Desert Mirage High School
- Public
- Thermal
- 433 seniors
- 1,818 students
UC admit rate
87%
87 of 100 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
87 of 433 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
23%
100 of 433 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
7 of 52 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
20%
7 of 35 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
Desert Mirage High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2.
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
13%
7 of 52 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.94)
- Berkeley7 pts higher
20%
7 of 35 admitted
This school20%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.97)
- Irvine9 pts higher
31%
25 of 80 admitted
This school31%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.90)
- San Diego18 pts higher
43%
24 of 56 admitted
This school43%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.87)
- Santa Barbara18 pts higher
50%
22 of 44 admitted
This school50%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.84)
- Davis37 pts higher
74%
17 of 23 admitted
This school74%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa Cruz8 pts higher
79%
19 of 24 admitted
This school79%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.81)
- RiversideAbout the same
87%
69 of 79 admitted
This school87%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.84)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
29 of 31 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.82)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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 Mirage High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach9 pts lower
38%
70 of 182 admitted
This school38%Overall47%
- Pomona10 pts lower
63%
62 of 98 admitted
This school63%Overall74%
- Fullerton6 pts higher
93%
162 of 174 admitted
This school93%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
97%
206 of 212 admitted
This school97%Overall96%
- San BernardinoAbout the same
96%
322 of 334 admitted
This school96%Overall98%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (388 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
59%
227 of 388 graduates
UC or CSU
25%
96 graduates
Community college
32%
123 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 33 | 9% |
| CSU | 63 | 16% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 4 | 1% |
| Community college | 123 | 32% |
| Not enrolled | 161 | 41% |
| Enrolled in college | 227 | 59% |
| Total | 388 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 48%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 5%
- Low-income students 96%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 45%County median 54%
Across California
Other schools in Coachella Valley Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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