Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Desert Hot Springs Hs
Public · Desert Hot Springs · Riverside County · 1,650 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
16%
Higher than 44% of California high schools
On the peer median (15.3%)
· Ranked #6 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 12.6%
2025 · 15.9%
-7%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-4.6 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~1597
5-yr projected enrollment (53 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Desert Hot Springs Hs sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 11): 16% vs. a peer median of 15%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 3 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Desert Hot Springs Hs is admitting at roughly +13 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.763) alone would predict (33% actual vs. 20% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 7% (395→366 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -3%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1597 by 2029 — about 53 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Springs High School | Public | 21.4% | -5% |
| Rancho Mirage High School | Public | 9.6% | -14% |
| Cathedral City High School | Public | 25.1% | -28% |
| Yucca Valley High School | Public | 4.1% | -18% |
| Shadow Hills High School | Public | 11.5% | -23% |
| Palm Desert High School | Public | 29.1% | +7% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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