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Desert Hot Springs High School

65850 Pierson Boulevard, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240View on map

  • Public
  • Desert Hot Springs
  • 403 seniors
  • 1,650 students

Desert Hot Springs High School is a public high school in Desert Hot Springs (Palm Springs Unified) with 403 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 74 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 38% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

63 of 74 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

16%

63 of 403 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

74 of 403 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

16%

5 of 31 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

5 of 30 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Desert Hot Springs High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Los Angeles7 pts higher

    16%

    5 of 31 admitted

    This school16%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.75)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    17%

    5 of 30 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Irvine10 pts higher

    32%

    16 of 50 admitted

    This school32%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.74)

  • San Diego11 pts higher

    36%

    14 of 39 admitted

    This school36%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Barbara9 pts higher

    42%

    10 of 24 admitted

    This school42%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Davis27 pts higher

    64%

    14 of 22 admitted

    This school64%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa Cruz24 pts lower

    48%

    11 of 23 admitted

    This school48%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.50)

  • Riverside6 pts lower

    81%

    46 of 57 admitted

    This school81%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    27 of 27 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.71)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Desert Hot Springs High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Pomona14 pts lower

    60%

    56 of 94 admitted

    This school60%Overall74%

  • Fullerton6 pts higher

    92%

    96 of 104 admitted

    This school92%Overall87%

  • San Marcos6 pts lower

    90%

    54 of 60 admitted

    This school90%Overall96%

  • San BernardinoAbout the same

    96%

    206 of 214 admitted

    This school96%Overall98%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (300 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

51%

153 of 300 graduates

UC or CSU

10%

29 graduates

Community college

39%

117 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC176%
CSU124%
CA private college1<1%
Out of state62%
Community college11739%
Not enrolled14749%
Enrolled in college15351%
Total300100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

15

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

22

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

20% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

24%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

83 of 339 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

9%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

34 of 382 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 5 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 39%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 96%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 38%County median 54%

Across California

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