6
2015	894	35.0	25.5	94
2016	860	36.0	23.8	94.5
2017	835	35.0	23.8	93.2
2018	799	36.0	22.1	95.5
2019	807	36.0	22.4	93.3
2020	784	n/a	n/a	96.2
2021	715	32.0	22.3	98.9
2022	671	28.6	23.4	96.7
2023	711	32.8	21.6	96.9
2024	697	35.1	19.8	94.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Two Bunch Palms Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	576	31.0	18.6	95.6
2000	663	33.0	20.1	89.6
2001	724	36.0	20.1	94.6
2002	737	40.4	18.2	96.9
2003	737	40.4	18.2	96.9
2004	765	41.5	18.4	87.6
2005	790	38.0	20.8	93.4
2006	912	43.0	21.2	92.9
2007	909	45.0	20.2	85.4
2008	898	47.0	19.1	89.1
2009	909	44.0	19.8	91.3
2010	852	38.0	22.4	91.1
2011	809	n/a	n/a	89
2012	823	29.0	28.3	83.6
2013	861	30.0	28.7	80.4
2014	881	31.0	28.4	84.6
2015	894	35.0	25.5	94
2016	860	36.0	23.8	94.5
2017	835	35.0	23.8	93.2
2018	799	36.0	22.1	95.5
2019	807	36.0	22.4	93.3
2020	784	n/a	n/a	96.2
2021	715	32.0	22.3	98.9
2022	671	28.6	23.4	96.7
2023	711	32.8	21.6	96.9
2024	697	35.1	19.8	94.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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