Rancho Mirage High School
31001 Rattler Road, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270View on map
- Public
- Rancho Mirage
- 313 seniors
- 1,435 students
Rancho Mirage High School is a public high school in Rancho Mirage (Palm Springs Unified) with 313 seniors. In fall 2025, 70% of its 64 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Riverside (UCR). 68% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
70%
45 of 64 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
45 of 313 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
20%
64 of 313 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 31 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
14%
3 of 22 applicants, fall 2025
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
Rancho Mirage High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
3 of 22 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)
- Irvine13 pts lower
9%
4 of 45 admitted
This school9%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.73)
- San Diego5 pts higher
30%
13 of 43 admitted
This school30%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.64)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
36%
10 of 28 admitted
This school36%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.66)
- Santa Cruz21 pts lower
50%
10 of 20 admitted
This school50%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.48)
- Riverside4 pts lower
83%
34 of 41 admitted
This school83%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.64)
too few applicants to report31 applied
too few applicants to report15 applied
~94% · 3 yrs pooled6 applied
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
Rancho Mirage High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach10 pts lower
37%
44 of 120 admitted
This school37%Overall47%
- FullertonAbout the same
84%
92 of 110 admitted
This school84%Overall87%
- San Marcos4 pts lower
91%
86 of 94 admitted
This school91%Overall96%
- San BernardinoAbout the same
96%
148 of 154 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 (280 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
63%
177 of 280 graduates
UC or CSU
25%
70 graduates
Community college
33%
93 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 15 | 5% |
| CSU | 55 | 20% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 10 | 4% |
| Community college | 93 | 33% |
| Not enrolled | 103 | 37% |
| Enrolled in college | 177 | 63% |
| Total | 280 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
16
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
23
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
23% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
35%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
115 of 332 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)
17%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
61 of 358 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 6 classes
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 5 classes
- Science: 3 classes
- Social science: 6 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 56%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 6%
- Low-income students 93%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 68%County median 54%