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Enrollment
1,875
High
DISTRICT 1,233 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060907011175
Desert Mirage High
86150 Avenue 66, Thermal, CA 92274 · (760) 397-2255 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,875 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
1,824 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 469 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 510 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 463 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 433 | 23% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
48.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.1pp since 2014
Math
15.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.0% | 31.1% | 26.6% | 25.4% |
| Math | 3.1% | 12.2% | 20.8% | 64.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 6.7% |
| 2022-23 | 25.8% | 3.6% |
| 2021-22 | 30.7% | 7.6% |
| 2020-21 | 44.2% | 21.1% |
| 2018-19 | 42.6% | 15.5% |
| 2017-18 | 43.6% | 13.1% |
| 2016-17 | 40.6% | 12.4% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 8.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Desert Mirage High
Desert Mirage High's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Mirage High this school | 1,875 | 97.3% | 28.1% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Senior High Los Angeles | 1,678 | 96.3% | 37.0% |
| Huntington Park Senior High Huntington Park | 1,479 | 95.1% | 31.1% |
| South Gate Senior High South Gate | 1,681 | 93.8% | 35.6% |
| Madera South High Madera | 1,859 | 95.2% | 28.4% |
| Indio High Indio | 1,962 | 93.8% | 22.8% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Desert Mirage High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #856 of 1,052 | #49 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #823 of 1,056 ▲ 176 | #42 of 60 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #740 of 1,056 ▲ 84 | #41 of 60 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #75 of 1,044 | #1 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,875 | #357 of 2,093 | #37 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #891 of 1,352 | #32 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.8% | #1,331 of 1,351 | #73 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #44 of 1,575 | #2 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #540 of 802 | #34 of 48 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,875
-241 (-11%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 1,936
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,875 | 84.5 | 22.2:1 | 97% (1,824) |
| 2023-24 | 1,974 | 99 | 19.9:1 | 97% (1,924) |
| 2022-23 | 2,018 | 96 | 21.0:1 | 96% (1,935) |
| 2020-21 | 2,116 | 89 | 23.8:1 | 96% (2,021) |
| 2017-18 | 2,030 | 80.3 | 25.3:1 | 88% (1,786) |
| 2015-16 | 1,937 | 76 | 25.5:1 | 93% (1,801) |
| 2010-11 | 1,936 | N/A | N/A | 77% (1,489) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert Mirage High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (2,030 to 1,875); teachers up 5% (80.3 to 84.5).
About Desert Mirage High
Desert Mirage High operates as a large high school in Thermal, California. It educates 1,875 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Desert Mirage High is in Coachella Valley Unified, a district with 15,817 students across 21 schools.
The large majority of students at Desert Mirage High, 99%, are Hispanic. Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Desert Mirage High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 3%.
Teachers at Desert Mirage High total 84.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.2:1. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 1,824 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 97%. Among public schools in Riverside County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
allk12 grades Desert Mirage High a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.5%.
Riverside County census figures show that median household income is about $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 543 public schools operate in Riverside County, serving about 424,872 students.
The nearest other public school, Las Palmitas Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Desert Mirage High. On state test proficiency, Desert Mirage High ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,875 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 2,116. Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.8:1 to 22.2:1.
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Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coachella Valley Unified
- Coachella Valley HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Toro Canyon MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Saul Martinez ElementaryElementary · 961 students
- Coral Mountain AcademyElementary · 815 students
- Sea View ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Mecca ElementaryElementary · 677 students
Other schools in Thermal
- Coachella Valley HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Toro Canyon MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Las Palmitas ElementaryElementary · 570 students
- John Kelley ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Oasis ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Las Palmitas Elementary0.0 mi · 570
- Toro Canyon Middle0.0 mi · 989
- La Familia Continuation High4.6 mi · 254
- Oasis Elementary4.7 mi · 488
- John Kelley Elementary4.8 mi · 505
- Mecca Elementary5.0 mi · 677
Frequently asked questions
About Desert Mirage HighWhat is the total enrollment at Desert Mirage High?
Desert Mirage High enrolls approximately 1,875 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Desert Mirage High serve?
Desert Mirage High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Desert Mirage High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Desert Mirage High is approximately 22.2:1 (85 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Desert Mirage High?
At Desert Mirage High, the student body is approximately 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Desert Mirage High public or private?
Desert Mirage High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coachella Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.