Palm Desert Charter Middle
Palm Desert, CA · Riverside County · 6-8
District (geographic): Desert Sands Unified
Authorized by DESERT SANDS UNIFIED
CityTraditionalIntermediate/Middle/Junior HighLocally funded
- Status
- open
- NCES ID
- 061111001231
- Opened
- 1980-07-01
- Closed
- —
- Latest enrollment
- 1,389(2023-2024)
- Address
- 74-200 Rutledge Way, Palm Desert 92260
- Charter number
- 0974
- Student–teacher ratio
- 27.9:1(49.7 FTE, 2023-2024)
Contact
- Phone
- (760) 862-4320
- Website
- www.dsusd.us ↗
- Principal / Lead
- Joshua Austad
Student demographics
2023-2024 · NCES CCDHispanic / Latino51%
White34%
Asian6%
Multiracial6%
Black2%
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible63%
Federal poverty indicator (CCD-033) — this school participates in CEP/Provision, where every student receives free meals regardless of household income.
English Learners13%
Students classified as English Learners (EDFacts FS141, as of 2021-2022 — most recent NCES release).
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2023-24 School Membership + Lunch Program files. Percentages may not sum to exactly 100 due to rounding and non-reporting cells.
Charter history
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Enrollment trend
- 2023-20241,389CCD
- 2022-20231,347CCD
- 2021-20221,298CCD
- 2020-20211,372CCD
Sources & references
- NCES CCD school detail ↗official federal record
- CDE School Profile ↗California state report (CDS 33670586031991)
- CDE Charter Schools Office ↗renewal status & petitions (CDE does not publish historical renewal events as data)
Complaints
Formal complaint records, where public, will appear here.