Rancho Mirage High

Set in Rancho Mirage, California, Rancho Mirage High is a sprawling high school, part of Palm Springs Unified. It instructs 1,401 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 67% larger than the state mean of about 838.

Within Palm Springs Unified, which oversees 27 schools and 20,007 students, Rancho Mirage High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rancho Mirage High shows that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 8% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.4:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Riverside County's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, Rancho Mirage High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.8%, the actual is 34.7%, a residual of +11.9 points.

In the area at large, Riverside County reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Rancho Mirage High is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

The closest other public school is Sunny Sands Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rancho Mirage High at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 1,589 students in 2018 compared to 1,401 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 72% to 82% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.

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