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Palm Springs High School

2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA 92262View on map

  • Public
  • Palm Springs
  • 393 seniors
  • 1,418 students

Palm Springs High School is a public high school in Palm Springs (Palm Springs Unified) with 393 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 94 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Irvine (UCI). 67% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

83%

78 of 94 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

78 of 393 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

94 of 393 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.7%

5 of 65 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

4 of 31 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

Palm Springs High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    5 of 65 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.85)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    4 of 31 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.89)

  • Irvine7 pts higher

    29%

    19 of 65 admitted

    This school29%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.86)

  • San Diego22 pts higher

    47%

    34 of 73 admitted

    This school47%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    35%

    12 of 34 admitted

    This school35%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Davis8 pts higher

    45%

    10 of 22 admitted

    This school45%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Cruz18 pts lower

    53%

    9 of 17 admitted

    This school53%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.48)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    57 of 66 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Merced10 pts lower

    86%

    25 of 29 admitted

    This school86%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.75)

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

Palm Springs High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • San Diego9 pts lower

    25%

    40 of 160 admitted

    This school25%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    48%

    72 of 150 admitted

    This school48%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    89%

    98 of 110 admitted

    This school89%Overall87%

  • San Marcos10 pts lower

    86%

    48 of 56 admitted

    This school86%Overall96%

  • San Bernardino5 pts lower

    94%

    118 of 126 admitted

    This school94%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 (353 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

66%

232 of 353 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

75 graduates

Community college

39%

139 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3710%
CSU3811%
CA private college82%
Out of state103%
Community college13939%
Not enrolled12134%
Enrolled in college23266%
Total353100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

17

AP courses offered

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

39

AP class sections

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

33% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

42%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

157 of 371 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)

20%

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

74 of 365 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 11 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 10 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 57%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 94%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 67%County median 54%

Across California

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